So you may have realized that I have not been posting regularly lately. To be specific, I am three posts below schedule, and I haven’t posted anything for a week now. I will give you my excuses later, but first, some updates:

• I am still on my cutting-fat phase
• I have cut 7 pounds in the last 8 weeks. I should cut more than 7 pounds in 8 weeks. But since losing weights (even though just fat) is just the opposite of what I have been trying to do for so long,  I think 7 is a good number. Especially for an ectomorph, losing weights (muscle) is such a dreadful thought, subconsciously I still don’t want to see my weights drop. Also, I am trying to be a bit conservative here–losing weights slowly rather than quickly and lose some muscle too (should be the same when bulking up, gaining slowly rather than quickly and add some fat).
• I have cut a bit more than 2% body fat, from 18% to 16%.
• I am still lifting 4 times a week with the same exercises as when I bulked up. I am still making some progress too. However, my squat and press got weaker after the 2-week winter break. I am now building up to my pre-break level. Progresses on compound exercises (press, bench press, squat, except for deadlift!) are small and slow. But progresses on other assistant exercises (bicep curl, dumbbell shrugs, etc.) are still steady.
• I am running again now. Initially I started out running a bit over what my body (bones, joints, ligaments, etc.) could handle. But now I am doing a beginner’s running program. Seems to be working great! More on this in a few weeks.

Now, here are my excuses for not posting regularly:

• I have posted a good amount of entries, which together should be more than enough to help you train properly. I want to go back and work on every single post to make sure they have the proper titles, keywords, recaps, photo illustration, etc.
• I have NO time for the blog now. My classes are taking up more time than expected. It was a rather big mistake to miscalculate how much time commitment my classes demanded. Now I am stuck with them and cannot drop any.
• Plus, I have to worry about finding a job now. And this is the main reason. I can keep posting on this blog only if I can think about it before going to bed. But now that I am thinking about job/career every night, I cannot come up with any idea for a new post.
• I am training everyday now. 4 days lifting and 3 days running. Thus, more training time, more school work time, plus concerns about job/career, while a day is still only 24 hours. Obviously, I cannot write anymore

Hopefully I can get everything under control soon. If I can be more efficient, I can have one or two hours a week for this blog. Then I can post once or twice a week. But before that happens, my priority is with training and finding a job.