Well, for reasons I don't fully understand, I decided to stop posting for several weeks. Luckily, I didn't stop working out— though I haven't been as consistent as I'd prefer.

However, I'm back, and I'm going to try to hold firm to a commitment to post Monday through Thursday, even if the posts are extremely short, and to workout exactly as according to my plan— weight training Mon-Tue-Thu-Fri, and running Mon-Fri.

I lifted both yesterday and today. Here's the synoposis:

Monday

Barbell Bench Press: 15@95 lbs, 10@115 lbs, 8@115 lbs
Barbell Incline Bench: 12@75lbs, 9@85 lbs
Barbell Upright Row: 12@40lbs, 11@50lbs, 10@50 lbs

I'm in a real hurry, but just for the sake of regularity, I'm posting today anyway: yesterday's workout went great and today I'm going backpacking (hence the hurry) which I can assume will substitute adequately for the 20 minutes of cardio I'd otherwise be doing.

Peace.

--Nathan

The Real Day One occurred yesterday, much to my satisfaction and pride. I am teh awesomeness.

I stuck to my diet (mostly) and repeated workout one, week one, of the plan Global has me on... I figured it'd be good to do the Monday workout on Monday. I'm about ready to head out for workout two, and I'll post later after that's over.

Also, thanks for your comments! It's great to know there's a community here. I enjoy being part of it.

So, here I am, ready to rip onward to Day One of this whole endeavor.... and my body picks the exact moment I reward it with a panoply of healthier habits to up and fail on me. Instead of rocking workout number two and diet day number one, I come down with 101 degree fever and have to forego any intense physical activity.

Oh, the irony.

So I guess we're not really at Day One yet. Hence, I am dubbing today Day Zero Plus One. Hopefully, tomorrow I'll feel well enough that there won't have to be a Day Zero Plus Two.

However, I did manage to make some lemonade— I used the extra time to prepare my meals for the next three days, so I can be assured that I'll stay on the diet no matter how crazy things get. It sure took me a while, though (almost 5 hours) and I'm pretty sure I'll need to dramatically increase my efficiency in the kitchen if this is going to work out. So there's something to work on.

I'm calling it day zero instead of day one because I haven't started the diet yet... that's tomorrow. But I'm just about to leave for the gym to do my first workout on the Global program.

Am I psyched? Hell yeah.

A little about me:

My body is totally cookie cutter average. Smack center of the bell curve, at least as far as I can tell. I've attached a couple of pictures to give you an idea. I'm neither fat nor thin, not scrawny and definately not muscular.

My background is in distance running, and it's the only thing I ever really competed in... though not well, I should mention. My fastest 5k was a wonderfully mediocre 20:00 flat. But I still have always enjoyed the sport, and so I've kept at it since highschool began. I've also lifted inconsistently and without inspiration on and off during that time, but rarely with any noticeable gains. Mostly, it's because I can say I've never fully tried, at least for and consistent time duration, and nor have I adjusted my diet to allow for lean body mass gain.