Conclusion of TSC Postings

Well, the time has come to conclude my TSC postings. I 've gathered enough daily info over the last three weeks that certain factors immediately distinguish themselves. At the start of this endeavor, my body felt as if were meeting an "old friend" I haven't seen in quite some time: overtraining. I couldn't put a finger on what exactly was afflicting me, virus, overtraining, or "holiday blues." But it affected my recovery in many ways-it took a day or two to fully recover from a day's WOD. My motivation was also a limiting factor-some workouts were hard to get through; I never found the CF "fire" I normally experience. Currently I'm fighting a cold, but after increases in days between WODs, fish oil intake, and nightly rest, I'm making a slow and steady recovery.

Some of the things I was made aware of during this experiment were:

1. I consistently fell short of my daily zone block prescription, from 3 blocks a day and even 8 blocks some days.
2. An average of 65% of my carb. intake was "unfavorable," fruit juice, bananas, low carb tortillas, and yogurt for instance.
3. Although I averaged 6.5 hrs sleep a night, the majority of that total was a culmination of broken sleep, ex. Sleep 3 hrs one night and nap another two during the day when feasible.
4. As I steadily increased my daily fish oil intake, the positive effects continued to show.
5. Some of the other things I learned were administrative in nature, for example including line items to our tracking program.

The competition is one week away and I look forward to sharing the results with you. After the new year, I will post the venue where CFSD will host its next event / WOD. Happy new year to you and may you have a "PR year."