Sunday Slam!

182.6lbs Sunday morning so down a bit this week from last weeks 183.6lbs. Not much but the fact that I am down means one thing.....metabolism is picking up a bit more and that is the idea behind reverse dieting right there. Slowly add in more food bit by bit until weight steadies or stalls then and some more "wood" to the fire to get the fire burning hotter and hotter and the growth coming faster and faster! Jason has bumped me to about 2500kcals a day with training days a tad higher and rest days a hair lower mostly from carbs. I refeed on leg day and have my ONE cheat meal on Sunday evenings. Speaking of cheat meals since this is Sunday's blog post you know what was on my mind all darn day by now! I hit up The Buffet and Valley View Casino and Hotel in Valley Central, CA and let me just say it was amazing! I got the $33 meal for free to by signing up for the players club card so talk about your win-win! If you live near this place you must go at least once and dine on some AYCE lobster tails....yes lobster tails!

Before pigging out and stuffing my face that night I worked up a monster appetite by rocking out a wicked good upper body push day as follows:

11am-1245pm, OLDE GYM

6 minute cardio warm up, pillar prep, cuff series....

db pull overs:
3x15 @ 55lb

hammer flat chest press:
55lb a side x 10 / 4 sets + drop set @ 50% load to fail

cable rope face pulls:
3x20

seated arnold press:
4x8 @ 45's / 4 sets + 1drop set @ 25's to fail

seated hammer dip machine
2 plates per side x 10 reps / 4 sets + 1 drop set @ 50% load to fail

15 minutes post lift MISS

Today (Monday) was just 30 minutes HIIT cardio and no lifting......rest day.

Gearing up for a 17 day sea period on the carrier starting Wednesday so tomorrow being upper body press day will be one of the last consistent posts I make. I will try and post as often as I can during the time out but with connections and network speeds being spotty from time to time I don't know how often I will be able to post.

Workouts will take a big shift since I will have no Hammer Strength equipment to work with which as you know is a staple of my recent off season routine. I will shift to more BB and DB work to replace those exercises while the rest will be pretty well the same.

My real challenge will be to keep my food intake up with the many additional fitness classes I will be teaching each day and my limited ability to get/make and store my own meals. With the use of Quest Bars, Cellucor Whey shakes as well as BSN Syntha 6 protein smoothies I think I will manage. I still get 2 whole food meals each day in the galleys which are not half bad at all really. I can get fresh fruits, nuts, veggies, plain oats, eggs,  and lean meats from there at lunch and dinner so although it might be redundant and a bit bland I can make it work to fit my daily needs while out at sea without my own fridge or kitchen.

That is a wrap for now folks. Hope you all had a good weekend and have your work week off to a good start with Monday now out of the way. Stay healthy and stay fit!