My update for week 5 is that I have plateaued.
But let’s be honest folks, a plateau implies that I’ve done all that I could in my power and still leveled out my fitness options – and frankly, I have not. Therefore it’s not so much a plateau – as it is that I’m not trying very hard at the moment.
In the last week and a half, my protein intake has dropped dramatically and I have also stopped doing my intervals (cardio). All I have for not maintaining my rhythm is a string of excuses.
Part of the point of revamping my fitness – is to examine the lifestyle that I live and the choices I have been making NOT to focus on my health. Avoidance.
Why do I avoid?
This part of the cycle is generally where I have the most trouble with commitment.
As some would say, I tend to self sabotage right about here.
So, if I want to seriously make the commitment to a healthier life – I need to understand the psychology of why I do this. Find the trigger to the pattern repetition and re-wire it.
Obviously, I feel better. I feel stronger and more powerful. At the end of week five I’m lifting three times the amount I could lift when I started. I’m showing muscle definition in my thighs, arms and calves. My stamina has improved significantly. Also, in my last workout, I did the prescribed set of reps and sets and still felt great – so I said, “I’m not dead yet, Nick. I think I’m gonna do another round.”
And he was like, “Who are you, and what have you done with Athena?’
That felt pretty good.
Even still, I am currently only doing half of the program. Without my intervals and protein intake maxed out there will be no further progress and I know it – and yet I am still not amped up to get better results. I don’t think its burnout. I really think I’ve hit a mental block or emotional trigger.
Time to do some digging and figure out why I’m stuck and build a plan to help me pull myself out of it.
There you have it folks, week five and now the deeper issues arise.
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