Well it’s official: I’m over the hump. I’m over half way through the Whole30.
It’s been interesting this time round as this is the first time I’ve done the Whole30 in Winter. All my previous Whole30s were completed over the Summer months and I’d have to say that I think it’s much easier (over Summer) for a number of different reasons:
- You eat more salad based meals – eg. steak and salad over Summer. In winter all you want to eat are hot meals. If the meal doesn’t provide warmth to your body, you’re less likely to go for it – it might just be me but I seem to prefer sweet potato wedges over cos lettuce and baby spinach #justsayin
- You’re outdoors much more and therefore eat less – You probably would have noticed reading my Training and Food logs the sheer amount of food I’m going through. I don’t ever remember eating this much when I did the Whole30 back in January. I was outside a lot more so there weren’t as many snacks – I also wasn’t doing Outlaw back then either so you could say that the increased volume in training would be a contributing factor to my increased appetite?
- It’s one thing to be ripped in Summer but it’s another to lean out in the middle of winter. 15 days in my body fat percentage is starting to drop but now I’m really starting to feel the cold. I’m constantly rocking up to the gym wearing 2 hoodies at a time and yes, Ugg boots have become my preferred footwear (you can take the boy out of Charnwood…) It might be time for some thermals…
Food and Training
4:30am – wake – stirred at 3:50am which was kind of crap and woke up to the alarm (smack bang in the middle of a dream)
5:15am – coffee – double shot espresso
5:30-6:30am – coach double am sessions
8am – breakfast – left over meatloaf, broccoli and sweet potato wedges + almond butter (half a jar) + double shot espresso
11:30am – pre train – long black (Mocamaster)
12pm Train Outlaw 140716
BBG
1) Clean from blocks (just above knee): 60,80,90,100,110,115(f),115,117.5(f) – down on last week but I was OK with that; then 2×2@110kg – cleans felt really heavy today.
2) BTN Jerk from blocks (drop every rep): was supposed to be a 2RM but I was lowering them down to my neck for 60(2),80(2),90(2),100(2) and then just thought I’d go for a cheeky 1RM – working @ 115kg,120kg,126(PR) and came mighty close to nailing 130kg
Strength/Skill
1a) 4X3 Bench Press – work to a arm – skipped this today and had a play with strict TTB (below)
1b) 4XME Tempo Strict TTB (3 counts on descent of legs) – sets of 2-4 reps.
Conditioning
For time:
- 30 Burpee Box Jump Overs 24/20″
- 30 Front Squats @ 100kg (70% of current front sq 1RM – 135kg)
- 30 Burpee Box Jump Overs 24/20″
— result: 17:10 – Probably could have pushed a little harder today. Broke front sqs into sets of 5 and sat down to rest between efforts. If I had of gone faster I probably would have failed reps and cried.
Finisher:
- 50 tire flips (steel radial – heavy ass)
- 200 sledgehammer strikes (120 with big sledgehammer)
Looking forward to having a day off tomorrow. Will be running sessions in the early am but then I’m going home to have a big sleep.
2:30pm – post WOD refuel – 2x banana + coconut water + bowl full of chicken breast
3pm – snack – 2x paleo balls + long black (hang in out around the table at the gym)
5pm – pre dinner – slow cooked pulled pork + sauerkraut + almond butter
7:45pm – dinner – deconstructed hamburger – beef, bacon, egg, cos lettuce, beetroot, tomato and onion + sweet potato wedges (from Grilled)
9:45pm – in bed (running double am session in the morning)
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