Sunday, April 19, 2009

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Saturday, April 11, 2009

Week 10 and beyond

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Monday, April 6, 2009

Week 9

This week made up for last week. I lost the weight that I gained last week but the body measurements still haven't changed much. The reason for this is I haven't had a balanced workout in a while. By balanced I mean that I've focused primarily on the upper body and have neglected the lower half. I've had good cardio on the days that I run but I've avoided leg workouts for a while now for two reasons (Neither of which is a good reason btw): 1. I'm afraid it will make my cardio sessions bad because of the "rubber-leg" issue the 2 days after working legs. 2. I hate working legs. I always have hated it and it's tough to get back to forcing myself to hit my legs hard. Even at the beginning of this current journey, my leg workouts were like going through the motions and not hitting them really hard. I know I need to do this. I need to focus just as hard with my legs as I do my chest but I'm just like most guys...we hate working legs and wish we could just lay there and press barbells all workout. :)

During week 8 when I gained the 2 pounds wasn't because I fell off the wagon. I actually did most things right. I did have pizza on Wednesday but along with eating right the rest of the week and good workouts, I shouldn't have gained weight. There are two possibilities for why this did happen however. First of all, and I feel this is very important, your mind needs to be in the game when you are working out. If you aren't pushing yourself and focusing on the muscle you are working then you end up just going through the motions. I wasn't sore at all that week and it's because I wasn't pushing myself and I just went through the motions. You need to really be there and target those muscles and feel it work if you want to make progress. The other reason that could have been a factor was just the simple point that weight fluctuates all over. You weigh different throughout the day and that fluctuation can make you think you did something wrong. That's why it's good to never get down just because of one bad reading on the scales. Look at the overall trend of your weight before getting upset or changing your program.

I'm hoping this week is better with my leg workouts and that I focus hard on the rest. I have to go out of town this Friday and it will be tough to maintain focus with tempting bad food around but I'm going to do my best and the site will be updated next Sunday evening when I get back. Have a good week everyone, watch what you're eating...summer is right around the corner. :)