I've finally decided to wash my dirty linen in public
I did set up a blog at the beginning of the year to record my progress but I'm useless at keeping it updated as I keep forgetting to log in and then when I do remember, I can't be bothered. This pretty much sums up how I've also been feeling training and diet wise so far this year. I've lost the total sum of 5lbs and have another 2st 12lbs to go. Yep, fraid I'm nothing like my avatar at the moment
This morning I've woken up with a massive positive attitude so I'm taking advantage of it. I have 20 weeks on Sunday to my comp so I can no longer afford to piss about (excuse the language)
I managed well in 2005 and that was because Les was not only helpful in his dietary and training advice but also he was there every single day when I needed him. I can't rely on him as much this time round as he needs time to study. He has very kindly offered to help me again this time round, but I hope to be less dependant on him
I took photos from week one in 2005 and they certainly helped inspire me to keep going especially when you can see the positive changes. This time round I'm scared to take them
. I don't think I'm as bad as my previous before photos but I'm frightened to see exactly what the camera will show. I am summing up the courage to take them and then I will have to sum up even more courage to post them, so bare with me on that.
My current training routine looks something like this (I do swap the odd exercise sometimes just for a little variety rather than change the whole routine)
MONDAY: Chest: Dips, incline dumbbell press, flies
Biceps: EZ curls (bar or cable), cable single/db curls, conc db curls
TUESDAY: Quads: Squats, leg press, extensions, calves (seated on hammer strength leg press)
WEDNESDAY: Hamstrings: Lunges, SLDL, leg curls
THURSDAY: Back: Deadlifts, pullups or chins, low pulley row or bent over bb rows
Biceps: as Monday
FRIDAY: Shoulders: db press, lateral raises supersetted with bent over lateral raises (may occasionally throw in front lateral raises), shrugs
Triceps: Skull crushers supersetted with close grip press, single cable pulldowns (over or underhand grip)
I'm doing rope crunches for abs each day and when I feel I can hold my weight up properly I'll be doing hanging leg raises (love these)
I'm doing CV twice per day Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri. Wednesday I go for a two hour walk with my Mum and the dog and I'm currently not doing anything at weekend.
For time management reasons (study time required) I'm training in a morning so my day is unbroken (apart from MT of course
) Basically my day looks something like:
7/7.30 : wake, scoop whey, 10g glutamine
7.30/8 : travel to gym
8/8.30 : train
5g BCAA
8.30/9: CV (40 mins at moment)
9/9.30: Breakfast (25g each of oats, whey, raisins in water)
12: Lunch (either, small baked potato and tuna with spinach, or chicken breast with 30g cooked rice and veg and a little gravy
)
14.30/15.00: scoop whey and couple of rice cakes (I should be eating a meal here but at the moment my appetite has not kicked in)
17.00/18.00: CV (40 mins)
19.00/19.30: dinner (either, salmon/chicken/turkey with 30g cooked rice and veg, or homemade turkey stew [currently my favorite made with minced turkey, sweet potato and loads of veg])
Bedtime varies from 20.30 - 22.30 and I confess I've been skipping meals here however, I may have a decaf coffee with loads of powdered milk in)
My CV depends on what mood I'm in. I will use either treadmill (hill profile), cross trainer or stepper. I'm currently sticking to steady state in the main and am trying to persuade myself to throw in some HIIT or even interval to get fitness levels better.
So there you have it. All has been revealed
I will possibly not post in my food or training each day as I vary it very little, I prefer a set routine as I find that better to stick to so I may use this as more of a vent for how I'm feeling each day or even to boast if I manage to improve on something and of course show off when the weight comes off.
Thanks for reading, sorry it was so long
(now press the OK button...............................here goes
)
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