TRAINING/NUTRITION BLOG: 11/29/12

[Jim B]

TRAINING:

11/26
100 BURPEES MIXED IN WITH 16 TAEKWON-DO HYUNGS

 

11/27
10AM
150 24" BOXJUMP BURPEES 

5PM-
TAEKWON-DO; 16 HYUNGS

11/28
10AM-
100 BURPEES 
50 PULLUPS

630PM-
TAEKWON-DO: 20 HYUNGS, BASICS, SPARRING, BREAKING.

 

11/29

10AM-

150 BURPEES (Nothing fancy here. Just trying to get caught up.)

 

NUTRITION:

(11/29 only. I haven't had time to log, but definitely haven't been able to stray from strict nutrition.)

 

7am

200mg caffeine

1000mg vitamin C

 

745am-

1 tbsp coconut oil

about 2oz of deer pepperoni

handful of raw almonds

4000mg fish oil

cod liver oil

5000iu vitamin D

 

9am-

200mg caffeine

 

11am- (postworkout)

1 banana

handful of raw almonds

130pm-

1 tbsp coconut oil

about 6oz of leftover grilled wild salmon

3 eggs fried in coconut oil

cod liver oil

(Didn't feel a need to hit the fish oil because of the fish and the organic, free-range eggs.)

10pm-

1 tbsp coconut oil

Huge steak

Huge salad, with all my normal goodies and homemade salad dressing.

Huge baked potato with full-fat organic butter and sour cream.

Red wine.

4000mg fish oil

1130pm-

Will hit the zinc, magnesium, and B6 with some melatonin.

Progress picture: Between 3 and 4lbs added during burpee challenge. Some in the shoulders and legs. I gain muscle really, really easy. The only big change from last year is the addition of tons of boxjump burpees. 

One thing I can say is that when you do lots of volume of full-body training, your hormone levels, nutrition, and genetics have a lot to do with the way you gain muscle. If you need to add it, you will. If you need to take it off, you will. I guess my body wants to carry a little more muscle, so I gained it. 

Another thing: I have been doing a good chunk of my burpees after a 12-14hr fast, in order to promote a substantial hormonal response. Also, I supplemented with creatine monohydrate until just a few days ago.