Leaner by the day

I'm down to 199.4 after yo-yo'ing a bit with camping and hanging out with my kids.  I ate plenty of chips, granola bars, cookies, fruits, and all manner of carbs you could imagine.  After 2 weeks of that I was up to 207.  As of this morning, I'm 199.4 and feel amazing.

I've been steadily increasing my cardio output in an effort to feel more like an athlete and less like a mannequin.

Saturday: 1/4 mile laps

  • 2 x laps walking
  • 6 x sprinting the straights and walking the curves

Sunday: mixing it up
  • 1/4 mile run
  • 80# KB swing x 10
  • 1/4 mile run
  • 20 pushups
    repeated for 4 circuits (8 laps total)

Monday AM: Old school lifting, worked up to some heavy ass weight

Monday PM: Simple track circuit
  • 1/4 mile run
  • 25 pushups
  • 80# KB swings x 10
    repeat for 4 circuits (4 total laps)

Tuesday AM: MetCon!!!!!
Complete for time:
  • clean & jerk: 155 x 15
  • pullups: bodyweight x 20
  • dips: bodyweight x 25
  • treadmill: 1 mile
    not sure my total time, but I pushed as hard as I could.  I'll do this again but make it 25 reps of everything.
Tuesday PM: Boxing gym in just a few hours!!!!  :)

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