AlexCold's Epic Quest for Badassitude: BACK TO WORK

[Br0din]

Yeah, I guess I should try now.

 

You called me out 

 

*footage from AlexCold's Room*

[Br0din]

I had a step back today,  weighed in at 221.2.  Leaving you an opening to catch me!!

[AlexCold]

You called me out 

 

Only because I knew you would fall face first into a pizza and ice cream....when you find out Chip gets rid of Kap and sticks with Gabbert.

 

Competition is good. 

 

I don't know what the lightning means but it's on.....BRO

 

Thursday: 224.2 lbs

Slow and steady wins the race.. gonna actually hit those squats tonight..

[Br0din]

Only because I knew you would fall face first into a pizza and ice cream....when you find out Chip gets rid of Kap and sticks with Gabbert.

 

I did fall off the wagon have a refeed yesterday with pizza.  Its alright, I came out of it weighing 220.8lbs.  Take that!!  

 

Chip will be good.  I think Kaep and Gabbert will compete and that will be great.  We'll see how free agency and the draft goes.

 

 

 

Competition is good. 

 

 

Yes it is.  The einharjar must practice dueling to be prepared for a real fight.

 

 

I don't know what the lightning means but it's on.....BRO

 

What happens when you talk trash to a God?  You have to watch out for lightening

 

[elvenengineer]

But you're Br0din, not Thor....I'm confused. Odin doesn't use lightening.

 

I'm seriously considering volunteering at the robotics competition for the older kids [like the team you have]. Any thoughts?

 

I hope your challenge is going well!

[Br0din]

I bestowed the power to Thor, therefore I can take it back.

 

I hit 220.0, but I've stalled out at 221, however my waist is down 1.25 inches since the 4th.   

 

still waiting for your updates.

[AlexCold]

I'm seriously considering volunteering at the robotics competition for the older kids [like the team you have]. Any thoughts?

 

I enjoy it. I like the challenge of the games. I like teaching students how to design and make robots. It's fun. It's also a huge pain in the ass an even bigger time investment. But in the end, the enjoyment the kids get and the opportunity presented to them is worth it all. I imagine it's what motivates teachers to keep teaching. It's a powerful force that overcomes all the stress and hard work.

 

With that said, I do not recommend it if you're still in school. It's too much. The teams only have 6 weeks to design and build their robot so every day counts. Even after that there's a ton of work to do before the first competition. So it's incredibly time consuming. 

But then again, this all relates to the team. I lead a very small team (10-15 kids), so we all have to do a lot. A larger team may be less stressful and maybe less work you would have to do. 

Are you considering doing it this year or next when you're done with school?

 

 

I hit 220.0, but I've stalled out at 221, however my waist is down 1.25 inches since the 4th.   

 

still waiting for your updates.

 

I celebrated too hard this weekend. Cardinals win and wife's bday led to pizza, wings, donuts, cake, more cake, and other terrible foods. Jumped up to 226lbs this morning. 

 

I need to start tracking food but with everything going on, I'm just winging it for now. By next challenge I'll have a better plan/prep.

 

 

 

UPDATE:

 

Lots of food was eaten, lots of lifting was done. Ballooned up in weight slightly but I can fix it. Just need to not eat every carb in my immediate vicinity.

[elvenengineer]

I mean volunteering at the competition itself. Like with scoring, robot inspection, stuff like that. I know there's a training you have to go to, and then the stuff involved the day of.

 

It sounds fun, I know a few people who have done it before. 

 

Definitely don't have time to actually help coach a team with school though. Whew. I would like to do it someday, but it'll be quite a while.

[AlexCold]

I mean volunteering at the competition itself. Like with scoring, robot inspection, stuff like that. I know there's a training you have to go to, and then the stuff involved the day of.

 

It sounds fun, I know a few people who have done it before. 

 

Definitely don't have time to actually help coach a team with school though. Whew. I would like to do it someday, but it'll be quite a while.

 

Oh I see, misunderstood you. Yes! Volunteering at a competition is a great idea. You have to invest a couple days (competitions are 2/3 days long) but it's a blast. I would probably do it if I did't coach a team. This year is a great year too, very fun game so there should be a lot of cool stuff to see.

[AlexCold]

 

Blowing this challenge up. Starting over. More to come.

[Br0din]

What!!  

 

[Waldo]

 

Cardinals win and wife's bday led to pizza, wings, donuts, cake, more cake, and other terrible foods.

 

Sadly I celebrated the "win" with beer. Lots and lots of beer. That loss was damn near as depressing as last year's. The Packers are cursed in the playoffs.

True story, Aaron Rodgers has never won a game that went to overtime, in his whole career. Of the 3 that occurred in the playoffs, he hasn't touched the ball in OT for the last 2; there was an unfortunate facemask-sack-fumble-TD that ended the other.

[AlexCold]

I've been struggling the last few weeks trying to spin all the plates, juggle all the chainsaws, and dodge all the knives. Too much is going on and my nutrition and training have fallen off in consistency. So after doing some research and from other experiences I'm going to change the plan.

 

Nutrition:

 

I will be using Renaissance Periodization's Auto Templates https://renaissanceperiodization.com/shop/renaissance-diet-auto-templates/

 

I've heard and read some good things about them and I concur with their overall nutritional principles. Most importantly, they're plans are designed for strength performance, not just trying to get as light as possible.

