This may be where we differ a little; I would very much prefer ice cream and cheesecake! Those are not conducive to my goals however, and if I have to be a good boy, this way of eating is - by far - the easiest way for me to stay on the path.
I will always eat as much meat as I want - just like my ancestors did.
I think you came to the correct conclusion. I read his message to “me” and thought I might’ve sleep posted some lies for a minute before scrolling up and realizing it was definitely directed to you haha
Ha! You’re right; I fat fingered it. I get on here on my phone, then read my garbled nonsense later and wonder anyone bothers trying to interpret anything I’ve written.
Anyway, that’s awesome! I’m in a hotel, so I’m sure it wasn’t pure carnivore due to cooking methods, but I just destroyed a plateful of eggs and smoked salmon and feel great.
I’m very pumped about the “healing” aspect; basically getting back in tune with hunger signals and flavor vs nutrient cravings. I’m pretty solid on either following a meticulous plan, and getting lean for a deadline, or being a standard American, and eating for a heart attack, but I’ve really spent the last year or so working toward just “living leaner.” I really appreciate all the support from this team; this is not something I’ve ever tried at all.
Need to jump back in here and make some updates!
So we were all on the road for a funeral back home for a few days. Obviously unplanned, so there was work and other things mixed in. Workouts were pretty much nonexistent, except getting in the hotel pool with the kids for a few minutes.
Diet-wise I was very compliant, though… at least as far as feasible. I stuck to nothing but meat and eggs, so that was a big win. Much of the eggs were at the hotel breakfast, though, so who knows how they were cooked. I am hoping this is the right balance of good vs perfect, without a slippery slope of justification. I did use cheese to fill some gaps between meals.
I’m one week in, and not hungry anymore. I’ve lost nearly 7 lbs; that’s about what I’d have thought as I shed water.
My quick musings:
We got back Friday, and I’ve been “open worlding” my workouts since. I did a bunch of cardio and abs and kind of screwed around with some lifts Friday night. Yesterday I did the shoulder complex from CT’s “superhero” workouts, got bored and played basketball… where I hit absolutely everything. Where is that when we actually play?? I think it’s probably from shedding the inflammation that comes with my normal lifting; that doesn’t really help you move athletically.
Did a billion chores, took the kids out to to an escape room with our friends and their kids, then we watched UNC play a masterful 28 minutes (first 12 were rough), so all good. Next week is spring break! Maybe I’ll figure out training again, but eating is currently on autopilot so that’s a huge win.
We all get busy in life but keep it up
Indeed we do, sir; thank you!
Aight, back at it.
Today was a lot of low-intensity cardio. I walked the dog, of course, but then I mowed our yard. It’s a little under an acre of grass, with the house and landscaping right in the middle, so it takes awhile. We used to have people do it, but I decided to do it this year with a battery-powered push mower mostly to say “I told you so” to my wife. It took about 2 hours, so I will for certain regret this when it gets hot, but I have to win at least for one year.
Then I went to do legs. Today might have been the start of a main quest again.
Seated Leg Curls
40/20
65/10
100/15
115/12
130/9
145/6
Speed SSB Box Squats
Heavy chains all sets
45/5
135/3
185/3 x 8
Ends up being like 275 at the top I think, so this was just about right.
Box is like 1” higher than I want, but it’s fine.
60s between sets
Belt Squats
Wanted to rig the red bands on these, and I eventually got them, but it was a weird setup. I’ll figure out a better way if I do those again.
1pps/6
2pps/8 x 3
Hanging Leg Raise
Did these waiting on the leg extension
4 sets
Leg Extensions
2s flex at top of every rep
40/6
70/10 x 3
Sounds like things are really clicking along on the nutritional front there! Glad to hear you’re finding a way to settle in. Definitely have the right balance of perfect to good there: eggs cooked in seed oil are still a MUCH better choice than a bagel, muffin, danish, or many of the other bad decisions people make eating hotel breakfasts. And for me, the “not wanting coffee” thing happened pretty far into eating that way: definitely not an initial wave. But hearing that you’re already cutting down and feeling great is an awesome sign.
