What Chuck Does

The Final Four

When I thought about creating this post, I was thinking more along the lines of “The Final Five (Cylons)” from Battlestar Galactica. When I typed it out, I realized that the NCAA playoffs are also called The Final Four. However, my “Final Four” refers to the bottom 4-pack of my 8-pack of abdominal muscles aka Number 5, 6, 7 and 8.

You see, if you look at my Google Docs spreadsheet, my goal is to drop to 10% of fat and be “ripped” which includes developing my “6-pack”. The thing is, I’ve never had more than a 4-pack… not even when I was in grade school, and sub-10% body fat.

Part of this is because the top 4-packs of my abs are well-defined. The striation between each “pack” from 1-4 is a deep groove. When I feel for my bottom 4 abdominal muscles, I can barely feel their separation… if there even is a striation. Visibly, at 13% body fat, there is no evidence that 5-8 will ever be revealed.

But maybe like in BSG, where we learn the identities of The Final Five (Cylons), we might slowly see 5-8 surface? Although in all fairness we waited 3 seasons to learn the identities of 4 of the 5 Cylons. The last Cylon has yet to be revealed.

Personally I don’t think I’m asking for much. I don’t care if I never see “The Final Two”, but I feel that after all my diligence, I deserve to meet Number 5 and Number 6!