[PICTURE ABOVE] I always read Men’s Health when on the road. It’s amusingly bad most of the time and gives me something to write about.

Those that have been paying attention, may have noticed I’ve been in the USA for the last 4 weeks. It’s a difficult realization to endure when you think to yourself just before you depart.
“I’m in peak physical condition – how will I look in 4 weeks of basically nothing?”
The answer is – You won’t look ‘that much different’, but there will definitely be noticeable changes to both how you look and feel.

Did I lose much muscle?

Yes and no.
A week or so ago I posted about the mini-routine I had going whilst on the road.
I’d do a workout in between nights out on the booze, huge buffet breakfasts and hours of driving on long freeways with nothing but Dr Pepper and a bag of pretzels by my side.
These workouts stimulated ‘some’ of the muscle groups, but not as effectively as a proper gym-routine can (more on that below). (more…)