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Today begins the second half of my official BFL challenge. I took my end of week six photos today but haven’t posted them yet (software is loaded on husband’s computer so I’ll need him to upload for me). Am I pleased with the photos? F*#% no! Do I see a visual improvement? I really don’t know. I’ll have to carefully inspect and compare, but I don’t care at this point. I’m determined to give this my ultimate best each day, eat right, drink my gallon of water, and hit my workouts as hard as I possibly can. I did a lot of reading at hussman.org yesterday and I think I had/have a lot of intermuscular fat and perhaps that’s why my progress is slow. I need to print some of that stuff out and keep it with me for easy access when I’m feeling discouraged.

Yesterday was my rest day. I was tempted to do some cardio, but then I decided to hang out with my husband on the couch watching movies. I love Will Ferrell so my husband rented Bewitched and Kicking and Screaming. Neither was as funny as I had hoped but it was a very relaxing and enjoyable afternoon.

Today I’m feeling pretty good. I hit it hard at the gym this morning, but didn’t feel like I was as strong as my last UB workout for some reason. I’m thinking of adding some Betagen (even though I’m freaked out about the water weight some people gain). The gym was super crowded this morning and I had to do my routine out of order (hopefully that doesn’t matter) and I couldn’t find the right weight BB to use for my upright rows so I had to improvise a little bit. I’ll get to the gym super early for Wednesday’s LB workout to avoid the free weight crowds.

Today’s UB workout:

Chest:
DB Chest Press
1x12 – 15 lbs.
2x10 – 20 lbs.
3x8 – 25 lbs.
4x6 – 27.5 lbs.x 4 reps, 25 lbs. x 2 reps
5x12 – 17.5 lbs.
DB Fly 1x12 – 15 lbs.

Shoulders:
Arnold Press
1x12 – 10 lbs.
2x10 – 15 lbs.
3x8 – 17.5 lbs.
4x6 – 20 lbs.
5x12 – 15 lbs.
BB Upright Row
1x12 – 30 lbs.
1x12 – 35 lbs.

Back:
Cable Row
1x12 – 60 lbs.
2x10 – 70 lbs.
3x8 – 80 lbs.
4x6 – 90 lbs.
5x12 – 70 lbs.
Reverse Grip Pulldown 1x12 – 80 lbs.

Triceps:
1 Arm Cross Over
1x12 – 5 lbs.
2x10 – 10 lbs.
3x8 – 10 lbs.
4x6 – 10 lbs.
5x12 – 10 lbs.
Kickbacks 1x12 – 10 lbs.

Biceps:
Barbell Curls
1x12 – 25 lbs.
2x10 – 30 lbs.
3x8 – 35 lbs.
4x6 – 40 lbs. (failed at 4…???)
5x12 – 30 lbs.
21’s 1x12 – 10 lbs. (more difficult for me today than last UB day…?)

Meals:
M1 – Chocolate oatmeal
M2 – oatmeal and protein
M3 – tuna, broccoli
M4 – chicken breast and pear
M5 – chicken breast, broccoli, ½ sweet potato
One gallon of water.

New HIIT Goal for Next 6 Weeks:
I will run alternating minutes of high/low intensity with my high intensity at 10 mph and my low intensity at 5 mph. I will make it happen.