2/27/2019 9:26PM
Again, I didn’t get a lot from the reading this week because, quite frankly, I know how to use a condom and I’m not a promiscuous person, so I don’t need to worry about STIs or the like. Also, I’m not a woman, so I can’t give birth, which was the other half of the chapter. Interesting read though. Moving on to this week:
This week’s blog post is going to be unusually short for me. I feel like I’m starting to hit a plateau where I’ve lost my water weight and I have to start actually losing fat; a much harder prospect. My diet is alright but I’m still ingesting carbs from cereal and sandwich buns, which are pretty starchy and not very healthy. I need to improve my diet further, which seems like it is going to be a constant battle, and to solidify my workout schedule despite poor sleep and soreness.
Since last week, I lifted on 2/20, 2/21, 2/22, and 2/23. I think I went another day or two but they were quick unusual workouts so I didn’t log them. I just got back into the gym this morning for a 6AM run and I was extremely tired. I was on about four hours of sleep. My sleep schedule has taken a pretty big hit this past week because of some homework issues, some extra-curricular personal commitments, and trying to organize the materials needed for my applications to law school. This has led me to playing more video games or watching videos at night, as this is really the only time in my day I have to myself where I am not obligated to be doing something else. This late night screentime has led to less sleep, and that sleep is of lower quality. This forces me to either sleep in or be extremely tired. Either way, the results effect my productivity and give me less daylight hours to get work done.
SMART goal: Fix the sleep, it’s becoming a huge issue in my life. Clearly the most difficult of my health changes.
My weights have kind of stalled. While I hit a new PR of 245 for reps on dead-lift, 185 on squat was extremely taxing for me, which is a bit de-moralizing because it was my standard working weight the last time I was lifting. Furthermore, my bench has stalled completely, as I can’t get 145 for 5×5 reps consistently. At best I can get three or four per set, and then my arms and AC shoulder joints are spent. This is definitely a problem with my form. I think I’m not contributing to the lift with my legs, as well as focusing too much on moving the weight with my arms and shoulders rather than driving from my chest and core.
SMART goal: fix bench form, create a more consistent exercise routine
All in all, it could have been a much worse week, but there are a lot of improvements I need to make and the perfectionist in me is preventing me from embracing the process.
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