June 28-July 1, 2012

Did a Neera Cleanse on Friday and Saturday.  No calories except combo of water, palm syrup, cayenne pepper, and fresh lemons.  First time doing it.  Energy felt stable, hunger non-existent (I have really honed my fat-burning engine with intermittent fasting), but the emotional "I like eating" feeling was heavy in afternoons/evenings.

Took rest days Friday to Monday and have had great energy!  I think I'll plan to do this every two months.  I was feeling just a bit run down with training and now am back in action!

Changing my training template around as follows:

Monday - Off
Tuesday - Squat; Vertical Push Strength density; Vertical pull strength maintenance; Trunk flexion strength/endurance
Wednesday - Mixed Mode aerobic starting with 20-30 minutes work for a few weeks, then attempting to build volume here
Thursday - Alactic Endurance to Lactic Power circuits with emphasis on O-lift work
Friday - Off
Saturday - Squat Speed Strength; O-lift CP Battery (No TnG reps); CF-style Tester of 12 minutes and under
Sunday - Single leg, push, pull strength endurance; Pick up basketball in afternoons

Really need to improve breathing endurance and am excited to start playing some afternoon ball again.  Haven't played regularly in years.

Below was last meal before the cleanse.  It has: Grassfed Beef Filet from Hickory Nut Gap; Avocado, cooked squash, bacon, bing cherries, green leaf lettuce, lacinato, red kale, fresh fennel, red chard, chopped curry cashews, local goat cheese, and topped with extra virgin olive oil!  This is a pretty standard meal around our house!