It will get worse before it gets better.....

A day off! This one is well earned in my opinion. The last two weeks have pushed me past a point I have never been before. It's rather strange because I am enjoying every second of it. When I decided to prep for this show, it was a very last minute decision. In the past everything I have ever done has been calculated and planned out in advance. This time, however, I decided to jump into the fire head first and not look back. This is turning out to be the best decision I have made in a long time. I hired someone to help me with my nutrition and I have a training partner who is on a seek and destroy mission to be the best he's ever been at perhaps the biggest national level show of the year...the USA's.

My body is starting to get to a point where energy wise there just isn't much left after a certain point in the afternoon. I'm craving foods I have never eaten in my life and my sleeping patterns are bizzare to say the least. It is getting worse but it's all for the better. I'm loving every single second of this. The suffering just adds fuel to the fire. At some point you have to make a decision. It's either you or them. It's that simple. I look to Dan Gable all the time for motivation along with other people I see on a daily basis. Dan was the one who said that it's simply about "out working your opponent". I agree 300%. Pick your goals, battles, and see them through with everything you have and win, lose, or draw you have nothing to regret. I walked into the gym this morning in a haze and left with an overwhelming desire to be my best. This happens every single time I train now.

Everything else is going well too. PT is fun but I struggle to keep my eyes open observing. If it were not for Lizzy, the owners dog, I'd be sleeping in the corner. That dog always seems to know when to come over and bark at me to play with her when I'm getting tired. I'm learning so much at FROGS and I can't thank Andy Clary enough for giving me the opportunity to come in and do what I have to do.

Stay focused, stay strong, and stay the course. It was my plan from the very beginning.

Until next time...

JD