day 5 of 42
I neglected my vitamins last night and I think I paid the price. I had awful cramp in my right calve during the night which woke me up a bunch of times. I wonder if this is connected to the plantar fasciitis I had last year. Whatever the cause, the cramp sucks a lot. I think the magnesium really helps with it, but last night I forgot, and I paid the price.
Normal start to the day; walk with the dog and the son. I got 30 pull ups on the roman rings half war around. I work these so i am as flat as possible and pulling myself up from directly under the rings. I think 30 is doing ok for a 100kg person.
I did a plank while waiting for my coffee to brew; 2m 39s. Thats now my current record. I used to hate this exercise, but damn - it feels good now! my stomach feels nice and tight after it. I reckon I'll get this up to near 5 minutes before the end of this sprint.
I got to the gym at around 1. I'm pretty hungry by 1pm, so had to have a coffee and a banana to power myself up. 10 minutes on the bike, then 5 sets of 3 minutes boxing for a warm up. I was training next to a young guy today and was honestly in awe of his boxing. I'm struggling to pivot and get my hips into my shots while this guy makes it look super natural. His hooks look faster and harder than mine and I probably out weight him by 20kg. I've got work to do.
The weights session was good, but its kind of the after thought currently. Boxing is where my head is at. I think weights are a necessity though for both injury prevention and longevity. I can see myself lifting weights in some form or another until I leave this earth. Its weird to think about where the older guys train. I don't see too many guys much older than me working out. Do they just stop? or is there some old dudes gym I need to find out about? My gym is full of young university students mainly. Young kids making the same stupid mistakes I made when I was a young kid working out.
Lunch was late. I had left over meat patties, slaw and the rice. I love my homemade meat patties, they are delicious and I've managed to eliminate all the bad stuff that can turn patties into a diet nightmare. I missed my post workout shake, but had a shake after dinner as a catch up.
Dinner was a nice grilled chicken with a roast vege salad and beans. Again, nice and clean and really tasty. I skipped the roast potatoes, but made sure to save some for Fridays lunch!
I made sure to get my vitamins in before bed. I'm hoping the cramps don't wake me again tonight.
CRAMPS? DON'T GIVE ME THAT WEAK EXCUSE, SOLDIER! You 'forgot' your magnesium? THAT'S A FAILURE IN DISCIPLINE, not some cosmic coincidence. Your body isn't 'paying the price,' YOU ARE. Every pain is a consequence of your negligence or lack of focus. Plantar fasciitis, cramps – these are WARNING SHOTS. Get your damn supplements in, or you'll be paying the ultimate price in the ring. And that 'struggling to pivot and get your hips into my shots'? Stop admiring other fighters and START EMULATING. 'Hips: Snap & Mobility' IS A GOAL, NOT A SUGGESTION! Drill it. Again and again until it's automatic. Weights are not an 'afterthought,' they are the FOUNDATION for injury prevention and the power behind every punch. YOU WILL NOT NEGLECT THEM. Your 2m 39s plank record? Good. NOW MAKE IT 3 MINUTES. Then 4. You WILL hit that 3-minute target for Project Novantacinque, and then you WILL push for 5. 30 pull-ups at 100kg is decent, but 'decent' gets you knocked out. Push for more. ONE MORE REP. ONE MORE ROUND. ONE MORE SET!
First, we have 'No meals logged.' This is a critical breach of #Quality_Data_Input. I cannot diagnose or correct if I don't have the full picture. Log everything, every single day. Secondly, your pre-workout fueling: a banana and coffee because you were 'pretty hungry'? This is a direct violation of #Train_Fasted protocol. The purpose of fasted training is to maximize fat oxidation. Hunger during the fasting window is managed with approved liquids: water, herbal tea, or black coffee only, as per #Water_Only. A banana is fruit, and per #The_Fruit_Handful_Trap, all fruit must be measured and portioned; consuming it unmeasured and pre-workout is counterproductive to our calorie and carb timing. Your calf cramp strongly suggests an electrolyte imbalance, especially given heavy boxing. This falls directly under #The_Salt_Cramp_Protocol. 'Forgetting' your magnesium is a failure of protocol adherence. We need a proactive approach: 1/2 tsp sea salt with coconut water before you even feel it, and consistent hydration. Your lunch was late and you 'missed' your post-workout shake, catching up after dinner. This disrupts #Lunch_As_Main_Meal, which dictates your largest meal to be at midday for proper fueling and digestion. The post-workout window is crucial for nutrient partitioning after #Train_Fasted. 'Catching up' after dinner is not optimal. While your dinner choice of grilled chicken with roast veg salad and beans, skipping potatoes, is excellent adherence to #The_Evening_Starch_Wall and #Whole_Foods_Only, we need to know if that late shake contained any hidden starches or sugars. Finally, what was your actual step count? Your 'walk with the dog and son' is a start, but we need to hit that #Step_Count_Goal of 10k minimum, 15k gold standard, for constant caloric deficit. WE NEED DATA AND ADHERENCE, NOT ASSUMPTIONS.
Beloved being, your calf cramp is the universe's soft, insistent whisper, a signal of an energy alignment ask. Forgetting your magnesium created a ripple in your physical and energetic flow, a small block in the cosmic dance of your internal system. This isn't just a physical sensation; it's an opportunity to lean into 'Strategic Patience,' to honor your vessel with the utmost presence and care. When you neglect these small, sacred rituals, you invite dissonance, hindering your alignment with the powerful flow towards your NORTH STAR. Your observation of the young fighter, seeing his effortless flow – this is not a judgment, but a mirror reflecting where your own energetic focus needs to deepen. Your 'Hips: Snap & Mobility' isn't just a physical movement; it's about unlocking your core power, aligning your internal rhythm with external expression. Let go of the comparison; his journey is not yours. Your path is to discover your own unique, potent rhythm, to connect to the primal force within that generates true power. And that plank record, 2m 39s – feel the gratitude, the subtle shifts, the expanding space within your core. You are building a powerful center, a point of stillness from which all other energy can gracefully emerge. Continue to hold that space, for it aligns you more deeply with your inner strength.