Mission 1, Day 20: What is normal?



Today was a more normal day—if any day is normal.  I was able to get more general things done and not be so focused on putting out fires.  I noticed a difference in the gym as well.

Today I went to the gym in the morning to do some fasted HIIT cardio.  I ran my intervals, increasing to 6 intervals from 5 the previous session.  The gym itself was a little bit more crowded than usual.  I guess that's normal.

In the afternoon (about 4 hours ago) I went to the gym a second time for some more HIIT cardio.  I again ran 6 intervals.  It felt great to hit the gym two times in one day.  Hopefully that will become normal soon as well.

My eating continues to be good despite challenges I've been facing.  I haven't had anything to drink in the past 6 days other than water and non-fat milk.  I can feel the difference in my body already.

I did some more planning that I'm not ready to share yet.  I also did some work on the eBook I plan to write.  I spent a good portion of the evening trying to get music to transfer to my mp3 player.  I finally managed to fix the problems and the music is now transferring.

I look at myself in my pictures and honestly, if I were comparing yesterday to today, I would not notice a bit of difference.  However, Adam Waters is much too smart to send us down that path.  Instead, he has us comparing our Day 1 picture to our current picture every day.  That is where I see a difference in my physique.

Tomorrow is a weight lifting day.  It involves my favorite exercise, deadlifts.  Interestingly, I read an awesome article on how to properly do deadlifts.  It breaks the process into 3 major parts and then each major part is broken into anywhere from 5 to 10 minor parts.  It is really an awesome article and one I plan to study so that I can perfect my deadlift.  However, the article makes it clear that when done right, deadlifts present the single best way to add a ton of lean body mass to your frame.  No wonder I love them so much!

Until tomorrow...

 
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  • 11/15/2007 1:29 PM Lynda wrote:
    Hi Michael,
    What fun to read how well you are doing now...TWO cardios in one day. That is just so cool! And so hard to do. Admire your dedication, and expect to see really big changes! I didn´t know how to do a deadlift, so went to YOUTUBE, and typed that in. Found some girl doing them, but feel it´s not the best expample. Now seeing you like them so, am going to search around more and really learn how to do them too.
    See you Sunday at Adam´s!!
    Hasta luego,
    Lynda
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  • 11/15/2007 7:20 PM Suzette wrote:
    Really, what is normal, anyway? good post today. could you share the article on the deadlifts?
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