What are burpees? - Here's a video on YouTube that explains 5 variations of them. Being able to crank a large number of these out (just the basic ones) remains a goal for me. It seems like a distant goal now, but I can't help keeping my eyes on it.
The scales reflect 4/10th of a pound off this morning, but again this is a weight that was recorded several hours later than my normal 4 AM weigh-in. As I'm writing this I'm thinking about the different philosophies on weighing in, and clearly mine is to do it every day. I follow the school of thought advanced by
Dave Draper (my favorite bodybuilder) who akins skipping weigh-ins to driving blind. Of course, everyone can have their own right answer on this, but I've found that if I'm following my diet properly, consuming the required quantity of water each day, and weighting at the same time each morning (on good scales) I don't experience those small fluctuations in weight, and if I do notice one I only have to look back to the day before to explain it.
A small increase on the scales usually means 1) I ate a higher than normal amount of carbs the previous day, 2) I failed to drink enough water which actually results in the bodiy retaining water, or 3) I weighed at an earlier time in the day.
By the way,
Dave Draper has an excellent newsletter and an even more interesting
life story. If you're looking for some inspiration and especially if you're a little older you might find it an enjoyable read.