Traveling

Not sure about you, but when traveling, it gets really hard to get a workout in!  I've been on the road for the past week for work, and all I could muster was some light work in the pool and some cardio.  That's why I haven't been updating the blog for the past week, as there was nothing to report.

Yesterday turned out to be a pretty bad work day, so when I got to lift, it was a nice break and gave me some motivation to throw the weight around.  I actually went for a 615 lb pull on the axle, but couldn't seem to get it past my knees.  I take solace in the fact that it did come up off the ground, especially since I was tight through my hamstrings due to a week of "inactivity".  Progress is slow and hard-fought, but it keeps coming!  6 months ago, that wouldn't have budged. 

I've decided to start highlighting some of the nutritional choices I'm making.  I'm not a nut about things, so focus mainly on protein and not eating too much junk.  Yesterday, I consumed about 190 grams of protein and took the following supplements:

1. MusclePharm Glutamine
2. MusclePharm Amino1
3. Arnold Series Iron CRE3 (1-3 taken together)
4. MusclePharm BCAA 3:1:2
5. VisionPlus Eye Multi-Vitamin and Antioxidant
6. Salmon Oil softgels (3 grams of oil)
7. CoQ10 (4-7 taken together)
8. Arnold Series Iron Whey - Chocolate (2 servings)
9. Assault - Pineapple Mango

I had a blend of the glutamine, creatine and Amino1 to try to get hydrated before my lift (a few hours before).  I sipped the protein in the afternoon as I had a solid breakfast.  Lunch was two peanut butter and honey sandwiches, banana and yogurt, so I needed the shake.  As for Assault, I don't always take a pre-workout, but yesterday I needed it!  Dinner had a ton of milk and a good amount of turkey, so didn't need a second shake.

Around lunch I took the VisionPlus multi (which I actually manufacture), the BCAA, Salmon Oil and CoQ10.  I mix-up what I take at this time each day.  I cycle a few different multis, don't always do the BCAA, and use different Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs).  I'm a firm believer in variation while still targeting specific nutrition levels/standards.

Lifting is a key part of my efforts to get stronger, but equally important are sleeping enough (which I never do with 3 kids!), eating enough (and eating the right things), and drinking enough.  All 3 things are tough for me, but I do my best.  That said, as time allows, I'm going to try to incorporate a nutritional overview in my posts, if for nothing else than to be a good record for myself!

And here is yesterday's workout:

				Weight	Reps
Warm-ups and stretch
Deadlift axle				135	10
				135	10
				245	2
				295	2
				405	3
				495	1
				545	1
			all attempts only	615	3
				405	10
Axle rows				135	15
				135	15
Band rows high				150	20
				150	20
Band rows low				150	20
				150	20
Stretch and cool-down