One thing that I’ve been finding really useful on this Whole30, sharing my food and training with the whole world (via my blog) is the level of accountability. Before I started the Whole 30 I could smash a salted caramel smoothie from Th1ve – and almost on a daily basis – This is obviously a mega sugar hit (and while it technically is Whole30 compliant) it’s a clear dependency on sugar for a bit of a pick-me-up. Having to post each and every meal on my blog means I’m advertising all my food habits (good and bad) and it’s helped me to form a clearer picture of my emotional connection (and/or dependency) with food.
Because you’re accountable to someone other than yourself, you’re more inclined to want to make your journal look better. Of course I could post complete BS but I wouldn’t learn anything about myself, my emotional connection to the food I eat and/or the ability to make changes to achieve optimal results. The flow on effect of sharing my food and training online is that I’m almost forced into making better decisions (because I want it to look good) – which in turn keeps me accountable, creates good food habits and leads to improvements across the board (mental, physical and emotional)
Food and Training
4:30 – wake to alarm – although I stirred from 4am – While Coops is away I’ll be running his AM sessions (unless I can get Becca to help out. It’s pretty cold outside so I’ve got 2 hoodies on (can’t find my UA cold gear top) it’ll be my first priority when I get home…
5.00am – coffee and snack – 2x long black (mocamaster) and 4x mini muffins – twas really cold in the gym this morning (I had 2 hoodies on) so the long black warmed my hands…
8am – breakfast – sweet potato cottage pie (sweet potato mash and beef mince)
9:45am – double shot espresso + paleo ball
11:30am – pre-train – beef meatballs and sauerkraut
12pm train outlaw 140714
BBG
1) Clean & Jerk: arm – warm up @ 60,80,100,110(f),110(f), 105(f) – head just wasn’t in it.
2) Jerk from blocks: 5 singles @ 80,90,100(f),-,- — this was absolutely so crap that I didn’t even bother with the last 2 reps
Strength
1a) 4X3 Behind the neck Push Press (Clean grip) @ 90,91,92.5,93.3kg
1b) 3X5 Strict Pull-ups + ME C2B Pull-ups @ 5/5,5/3,5/5
Conditioning
3 rounds of:
- 2:00 ME Handstand Walk
- 2:00 Max Distance OH Walking Lunges 135/95#
- 2:00 ME Row for Calories
- 1:00 Rest
—results:
- R1 24m / 20m / 31 cal
- R2 20m / 16m / 32 cal
- R3 12m / 10m / 39 cal
This was a crap day in the gym – I could have blamed my performance on lack of energy but everyone else seemed to battle too.
2:30pm – post train refuel – coconut water + 4x mini paleo muffins (pumpkin and banana)
6pm – chilli beef and broccoli (w/ onion and capsicum) stir fry (on the BBQ) + coconut water
8pm – watched ‘Need for Speed’ (2014) – it was a rad movie (car porn and carnage)
10pm – pulled out the slow cooked pork that Becca had put on at 12pm – had a bit – was a bit worried that it was going to upset my sleep but it didn’t.
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