It is interesting.  As I slowly and gradually drop my carbs down towards a 10% ratio, I am finding it harder and harder to maintain energy on the 3rd day of low carbs.  Yesterday I felt pretty weak after my workout and today was no different.  Thankfully, it was a high carb day so I was able to refuel.

I had another massive workout.  As promised, this is the week of big workouts.  Tomorrow's workout sees the return of my favorite exercise—the deadlift!  I can't wait to attack that one and hard!  I plan to really shatter some records during this cycle of lifting.

It was an extremely busy day full of odd happenings.  I was really focused on work today.  Not alot more to report at this point.  I am planning my next podcast and plan to get it done soon.  This one is a video podcast, but I need to be sure it is under 10 minutes so that I can get it on YouTube.

Accountability Log:

Week Begins 3/16/2008
	Sun	Mon	Tues	Weds	Thurs	Fri	Sat
Cycle spot	LC	LC	HC	LC	LC	LC	HC
M1 *	5:30 a.m.	3:30 a.m.	3:30 a.m.	3:30 a.m.	3:30 a.m.	3:30 a.m.	5:30 a.m.
M2 *	8:30 a.m.	6:30 a.m.	6:30 a.m.	6:30 a.m.	6:30 a.m.	6:30 a.m.	8:30 a.m.
M3 *	11:30 a.m.	9:30 a.m.	9:30 a.m.	9:30 a.m.	9:30 a.m.	9:30 a.m.	11:30 a.m.
M4 *	2:30 p.m.	12:30 p.m.	12:30 p.m.	12:30 p.m.	12:30 p.m.	12:30 p.m.	2:30 p.m.
M5 *	5:30 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	5:30 p.m.
M6 *	7:30 p.m.	6:30 p.m.	6:30 p.m.	6:30 p.m.	6:30 p.m.	6:30 p.m.	7:30 p.m.
Weights *	N/A	Lift	Lift	N/A	Lift	Lift	N/A
Cardio *	N/A	PM	PM	AM	PM	PM	AM
Abs *	N/A	FYA	FYA	N/A	FYA	FYA	N/A
Water *	265 oz	240 oz	288 oz
Post-workout nutrition *	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Pre-sleep nutrition *	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Vitamins/Supplements *	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Accountability *	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Cals within 5% (+/-) *	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Target Cals	2250	2250	2700	2250	2250	2250	2700
Cals	2199	2241	2711
Ratios (C/P/F)	34/44/22	35/44/21	37/43/20
Total Completed	15	15	15
Total Possible	15	15	15
Mission 2 Total Complete	637	652	667
Mission 2 Total Possible	645	660	675
* = Counts towards total
Success!
Failed
Not Counted!

Nutrition Log:

	Mission 2:  Day 45 of 100
	Meal/Training Plan:  Real-time accountability
	Day 45: March 18, 2008
3:30 a.m.	Meal 1:  Protein shake  with banana and Udos and oatmeal and 3 glasses of water
3:30 a.m.	Supplements:  Animal Pak, Glucosamine Chondroiten, calcium, chromium, glutamine, BCAAs
4:00 a.m.	Workout:  Lifting and FYA
5:00 a.m.	Supplements: Protein shake, BCAAs, glutamine
6:30 a.m.	Meal 2:  Protein shake with banana and oatmeal, large salad and 3 glasses of water
9:30 a.m.	Meal 3:  Chicken breast, oatmeal, large salad  and 3 glasses of water
12:30 p.m.	Meal 4:  Turkey breast, 10 baby carrots, oatmeal, apple and large salad and 3 glasses of water
3:30 p.m.	Meal 5: Chicken breast, oatmeal, celery and large salad and 3 glasses of water
5:30 p.m.	Workout: Steady State Cardio 30 minutes
6:30 p.m.	Meal 6:  Lean turkey, carrots, brown rice, cucumber, mixed vegetables, large salad and 3 glasses of water
8:30 p.m.	Supplements:  Casein protein shake, glutamine, calcium and 3 glasses of water

Workout Log:

Tuesday, 3/18/2008	B1	Start:  4:00 a.m.  Finish:  4:55 a.m.
Exercise	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5
Barbell Bench press	165 x 6	185 x 1	175 x 6	195 x 1	150 x 10
Barbell bent over row	165 x 6	185 x 1	175 x 6	205 x 3	165 x 10
Close-grip lat pulldown	180 x 6	180 x 6
DB shoulder press	40 x 10	50 x 8
Lower-body Russian Twist	20	20

Honestly, on the barbell bench press, I had more left in the tank and should have pushed the single rep sets up to a higher weight.  I will be upping the weight for sure next week.  The bent over row saw me hit a new max of 205 pounds.  I went a little lighter on the close-grip lat pulldown to focus on form.  I really want to thicken my back and doing this one correctly will help with that.  My back took quite a blasting today.

Thought for the Day:

Timing is everything.  Sometimes you don't even realize that it is time for something to happen, but then a realization comes over you and you know what you have to do.  You've figured out the timing.  That's what happened to me with the idea to do a reveal.  Debbie mentioned it in a comment and I thought it was a great idea.  I then realized that the timing was perfect for an April 1, 2008 reveal date.  The rest is history.

Until tomorrow...GET BACK TO LIFTING!