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Joe Brock:
*Rawr*
Ok, so I've been training martial arts and kickboxing for sometime together, but since this is my first time training parkour...I've shifted my focus and diet all around.  I figured that today would be a good day to pick up what I'm doing.  You can feel free to comment, but know ahead of time that I may totally ignore advice for the sake of figuring out things the hard way.  Your goals and my goals may be different, and we may have different strengths and weaknesses.  This is more for me than anyone so that I can keep track of my routines, and also beat myself up if I slack off at all. :)

Joe

Edit: Put a "Rawr" at the top :)

Joe Brock:
This is really about the 3rd week of trying to go from Homo Sapien through a slow conversion into the genus dromaeosaurid theropod.  So here's a basic breakdown of where I'm at doing what I'm doing.

A mix of
p90x
Insanity
Heavier Weighted Body Weight Exercises (ie: Weighted Pullups, Pushups)
The APK WOTD
Some Random Technical Exercises that are Parkour Specific (vaults, balance, precision, etc.)

Starting off, I'm
6'0"
155 lbs at 5.6% BF

Today I did the Insanity warmup, the APK warmup, and then L-Sits which were attempted :20 length, with :40 between sets.  The target was 10 sets, but by the end of set 5, I looked like I was going to sit down in an imaginary chair.  My abs were aching like crazy.  These are groups of exercises that I'm not accustomed to doing, so the going may be hard for a little while.  ;)

Joe Brock:
Oh, I forgot DIET

I have decided to adopt SOME (perhaps not all at the time because of not really being able to do it RIGHT) of the paleolitic diet into my currnet 40/40/20 diet (which has worked great for me so far.)  I am doing more strength building-exercises, and have tried to adjust my diet correctly.

Breakfast:
Egg White+Whey+Casein shake.
Bowl of Kashi Go Lean

Post Breakfast:
1 Apple sliced and dipped in 100% Almonds Almond Butter (no additives, organic)

Brunch
2 Whole Grapefruit
1 Cup Green Tea (Unsweetened...always)

Preworkout:
NO2 Shake

Lunch
2.5 Servings Chicken (white meat)
1 Cup Black Tea (Also Unsweet)
Chunk of Calcium Fortified Cheese

Dinner: Some 7 Layer Turkey with Black Beans (about 1 serving turkey, 1 serving beans, onions, avacado, Veggie Cheese)
Coffee (black...always)
2 Glasses Whole Organic Milk

Post Dinner: 1 slice of Exekiel 4:9 Bread
1 Whey Shot (37g of Isolate)

Joe Brock:
Stress testing the Dinosaur!!!

Today, just for fun, I'm going to stress test me.  I'm looking at hitting up Max Intervals+p90x Chest and Back+Insane Abs, so after a nice breakfast of 1 glass of COW milk, some more turkey 7 layer, Whey+Casein Shake...I'm going to go to see our friends at the Smoothie King for a 44oz Gladiator with tons of silly additives.  I WILL burn in excess of 2500 calories during this test, and YES I CHECK MY HEARTRATE.  Anything above 190 bpm means "Take a little break, before you die." 

You guys may beat me up about the use of L-Glutamine, NO2, and other such additives, but in Rocky 4 I'm totally ok with being the Big Russian fighter.  I'll try to be more "natural" on the diet later, but this is all about my really seeing how well I can push through 2.5 hours of torture.

I'll update later.  Assuming that I am not busy puking. :)

Sarai Brock:
Sarai's Goal of the Day:

DON'T DIE WHILE SHE TRIES TO DO THIS WITH JOE

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