May 10, 2004
Hydroxy-update
Boot camp today felt REALLY good... I had energy to spare, it was rad. One of the cardio spurts was running lines across the gym tho... think "highschool basket ball practice" Sprint from basket to free throw, touch the line, sprint back, touch the bounds line, sprint to mid court, touch, back touch, far free throw, touch, back, touch, far bounds line, touch, back... its the sprint drill from hell... and we did it twice (with a short break in the middle THANK GOD!!)
oh boy was the pump of the arms fun to look at too.
One interesting thing is that I started taking the hydroxy cut this morning again and whoah... I can SERIOUSLY tell the difference now. The reduction of overall caffeine intake has definitely had an effect on how much the stuff affects me. I had zero appetite today... in fact I just ate my dinner and I hadn't eaten since 3pm. I pretty much had to force myself to eat too because I seriously wasn't hungry. I am WAY low on calories today but I'm now stuffed full of taco salad and just don't want to eat anything else.
The good news is that I'm SUPER low on carbs too (surprise, surprise) so I should be dumping myself back into ketosis pretty quickly.
Oh... and Jim... I HAVE SEPARATION IN MY CALVES NOW!!!!! And I'm noticing a lot more vascularity in the hands and fore-arms... not that I want vascularity, mind you... its just a sign of reducing body fat, so in a way... it's good.
The calf muscle thing I have been waiting for. I have nicely shaped calves, but it all looked like one muscle back there for a very long time... finally I'm getting some separation, and while I will never have FABULOUS calves like Lee... they're certainly on the upswing!
Posted by Lexy at May 10, 2004 09:10 PM
Comments
I think we need some pictures...
Hydroxycut eh? Hmmm... does it make you feel wierd or anything?
Posted by: Laura on 05/11/04 @ 05:00 AM
The first workout after re-feed is waaaay pumpy; most people can't do Back on that day, for the pumpage. Feels wondrous. ;)
mmmmmm...separation and vascularity....damned broken calf of mine....
Posted by: Jim aka V-Dub on 05/11/04 @ 06:13 AM
Laura - yes, in fact... it does make me a bit hyper. Not jittery hyper... just up. You should have seen my blazing fingers as I was typing yesterday! I'm skipping the coffee this morning to see if that helps a bit.
Jim - Chest/Back, Arms/Shoulders. I still feel pumped!!! My biceps are INSANE!
Posted by: brenna on 05/11/04 @ 07:49 AM
Lee looks fabulous, doesn't she?
Can't wait to see your pictures! I really like your new site.
Posted by: Ali on 05/11/04 @ 11:28 AM
I've noticed a bit of the vascularity thing happening with me, as well. Mostly on my arms, front shoulders, and hands. It's kind of ... COOL.
We definitely need photos of those calves, girl. As well as the rest of you. It's been a while.
As for my own calves, they're not that special but I sure as hell am proud of them. Thanks for the compliment. :)
Posted by: Lee on 05/11/04 @ 12:38 PM
As long as it doesn't get you down when Friday comes and you're flat and unpumped (the downside to low-carbage, and why I don't like Atkins+exercise)
And my biggest swing was about 10 lbs. (there was more when I got down to welterweight to prove a point, but that was dry, carbless and sodium-depleted)
Posted by: Jim (a.k.a. the Mighty Slug of Thunder) on 05/11/04 @ 02:18 PM
Hooray for calf separation! You've been working so hard & it's awesome that you're seeing results like the additional muscle definition and the body fat decrease.
Posted by: nuni on 05/10/04 @ 10:11 PM