My new diet includes one fast day a week. It started with yesterday supper and goes until supper tonight. So far, so good, actually.
Wednesday
SS biking
Hill sprints x 8. This is a f##king long hill!
That is all. My only cardio for the week.
I appreciate everyone chiming in about my home situation. The reality is, we’re going aorund in circles about a lot of things that aren’t really the core issue. At the root of all of this is the 15 year argument that my wife is worried bodybuilding is a gateway to me jumping headfirst into being gay. My wife is kinda homphobic, and more than a little insecure. Since she knows I’m not going to run off with another women, now she’s stressing out about men! It’s a ridiculous, recurring argument. Now before y’all line up to make all the jokes I know you’re dying to make about the gay-ness of the pursuit, I’m kinda offended that after this many years married there’s still any lingering doubt that I’m going to jump up and just LEAVE! I mean seriously, if I was actually in the closet and interested in running off with another dude, wouldnt I have done that by now?
Anyway, at least we’re talking. We’re laughing about a lot of things, which is better than yelling. My wife is also one of those people who, when they notice they’re wrong, get very angry and defensive and it may take DAYS for her to cool down enough to talk rationally. So I gotta be patient. Good thing the show isn’t until May.
I appreciate everyone chiming in about my home situation. The reality is, we’re going aorund in circles about a lot of things that aren’t really the core issue. At the root of all of this is the 15 year argument that my wife is worried bodybuilding is a gateway to me jumping headfirst into being gay. My wife is kinda homphobic, and more than a little insecure. Since she knows I’m not going to run off with another women, now she’s stressing out about men! It’s a ridiculous, recurring argument. Now before y’all line up to make all the jokes I know you’re dying to make about the gay-ness of the pursuit, I’m kinda offended that after this many years married there’s still any lingering doubt that I’m going to jump up and just LEAVE! I mean seriously, if I was actually in the closet and interested in running off with another dude, wouldnt I have done that by now?
Anyway, at least we’re talking. We’re laughing about a lot of things, which is better than yelling. My wife is also one of those people who, when they notice they’re wrong, get very angry and defensive and it may take DAYS for her to cool down enough to talk rationally. So I gotta be patient. Good thing the show isn’t until May.[/quote]
Despite all my jokes to the contrary, I don’t view bodybuilding as being gay at all. I find the shaving and tanning element a bit strange, but not the lifting side of things.
Would she react the same way if you said you were going to enter a powerlifting competition because that is considered more manly?
Is this just a lack of self confidence on her part?, does she also have a problem when you go out for a drink with the lads without her?
EDIT: I’ll be interested to see how the fasting goes. When I think about how we humans should live, ie activity levels, diet, emotional well being etc. I always think back to what we were doing 10,000 years ago, and I think regular fasting would be something very natural to us. We wouldn’t have had the luxury of having 3 meals a day every day.
My new diet includes one fast day a week. It started with yesterday supper and goes until supper tonight. So far, so good, actually.
Wednesday
SS biking
Hill sprints x 8. This is a f##king long hill!
That is all. My only cardio for the week.
I appreciate everyone chiming in about my home situation. The reality is, we’re going aorund in circles about a lot of things that aren’t really the core issue. At the root of all of this is the 15 year argument that my wife is worried bodybuilding is a gateway to me jumping headfirst into being gay. My wife is kinda homphobic, and more than a little insecure. Since she knows I’m not going to run off with another women, now she’s stressing out about men! It’s a ridiculous, recurring argument. Now before y’all line up to make all the jokes I know you’re dying to make about the gay-ness of the pursuit, I’m kinda offended that after this many years married there’s still any lingering doubt that I’m going to jump up and just LEAVE! I mean seriously, if I was actually in the closet and interested in running off with another dude, wouldnt I have done that by now?
Anyway, at least we’re talking. We’re laughing about a lot of things, which is better than yelling. My wife is also one of those people who, when they notice they’re wrong, get very angry and defensive and it may take DAYS for her to cool down enough to talk rationally. So I gotta be patient. Good thing the show isn’t until May.[/quote]
Kent, you are a hell of a guy. If my wife had said to me that doing a show was going to lead to me being gay I would have laughed in her face. For a long time, seriously. You’re a good man.
