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Happy Zero Week everyone! ZERO WEEK!!!! It's time to go on this weird trip that's been looming over my calendar like some sort of mysterious fog that may or may not turn us all inside out. I've absolutely been looking forward to it - I always have a blast with this corner of the family, and we tend to meet up in pristine bits of nature hidden away from the chaos of life... But it's also a solid two weeks away, and I've been using it as an excuse avoid life things, pushing a lot of it off for "after." Well, after this last challenge of soul searching, none of that really matters now, and I have a determined path going forward, but I am still looking forward to both going away, and also hitting the ground running when I get back, both of which will be hapenning during this challenge! I'm also quite sure that I'm completetly unsure of what my connectivity will be like while I'm away (the campgrounds boast "poor service" and "limited wifi" in order to enhance our unplugged experience), so I'll do my best to stay up on stuff here, but I may ghost cause unplugged ZERO WEEK! Is for max testing to see where I'm at after this first round of PHUL. Resting today with some yoga, testing tomorrow on Tuesday, cleaning the house, using up groceries, packing - everything to get ready to leave on Thursday (at like 3 in the morning. Why is it so hard to get a reasonably timed flight??) ~Max test ~Adult for trip _____ WEEK 1 I'll be gone doing wildernessy stuff, also sleeping, eating, and generally being lazy. I have a planned break from heavy lifting during this time, and have already stopped myself mid google - looking for gyms with day passes I'll be doing plenty of other physical things, and will allow copious amounts of BW stuff like pushups and squats if I want it, and am planning on packing the TRX even if I don't use it. ACE materials as well. Expect pictures when connectivity allows ~Don't lift!!! ~Don't cut!!! ~Don't stress!!! _____ WEEK 2 Will essentially serve as my zero week for the next round of PHUL, feeling out working set numbers and adjusting hypertrophy choices for weaknesses and aesthetics. I will also be starting (or continuing... we'll see how travel study goes), a strict routine for ACE certification prep. It's too soon to make the overall projections, but I want to be ready for the test as soon as possible. ~Don't let holiday lazy seep into real life ~Be realistic about hyper alternatives _____ WEEKS 3 & 4 I should be back to a normal routine by week 3, training a minimum of 4X a week, studying on the regular, and ironing out the last of the kinks in the play before production starts in September. ~Lift ~Eat ~Study