4XLT

My Pop has a saying that my sister and I have heard numerous, numerous times growing up (and still hear today): “one dumbass will destroy ten attaboys.” Well, I had a dumbass moment last night.

It’s all the more frustrating considering that I totally, 100% dominated yesterday. I had a great lifting routine at the gym working with Romanian Deadlifts for the first time (ow). I was working through my twelve rep day of my periodization schedule (running through 12, 8, and 5 repetition days) and feeling the pain. I ate well – totally clean and right on the money. Drank my water and zero calorie beverages; it’s all great!

And then I couldn’t sleep. So, I decided to hop in my truck and cruise around Portland, praying at 1:30 in the morning. In all honesty, the spiritual side of things was great. Getting out and spending some time in prayer, being with my Heavenly Father was something that I needed.

What I didn’t need was getting hungry in the middle of the drive and seeing a Burger King with twenty-four hour drive through. Burger, fries, Dr. Pepper? There goes my ten attaboys and a pretty much blown day. Needless to say, I’m pretty chapped with myself right now.

My only recompense is to eat 100% right again today (which I’m on track for – gonna heat up my turkey chili / corn / black beans / rice 500 calorie man meal after I post this blog), get in some good cardio (by playing some racquetball with Ben), and get in anothe rgood lifting session before tomorrow’s weigh-in.