Somehow last night between tossing and turning I threw my upper (thoracic) back out. Seriously!!? I was half asleep when it happened, so I only vaguely remember the position that caused it. It came on quickly like a cramp and is a very dull, centralized pain. Though I'm familiar with the exercises for therapy, my cruise is just 3 weeks away, I don't have the time to rehab this thing right now. Fortunately, there are workarounds I can perform for most muscle groups, but my overall intensity will have to be lower when working my upper body. Since the diet is 75% of my progress, I should still be able to get lean, but I may be slightly smaller in the end. We will see!
UPDATE: Back is feeling 95% 12 hours later, so I must have had a really bad muscle spasm. That was a close one! Muscle spasms/cramps can be caused by a shortage of electrolytes, muscular imbalances or excessive heat. I will have to be careful to make sure all 3 possibilities are monitored.
Man I'm feeling leaner than ever. My obliques are coming through nicely and my 6 pack has tightened up for sure. I think my arms may have gotten a bit smaller, so I need to work on getting the proper amount of protein or add Creatine in at some point. I have a HUGE amount of studying to do this weekend for my final but I'm going to get in my workouts one way or another!
9AM: 1 lb cherries (hey they were on sale!) 275 cal /5g protein
11am: Can of tuna w/10cal mayo 175 /30g
2PM: 1 cup watermelon 50 /0
3PM: ProNos Shake 300 /42g
5Pm: Promax Bar 275 /20g
7Pm; Protein Pudding (x2) 350 /70g
9PM: Orange 100 /0g
10PM: 1 lb cherries... mmmmmm 275 /0g
TOTAL 1800 Calories/ 167g protein .....no workout today