The start of a new phase can be pretty janky, especially if it means going from a state of living in extremes to a more tempered approach (which is the case when moving from fat loss to strength & muscle gain.
It helps to shorten the amount of time you live in limbo. Reaching the end of your achievements kills momentum like changing direction in a car kills your speed. I’ve found that 1-2 weeks is the sweet spot between goal setting. You can enjoy the fruits of your labour and psychologically recover, without undoing the results or losing your motivation to focus on the next milestone.
My SI joint or lower back is tight. Probably from camping, running, and swinging the splitting maul. I’ll give it another few days, and if it’s still tight book in with my acupuncture lady.
Anyway, here’s the good stuff:
Nutrition
- 60ml double cream in various coffees
- 40g oats mixed with 1 scoop protein powder
- Pink Monster (Workout)
- 8oz steak and 200g Potatoes
- 150g low fat yogurt
- 1 scoop protein
- 80g muesli
- 1 apple
- 3 sticks celery
- 40g protein cereal
- 1/2 apple
- Milk