My day 3 of HST, 15's, was awesome. I made a concerted effort to keep the pace up throughout the workout, and the pump was great in that old I just did an hour of aerobics and feel awesome kind of way. Everything went well, even lunges, which I didn't think I'd be up for 15 of when I started. I skipped doing too many single muscle isolated moves, like bicep curls, because I hit those muscles so much already with pull-ups, rows, etc... I think I've been over training them for years now. We'll see how this round of HST goes with skipping the isolation exercises.
Weight is back down to under 234... wait, or was that 233? I think it was 233, but I can't recall. Yeah, it must have been under 233 because I remember thinking "Wow, that's 8 lbs under my weight-in at work!". See, we did a weigh-in a few weeks ago for a Biggest Looser content sponsored by 24 Hour Fitness. I was wearing clothes and drank a bunch of water before the weight-in, so I was 240. I think the contest ends in September, so if I keep going, I'll probably weigh-in about 10 lbs. lighter. We'll see how that compares with everyone else at that point, but hopefully I'll do well. Hey, one more thing to keep me motivated and on track doesn't hurt right?
Switched over the Mint Chocolate Whey protein powder, and I'm liking it, especially when I mix it with Vanilla Casein protein powder post work-out. I've also started including Wheat Germ and Ground Flax Seed with my protein shakes, giving me extra nutrients (potassium, omega 3, etc.) and the all-important fiber one needs (let me tell you, I've definitely noticed the later! :P). I top that off with fish oil and some creatine pills, although I wonder if the creatine in pill form really does what the stuff you take with juice does... the box says it does, and GNC would never exaggerate or outright lie would they?!? :P Oh, and I may have mentioned this before, but I'm doing my best to eat plenty of greens, namely frozen broccoli throughout the day while at work. Fills you up, has lots of nutrients AND the carbs in it absorb slowly so I don't get a blood sugar spike to knock me out of ketosis. Sugei! (Japanese for Sweet!)
Favorite area on my body right now are my trapezius. After my workout they actually pop out so much that they surprise me.
Least favorite are abs, because they are still covered with a nice layer of flab. Dammit.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
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