It has been far too long since I last blogged. Shame on me. My goal going forward is one "serious" entry a month. With all my other projects going on, the F1t N3rd tends to fall to the bottom of my priority list. Not fitness/exercise itself, just blogging about fitness/exercise.
I think that's the nature of fitness for the layperson... Slow, incremental changes.
You can't do everything all at once. Trying to turn an unhealthy lifestyle completely 180 degrees (or Pi radians, or one half Tau) is a recipe for disaster.
Similarly, I can't blog about many things at once because I physically can't _DO_ many things at once. If I try a new regimen, it takes sometimes three months to complete it, or to notice the changes. That alone makes for a slow turn-around.
So here's what I've been up to:
Leading up to summer, I wanted to make good on my Six Sigma Goal to "increase ab-visibility by reaching a BF% of 10% by June 1st, 2012."
I focused mostly on my X2 - PAL (Physical Activity Level), with my first round of "Insanity: The Asylum, Vol 1" followed by a full run of "Insanity" (my 3rd round to-date).
My calculations put me at about 13% BF%, not quite the 10% I hoped for, but it's progress. I still have a bit of noticeable belly fat, but it's a far cry from where I used to be. Ab visibility is up. When flexing, I can see my top four abs (which, I admit, makes me a little giddy). After just two years of serious exercise, the guy in the mirror looks better than I had envisioned. I mean, not to sound like a narcissist, but I actually feel pretty good about my appearance. There's a first time for everything, I guess!
So what's next?
Well, I know I need to work more on strength training. I'm all bone and no meat. "Twig-like" is not the adjective I'm seeking. I'm also not looking for "rippling". Lean muscle is fine by me, so I've decided to do "Les Mills." And since I've had pretty good luck with BeachBody products, I don't see any reason why I shouldn't give their version of "Les Mills" a go. Except I'm going to modify everything for resistance bands. Should be an interesting experiment.
So........ I start Saturday!
Wish me luck!
-Clive
