Last week I visited my brother and helped him with some demolition work. Pulling things down and crushing mortar is fun, picking up all the debris afterwards and drive it to the nearest refuse dump isn’t. Anyway, my planned re-fill day actually turned into 2.5 days of less strict eating. Unfortunately I got more carbs that I planned. Working outdoors while the hours fly by isn’t exactly the best setting for following a nutritional plan. Neither is spending quality time with your family. Nonetheless, it was good fun and I’m not preparing for a contest so it doesn’t bother me the least.
What do bother me is that I spent a lot of energy on non productive exercise this week. First we worked our ass off on Friday and Saturday at my brother’s house (which was productive since it is heavy and hard work). But on my way home that evening I missed a bus and instead of waiting an hour I walked home with a backpack of 40lbs, which took roughly an hour. And when I walk, I walk like a frikkin’ sport walking athlete, otherwise I would be bored to death. The day after, believe it or not, I was in the same situation again. This time it was only 30 min to the next bus, but stupid as I was I said “f**k this” and I walked home once again. And a few days later I got persuaded into a “small stroll” with a friend that turned into a really long walk through the larger part of Västerås (it took close to two hours).
So, what did all this cardio do? Well, it seems like I lost 0.8lbs of lean body mass during these last nine days and my fat loss actually slowed down. Well, that’s what happens when you do too much cardio on too few calories.

The results after 22 days and a total of six weeks (42 days), July 29:

Age: 32
Height: 5′8″ (172 cm)
Morning body weight: 166.8lbs (75.8kg), down another 2.6lbs (1.2kg) from last week and a total of 17.2lbs (7.8kg).
Body fat percentage: 7.96%, down from 8.9% last week and 14.8% at the start.
Fat weight: 13.3lbs (6.03kg), down another 1.8lbs (0.83kg) from last week and a total of 13.9lbs (6.3kg).
Lean body weight: 153.5lbs (69.77), down 0.8lbs (0.37kg) from last week.
Waist measurement: 33.54” (85.2cm), down another 0.36” (0.8cm) from last week and a total of 3.26” (8.2cm)

So, what will I do during the next week? Well, first of all I will not do any pointless cardio no matter what situation I may end up in, that’s for sure. If someone wants to stroll around in the city, I’ll tag along in a cab. Second, and this I already did this morning, was to do a tiny carb-load during and after my lower body workout. I added 120 grams of carbs in two servings during and immediately after the training session. Other than that, the upcoming week will continue as previously outlined. New pictures will be taken next Saturday.
Until then, have a great week!

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