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teej1985  United Kingdom. Nov 01 2010 11:29. Posts 716 | | |
Hey guys, I'm going to try to update my blog regularly...I've been pretty unproductively lately and hopefully this will make me more accountable.
Heres a list of some of the things I want to achieve this month
Fitness
I came back from Vegas starting to look pretty tubby and with terrible flexibilty, cardio and muscular endurance but decent strength (lifts were about 95% of what I'm doing now but weighing 5-10lb heavier. I got back to eating 5-6 small meals (high protein, moderate carbs, low fat), started doing a bunch of cardio (swimming, tennis, badminton, running and football) and tried to make progress in the gym.
My bodyfat and bodyweight decreased but my strength was on the rise, and my cardio was starting to get decent. Unfortunately just over a month into my new regime (mid August) I got quite ill and basically had a week of not eating or exercising and thus lost about 3-3.5kg (7lb). Obviously my bodyfat was reduced and arguably I looked better, but I did lose a lot of strength. I slowly increased my calories from the diet I had been on and have now slowly moved into a relatively clean bulk, but have been neglecting my cardio a bit in the last week or 2 (especially this week as I've had to rest my calf after a slight injury).
currently at 80.5kg (177 pounds)first thing in the morningat about 5 foot 8. Bodyfat is prob about 13-15% if I had to guess. I basically plan to add some strength and size over the next 2 months or so, whilst trying not too add too much bodyfat/lose my cardio too much, and then get down to 10-12% bodyfat while keeping as much of that gain as possible and then work pretty hard on my cardio etc
Generally looking to add 2-5% to all my lifts this month (started taking a creatine product for the first time in a few years will see how that goes. I've been adding in a couple of new exercises where I'm starting pretty small, so I'll be kaizening those up.
I'd like to be doing some form of cardio at least 4 days a week, I had built up a decent base and it would be a shame to lose it, and I really need to get into the habit of stretching everyday as my flexibility is still awful...I don't want to be all show and no go.
Poker
I've been clicking buttons at times lately, my passion for the game is not close to what it was a few years ago, but the reality is I'm in a super fortunate position of being able to work my own hours, be my own boss and play a game for a living.
I'm really unsure as to what I want to be doing in a few years time so I do need to keep thinking and preparing myself for down the line, but as soon as I decide to try harder or run good then of course its easy to just ignore everything and just grind.
I definately don't want to look back in 5 years and have not experienced lots of cool things and grown as a person and I suppose I have been conditioned to think that the only way I can do well in poker is when it is my only priority - which is clearly not the case. I'm going to make an effort to study the game more, get on new sites, watch videos, sort out a hud...track my hands lol. I've been really lazy lately, If I start trying to really improve my game then I'm going to enjoy the experience a lot more, and if I don't then I'll know that I need to do something else.
Be more productive
I aim to waste less time doing things such as browsing the internet, If i'm waiting for games I can be looking at books, listening to music/radio.
I also spend way too long sleeping/in bed, so I'm going to make sure that I'm up after 9 hours no matter what.
Another thing I think is terrible and aim to get rid of altogether is masturbating first thing in the morning, spilling your seed first thing is really not conducive to a fruitful day.
I plan on getting a newspaper subscription and I aim to do at least 30minutes a day of reading some sort of other non fiction...I really enjoy reading but I find it hard to actually open the book unless there is literally nothing else to do.
Social
Continue to keep in touch with those I care about, I try to say yes to things at every opportunity but I also need to take the initiative myself.
A big part of life is sharing experiences, and having good social skills and being open to embracing new things is certainly something worth working at.
As a poker player its easy to spend a lot of time isolated. Living with other players helps of course, but its important to have 'normal' friends too so as to not be too get too enveloped in the poker world. I plan to do some serious travelling in the next few months, most of my time about over the past few years has been going to EPTs etc, which often means very little exploring.
I had no idea this was going to be so long...I'm going to post up my workouts as I go and hopefully that's helpful.
...Off for a swim now, peace
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