My current issues include, but are not limited to:

• Low on sleep: need more.
• Low on muscle gain: need more. Seems it could be happening faster.
• Ongoing waistline fat: saw a little progress in the last couple weeks, but it’s mostly stagnated.

My workout routine has been a daily one. Rest on Sundays. This has limited my sleep and perhaps slowed my muscle progress.

I am still big on not being fat – at all. I want to see the muscle fibers through my skin. The best thing I’ve done lately is starting the 2 hour bike rides at night. I feel like this has the best fat attacking potential of my activities. I read a little tonight about fat burning supplements, but they sound like a bad idea for me. So cardio it is.

Diet is a major factor in fat maintenance of course. However my diet is below weight gain levels, and is very healthy (with the exception of a some greasy food last night). It should be in a place to support muscles with all the protein, but not high enough to get new fat. Even burn a little fat?

That all said, I will start alternating things instead of doing the same thing every day.

Here is what I will start doing this week:

• Hard days – Mon/Wed/Fri. Morning weights (up at 4am), evening 2 hour rides.
• Easy days – Tue/Thu/Sat. Morning sleep (up at 6am or 7am), evening 40 minute rides. This should let me sleep longer more often than not and give my muscle time to repair and hopefully grow.
• Even less carbs, even more protein. Only cereal on “hard day” nights. I like cereal at night, and after a long ride it is simply awesome, but it won’t be justifiable on “easy days.” Just protein on “easy day” nights. Also, 2 slices of toast per day instead of 3, have protein drink instead. Increase carbs if lightheadedness occurs.

So my Mon/Wed/Fri are going to be attack days. The other days will be repair days. There will be ongoing daily cardio but with alternating intensity.

Mixing it up in the name of ongoing progress. Gotta keep freaking that body out to see progress.

Sound good?