Critical Juncture

Critical Juncture

I have decided to change this blog a tad to be a more personal blog versus just a training blog.  Of course my primary focus will still be my pursuit of  elite fitness, but I will be writing about life, work, books, and more.

Normally I just read books, I don't try to think deeper or highlight parts and think about them later.  I've never really had a deep intellectual conversation about a book I've read and honestly I fear my brain doesn't work that way but I want to actually get more out of what I am reading.  The goal initially with reading was to improve my reading because I am a slow reader and comprehension wasn't awesome.  I feel like I improved my skills and now I want to look for and pull important pieces out of the books I read.  I want to be able to have a meaningful conversation about the books I'm reading.

I told Kim that I am moving to Seattle, it was a rough week.  We have decided to try long distance at first lets see each other 1x a month was discussed.  Okay I can handle trying that and now it has evolved and turned into we are still full fledged relationship and lets see each other more than 1x a month, well I'm not sure I can be on board with that situation.  There are a lot of emotions and thoughts there that I haven't even began to touch.  I am excited to move to Seattle and be on my own and able to think clearly without other things weighing heavy on me.  I've looked at two places so far and I am really excited for the apartment I am going to look at today.  Fingers crossed it is the one!

I am on day 8 of my cleanse/ 24 day challenge and I feel good.  I am doing really well on the plan.  I've just been working out at home, looking forward to starting up crossfit when I start work next week.  Jordan started posting on a new fb community programming for competitive athletes.  I am hoping that he has a time set aside for 'competitors' to do this programming during the day.  I spoke with Donk and she said optimal workout time would be mid day so if it isn't possible for me to get in and do the competitor training, I think I will be doing the 11am class, work permitting.  

Donk and I were also talking about nutrition.  It seems so simple, cut and dry to her.  Everything seems so convoluted in my head.  Like I know so many piece parts and not enough whole facts about nutrition.  Jordan and I were talking while I was in Afghanistan and he made mention that to this point I just haven't found the right combination of nutrition and programming.  Mind blown...I agree, either I am messing with my nutrition and sticking to a food or failing on food and programming or doing good on food and fucking with my programming.  I am actually looking forward to not having to question my programming.  Whatever Jordan says/ recommends thats it I'm in no questions.  Food wise, I have 16ish more days left of the challenge and then Donk and I decide to experiment with her coaching me a bit.  She seems to have figured it out for herself and this will also give her an opportunity to think critically as a coach (which was something she had said she wishes she could do more of) and for me I can gain some understanding of food and timing that is effective for training purposes but also healthy for my body now and long term.  She keeps joking about the 6 pack challenge that we used to have with Pete but honestly I am so so far from that it is depressing.  I don't think I have ever been close haha...it would be nice though a dream at this point not a goal because I have confidence issues with actually attaining it.  

And in true cliche crossfit fashion I am still searching for the elusive Muscle Up.

For now I am reading the Pat Tillman story and when I finish that I will be reading The Fault in Our Starts.  Looking forward to reading that one.