6/1/2012 Training + Neera Cleanse 5/24 - 5/31

P.M. Weight: 179.8lbs

Training:

Part 1:
500m Row @ 100%  1:29.6
Rest 20 Minutes
500m Row @100% 1:35.2

Rest 4 hrs

Part 2:
A. Tough Power Clean Single  285lbs
B. Back Squat 5RM  320lbs
C. Incline Bench Press 3RM  230lbs
D. Running Clock: 3 Min AMRAP GHD SU  57
                               3 Min AMRAP Strict TTB  30

Part 1 Notes:  Held a 1:23-1:24 Pace until 240m then fell off, last 70m were high 1:30's.  Not bad considering PR is 1:28.8 and I haven't worked out or eaten for 2 weeks.  Happy with this.

Part 2 Notes: Surprised about a few things.  First to see that in 2 days of easting I have only gained back a lb.  Second to see that my power clean was so close to my pr of 295.  Back Squat felt really heavy tonight, but no surprise there.  Incline Bench was right where I thought it would be.  Part D just sucked, hips burned out extremely fast.  Had 25 in the first 60 seconds but hips were burnin too bad to keep that up.  Got a lactic acid headache right after the GHD SU which made the first 45 seconds of TTB almost non existent.  Also took a few reps to get the hang of strict TTB. 

Neera Cleanse Notes:

When I first started the Neera Cleanse they said that 2 Quarts of their mixture was recommended.  I found that to be much too much.  Instead I ended up drinking about 1.5 quarts a day, sometimes closer to 1.  On top of that I drank their laxative tea every night which really helped get a BM going the next day.  The first 2 days I didn't use the tea and only had 1 BM, day 3 I went 9 times in 45 minutes. 

I made the mistake of not weighing in at the beginning but I am usually around 190-193lbs.  I weighed in the last night at 178.8, so roughly a 12lb drop.  Energy was fine the whole way through.  No real hunger pains but just missed the taste of food more than anything...the mixture can get a little old after a while even though it doesn't taste bad.  The only time food cravings got really bad was around food...especially the smell.  Other then that my cravings were under control and the mixture does a good job of making you feel satiated. 

Today is day 2 after the cleanse and I am finally starting to eat normal again.  The first day you take 3 bites of something and you are already full.  Around dinnertime though you start to be able to eat more.  Feel it out, if you're hungry eat..if not then don't.

Overall I think I liked the cleanse.  I'm down in weight but feel just as good when I was 190.  I feel a bit "revived" although it's hard to explain.  They say that it's supposed to move you closer to your "ideal" weight and I'm not sure where that is for me. I'm hoping to stay around 185lbs but we shall see once I up the food to normal intake.  If you have some downtime in your training i'd recommend trying this out.