So I weighed in today at 221 lbs. I took it easy yesterday so that today I could really push myself to do legs. I started out like usual on the recumbent bike and did 40 minutes. Then it was on to a 4 mile run followed by leg strength training in the gym along with some plyometrics. I don’t know if you are familiar with plyometrics but they can be extremely brutal to the body. Basically it is a type of training that involves explosive body weight movements like jumping, lunging or throwing. I was doing a frog jump type of exercise which is crouching down near the ground and springing up as hard and fast as you can up into the air and coming back down into the same crouching position. You do this over and over again as long as you can stand it. For me this is about 6-8 times. After that it becomes difficult to breath or walk. If you do too much you can easily pass out. When I got home I was feeling a bit more tired than usual and very much in need of food. Before the workout I always have a fruit smoothie and a half peanut butter and jelly sandwich. After arriving home and crouching down to greet Tinker a few times I noticed when I stood up I felt more dizzy and light headed than normal. One of these times I actually fell down and almost completely fainted. A bit scary.

Excerpt from Lois Lanes first interview with Superman:

Lois – “How big are you… how TALL are you?”

Superman – “About 6′ 4″”

Lois – “And.. how much do you weigh?”

Superman – “Around 2… 225”

Lois (grinning sheepishly) – “2… 225?”

Yes I did reach 225 today and I am indeed 6’4″ tall. I started out at about 285 two years ago and have been pounding on my body hard 18 hours a week running, cycling, skating, and weight lifting. My longest distance run thus far has been 10 miles but that was very difficult and I don’t think I will be doing that again any time soon. On a normal day I will cycle for 40 minutes which usually covers about 10 miles, then run 4-6 miles, followed by a grueling gym workout rotating between a leg workout, a push day (chest shoulders and triceps), and a pull day (back and biceps). Core training is also worked in about every other day. Diet generally consists of a cyclical type of calorie restriction where I restrict somewhat heavily during the week and then reload glycogen on weekends with considerably more calories. Meals are consumed every 3 hours with the heaviest of calories consumed in the early and late morning. Lighter meals usually are restricted to no more than 3-4 bites of a healthy meal of fiber rich carbs, proteins and lots of water. I do not count calories nor do I count macronutrients. I think I would go insane if I tried to do that. Every other weekend I will have a cheat meal where anything goes.