taking it easy

I decided to skip my Thursday kettlebell workout because my mom was visiting and I was enjoying relaxing with her.  It's a back-off week for me and I think the full day skipped is doing me good.  I did manage to do the next step in the fighter pullup program of 5,4,4,4,4 reps.   I also taught back to back yoga followed by bootcamp this morning and that always wipes me out so I'm just gonna lounge around until Mondays workout. 

I have not been paying much attention to the scale recently but today I'm 170.  I took some pictures today and realized I have never been so solid at this weight.   I've been 170 plenty of times before but it was definitely a fat 170.   I remember when 155 was what I would call my 'fighting weight'.   This full body style of training really is something else as it is filling in parts of my body that I didn't even realize I had.  I still feel like I'm barely above novice level when it comes to kettlebells and I'm excited to see how big and strong I can get.  Kettlebells are not necessarily the best gear for pure muscle mass gains but I am not interested in only getting bigger.  I'm finding that by doing full-body training I am gaining evenly distributed muscle from head to toe.  I'm still not doing any isolated core work and my midsection just keeps getting harder and more defined.   In all honesty my diet has not been that good for the past few months.  I think my saving grace is that I'm making a serious effort to get 4-5 meals high in protein and fiber before I start eating cheat-foods.  I think by putting the emphasis on protein and fiber my cheat-meals are getting naturally smaller. I am getting hooked on protein which I think is one of my greatest accomplishments.   I am nearly positive that by eating moderate (20-30 grams) portions of protein spaced out regularly I am speeding up my recovery times and decreasing my appetite for garbage foods.  I feel pretty fucking good at a solid 5 foot 9.5 inches tall and 170 pounds :)