Another week has passed and things are pretty much crazy around here. While I have opened up for new clients again and have a couple of new ones to attend to, our Talent Hunt has really grown out of proportions. As it looks today, we have to increase the open spots to six. That’s six people who will get our services for free for more than half a year, all the supplements they need, a competition license, a bunch of cool clothes and a lot more stuff that we will reveal in the coming weeks (including huge media coverage.)
I usually work six days a week and anywhere from six to twelve hours a day. These past weeks I averaged ten hours a day, but I still have had time and energy to stick to both my ketogenic diet and my training.
When it comes to my training, I completed another block of bodybuilding inspired 4-split training this past week. And since summer is creeping up on us with a lot of cool outdoor activities, I decided to switch focus back to a more functional oriented push and pull routine, adding a few explosive lifts and alternating between bilateral and unilateral movements. It will give a nice metabolic boost as well as strengthen some stabilizers and my core in particular. It’s also more taxing on my lungs and my overall fitness, which is a huge plus.

The diet is still at 1.5g of protein and 0.5g of fat per pound of body weight and only fibrous green veggies. I will stay within these parameters for another two to three weeks.

Stats as of April 28, 2008:
Morning weight: 157.52 lbs/71.6 kg (-0.44 lbs/-0.2 kg since April 21)

Caliper measurements:
Chest: 1.2 mm
Abdominal: 3.7 mm (-0.3)
Thigh: 4 mm
Bicep: 1 mm
Triceps: 2.5 mm
Subscapular: 4.8 mm (-0.2)
Suprailiac: 2.5 mm
Lower back: 3.8 mm (-0.2)
Calf: 1 mm
Midaxillary: 2.5 mm
Knee: 3.5 mm
Hamstring: 2.5 mm (-0.3)
Upper hamstring: 5.5 mm (-0.3)
Chin: 4 mm
Cheek: 4 mm

Body Fat percentage (Parrillo 9-sites): 4.20 % (- 0.11 %)

As I mentioned before, calculating body fat and lean body weight figures from caliper readings are total irrelevant at this kind of leanness. I’m losing fat in sites that isn’t taken into account in the formula. All that matters is that the measuring sites are getting thinner and that I’m not losing strength in the gym – or actually getting stronger (and I’m in fact getting stronger on a continuous basis.)
As I’ve received a lot of questions about my style of ketogenic dieting, I’ll post a little FAQ within the next week. Until then, take care.

Comparison between January 23 and April 28. Unfortunately I was out of batteries for my external flash, so I had to settle with some sun light and a roof lamp (that’s why I look so pale… okay, I am pale. This is Sweden, you know. Almost the Antarctic. .) Hopefully, you’ll see some improvement anyways.
And yes, I need to punish my legs – or at least train them as hard as possible with only a 50 % lung capacity. I will switch to a more muscle building oriented phase in two to three weeks.