Lift Shoot Fight

You owe yourself a basic level of competence in each.

Training

It is worth training to the point where you’re comfortable lifting, shooting, and fighting.  I cobble together these skills on my own with separate coaches and instructors for each.  More conveniently, this camp offers all three in one.  You never know when you’ll need these skills, but when you do you’ll be glad that you trained them.  This camp will leave you better equipped and prepared to defend yourself and your family.  As a side effect, it will be a lot of fun. 

Beautiful 12 mile run first thing this morning.  Unfortunately, while I KBOed through CrossFit, it was not the optimal mix for right after a run –

4 Rounds

• Run 400m

• 8-16-24-32 of burpee dumbbell snatches (50 lbs.)

Fueling

A while back, I did a post, Just One Thing, answering the question of what one piece of gym equipment I’d pick if I could have only one.  Today, Just One Thing for food.  The criteria: no audience/guests/presentation needs – just optimal fuel for me.  The winner: monster mash.  My recipe: it starts with ground red meat.  My current favorite is ground venison from Hawaiian Axis deer.  My kids love it because it gets flown in in a huge box packed with dry ice that they like to play with (if you get any, try mixing dry ice with boiling water and soap to create huge carbon dioxide bubbles).  I stir it up with tomatoes from the garden, spinach, garlic, and onions.  I don’t add brown rice, but that is a pretty standard addition for anyone trying to gain weight.  I am trying to get more protein, so anything you can eat with a spoon makes it easier to eat enough of it.  While I’m currently on a venison kick, you can substitute other meats; I also love buffalo, elk, and wild boar. 

Supplementing

I added psyllium husk fiber to my supplements to top off the amount of fiber I’m getting from my diet.  The rest of my stack remains the same.  I’m delighted that multiple Vale Tudo readers have sent me notes saying that they’ve gone on enclomiphone citrate with great preliminary results; hopefully, more join us over time. 

Measuring

I’m liking the switch from monthly to daily weigh ins.  No drama to report, but I think you either need to weigh yourself or weigh your food and weighing yourself is easier.  If your meals are balanced about right between macros and you’re hitting your weight and PBF goals, then the calorie count is about right. 

I just joined Levels, a continuous glucose monitoring service to help with blood sugar.  It is optimal to keep it low and steady throughout the day.  On the one hand, I’m curious to see where I am.  On the other, I am so wholly convinced of the benefits of healty habits to avoid largely voluntary metabolic diseases that I might be fine just avoiding sugar versus seeing what it does.  Results TBD.

Recovering

Pretty much resolved to getting the Pod 3 Max from Eight Sleep, but need to overcome my revulsion at the prospect of paying annual membership dues… to a mattress.

Planning

The squat is essential to your well-being.

- Greg Glassman

Looking forward to not-for-time Monday morning… hopefully and probably some heavy squats.