[quote]FarmerBrett wrote:
EDIT: I’ll be interested to see how the fasting goes. When I think about how we humans should live, ie activity levels, diet, emotional well being etc. I always think back to what we were doing 10,000 years ago, and I think regular fasting would be something very natural to us. We wouldn’t have had the luxury of having 3 meals a day every day.[/quote]
I actually just had a convo with an acquaintance of mine who is doing a ‘fasting’ diet. Different setup than Kent’s in that he’ll fast for 15hrs everyday and then eat 3 meals .
Training would be on an empty stomach w/ BCAA’s and then eating. His training would generally occur over the lunch hour.
I’m curious to see how it goes as well. Now I have a couple different vantage points.
CK- For what is is worth, I repsect the heck out of guys like you a DDot. I would not have the discipline to be remotely succesful at BB. To me it seems to be a very, very hard labor of love…on another note you and I may have married sisters: WRONG=ANGRY and Defensive…yup that’s her alright!!!
[quote]FarmerBrett wrote:
EDIT: I’ll be interested to see how the fasting goes. When I think about how we humans should live, ie activity levels, diet, emotional well being etc. I always think back to what we were doing 10,000 years ago, and I think regular fasting would be something very natural to us. We wouldn’t have had the luxury of having 3 meals a day every day.[/quote]
I actually just had a convo with an acquaintance of mine who is doing a ‘fasting’ diet. Different setup than Kent’s in that he’ll fast for 15hrs everyday and then eat 3 meals .
Training would be on an empty stomach w/ BCAA’s and then eating. His training would generally occur over the lunch hour.
I’m curious to see how it goes as well. Now I have a couple different vantage points.[/quote]
This is very close to how i eat the last 3 months or so. I fast 16 hours a day and i lift with only BCAAs. But i don’t lift mid day. I have to lift at 4:00am. It worked well for cutting. We’ll see how it works for bulking up.
[quote]FarmerBrett wrote:
Would she react the same way if you said you were going to enter a powerlifting competition because that is considered more manly?[/quote]
I asked her that. The eventual, grudgingly delivered answer was “no”.
[quote]FarmerBrett wrote:
Is this just a lack of self confidence on her part?[/quote]
Almost definitely. She has a weight problem. I think it’s hard for her to live with somebody who is in my kind of shape. She’d likely enjoy seeing me get fat and injured, quite honestly.
[quote]FarmerBrett wrote:
does she also have a problem when you go out for a drink with the lads without her?[/quote]
Kinda. SHe’s usually okay with people she’s met. She tends to be automatically suspicious of any new friends. Especially if they’re also in the iron game. Again, I think deep down she’s worried I’m trying to arrange a hookup. A number of times over the years she’s said she “hates that guy” about my pals.
[quote]FarmerBrett wrote:
Would she react the same way if you said you were going to enter a powerlifting competition because that is considered more manly?[/quote]
I asked her that. The eventual, grudgingly delivered answer was “no”.
[quote]FarmerBrett wrote:
Is this just a lack of self confidence on her part?[/quote]
Almost definitely. She has a weight problem. I think it’s hard for her to live with somebody who is in my kind of shape. She’d likely enjoy seeing me get fat and injured, quite honestly.
[quote]FarmerBrett wrote:
does she also have a problem when you go out for a drink with the lads without her?[/quote]
Kinda. SHe’s usually okay with people she’s met. She tends to be automatically suspicious of any new friends. Especially if they’re also in the iron game. Again, I think deep down she’s worried I’m trying to arrange a hookup. A number of times over the years she’s said she “hates that guy” about my pals.
It’s tiring![/quote]
Ah that’s a shame. My wife has similar issues for similar reasons.
Maybe you should let your wife read your log because I’m a couple of thousand miles away and I can see the love that you have for your family. It’s clearly evident in all you write.
At the root of all of this is the 15 year argument that my wife is worried bodybuilding is a gateway to me jumping headfirst into being gay. My wife is kinda homphobic, and more than a little insecure. Since she knows I’m not going to run off with another women, now she’s stressing out about men! .[/quote]
WHAT!!!Seriously, your kidding right? Obviously ,like you stated this does seem to stem from her own insecurity issues. Not to be too forward. But have you ever given her a reason to be concern with you not being faithful to her be it with a man or a woman?
