Diet note:

I'm much hungrier today than I was yesterday. Looks like my body's starting to send those signals... "eat stupid."

All in all though, I feel great.

Head fuzziness is gone?

Good to hear.

I just wanted to stop by and remind you how attractive you are

Also, I wanted your opinion on something. I've changed up my split, and am aiming less at sheer bulk/strength, and more at a toughening, or sports training (I went and grappled a little bit, and even though I was at least twice as strong as the other people, and have been going balls out on my cardio, I was petering out too quickly). I know we've talked about this before, but the last time I changed it up in an effort to do the same, it didn't help as much as I needed it to, so now I'm going to make it gritty.

I have already moved legs to its own day a couple of weeks ago, making my split a MTW(H)FSaSu split, from a MT(W)HF(SaSu) split, doing Pull/Legs/Push(off)Pull/Legs/Push.

However, like I said, I now want to start integrating different stuff into the mix, not quite taking it to the point of a strict circuit, but I'm going to be mixing in a ton of supersets and manual resistance, and speeding up the whole process, with a focus on constant movement (even if I'm "resting" inbetween movements, I'm walking around, or shaking it out)... even if for nothing else other than getting into the mentality of being fine with no rest. Today, for instance on my leg day I went with core work as my addon. It looked like this:

Leg Press 3x8 (already had a heavy squat day a couple days ago)
SS with 4-way bridges (20s each)

RDL 3x10
SS with triple threats (on your back, exercise ball under your ankles, straight legged bridge up x7, curled leg bridge up x7, straight legged bridge to bent leg bridge curl)

Leg Extensions 2x10
SS with Ham Curls 2x10
SS with Back Extensions 2x10
SS With Supermans 2x15

Calves
SS with weighted crunches

MR Hip Flexor

So, I've decided to pair up my days in a way that made sense to me. My leg day I'm going to do core work because those two need to work together more than anything else. On my Push day, I'm going to work in a ton of med ball work (still partly core, but more training in using the entire body to explode).

My question to you is what do you think I could be mixing in with my pull day? I'm going to add in forearm/grip to the mix, but that's not going to be enough, all said and done, to keep the day filled out like the other two.

(I know this seems like overtraining, but I don't intend on keeping up on it for too long, maybe a month or so. Just long enough to give my body a shock to where I can hit the ground prepared).

arg as you know im doing that 1200-1500 calorie thing again ... scale is finally looking like its moving (but since theres always some variation i wont hold my breath yet) but like you im getting to the bodsaying 'ARG STARVING! EAT LOTS OF CRAP!' point which is all a mind game.
Isnt it butt sticking to such low calories *sigh* thank god its temporary!

Yea actually. They come and go but for the most part I feel good, all things considered.

Thanks, and the feelings are mutual.

If you were here right now we'd hug and cuddle.

Last time you wanted my opinion on something you farted and darted.

*see that discussion that never happened regarding muscle pump

I'd do some speed work... and this might be something you throw in on your leg day and more core work to your pull day... it all depends on your recoverability. But assuming you are training for athletic prep, speed work is excellent. You can do things with ladders or cones. Shuttle runs, jumps and bounds, etc.

Or doing stuff with unusual objects, like woody bags for example. Especially if we're talking about wrestling and grappling.

YouTube - 60# Woody Bag Clean & Catch

Bottomline is your training should be very specific for what you're trying to accomplish 'on the field.'

And sometimes trying to improve everything all at once is counter-productive. If this is what you find to be the case, I think you should start focusing on improving one or two qualities and moving everything else to maintenance. Then you cycle through each of the qualities in a rotational basis.

Yea, it's not something I'd label as fun. But the short-term-ness of it all really helps me get through it.

I can't imagine those poor suckers out there who think this is how you have to eat in order to lose weight.

so, im not sure if you said this earlier, but when are you weighing in to see how much you lost? at the end? or maybe your not weighing in at all?

Get that on you tube would ya please

I'm weighing whenever I feel like it.

Yesterday morning I weighed 191.

Last night I weighed 199.

This morning I weighed 193.

you gained 8lbs in one day? then lost 6 overnight -that was ahelluva pee/other form of elimination Impressive boy

did you throw a hissy fit that you're up 2lbs for the week can i point you to the scale mentality thread please?

Am I annoying you yet?

I can put more effort into it - i do think i'm perfect after all

I didn't sleep last night. I just ran around my block. I wanted to sweat the fat I gained yesterday off.

that'll be effective long term....

Just massive doses of cardio wearing a hefty bag combinedwith 1200 calories a day...

though If I may be so bold -while your lovely wife has no need to drop any pounds, she might be willing to assist in some other forms of "cardio" - or worse -chase you around the block a few times...

I lost my libido from starving myself.

But it's worth it b/c I have a vein popping out my forearm.

Chicks dig veins.

ummm...

wow the libido thing is just sad - but probablty makes frank and bob happy...

chicks dig veins? really?

hmmm...

good to know..