Day 1

The Big Dawg Bash last weekend was awesome and proved that hard work pays off. I left with more knowledge and motivation than I ever have had in my life. I have been very consistent the past few months and I was able to show up and do well. Throughout the fitness test, my strengths and weaknesses were exposed. I placed very high in the two events I knew I would do well at (c&j and reverse toss) and I was really challenged in two events (the circuit and the 3k). I need to fix my engine quite a bit. I am powerful, but I need to become stronger and more enduring. I am lucky to only be 21 years old, I think being young is advantageous because I have a very long fitness future.

I now have a coach who works on personal program design to help get me to where I need to be. We've discussed goals upon many other things and the bottom line is I love to compete but I don't like to lose. I am ready for whatever it takes. I could not be more excited for this journey! My program design is from OPT's Michael FitzGerald. The timing of everything was perfect, I talked with him a few times over the weekend and he was able to assess me as well as see me in action and really get a sense of what's going on. I had to log a few days of my diet prior to our consultation to see where my nutrition is at. This has motivated me to keep a log from now on. I wouldn't want to write down that I drank coke or had pizza, so it's unlikely I will ever eat it as long as I log my food.

Today was the first day of my new program with Michael. One thing I need to do is get my little legs stronger so that's pretty much what I worked on today. I walked away from a "strength" training day winded and super sweaty. I think I will be pretty sore tomorrow and I'm looking forward to it. I don't plan to post all my work outs but,  here's a look at day 1:

TRAINING:
A. Back Squat @ 30X1, 4-6 reps x 4 sets, 4 min
B. GH Raises @ 20X0, 6-9 reps x 3 sets, 2 min
C. DB Split Squats @ 30X0, 6-8/arm x 3 sets, 60 sec b/t legs
D. Barbell Russian Step-ups @ 1110 - 20", 12-15/leg x 3 sets, 60 sec b/t leg
RESULTS:
A. 160# (6), 165# (6), 170# (5), 175# (4)
B. 8# (9), 12# (9), 15# (7)
C. 30# (8/leg), 35# (7/leg), 40# (6/leg)
D. 65# (15/leg), 2 sets @ 70# (12/leg)