Behold...The PLAN

Alright, so, it's Colorado, which means the blizzard could come at any second, and then again a few seconds after that, etc. Point being, working out in the outdoors of Colorado during the winter can sometimes be challenging. Of course, other days will be 50 and sunny.

Still, my options are limited, so I need to find something quick and easy to do to get back on track. So, leave it to Men's Health to give me something I can sink my teeth into.

Click to enlarge, if you'd like more detail. The Pistol Squats are going to be funny. Not "whee, this is fun!" funny. but more "look at that dude trying to do those" funny. 8-10 reps on each leg? Yeah, I'll be lucky to do 4-6 TOTAL for the first several weeks. But you have to start somewhere, I guess.

I'll do this 3 days per week as they suggest, and I'll try to get Becky to lace up the sparring equipment a few other nights per week so we can do something a little different.

I'm going to need some warm pants, some non-bulky gloves, and one of those cool Under Armour hoods to keep me from freezing out there. Maybe Santa can oblige...

Also, I'm back to 1,800 calories today, with 5-8 large glasses of water. No more screwing around. I haven't weighed myself in the last 4-5 days, and I think that's wise. If I see a number I don't like, it's more likely to disable me than it is to push me. So, I'll be perfect for five days, and THEN I'll weigh myself. I just need to focus on my performance for a while, and I don't want that number to get the way.

In other news, mainly for the Michigan branch of the Coalition, things look pretty good right now. The original reason we were trying to get out there is still being worked through, but Becky also has another, somewhat-related opportunity that seems to be presenting itself. We'll know more about that later today. But, if we had to put a number on it, we'd say that the chances of us being out there by early April are in the upper 80% range.

Stay tuned...