GOMAD [Day 2] Update & Rope Climbing Technique Video

UPDATE 8:30 PM:

I just finished my crossfit wod and I have to say day 2 of the GOMAD experiment is going sooo much better than day 1!

No more loose stools driving me mad and I'm chugging this milk down a lot more easily!  I've learned to space out the milk sessions better, with most of my consumption during lunch and post-workout.  I drink about 3 pints each time.  If I manage to wake up earlier I'm hoping I can space out the milk chugging even more and reduce digestive discomfort.  I can definitely keep this up though.  Day 1 just had my scurrred a bit.

Today's WOD was brutal though.  Check out my horrible results here.
I met the owner of .380 today, Dave Masi.  He was totally riding my ass.  Everytime I dropped the barbell he would be right next to me shouting for me to stop resting.  He even said, "5 second rest and then go!" He proceeded to start COUNTING aloud, he was like 5 deep breaths:  "One! Two!..."  Yeah fuckin' hell.

By round 2, my wrists were hurting so much from the OH lunges the most and also partly from the handstand walking.  We did this on uneven bumpy ground so it was difficult to maneuver.  The 70 lb KB high pull and steps were also wreckin' havoc on my lower back.

Afterwards I worked on my handstand pushups/walking and rope climbs.  Speaking of, I'm going to go watch a rope climbing technique video now since, I'm not good at coming down the rope, just going up.

This video is presents 2 very simple, effective techniques.  I've only tried the leg wrap but I'm going to try the fast technique tomorrow when I head to the box.  I also need to try out how he came down.

(Tip:  Drag the cursor to 1:30 to skip all the useless jabber in the beginning.)

GOMAD Experiment [Day 1]

I've drunk half a gallon of conventional, pasteurized (but non-homogenized and no rBST added) whole milk @ $3.69 a pop already! I'm off to a good start. I'm also starting up Crossfit again, after a 2-3 month hiatus, at a new box in McKinney called Crossfit .380 (I don't know what that dot means, so don't ask me).

My friend told me to document this and since I'm not an exhibitionist, I'm going to do that here on this blog that virtually nobody reads instead of Facebook, which is everyone's whore.

I was too embarrassed to ask someone to take a candid photo of me shirtless, so I went to the guest bedroom, where there's a large mirror. The lighting is horrible and I couldn't use flash because of the glare from the mirror, so this is the image that will have to do for now. I'll probably post an update with a photo every 5 days or every week, since daily would probably be pointless. Nobody's body grows that quickly. Hopefully GOMAD doesn't just result in me becoming an amorphous blubbery blob with diabetes mellitus.

1/2/2012, 4:30 PM:

Measurements:
167 lbs
Waist: 32 in/82 cm
Chest: 39 in/99 cm
Bicep: 13 in/32 cm
Thigh: 22.5 in/56.5 cm

Around 10% body fat

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UPDATE 9 PM:  I just got home from my workout and I feel great. I had plenty of energy after the WOD, so I ended up dicking around on the rings—doing muscle-ups and trying to do the 'iron cross' but failing miserably. Chris and I also did a bunch of toes-to-bars and butterfly pull-ups.

So far so good, I was worried at first because my anus wasn't feeling fantastic from chugging all that milk all of a sudden, TMI? I'm sure my body will adapt soon enough, I hope. I just had to vacate my bowels before the WOD and right after...ugh. I'm sticking this through though.

Chris is doing his weight gainer thing with no adverse effects so far and I'm still doing my ridiculous GOMAD experiment and hoping my body will start to pump out more lactase enzyme!

Oh and Chris let me try on his 30 lb weight vest...that's how much I intend to put on in muscle mass over the span of a month! I have to admit 30 lbs feels a LOT heavier than I'd previously imagined...