NX Level Challenge

Now that the PL Meet is over and I have my wedding coming up I have decided to go lean...not green! Lean. Real heavy training is over and its higher reps with some cardio-strength type training. I'm still going to lift heavy but no more gear! Hopefully this will help my joints, cause they were taking a beating.

So due to this ... it has led Troy and I into a fun challenge. Whoever can lose the most body fat without sacrificing muscle mass is going to win the NX Level biggest loser challenge. Its 8 weeks long and started to with taking our body fat percentages. I weighed in at 224.2 (ps I was just 218 on friday!) my skinfold pinches put me at 22% with 49.3 pounds of fat and 174.9 pounds of lean body mass. We are also taking before and after shots...great! The rules go as such... 1 point for every %of body fat dropped, -1 point for every pound of LBM lost...that way we need to keep up our muscle mass and do this right. The loser, aka Troy, will have to pay for wings and drinks at Hooters. Let the game begin. So far, today, I worked out pretty hard and ate really well. I am going home to dinner right now so that will be chicken, veggies, milk, and probably some grapes.

Troy is using a carb-cycling diet, where I am trying to just eat clean... you can read about all his g/lb and %of carbs, fats, and pro on his blog. Mine is a lot more simple - if you can kill it, grow it, pick it, pluck it, you probably shouldn't eat. I'm not concerned with servings/portions, percentages, g/pound or kg... just eat simple. No fried foods, limit sugar...if this sounds familiar is the Paleo Diet aka the Caveman diet. One thing I am not going to follow is Milk, I love it and I think its a big staple and should be a staple of a diet - esp chocolate. Protein, carbs, some fats taste great mixes with things well! Love it. Nuff said.

Thats the competition - Day 1 is a success! I'll try and give more updates and pictures and numbers for weigh ins and lifts and supplements I'm taking but I want to get outta here!