Clarity comes from strange places

My moment of clarity came not too long after I woke up this morning and I saw a video my friend Lisa posted.  A supposed "female fitness motivation" video.  My response was swift and violent.  With the exception of DLB, every woman in it appeared to be trying out for a staring role in a low budget porn.  Fuck that shit.  That is not at all what I am into.  Working out in a Victoria's Secret add two size bra?  Even in a photo shoot scenario that is just bullshit.   Thanks but no.   I'll click on over to Lift Big Eat Big and check out women that move more weight than I do.  Now that is motivating.  Someone who weighs ten pounds more than I and squats double?  Now you have my attention.  I want to do THAT.

Maybe it was just the video.  Or the video and all my introspection leading up to last night's blog.  Or some epiphany that happened laying in bed until 10:30 am because Squishy was using me as a pillow and I couldn't disrupt his beauty sleep.  But no matter what it was, I know what I need to do.  And that is focus on training and being strong.  Sure, the random pictures of "fitness models" that I come across will be my nemesis on occasion like the waif fashion models are for so many but I can accept that.

The concept of diet is being replaced with the concept of nutrition.  What do I need to eat to support my training goals?  I know the foods my body reacts poorly to - pasta, bread, anything starchy, sugar, fruit.  Which leaves protein, fat and that weird green shit that people seem to like.  Simple enough right?  Keep the portions in line and I can easily drop that 10 pounds in a few weeks with the workouts I have been doing.  

Right now I have a three day plan which I am loving and will stick with until my Vegas trip at the end of March.  Then I will switch to a four day plan that I have ready to go.  Either way I have flexibility on lifting days - a few in a row, every other, rest day can go anywhere it is needed.  Logical and easy.  

Today I also realized my bench and overhead press are back to where they were pre-shoulder injury.  My bench is actually better as I can push out more sets/reps at the same weight.  Now the real work begins - the slow and steady to far bigger numbers.  As long as each workout gets me another rep or 5 more pounds I will be satisfied.  

I haven't been this at peace and excited to train again in awhile.  Too bad tomorrow is a rest day.