- Nutrition: Out with glutens and legumes! Cut way back on the dairy and nuts for a while. Aim for an unweighed, unmeasured paleo diet, and lots of it. Eat as fresh, organic, interesting and economical as possible. Maintain a food log and learn, learn, learn. (So far so good these last few weeks.)
- Look & Feel: I’m a pretty lean guy already, but I probably still have a tiny bit more leaning out to go as I tinker with the nutrition stuff. Once I settle in to some good habits there, I’d like to focus on increasing my basic strength-to-weight ratio then adding on some size. Currently weigh around 150, I’d like to be a lean 165.
- Performance: Maintain an exercise log and start gathering metrics. Set PR’s on everything, really focusing on strength. Maybe shoot for a 30% overall increase throughout the year? Too new to know what’s really realistic on that front.
- Good routines: Start following a 3/1 schedule as closely as possible. Really dial in the sleeping and eating schedule – would love to work toward that magic combination that gets me in to the 8am classes.
- Get out and do stuff: The Pendleton Mud Run in June, for starters. Krav Maga 3–4x a month – maybe pick up a belt or two? I’m also overdue for a multi-day backpacking trip, and looking forward to snowboarding a bunch this winter and next.
Update: 23 Feb 10:
- Paleo diet is going very well. I have found that I have a lot better energy levels, and am completely intolerant of gluten. The food log hasn’t really been necessary, my main constraint with diet is that I simply am a classic under-eater. Working on that.
- Interestingly enough, I haven’t put on a single pound! I still weigh 150 on the dot, and have just gotten leaner. Fair enough. I’m not overly concerned with putting on mass so long as I’m increasing my work capacity.
- I’ve set a few PRs throughout the year, but I know I can be doing better. Would really like to find a way to work a lot more of the fundamental strength movements into my workout regimen. Some emphasis on squats, deadlifts, and shoulder presses would go a long way for me at this stage. I am seriously considering investing in my own bar and weights.
- The routines aren’t really lining up. I would say I go in to BrandX, on average, twice a week, and workout at home once. That’s a total of 2–3 WODs a week, a far cry from the 3/1 routine. But I’ll get there.
- Getting out and doing stuff is also suffering from a lot of trips out of town. Still antsy for at least one snowboarding trip. Failing that, there’s still the Mud Run coming up, and hiking season is just about here.
