Update on Self Experiment.

So a week and a half on the diet, and this is what I have noticed so far, and what I am going to change:

1. Reducing the frequency of meals was actually easier than I thought. For some reason my thirst increased, so I have been taking in a lot more fluids. Change: I am going to use a 6-8 window instead of 4. I was having a hard time fueling my workouts, and fueling recovery in so little time. There were times I felt crazy and like my senses were in overdrive. 

2. My ankle Tendonitis only lasted 9 days, instead of 2-4 weeks. I am impart giving credit to Kelly Starrett and his tactics. (banding, mobbing, and mobilizing) Diet could have helped due to my body wasn't digesting as much food, so it could actually work and focus on helping heal my ankle. Who knows on this point. 

3. Change: I have decided to go Vegan as well as using a condensed window. I have decided to do this for reasons I don't want to get into at the moment, but it has happened. 

4. Even with some time off due to ankle, my workouts have been really good, and more focused. 

5. According to scale I have lost about 4 lbs, this is pretty good in a little over a week. 

Long story, and boring sciency (is that a word) stuff aside, the biggest key is consistency. I will leave you with a though. Results come from CONSISTENCY, doesn't really matter what vehicle, exercise program etc. you choose. Results are born from consistency, and having the determination to stick to your plan. Exercise builds fitness, good diet allows the results to show. #runhappy

If you want to kick like Chuck, well then you need to start kicking, and kick a lot! 

A Journey in Self Experiment.

Ok so here is the deal, I am carrying around about 40 pounds of excess weight. I carry the weight pretty well, so I don't look obese or anything, BUT at 210lbs and 5'10"'s tall I need to lose the weight in hopes of greatly improving my athletic and mostly my running performance. So what can I do now at 210lbs? I can run sub 50 min. 10k's, sub 23 min. 5k's, and sub 1:50 1/2 marathons. So what is possible if I drop 40lbs? Who know's but I would love to see. The key for me is keeping my endurance engine in tack. Plainly speaking I have a big engine, so if I can maintain my power and endurance and drop the weight I should greatly improve. So how am I going to do this? In the spirit of crazy experiment, I am going to stick to an intermittent fasting regimen called the Warrior Diet. Basically you have none, to very little calories for 20 hours, then for 4 hours you have 1 big meal. Now this big meal does not mean 4 triple cheeseburgers, but a satisfying amount. What has led me to wanting to try this are 2 things. One, conventional wisdom says you should not fast and partake in endurance training and events, so being a good running coach (my opinion, proof is in the pudding) I think I can make it work with the diet. Two, I like to eat, hello this is why I am carrying 40 extra pounds around, so a bigger meal at night will fit the description. The biggest key is getting them to work together. If you look at evolutionary science, this should work as we evolved to hunt during the day and eat at night. Also, evolutionary science has proven that we evolved to be endurance oriented to run down and track prey for long hours. So without getting crazy into the science, I think this could work, and I am going to give it a shot on myself. I am not going to do the fancy blood indicators, although that would rock, I am just going to go by the old standard of how to I feel and what results are occurring from this experiment. I will keep track of Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, and Cholesterol. I am just gonna keep this simple, then go from there. So here we go, gonna start this Journey Tomorrow and see how it goes. I am going to write a weekly Blog entry to keep track and I will fill you guys in on anything crazy, weird, or just plain cool.

 Thanks for reading! ---Justin GCA Head Coach. 

This is not a perfect picture, but a good starting photo. You can clearly see the extra weight I am carrying around. #fitfat hahaha.