Weight: 181 lb. Abs are blurry and visible. We’re headed in the right direction, here!
Thursday - BP & chest
Bench Press - 3x155, 3x170, 10x190
A1 Incline db press - 8x80, 7x80, 5x80, 8x75
A2 T Bar rows - 8x100, 8x100, 8x100, 8x100
Crossovers - 10x50, 11x50, 9x50
B1 Flat flyes - 10x40, 10x40, 10x40
B2 side planks - 60s, 60s, 45s
Yesterday’s fast actually went quite well. I got ketone breath by lunch time, which tells me I’d slippe dinto high powered fat burning mode half-way through the day. I think this is going to be an interesting experiment. I have to say, artificially sweetened drinks really helped kill the cravings.
Dogg - Sadly, I ain’t kidding. And no, I’ve never given even the slightest reason for her to be worried about me leaving. And I’m not saying that to be PC. I don’t ogle chicke, I don’t go to strip bars, I don’t even have friendships with women who aren’t part of couples, we have a common e-mail account, a common bank account, everything is transparent and above board. She KNOWS there’s no other women, but being the fatalist she is, always hunting for something wrong in the world, that MUST mean it’s because I’m sneaking around with GUYS… right? Like I’ve said many times, if I was going to leave I’d have done it by now.
Brett - Thx. Yup I love my little guys. And I think the solution is going to be patience and truth. She’s already softening some.
DJS - Yeah intermittent fasting appears to have some merit here. It was also explained to me by a well respected coach in the field that muscle growth is partly encouraged by acute inflammation, but the body acclimates after 7-10 days. A once a week fast helps reset that. Of course I’ve done exactly ONE 24h fast which means I know nothing, but I’m gonna give it a try.
Goat - Like I said, it’s now day 4 and the discussion is cooling down some. Progress!
Joe - I try. Sometimes I have to grit my teeth pretty hard…
[quote]FarmerBrett wrote:
Is this just a lack of self confidence on her part?[/quote]
Almost definitely. She has a weight problem. I think it’s hard for her to live with somebody who is in my kind of shape. She’d likely enjoy seeing me get fat and injured, quite honestly.
It’s tiring![/quote]
My wife has similar issues - she’s overweight, and I think sometimes she sabotages my diet because she feels worse about herself when I get leaner. I don’t make it hard for her either - she’s a great cook, and I give in too easily!
I never did it a whole day. That’s nuts. ha. But when i say that i just mean trying to imagine how i would feel at work without food etc. I thought the same thing about the 16 hour fast and my body got used to it quickly. Kinda showed how bitchy my body was about needed a constant intake of food or blood sugar levels fell. I definitely feel like fasting increases your insulin sensitivity for sure. I’ll be interested to see how you like the 24 hour fasts after a few weeks.
What a shocker!!! This morning, at 6am, both the squat cages were in use… by people squatting!!! That actually warms my heart! Therefore leg day was cut clightly short.
JUST THE FACTS MA’AM
Friday - SQ & legs
Squat - 3x185, 3x215, 5x240 (grinders, but they felt good)
A1 Leg extensions - 9x190, 8x190, 8x190, 8x190
A2 Hamstring curls - 8x140, 8x148, 7x145, 8x145
Reverse curls - 12x60, 9x70, 12x70, 12x70
B1 stiff legged deadlifts - 10x185, 10x185, 10x185, 10
B2 …
I’m in a very good mood today. Had a wonderful talk with the wife last night about me competing. She gave me that look that says “I love you, but you are a weirdo”. And then asked for some reassurances that I wasn’t going to go overboard, quit my job and become a personal trainer. I reassured her that competing was really a one-time thing for me, that right now I just don’t see it being more than that, and that I really feel like I’m just a year or two away form life-long maintenance.
There was a lot of laughing. She says she’s still thinking about whether or not she’s going to bring the kids.
And on a positive note, two really well-known natty coaches have agrees to give me their unbiased assessments as to whether or not I have any hope of being competitive. One even agreed to rearrange his client list to make room for me. OOoooooo this is getting real!
congrats! It kinda reminds me of Rocky IV when Adrian told Rocky he couldn’t win and then showed up later in Russia for the big hug. Now onto the training montage music and you screaming Dragoooooooo from atop a snow covered mountain.
