You did mention it yeah, and I put that in the same category as the flex-bands, I’ve got to get my hands on it, the question is gonna be when and how. I don’t have a good excuse, but I don’t have a mailing address that’s worth anything. Thanks for the suggestion, and know that I plan to get it and I look forward to implementing it.
Here’s the new deal:
Problem: My nutrition sucked for 6 weeks - I got tired of fighting with the band so I just resigned myself to eat what they ate.
Solution: I have another member of the band on board now, so we can usually get enough votes to eat “real food”. Plus I’ve got enough energy now to put up a fight every now and then :0).
Problem: My training routine worked well, it made changes in my body - but it wasn’t flexible enough to maintain my sanity. I was routinely working out in the middle of the night, and I never slept enough to recover fully.
Solution: Multiple workouts that I can select from depending upon the situation. I have a “speedy” workout for nights when we get in crazy late and need to get sleep. Then I have a “sleepy” workout, which usually gets used the day after we’ve come in late and done a sleepy workout (and generally been unable to recover), then finally I am in the process of creating our new routines for days when we’ve had enough sleep - had enough food - and been able to recover (hopefully be able to get these in once or twice each week). So, I’m sort of thinking of the “speedy” and “sleepy” workouts as “recovery sessions”, and the more intense workouts as heavy work days. The programs will be designed to put a lot of stress on us. We’ll see how it goes.
I find myself once again writing this post and running out of time to complete it. In the next post, I want to outline these workouts in more detail. I’d like to have input about potential weaknesses in the workouts (I’m sure there are many)
Important thing is this - so far it’s working - we haven’t missed any training days, and so far our nutrition is sound. I’m really optimistic.
I’ll post again soon, thanks for reading.
…and I appreciate it - your periodic messages keep me honest :0)
I choose sleep over posting now - but here’s what I’ve been up to.
“Sleepy Day”
I modified the first phase of my circuit training progression:
Pushups
Reverse Crunch
Squat
Leg Lifts
“Cavalier” Rows
Crunch
I call it a “cavalier” row, because it’s not quite a “renegade” row :0P. Anyway - there are already pushups in the workout so it’s too taxing on the chest to do the pushup portion of a renegade row, so just hold the top position and row from there. This circuit crushes your rectus abdominis too. You can knock it out in half an hour mindlessly, do you 1 minute maxes on each exercise (at 2am I do normal pushups, not clapping pushups) then go to bed.
“Speedy Workout”
Do 100 Squats, Reverse Crunches, and Pushups as fast as you can. Don’t stop to rest, don’t go to failure, do as many reps of each movement and when you need to stop go on to the next one - don’t stop - at all - until you finish. My best time: 9:27…this one sucks.
On days when I can really get after it, I have been implementing the explosive training excercises. I modified the pushup/burpee/dumbell snatch. It’s great, but if I don’t have dumbells I do a pushup/burpee/squat jump. That sucks.
I don’t know if any of you guys who’ve been reading these articles have actually tried any of these workouts, but if you have I’d love to hear how you fair with them. I think if I were still able to train normally like I used to (4-6 days a week in the gym) I’d use some of this stuff on “recovery” days just to work the soreness out.
P.S. - I’ve learned something - Pushups rock! They make your chest look good.
Hey guys - man this has been an intense tour. We’ve done about 50 shows in about 45 days I think. I’ve got nine shows left. I’m going to Amsterdam for two weeks and with the exception of a weekend in Paris I’ll have bonafide gym access the whole time. When I get back I’ve got a month lined up during which the plan is to implement the V-Diet.
(During that month I will be in rehearsals with the band, but largely in one place - not touring) - hopefully after doing that I can stay on the graduated V-Diet for a time and where I’m eating 2-3 solid meals and drinking 2-3 shakes each day, depending on my needs. I’m excited.
Hope you’re all well. Looking forward to being more active again in this thread really soon.
Enjoy your time off and tell us of any adventures.