Training Log: Entry 3506

AM WORKOUT (0355 wake up via alarm)

BRIDGE WEEK

Treadmill walk

Incline: 1

Speed: 3.5

Distance: 4.75 miles

Time: 1hr 21min 30sec

BREAKFAST

Short walk w/dog

Notes:

* Foot and ankle continue to improve.  I’m at the point where, if I’m in a hurry, I forget that I’m hurt, and can just walk as normal.  Good sign.  Still keeping this very low intensity and letting the healing and recovery happen pre-comp.

* Weighed in at 82.1kg post walk.  Exact same weight as yesterday, and dead on for weigh in.  However, given I’d prefer NOT to weigh in completely naked tomorrow, my plan for the morning is to throw on my thermals and sweats, hit up the rower to get a sweat going and THEN walk on the treadmill and just squeeze out a little bit of water.  After that, I’ll shower and weigh myself, and that outcome will determine if I fast until weigh ins at 1000 or if I eat breakfast and then weigh in.  I’m in a really solid spot for bodyweight at this point, it’d be hard to screw up, but I don’t want to trip at the finish line.

* In that regard, once the competition is done, I wanna chase a final stage of leanness, which should be easy with the Maximum Definition Diet.  I wanna set myself up as a totally perfect canvas to grow when I get back from my cruise.  Summer leading into fall is going to be an excellent growing season: SO much good food.

* Today marks 3 weeks of gum sobriety.  It was hard to break the habit those first 2 weeks, but now my instincts to chew are gone, and that’s been a good thing.  That said, I typically employ gum for weight cutting, but will attempt to avoid that this time around.

* Tang Soo Do was very low energy yesterday, which is good.  Really need to not pick up a stupid small injury at this point.

* Despite it being bridge week, I’m still doing the daily sandbag, because it’s honestly been a very positive thing for my development.  It gets better every single day, and yesterday was no exception.  I’m really able to just rip the sandbag off the ground and load it up at this point, and my throws are feeling more natural.  As much as I want to move away from daily work, this seems like a good daily habit.  I feel like the difference is compulsion vs desire.  I WANT to get in this daily sandbag work, whereas I felt like I HAD to get in the daily work.  I feel like some daily sandbag and chins will help with my goal of re-developing my back.