 

What's nice about these templates are that they tell me when to eat, the amount, and the composition of the food I should eat. IT still allows the freedom to eat a variety of foods and offers suggestions within those groups. The templates aren't very complicated and basically offer you different levels of macro nutrients as you lose weight. As weight loss slows down you use the next tab over which decreases your energy macros to create a greater deficit. Since it's a performance diet, they also give three other templates for training days, heavy, medium, & light, which adjust different macros to accommodate the extra work.

 

Training:

 

I'm going to do Layne Norton's PH3 http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/ph3-layne-norton-power-and-hypertrophy-trainer.html

 

I really liked doing it at the end of last year, and I think with the ability to adjust my macros accordingly I shouldn't die. The goal is to do these before work at 4am. That should give me the time I need to perform them and move on with my day. The goal will be to start the program this Sunday so that I can take Wednesday and Saturday as rest days with walking for active recovery.

 

The goal is to automate this whole side of my life. Just follow the plan. If all goes well, in 3 months I'll be the most jacked and tan as I've ever been.

[AlexCold]

 

Sadly I celebrated the "win" with beer. Lots and lots of beer. That loss was damn near as depressing as last year's. The Packers are cursed in the playoffs.

True story, Aaron Rodgers has never won a game that went to overtime, in his whole career. Of the 3 that occurred in the playoffs, he hasn't touched the ball in OT for the last 2; there was an unfortunate facemask-sack-fumble-TD that ended the other.

 

It was a crazy good game. Aaron Rodgers again proved to all the doubters he's still the best QB in the game. They just need to draft better as a team. Some big receivers, and O-line help will go a big way.

[Br0din]

It was a crazy good game. Aaron Rodgers again proved to all the doubters he's still the best QB in the game. They just need to draft better as a team. Some big receivers, and O-line help will go a big way.

 

and a defense. you know, to stop the other team in overtime.  Or if you know you cant stop them... go for 2. Cause NFL coaches are getting away with crimes against middle school math.  

 

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 Its ok to reset and reevaluate.   Just be better than yesterday. 

[AlexCold]

and a defense. you know, to stop the other team in overtime.  Or if you know you cant stop them... go for 2. Cause NFL coaches are getting away with crimes against middle school math.  

 

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 Its ok to reset and reevaluate.   Just be better than yesterday. 

 

Yup a 2 pt conversion would have been a good option, but I think the fact he basically had to have two miracle plays to even get there, McCarthy wasn't pushing his luck.

[AlexCold]

First day on the restart. 

Fairly simple workout this morning. Day 1 of PH3. None of weights were heavy but the high reps (for me) was difficult. Especially when your breathing is compromised from a cold and some allergies from moving hay stacks the day before.

 

Squats - Warmups, 185x2x9

Bench - Warmups, 165x2x9

DL - Warmups, 295x2x7

 

Tomorrow is upper body fluff and puff.

 

Light day of food.

 

So far today, I've eaten:

 

Meal 1: 35g whey and 75g carbs pre/intra workout

Meal 2: Egg whites with 1 cup of veg (bell peppers and spinach), Kodiak Protein Pancake w/ raw honey, and 1 slice of whole wheat toast with PB

 

http://www.instagram.com/p/BA7l11Dg6EM

 

Meal 3 is in 30 minutes. I'm thinking a couple of sandwiches.

 

2 more complete meals to go after that and a bedtime casein shake.

 

Who said you can't eat when you diet, though this is supposed to be the base - maintanence diet portion to calibrate from there.

[Waldo]

It was a crazy good game. Aaron Rodgers again proved to all the doubters he's still the best QB in the game. They just need to draft better as a team. Some big receivers, and O-line help will go a big way.

 

It think it would be more important if:

 

- The whole of the offensive line wasn't recovering from injuries suffered during the season (when GB and Ari played during the season, both OT's were out, I think the C was too, if not he had just returned).

 

- GB's top 4 receivers weren't also injured, including their #1 missing the whole season, #2 dealing with a separated shoulder all season, #3 dealing with a high ankle sprain all season, and #4 going on IR midseason.  After Cobb went out in the 1st, GB's #5, #6, and #7 receivers were all that Rodgers had.

 

Rodgers had his head up his butt most of the year, retreating into his uber safe shell that kills the O, but he came out of it as the playoffs started.

 

But yeah the defense.  When the game is on the line, you can count on them to fail.  No matter how good they have been playing.  There is no single issue you can point to, but this has been a problem for years, their unclutchness has reached comedic levels, as of late especially as they have improved and look like a good D most of the time.

[Gainsdalf the Whey]

Thanks for reminding me about the RP templates. I couldn't use them before due to night time workouts, but can draw from them with my lunch time workouts. How you liking them so far?

[AlexCold]

Rodgers had his head up his butt most of the year, retreating into his uber safe shell that kills the O, but he came out of it as the playoffs started.

 

I always wonder if that's Rodgers or McCarthy? Either way, a giant amount of time thinking needs to be done over the off-season to right the ship. Can't waste all of Rodgers' prime on bad seasons like this.

 

Thanks for reminding me about the RP templates. I couldn't use them before due to night time workouts, but can draw from them with my lunch time workouts. How you liking them so far?

 

I like them. It's only the first few days an I'm on the base phase so I'm maintaining weight (which I am, maybe slightly dropping weight). I like that I look at what I do that day and apply the template (light, moderate, heavy). It also reminds me to eat like I'm supposed to while performing athletic endeavors. Before I wasn't eating enough pre/intra carbs and overeating at night when I wasn't doing anything. So far I don't think my performance has struggled due to diet, currently just trying to get back into working out often after taking such a long time doing so with this frequency.

 

My biggest hurdle now is to plan better on the weekends to minimize time wasted during the week. Post workout breakfast is the hardest for me.