If I have money & time again...

I have an urge to hire Shelby Starnes again, the next time I have available funds & the ability to devote myself to training properly.  I have a very simple goal for the period - be awesome enough for Shelby to feature me in one of his "client transformation" photos on EliteFTS and/or his web page.  4-6 months, ultra-hard core, see-how-awesome-I-can-become training & dieting.

2012-06-03 Check in [207.3 @ 35.75]

Mass:  207.3 (-1.2)
waist:  35.75 (-0.25)
Arm:  16.5 (--)
Thigh:  25.0 (+0.125)
Calf:  15.125 (--)

Not too bad.  Not incredible, but not bad.

I started adding leg work back into my routine.  Incredibly light weights, but at least something.  On Thursday, I shifted from the body-part split to a TBT style workout.  I was having issues making it through a full workout on the split.  TBT is lower volume, and the total-body vs concentrated muscle group workouts are easier.  Thus, running this for a while to see how it goes.

I only did cardio once last week, but I did a 3-mile course around the neighborhood.  On Saturday I worked VARF, so I did not eat very much, aside from going to Outback in the evening.

2012-05-27 Check in [208.8 @ 36.0]

Mass:  208.8 (-0.3)
Waist:  36.0 (-0.125)
Arm:  16.5 (+0.125)
Thigh:  24.875 (-0.125)
Calf:  15.125 (--)

Not great results, but stability is better than regression.  Hopefully I'll be able to start running again this week, along with doing a leg work out.  That should kick start me into fat loss reduction.

2012-05-20 Check in [208.8 @ 36.125]

Mass:  208.8 (-5.6)
Wasit:  36.125 (-0.375)
Arm:   16.375 (--)
Thigh:  25.0 (--)
Calf:  15.125 (-0.125)

Well, I wiped away most of the damage from the past couple of weeks.  Yay!

Also, I hurt my hamstring again on Wednesday, due to tripping over a Pomeranian while I was out running.  So I only got in a few cardio sessions (I think 2?), and no leg workout this week.  And when I hurt my leg, I had pizza for the injury-based overfeed.  So overall, I am not unhappy with my results.

Goals for this summer:
Goal #1 - be as lean as I was last year at con. 33.125" waist (3.0" smaller than now) I am not concerned with the mass aspect.  I would honestly like to be heavier, provided my waist is small.
Goal #2 - beat my previous post-Shelby record for being lean.  31.375" (4.75" smaller than now).  Although if abs start to show before I get that thin, then yay.  Abs are the ultimate goal
Final Goal - visible abs (preferably Chris Hemsworth-esque).  No idea what it will take to get that.

As of today, I have 14 weeks until D*Con week (those last few days I doubt will matter much).  
In order to hit Goal #1, I need to lose about 0.25" per week on average.  Goal #2: 0.375" per week.  Both of those rates would give me a couple weeks of wiggle room.  Which I will need in mid-June for Colorado trip damage control.

2012-05-14 Check in [214.4 @ 36.5]

Mass: 214.4 (+4.9)
Waist:  36.5 (+0.375)
Arm:  16.375 (+0.125)
Thigh:  25.0 (--)
Calf:  15.25 (+0.125)

Not surprising, after the last week & weekend of food-like indulgences.  Now to buckle down for the next 14 weeks.  My hope is to stick to my diet & workout schedule hard-core for the next 6 weeks.  Take a short break/cheat while in CO again.  Then be hard-core again until Con.

2012-05-06 Check in [209.5 @ 36.125]

Mass:  209.5 (+0.7)
Waist:  36.125 (+0.125)
Arm:  16.25 (--)
Thigh:  25.0 (--)
Calf:  15.125 (+0.125)

Not happy, but not surprised.  I was doing well up until Thursday evening, then I ate out several times and skimped on workouts.  This coming week I will do as much damage control as I can before heading to CO.  Once I come back, I am planning on joining the gym at SAIC headquarters.  Hopefully that will get my workouts in line.  And it should help me keep my diet on track (breakfast at the house, 3 meals at the office, post-workout at the house).

2012-04-29 Check In [208.8 @ 36.0]

Mass:  208.8 (-2.0)
Waist:  36.0 (-0.125)
Arm:  16.25 (--)
Thigh:  25.0 (--)
Calf:  15.0 (-0.25)

The lack of major waist change was probably due to a bit of bloat from last night (burger & fries).

I think I have determined that the real factor for my waist, even above diet, is doing sprints.  Hill sprints seem to rip fat off of my waist.  This past week I only did one session, and half-assed it.  Hopefully the weather will continue to be nicer this week so I can run more.

My plan for workout location is to join the SAIC gym once I get back from CO in two weeks.  I will be working really close to the corporate building, so hitting the gym after work will be easy and beneficial in two ways:  1) forces me to work out on a set schedule (and ensures I don't get distracted by stuff at the house); 2) lets me miss traffic on the way home.  If I get to the gym at 5:30ish, then I will be able to warm up, lift, do brief cardio (treadmill sprints only take 10-15 minutes), and then leave at 7:00 or so.  Which will let a lot of the traffic die down, shortening my commute.

This also dovetails nicely with my lifting cycles.  My current 5/3/1 cycle will end next week (just before I head to CO).  Then I can start a new cycle when I return.  For lifting days, I will probably keep on the 4-day per week plan, and lift Mon, Tues, & Thurs at the gym.  Deadlifts will be on Saturday at the house.  Reasons for the funky schedule:  1) deadlifting heavy is best done where they don't care about noise; 2) Gives me Wednesdays for Buffy/mid-week relaxation; 3) On my 9/80 work schedule, I will only be in the office every other Friday, so scheduling a lifting day then would not work very well.