@T3hPwnisher thank you for that! Things are rolling pretty well; it was very easy to catch my stride. I did go to NC and not eat grits; pure insanity.
Stayed on the main questline today! This might be sticking.
Banded HS Press
Red bands all sets
-/8
.25pps/6
1pps/8 x 4
Incline
45/6
135/6
185/6
205/6
Reverse Band Bench
Single black band
135/5
185/5
225/5
245/5
245/5
255/5
255/5
Close-grip Reverse Band Bench
Just bring the grip in
185/8
195/8
205/8
215/8
215/8
Grip Force Rope Pressdown
5 x 10
75s rest
Never got a perfect feel on this
Did back today, because we’re about to take the kids on their spring break trip. I knew it was going to be a grind (I can never handle that third day in a row anymore), but wanted to get it in. It did not disappoint: absolutely going through the motions.
Meadows Row
-/8
25/8
50/8
60/8 x 3
One-arm BB Row
50/8 x 4
DB Pullover
50/12 x 3
Pull-ups
BW/8 x 3
Then I did some hypers and hung it up.
@barley1 my travel is picking up significantly and I’m super intrigued by a workout with just 3 main days that covers everything. I also liked that you said eternal warrior makes you want to quit each session; I want some of that, so maybe I reroll this character.
Two questions, if you don’t mind:
When god gives you lemons, find a new god!
Oh my goodness I love this post so much, haha.
For the barbarian day thing, though the question wasn’t posed to me, I’d consider being a lunatic and hitting up a stairmaster while wearing a vest and carrying some bells. And in the absence of a stairmaster, just some stairs.
Ha! Great minds…
Absolutely genius. Perfect substitute - thank you!
You’ll like this, too: about halfway through my mowing the other day I added my old armor. I’m pretty sure I now command the neighborhood.
I think the macebell motion is more like a plate halo–I’ve been using those instead.
I have a giant grass field by my house, but it has wet and unusable. Last weekend, I put the recommended sled and DB weight on a trap bar, wore a vest, and carried it 5 x 1000 feet and 1 x 300 feet in my driveway, one 100 foot lap at a time.
I could probably add a few lbs next time, but it was sufficiently terrible.
Thank you!
Of course.
Looking forward to seeing how this and the carnivore diet works out for you.
Up get the first one in when I get back this weekend and I’ll be sure to tag you when I whine about it here!
@barley1 this first eternal warrior workout did not disappoint! Pretty deliciously rough.
SSB Squats
4 second eccentric every rep - yikes!
Bar/6
135/6
185/3
225/4 x 4
I thought this was way too light the first set, but it was just fine by the last one! I think I should improve here quickly, because it’s pretty novel for me.
Giant Set 1 (3 rounds)
This is totally different than what I’ve been doing, so it should be a good run. It took awhile, but it’s every other day, so that should be fine.
Week 2 of carnivore diet saw me lose another 1.5 lbs, which is about what I’d expect on any caloric restriction at this point. It was a little harder to do this week. Our hotel didn’t have a hot breakfast, only a cafe kind of thing, and nothing else was nearby. The first day I had a yogurt and some coffee, so I was irritated by lunch. The next two days I knew to eat big at dinner, though, so it was fine. I didn’t want any of the kids’ ice cream or anything, so that was nice. I’m not really a sugar bug, anyway, so that’s not a night and day kind of thing, but it’s always good to just not be tempted.
Then UNC lost the other night. That was disappointing, because everyone is graduating, but Alabama is a good team. RJ Davis went absolutely freezing cold at the wrong time, but they’d never have been there without his play all year (his whole career, really), so that’s just how it goes sometimes.
Cool stuff! It will be interesting and fun to see what happens as you get better at the slow eccentrics.
I’m really interested to see where this plus carnivore takes you.
The length of the eccentric increases each week. The difference, to me anyhow, between a four and six second eccentric is shocking.
How did you like it? I have a hard time holding back and stopping at an RPE of 8 or whatever. I’m usually unable to finish all the reps in the circuit.
I use goblet squats and BB RDLs for the accessory set. I don’t know why, but the two back to back always, always, have me hating life more than anything… well, anything other than lunges.
