Cheese Log: The Road To Georgia 2009

[Cheese]

I've been away, I think it is the adult onset ADD, but that is a different project.

I'm back and I have a mission, I'm hoping for more help. I have been working on being less of a fat guy, and have been, in part, succeeding. The team trains three times a week, but I have been in the gym less than I was last year, which is disappointing. I hope that keeping a log of what I'm up to will help me stay focused on doing it, make me formulate a plan and hopefully garner some positive feedback, or negative as the case may be.

So, I got the call on Tuesday and need every second of every day to make me better at racing. The plan is Monday, Wednesday, Friday event training, Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday conditioning in the form of speed, strength and endurance work outs. Saturdays will be a whatever day of either lighter event training or longer biking, or whatever.

Thus far, here is the scoop:
Tuesday- 1.5 hours biking
Wednesday- 2 standing blocks for angle and 8 single buck cookies for speed
Thursday- Sprint work, 800m warm-up, 12x50m sprints WFO with 2 minute rest, 2 B-ball line drills 800m cool
Friday- 13 single buck cookies, about 50/50 speed vs. technique/leverage
Saturday- 2 standing blocks, knotty, working on angle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhTV1IzDDTE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWAqf_NXoaM

More videos/reports to follow until June 18th. Thanks for reading.

[Cheese]

Plan for this week, since weeks start on Sundays in my mind:
Sunday- Strength/plyos, 800m warm up, 100 squats for balance, 50 sumo squats, 3 sets to failure squat jumps for height, 3 sets to failure distance jumps, kettlebells 3 sets of 10 swings, cleans, snatches, crunches/pushups/planks
Monday- Underhand to failure, standing
Tuesday- Laps at the park, 30 minutes plus warm up/cool down
Wednesday- Harvest, single buck
Thursday- Sprints
Friday- Standing/underhand/stock saw
Saturday- TBD

Breakfast- 3 eggs, salsa, 3 turkey bacons, 2 qts water, one mug coffee
Lunch- 7 slices shaved turkey, 2-3 handfuls almonds, cheese, more water
Supper- 1 cup wheat pasta, light olive oil, little fresh romano
Snacks- banana, strawberries, skinny people yogurt as needed

Videos of event training to follow.

[corax]

you can count on me for a bit of positive / negative reinforcement :D

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[reggie 00]

You need more food.

For all the activities you are doing your going to be way under on nutrients.

When i work out all hard core i end up eating every 3 hours. Small simple meals, so they are easy to digest and are full of what i need before i work out.

I haven't done anything i along time and i wish i could be more helpful, but i would talk to a trainer/nutritionist to see if you are meeting your optimal intake.

If you starve your self your body ends up going into storage mode and doesnt burn the fat.

Also put up your weights and reps for your sets so we can track your progress.
That way someone might spot plateaus in your work out and suggest alternates to help you get of that certain spot.

Shouldn't be a big deal you look like your in pretty good shape and your Lumberjack comps are pretty hardcore too.

[neliconcept]

ditto on the more food, but really need to spread it out, that will jumpstart your metab and will help you burn a lot of fat

general rule of thumb.. (im working out 5-6 times a week right now and since im a model photographer have now started to semi do modeling)

5 minutes warmup on cardio or muscle lose tendacies, 30 weights 30 cardio (fat burning mode already) and in 10 weeks you should have lost 30 or so pounds in fat, if you want to gain muscle well then up the protein per meal by a lot, and the wheat pasta, how many carbs in that?

[Cheese]

More training videos tonight, off to the field now.

Snacks take the space between meals, I'm aiming for 200 calories of snacks twice, breakfast being bigger, smaller lunch, smallest supper.

I'm trying to become a stronger, faster, balanced athlete.

Kettlebell exercises are 35 pounds. Smaller single muscle exercises are 8kg or 28 pounds.

Thanks guys.

[neliconcept]

add apples and carrots to your snack list

[reggie 00]

very small snack and a big glass of water before bed.
This will keep you metabolism going at night while you sleep.
It will roll thru that simple snack quick and keep going.

[Cheese]

Carrots are there, not a big apple eater. Oranges, bananas and grapefruit travel well to campus.

Got after it pretty good with event training today but got guest passed at the food hall, so supper was a little too long.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohmgPUE6EEs

Water and water and water, some times a scoop or two of Gatorade to add a bit of flavor. Had chocolate milk with supper after training and usually drink milk with breakfast.

Thanks for the help.

Anyone have advice on a good, free video editor so I can combine my footage?

[neliconcept]

do you use a mac Adrian? only one i know of is imovie that can do that (though I dont use it)

[04 Rocko Taco]

Hey adrian, I was watching some Stihl series sunday on TV. I saw the 2008 collegiate winner on the competing with the big boys...

Is the pro series finals in columbus also? I heard them mention the road to columbus a few times...

[Cheese]

Sorry, but I have an update.

Last year I took second to Matt Bolton, finals for Pro's and College were in Columbus, GA.

This year, finals will also be in Columbus, GA. Check out http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/timbersports/index

Unfortunately, I was in the gym last Tuesday, got hit in the eye, detached my retina, had emergency surgery last Friday and am now recovering. Right now all I can do is walk around, I have a patch on my left eye and will not be able to see out of it regularly for about 3 months.

This means no Georgia, or any competing, or any training for a couple more weeks, then easing into training but not ready to race. Big bummer, but after nearly destroying my eye ball and being blind, I'm excited to be healing with a chance to see again for the future.

[Crinale]

ouch... glad it was repaired, but that sucks man... good luck in the healing process...