Week #17 “From C-Section to Sit Ups”
My workout journal from that week might as well have evaporated into the ether. Before you crack it open and start judging my lack of detailed notes, pump your brakes. Last Friday night, instead of tracking sets and reps, my wife and I rolled into the hospital for a scheduled induction to welcome our second…
Week #16 “Snooze you lose: Turned Plyos into Plodios”
I can’t believe I’m writing this a month later—my notebook from that week might as well be a black hole. What I remember most vividly is how I was dragging myself through three plyometric sessions on barely five hours of sleep per night. That little detail felt insignificant at first—“I’ll power through,” I told myself.…
Week #15 “Fuel the Bounce”
After diving into months of calorie tracking like it was my side hustle, I had a revelation: I was chronically underfeeding myself carbs. Shocking, I know. Here I was thinking I was on top of my diet game, but in reality, I was cruising through workouts on half a tank of gas and wondering why…
Week #14 “Lessons in Hunger and Hops”
New month, new week, and I was reinvigorated with optimism and delusion. Instead of living in a constant state of caloric deprivation, I thought: why not go hard for one week—super low calorie—and then return to maintenance the next? You know, get the fat loss out of the way fast so I can get back…
Week #13 “When You Body Hits the Eject Button on Gains”
Well, as expected, I was royally wrecked this week. Apparently, five hours of intense plyometrics for a guy pushing 30 comes with a receipt—and this week, the piper came to collect. I tried to play it cool, pretending nothing had changed, but my body quickly hit me with the equivalent of a “sit down and…
Week #12 “50% violence, 50% peace, 100% sore legs”
This week, I dropped my calorie intake to 2600 calories. Now, that might sound fine for your average person—but for a 6’1″, moderately jacked guy exercising for nearly two hours a day, that’s like like trying to power a monster truck with a lawnmower engine. Sure, it’ll start, it’ll sputter, and maybe it’ll even roll…
Week #11 “The Dunk Chronicles – Chapter:5 Plateau?”
Ah, Week 11 of my vertical jump training—a journey that began with the noble goal of defying gravity and executing a slam dunk that would make even Mac McClung nod in approval. Instead, I find myself in a familiar place: the Plateau Café, where the only thing being served is a tall glass of “Why…
Week #10 “Eating More, Jumping Higher, and Still Overthinking Everything”
This week, I did what every lifter both dreams of and dreads: I increased my calories. After weeks of meticulous cutting, I finally let myself eat a little more. Naturally, I was paranoid that I’d wake up looking like I just inhaled an entire pizza in one sitting (which, for the record, I can do).…
Week #9 “When Rest Feels Like More Work”
Alright, so after eight straight weeks of intense training, I finally committed to a recovery week. Sort of. I’d love to say I took it easy, did some light stretching, and emerged feeling like a brand-new human. But nope. I still don’t feel fully recovered, and, naturally, I still went balls to the wall on…
Week #8 “Muscle Science, Fatigue, and My Love-Hate Relationship with Recovery”
Progress Update: Gains, PRs, and the Art of Not Overdoing It Alright, we’re back with another week of training updates, PRs, and a healthy dose of reality. Because as much as I’d love to report that I’m dunking already or benching a small car, we all know that’s not quite how it works. Plyo Day…