I just began Week 3 of the Live Fit Program, from www.bodybuilding.com. Today's lifting session was legs. I don't know about you, but it is becoming one of my favorite body parts to work on. Its the largest group of muscles we have and they require a lot of work. For me it is where I carry a lot of my excess mass, so trimming it down and shaping it up is exactly what I want to accomplish. A few years ago, I went from a size 22in. pant to a size 11/12in. after a year of training. I have since went back up to 14in., but the pants are feeling looser everyday. Lovin' it! I am wanting a size smaller then before, so 10 inches it is!
I did a run today, which I know is not on the program, but I need to start training for an 8K road race. I accomplished a 5K road race in August and haven't ran very much since, so I have to get my legs back in order. I'm going to be doing my usual 3K three times through the week and one longer run on the weekends. I love the first run back from a break, you feel fantastic, sore, but fantastic. After I get home I can't rest because my legs want to keep moving.
Tomorrow is bootcamp in the evening and then it is another lifting favorite of mine, back and biceps and chest and triceps. I love working all those muscle groups and this being week 3, I have increased my intensity to 80%, which means I am lifting heavier and less reps. This week has gone to 5 splits and so I am working a extra muscle group of my choice which needs work, and it is the lower body. Yay, more lunges!
I prepped some food for the week as well. I made two batches of the pumpkin protein bars (recipe on previous post), chopped up all the veggies for snacking and bought a roasted chicken to have for a couple of meals. It makes life so much easier when food is prepped. Sorry folks, but my favorite thing to do on the weekends is grocery shop and prep my meals for the week. I have read so many articles from fitness models that meal prep is one of the single most important things for someone to do when training for a competition, weight loss, muscle growth or whatever your goal may be. Eating clean is 80% of what you want to accomplish. Physical activity makes up the other 20%. If you are thin, but your diet is crap, it does not mean you are in shape. Internally you are neglecting to focus on what your heart, liver and any other major organ is looking like. Eating clean, not only makes, your outside look good, it makes your insides feel great! Because my family has a history of heart disease and diabetes, I am taking full measures to not become that statistic. I hear people say you only live once, but I want to look good and feel better in my one life and make it last!
Eating healthy, doesn't mean it has to be expensive. it means more produce, which can be locally bought and bulking up on proteins, ie box of chicken or bulk ground turkey. Coming up with new recipes is also a good way to know that your body is getting all the nutrients it needs, when in doubt take a multivitamin and an omega. I have mentioned this before and will say it again, water will also help keep hunger from creeping up on you and it flushes out any of the toxins your body releases during the day. It is also a huge aid in weight loss!
So try a new recipe this week, work on eating clean or slowly changing your nutrition, NO DIETS (they don't work!), and see how you are feeling by the end of one week. Lots of great references out there, even share some recipes with others. Whatever it takes! Next post I will add a recipe for these awesome chocolatey energy balls, simply made from dates, which are great to have before or after a workout. you can even freeze them to last longer. :)
Until next time, sleep tight!
----buzzing off
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