Two Tickets...

To the Gunshow?

Nope.

Paradise! (Press play, and then read the rest of my blog for an out of this world experience)



Now we're rocking.



Back and Biceps
My energy levels have never been better and I absolutely LOVED this workout...loved it so much that when Tony asked me if I "had my tickets" I felt like responding "Tony, I'm already there..." but then he busted out the tired old Gunshow-line and I realized that I was probably born in the wrong era. This workout is basically curls on top of curls on top of curls and as a result it's something you can really sink your teeth into. I found that if you keep your intensity level and weights as high as you can manage, you're able to get an insane pump running to your "guns" and feel fantastic when you take your standard post-workout mirror-glance. I ran out of gas during pullups near the end (See: 0 pullups for the "Max Reps" exercise) but that didn't come close to discouraging me or minimizing the pump I got from the arm exercises. The frat boy in me cannot wait to get back on the curls.


Om nom nom
As far as my diet goes I've decided that my calorie intake should increase and I'll be shooting for more meals throughout the day, subsequently adding 300-500 calories of clean carbs/protein where I can. I'm getting more in-tune with my body and feel pretty confident in being able to guess when I'm at a deficit where perhaps the calories I've already taken in aren't going to cut it before a workout, etc. The target calories I set for myself are more of a guideline than a hard and fast rule and I'm guessing that by the 60 day mark I'll have a pretty clear idea of where I'm at, where I should be and what I need to eat in order to get where I want to be. I've already pre-made my meals for this week but am planning on mixing it up next week with a wider variety of foods and storing them in smaller portions to keep it fresh, new and exciting like the rest of my fresh, new and exciting life. Baby.

Anyway, I've got Yoga tomorrow night and then legs on Friday before heading to Mom and Dad's for my sister's birthday supper. She turns 22 tomorrow (April 15) and reads this blog so I figured I'd give her a shoutout. Anna, by the time you read this it'll be your birthday or else many days past it, so consider me the first to say Happy Birthday! (The Facebookers who wished you happy birthday two days ago don't count).