johnsresolutions

Numbers Started the month at 170, aiming for 165. After spending much of the second half of the month stuck at 166, I finally on the last day of the month saw a 165 on the scale! BJJ and musculation and cardio: did BJJ every week, felt pretty good overall. Did my isometrics every week, though for a couple of the weeks I didn’t have as much energy for it and only did the minimum, possibly because of cardio stuff or possibly because of experimenting with some new isometric positions that more effectively pushed my ability (or, possibly because of the calorie deficit and the new low weight!). Did my cardio every week - two sessions of ten minutes each, and by the end of the month I was up to 120 burpees in those ten minutes (or rather in 9:20 by the end of the month); pretty brutal, but it has made the most massive difference for my BJJ. Reflections 165 is lower than I have ever ever been as an adult. I’m starting to doubt I’ll ever be able to see a proper six pack; I think the loose skin...

Man. The burpee hiit project is going way better than I could have imagined. I think I’m already pretty close to the level I want to sustain long term. So I think my monthly goal for cardio going forward is very likely to be centred on just keeping the weekly habit I basically already have in place. That is pretty cool.

It’s the middle of May and I’ve already seen 166lbs on the scale. I wonder if my monthly goal for the next little while should not be a particular number but just to stay under 170. I want to float up and down between about 160 and 170. If I find myself getting too close to the top, I’ll switch to a deficit. If I’m ever getting close to the bottom, I’ll loosen up and add in more protein and flexibility etc. I like that idea a lot. We’ll see if that’s how I play it and how well it works but at this point that’s what I’m thinking could be a cool way to approach things for the next little while. Staying lean and staying fueled for muscle gain and other physical goals.