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Lift Day Weigh-in
54 Days on Cut; 12 on Final Sprint
7.5 Days Fasted*
54 DAYS:....10.9% @ 182.0# = 19.8# Fat & 31.50" Waist...
GOAL:...........9.8% @ 184.5# = 18.0# Fat & 30.88" Waist...
GAP:.............1.1%.......................1.8# Fat &...0.63" Waist
10.9% and 19.8# fat both represent new personal bests, for which I am grateful.
Visible progress pretty much daily at this point. Remaining tangible fat - lower back and lower abs - is gushy and hard to measure. Cannot recall ever seeing myself look this lean. Hitting PRs in every measurement (except strength) almost daily. Waist dropping very rapidly, which I assume is because it is simply the last fat to go and I finally cut hard enough to get to it. Getting closer to finished by the day, and never previously been closer, but never cease to be amazed that underneath the layer of fat I just peeled off, there is yet another deeper layer...
I have managed to sort out weight training (reduced volume), cardio (LISS), and Track Day while fasted. Pretty much working out daily, but take a day off when I feel the need, completely sans self recrimination. Comically, training schedule more robust now than when I was eating.
Make no mistake. This is a grind (for me). Every step - getting up in the morning, brushing teeth, getting off the couch, dressing for the gym, requires mindful effort. Occasionally, I get in the zone and become productive for a bit, but that is NOT my core fasting experience. The euphoria and etc. that others have reported largely escapes me. Working out, especially the cardio endorphins, can be a welcome reprieve, but for me it has been only momentary. I want to fcukin eat. Period. Lethargy, simplemindedness, impatience, and periodic waves of negativity are a large chunk of my daily experience. Hoodie on and up to minimize interaction....
Last night I had decided I was done. Hit this morning's weigh-in. Lift. Eat. That was the plan. Somehow, that shifted with last evening's trip to the gym for cardio.
Not sure how. Ran into a gym buddy who has been on extended travel to the Middle East and hadn't seen for months. Caught up. Only got a couple miles in and no ab work or sauna. Gym closed. Had to bounce without even a shower. Truthfully, was kind of grateful for the excuse to blow off the workout. Sat in my car looking at the Perfect Pita (thankfully closed) and fantasizing about a Chicken Hummus Veggie. Or 9. And thinking that I was done and could have that and anything else I wanted post weigh-in this morning.
So out of nowhere, I was kinda hit with this feeling of gratitude for all the sh^t that has gone my way this week. Fast aside, it could have been a monumental sh^t show, and turned out to be only a minor shit show. Really minor. As I was driving out of the gym parking lot, for some reason the words of this Navy Seal I once heard speak (name escapes) popped into my head. He said that one of the things he learned from BUDS is that at the moment when you dig deep inside and just know that you are done - have absolutely nothing more to give - the truth is that you are not even close to done. At most, you're only 50% of truly done...
Cardio & Abs - Every Day, both Lift and Rest Days
Lift - EOD. Heavy weight; low reps. No penalty work for misses.
Swamp Ass - Litre a Day minimum; more as needed.
Diet - ...
Diet Calendar Entry for 23 June 2018:
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3011 kcal
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Fat: 142.02g | Prot: 115.50g | Carb: 336.28g.
Dinner: Publix Ground Chuck 80/20, Butter (Salted), Hard Rolls (Includes Kaiser), Ely Red Sauce (2 Cans Puree = 7 Cups = 56 oz; 1 serving = 1 Cup), Barilla PLUS Angel Hair Multigrain Pasta. Snacks/Other: Butter (Salted), 100% Whole Wheat Pita Bread, Checkers Chili Cheese Dog, Whole Milk, Quaker Simply Granola Oats, Honey & Almonds, Roasted Broiled or Baked Chicken Thigh (Skin Eaten), Mahatma Jasmine Rice, Kroger Unsalted Peanuts. more...
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