Except when I think about where I am today versus where I was in March, a lot has changed. Over the summer I feel like a reached a new level of training. I went in one day to a WOD with burpees and suddenly I was flying through them instead of resting and huffing and puffing through them. My toes to bar started looking more like they should look instead of some weird embarrassing dance move. I am stringing more and more pull ups together. My handstand push ups are getting deeper and deeper. I just feel stronger and quicker. I'm not worried about what the WOD will be anymore - no more clammy hands on the drive to the Box - I know now that whatever the WOD is, I'm going to do it and it's going to be good. I won't be the fastest time on the white board, or the heaviest weight on the white board, but I feel like I have earned a seat at the table and I am comfortable sitting in it, if that makes sense.
My diet is completely dialed in - still very low carb paleo. I have learned about myself that when I add more carbs to my diet I feel sluggish and bloated and not very happy of myself in general. I am drinking whey protein with added glutamine with BCAAs post WOD. I am also back to eating the sweet potato/applesauce mash about an hour post WOD.
I wonder sometimes if it's possible to get stronger than I am now. Will my lifts continue to go up? I know I will get more pull ups and be able to do more bodyweight work, but at what point are you as strong as you are going to get? We were talking in the gym today about telling our grandkids about our workouts when we are 80. It made me wonder - will I still be doing dead lifts when I'm 80? (I hope so) And will they still be as heavy? Is there an age, time, point when you start to lose strength and what sets that off. I plan to find out. I'll let you know.
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