Ruggedness May-June: 52712-60212

52712 - (#344) Sunday - 181.5 (183.5 at wake) well hydrated.. litecardio, punching, abs, stretch. Waiting for that energy to kick in. Chill day - go big tomorrow??
HR 78 BPM sitting in El after a stack, bee pollen, oxyE, guarana and creatine.

52812 - (#345) Monday Mem'day - 181.5 wake, came in from work at 12.5% BF 61% H2O new best. 184 lbs. drank many iced teas yesterday.

Goal post pull ups...10 ft up, maybe.

Today light cardio warm ups, shadow boxing old school calisthenics - abs & stretching.very lite eating, work tonight. Rt elbow is sore, gotta get back to acupuncture.
Thinking of park wk/o this eve. Maybe just a run, but we'll see.
Back to what Ruggedness Training was supposed to be. (Hard to write, hands shaking)
HR 109
Run/walk 1 mile
50 bench jumps (low bench) push ups & dips in 3 sets.
1/4 mi. jog.
kick sets, pole climb pull ups 2 sets of 6
stretch, cool down, walk home... 60 mins. Sunset 85+ degrees.

"Change is a long and winding road."

17 Min nap, forgot to log the sea salt purgative from 2 days ago. It’s doing its job. Perhaps this is the reason for the better hydration. Feeling the energy after-glow of today’s training. Maybe I passed the hump (this was day 5 of cardio training). Let’s see what tomorrow brings at PUMPED!
Wt check 180.5 13.5% BF 60.5% H2O, post elim. Everything is better after this session!!!

52912 (#346) Tuesday Work: Waiting for but hoping there's no crash. So far there's been none. This could be worth passing on to "my public". Thurs - Mon all cardio heavy & lite minimum 20-30 mins max 90. Energy day was day 5. Still lite eating and lots of H2O. Still doing stax, protein, nuts, etc. almost no (red) meat, chicken and turkey in salads.
181.5 at wake up. Well hydrated (17% & 58 after work #s)
Looks like a zero for PUMPED today (ended up with one.)
EZ day felt sluggish, prob due to low activity.

53012 - (#347) Wednesday 180 well hydrated, Cardio wake up then 90+ mins Ruggedness. 1.5 laps down trail and up hill short walk, then run thru woods again to staging area. Cals, KBx'ing, squats - walk up hill to CF area. pre-strength stretch
Bench Jumps (hi bench) 50; push ups 100, dips 80 in 4 sets.
Bar pull ups, normal, wide, rev, hi pull ups. Hot legs, contractor kicks 3x8, str8 leg lat raises 2x8, side leg swings 1x8, both sides. Yoga stretch, no need for abs.
Walk to market, carry 20-30 lbs back in pack.. eat?? maybe nap.
Post drink, peanut butter, creatine, muscle meal, cin. ice H2O
HR 85 BPM post wk/o (about 2 hrs later). Dinner, fish, tomatoes OJ, vits. Can feel the sweat come.
Nice lil purge to end the day. Don't know what to attribute this to, maybe it's what happens when you "eat clean"? The purge left me empty, tight belly, chills.. replace, replace!!!

53112 (#348) Thursday - 180 after the ritual. Felt really good walking to 69th St. Gliding through. Shirts feel a bit tighter, in a good way. YMCA today. No soreness from yesterday... yet. GX Seemed EZ, probably due to training, but Itook it easy on 'em today.

_______________________JUNE --The Last 18 days!!!--___________________

60112 - (#349) Friday: Work.. deep amarillo wz, can't figure out why?? Oh, Vit B12 in the stack...
Dreary day 181.5 no change. Phone call brought me down or maybe that's just an excuse. Could be the day, the humidity, a combo? Did some lite cardio & strong stretching. Need a better stretch routine. Should do X-Stretch. Still feel strong on the walk.

60212 (Day #350) Saturday: Work: Suspension training, getting abit more energy.
181 wake up other #s are off, higher, back to where they were. Need more H2o and another purgative maybe this week?
180 after 2 hrs in the park...
1.5 mile run, half paved/half woods. Kickbox, cals, recovery. Walk uphill backwards, 2x.

First 2 hour session. Enjoying the sunset afterburn

CFs: 55 bench jumps (hi-bench) 100 push ups & dips in 4 sets. - maybe reduce sets or add another exercise or go past 100?? 35 pull ups in 4 sets, (varied pulls) Hot legs - various, classic to exotic. Balance and abs (for the kids) walk home thru woods.
So I get home and although I'm looking at the body I'm telling myself, "It's no longer about the body." If not what? Strength, endurance, conditioning?? But still - it's the body.. the temple!!
I feel really good. Not high, like Mem'day, not hungry.. yet. Had N/O mix & honey with me, but no str8 H2O, coconut water b4 run/training. I need new pants.
Treated myself to a protein drink then protein mean, egg white omelet with turkey and cheese... mmm.. Bit of a purge toward the end of the night. Body is getting rid of the stuff it doesn't need.. trying to tell me something. I'd better listen.