165.8

Relaxing a bit in prep. for the next climbing cycle.  Funny how my weight wants to climb up.
No other news.

The habit in place!

Hi, I was 164.4 this morning.

Yesterday, I was going to relax and not do any exercise; however, I felt uncomfortable not going for a jog, so I went!  I almost went to yoga too, though I am bored with the similar asanas there.  The work just prevented me from going to the Jodi's class.  So I didn't, eheh.

Slept in late today, so skipped the jog and went to yoga class in the morning.  I still have to build my awesome training plan for February through mid-April.  Limited climbing, max training and dating :).

165

Mission accomplished: late morning jog and yoga yesterday.  However, I came home hungry after yoga and ate a bowl of buckwheat.  Not good for the comp,  but good for my long term project.  Right after the comp, I am going to relax and eat well in preparation for the new workout cycle.

Yesterday, I was a bit tired of the same vinyasa flow with minor variations that we are doing every time.  I had to force myself to go to the class.  It's time to take a break and look for something a little different; perhaps a different yoga style.  I am sure I will come back to Jodi in the end.

So, for the next 2-3 days I am not working out at all.  I have to catch up with work.

164.0

Good day! Nothing unusual today.  Going for a jog and yoga later in the day since I missed it in the morning.  Will try to skip the lunch as I ate a big breakfast.

163.6

This is the final week of the competition! No matter who wins, we are all miles ahead of people who have not even tried and eons ahead of people who are not even aware of the issues that the general American eating culture and food industry impose on our health!

Enough ranting!  I have come full circle to my minimal weight of 163.4 during this comp.  The difference is I am not hungry, I still climb strong and looking forward to the new training season.  But first, I have to rest.  I have decided that the 1st training cycle has lasted too long.  I need to finish it and start fresh.  From now, I will separate performance climbing from training; this is Linear Periodization (LP) training.  In the future, I might try non-LP (NLP): climb and train at the same time.

Anyways, this week I am going to forget climbing till the weekend.  Heck, I won't be disappointed if I do not climb this weekend.  I am still going to jog and go to yoga classes; all  part of active rest.  Next week around Wednesday, I am going to start basic training again.

This blog will become my Totem Pole training journal.

164.2

Just another number is in and it's looking already better.  I have neglected my running and yoga yesterday and today, though.  I will be back on the horse this weekend.  I will go jogging and relax doing house chores on Saturday.  On Sunday, I will do a full package: jogging, yoga, training for climbing, and some wine in the evening at a singles meetup :).

So here is what works for me: good breakfast with protein and veggies in the morning, light lunch, no dinner.  All of the above accompanied by lots of training.  A sick project helps to keep the psyche up.

Last Intermediate Comp Results

RZ -3.842%

DL -2.9%  

RM -2.4%

DW -1.2%

165.2

Yesterday, I have followed my programme diligently: jogged, climbed, yogad, and skipped the dinner :).  Keep it up Dmitriy!

Today, I am off to a jog after a meeting and a yoga class in the evening.

Temptations, temptations, temptations

Yesterday, I misbehaved in a different way.  I did not eat extra food, but I consumed extra internet :(. Facebook, climbing videos killed my time yesterday.  As a result I had to stay back later and work.  Ugh, I missed Jodi's class.  C'est terrible Dmitriy!  Enough already!  Please.

Great Balancer reports 167 this morning.

Ok, today I am going to go for a jog and do some interval training in the morning.  Jodi in the evening!  No FB (period).

Off I go!

165.4

Not much new except I have finally sent Klingon at ORG!  Oh man, it took me 9 tries over 3 separate trips to finish this project!  For the last 8 tries, I have been falling at the same spot at the lip of the overhang.  That was until I changed the sequence at the crux on Sunday!  While working the move on TR, I noticed that there was a huge foot down low with, well, tic marks higher up:  can't avoid those at ORG.  Eheheh.   So, instead of a left hand cross-over to a bad hold, I did a right hand undercling to a left hand hold switch to a right hand going to the better part of the cross-over hold (as above).

