Monday February 19, 2018
First day of official meet prep was yesterday. Everything is feeling good!
Comp Squats - 195 x2, 205 x2, 205 x2
SSB Pause Squats - 155 x5, 165 x5, 175 x5
2" Deficit SLDL - 185 x8 for 3 sets
Then more accessory work.
The last meet I did was the 2017 US Open! Wow! It has been quite some time. And it looks like this is going to be the only one I will be doing this year too. After the US Open I will be started my prep for a couple more shows.
I would like to do two shows. I'm thinking Border States and Kentucky Pro.
If I do the Kentucky show... Tony and I will probably to meet his dad!
That would be so amazing!!!! :) <3
Welp... In this blog... I want to touch on the process of achieving your goals. And how the process has to change here and there. Doing the same thing doesn't always work.
As you may know... In order to get something you have never had... You have to do something you've never done.
This goes for anything in life. Of course, at the moment I am talking about health and fitness goals.
If you want to lose some weight... You are going to have to eat healthier. And say you want to lose more weight... Just eating healthier isn't going to work like it did the first time. Now you will have to start working out as well.
If you want to get stronger in the squat... Squatting 135 for 3 sets of 10 every week... Isn't going to help you get stronger. It will the first time... But then you have to add more weight.
Long story long... You have to progress with time.
This is why I like to start off with the least amount of work or just one small change. That way you have room to grow. If you start off working out 7 days a week and switching to an all vegan diet when you used to not workout at all and ate fast food for every meal... Then one, you are setting yourself up for failure. And two, if you are able to stick with that extreme change.. You will hit a plateau and have no where to go from there.
The first thing I have my clients do when they start with me... Is simply tracking what they eat and drink. Don't make any changes. I just have them track. This allows the both of us to see where they are currently at calorie-wise. This also helps my clients become mindful of what they are eating, how much they are eating, and how often.
I also like my clients to be mindful of how they feel before and after eating. What foods make you feel bloated? Are you hungry? How are your energy levels. All this just from doing one thing... TRACKING.
Then after they have tracked for 2-3 days (at least, they can continue if they want), I give them macros close to their average caloric intake. I normally go slightly above their caloric intake. The reason for that is because I like my clients to eat healthier foods. I am not a fan of meeting your macros with junk. So with them eating healthier foods... They will generally lose weight... Even though they are eating more calories.
Let's take a step back... Let's say doing the above paragraph is still too big of a step for someone... I might have a client just focus on drinking a glass of water every time they sit down to eat.
SIDE NOTE: A lot of people think they are hungry... But really they are just dehydrated.