Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Base Camp: Day 3

Day 3 of 12

Base Camp Training Time: 2:30 P.M.

Notes: My mother and I did base camp training today. Last training session I did it with my mother and her co-worker, Alicia, but this time Alicia was unable to come. This was because there were only two people in my mom's office today, instead of the usual 3, so they could not take the same lunch break. Base camp was not very difficult, I switched up the squats for lunges today, which cranked up the intensity a bit. Once again, I concentrated on contracting the muscle group I was working and feel it works much better that way. My mother is struggling a bit, having to do push-ups on her knees. That's okay though, she's trying her best, and nobody can ask for more.

Sleep:
Time Retired: 1:30 A.M.
Time Awaken: 11:15 A.M.
Total Sleep: 9 hours, 45 minutes

Notes: As a total, it seems like I'm a complete lazy-ass for sleeping so long, but last night wasn't a smooth ride. I woke up a few times to use the restroom and had a bit of difficult falling back asleep instantly. I woke-up refreshed, though.

Nutrition

Water intake (in addition to water specified below): 1.4 gallons
* Asterisk indicates mood/feeling after eating specified food

Meal 1: 9:30 A.M.

  • 12 oz water
  • 4 ice cubes
  • 1 packet Vanilla RIGHT
* Bill Phillips sent me samples of RIGHT. Holy crap is this stuff great. Calmed my appetite completely and tasted great.

Meal 2: 3:15 P.M.
  • 1/2 envelope of Chocolate Myoplex
  • 12 oz water
  • 4 ice cubes
  • Sprinkle of blueberries and raspberries
  • 1 tsp of flaxseed
  • 1 cup of green tea
* Good post-training shake, I normally wouldn't add the flax as to slow digestion, but I don't consider base-camp to be entirely taxing on my body.

Meal 3: 7:30 P.M.
  • Shrimp cocktail consisting of about 10 small shrimp and tomato juice, cilantro, onions, and hot sauce.
  • 2 tsp of Metamucil Pink Lemonade Fiber
  • 3 large classes of water
* Good tasting, nutritious meal. Possibly too much shrimp, but remember this is base camp - the only guidelines are eat lean, clean, and green.

Meal 4: 12:30 P.M.
  • 1/2 portion of Salmon
  • 1 tsp Metamucil Pink Lemonade Fiber
  • 1 tsp Carlson's Fish Oil


Notes: Once again, I did not eat how I should be eating for the 12-week phase. I really need to get into the habit of doing that. For this phase it's not quite as important how much I eat, but rather what i eat. I feel that I'm doing well with food choices, now I just need to get timing / portion back in check. Only 1 tsp of fish oil today, I would have liked to do 2. During training, I'm planning on bumping it up to 2-3 tablespoons.

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