Elsewhere, I plan to go to Joid's class and jog right thereafter.

Onwards now!

167.4

Feeling better today.  Went for a jog and back to my eating routine: big breakfast, small or no dinner, stop eating well before 8 pm.  Also, I think that doing too much running makes me more hungry.  One time a day is plenty.

And falling

Great Balancer reported 168.2.  I am going to go for a jog later today.  That is a major break down in this competition that is putting me out of the race.  Let's see if I can reach 160 for the Totem Pole.  I just can't lose there, whatever it takes!

Ouuu, I fall again

Yeah, I have broken down for a bagel with cream cheese and trout at Atlas Cafe.  After that, I cooked latkes, which I mostly fed off to my neighbor.  Unfortunately, a few left overs made a lot of damage.
My feeling down did not help either, oh well.  On top of this, I needed to give my ankle a break from all the running.  So, I skipped this morning climbing and running workouts.  Not good, but perhaps my body just needs a break.

I was 167.2 this morning. Gotta get back on the horse.  I will today!

165.4

I am determined to reach my goal of 160 lbs by the end of this competition at the end of January.  To do it, I plan to run twice a day (almost 2 hours total) and go to 4 yoga sessions a week.  This is on top of my regular training for climbing 1-2 times a week.  All this exercise is in order to eat well and still lose weight.   It's going to be challenging to reach my goal as I don't restrict my calorie intake during the weekends climbing outside.

Yesterday, on Sunday, I started at 8:10 am jogging on the beach and in the hills for 45 min.  I missed about 5-10 min of my regular run as I was rushing to Jody's yoga class at 9:30 am.  After stopping to buy new ice climbing pants, I ended up in Dogpatch at 1:15 pm.  I goofed around and did my power endurance workout till 6 pm.  Then, after some snacking, I went to run for an hour by the flashlight.

Today, I am resting: 2 jogging sessions on the beach and some stretching.  To reach my goal, I need to be below 164 lbs next Monday morning.  I am going to try to skip the lunch if I can.

Intermediate Results

RZ -3.8%

RM -2.0%

CS -1.8%

DL -1.5%

DW -1.4%

RZ has broken away! Will anyone come from behind and take it all from him?  There are 3 trolls that have never reported their results.  Will they wrench the victory when RZ can practically smell it!?  Have fun ya al!

166.4

Yesterday, I only ran 30 minutes due to work obligations.  I could not make both yoga and a climbing workout, so I blasted for a 5 hour evening at the Dogpatch.  I know it does nothing to lower my weight, but it brings me closer to the Totem Pole.  Except, I misbehaved and did not follow the work out plan 100%.  Good news I have worked out 1 power endurance circuit.  I will be back on Sunday!

I still need to work on my routine for the remaining 3 weeks of the comp and beyond.

167.6

I missed logging the day before. Sorry!

Yesterday, I was trying to fast to lose a little extra poundage.  The Great Balancer did not like it the least bit.  I became very hungry mid-day, unable to function.  So, from now on: no fasting, good breakfast and lunch (if hungry), lots of exercise.

Today on the menu: jog 6:30 am, PE at dogpatch 2-6 pm, yoga 6:30 pm

168.6

Just an upswing after a weekend climbing.  I was eating without restraint too.  Back to my planning board.

166.4

I relaxed over the New Years and got real tipsy first time in 17 years.  Good way to remind myself why I do not like it.  What's the fun of feeling like crap afterwards?  Not much fun drinking either.

Anyways, no workout + extra food is all that extra weight under my belt now.  Nothing to worry about.  I am going to re-start my routine with new vigor.  I am to finish PE phase this month before Potrero Chico.  I will report my routine in the next few posts.

Meanwhile, I am off to Sierras for skiing and sport climbing this weekend!