Hiccups Along The Way

Nov 02, 2011

Robert Burns himself could not have articulated how my perfectly laid plans to complete 12 consecutive weeks of training could get scuppered. I felt the start of a head cold on day two of my final week of this first chapter of my bodybuilding fantasy, soldiered on to a particularly good effort of upper body training last Wednesday but, was simply wiped out come Thursday. I came crashing down with the whole kit and kaboodle of either allergies or cold. Between coughing, sniffling and sneezing and, blocked sinuses and headaches, it made no sense to aggravate matters in the gym whilst also spreading my germs to anyone other than Shamin. A week later, poor thing is still seeing the tail-end of her malady as I bounce back.

Feeling a little refreshed tonight after work, I thought I'd test the waters with a light, late-night lower body session. It went surprisingly well. A week off may have been just the elixir I needed. I was a little intrepid heading there tonight--almost like meeting a former girlfriend--and planned on scaling things back a notch, going a little lighter on the weights. I found that entirely unnecessary. If anything, I felt stronger and could have gone heavier. Erring on the side of caution, I just picked up where I left off exactly a week ago Wednesday.

Come Friday, fully thirteen weeks would have elapsed since I picked up my first dumbbell. On current form, I'm on track to wrap up the Bill Phillips Body-For-Life challenge this Friday. Needless to say, considering last week's hiccup, I had better not get overly enthusiastic and just take it a-day-at-a-time. But finish it I will, if not this week then next or the next.

What follows in the weeks to come will probably be a continuation of this style of training. Barring the interruption caused by illness, the programme could not have gone more smoothly nor yielded better results. I've shed a further 20+ lb and added muscle to a few places where previously there was either fat or just loose skin. If ever I get around to subjecting myself to surgery to remove excess skin, I know that at least the area of my biceps and triceps won't need any trimming.

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