Wed April 16

I ended up working out in the afternoon and had a great shoulders/traps/arms workout. I still need to focus more on my cardio. It's taking me 45-50 minutes to do the weight workout, so I'll either need to do the cardio at a seperate time or I'll need to bring a workout snack. This will give me a boost of energy after doing the weights.

April 12

I did the Workout 1 on the Saturday morning. The gym opens at 8am instead of 5:30am on the weekends, so I guess I was able to sleep in!

I had a solid chest/back/abs workout combined with 20 intensive minutes of cardio on the eliptical machine. I need a towel for the next time!

Last night I had a choice to eat pizza or a bbq chicken sandwich with salad. I feel as if I'm gaining momentum so I chose the bbq chicken sandwich to keep my progress climbing.

The good news is that I wore a suit on Thursday that 2 months ago didn't fit me. I can feel my body tightening but it's not as I dropped 20lbs overnight. I may have lost 2-3 lbs but I can feel my body shape changing. Let's keep it going.

April 7 & 8th

April 7

I had a choice to either hit the gym or deal with a family matter. The family matter won.

April 8

I was up at 5:12am and I proceeded straight to the gym. I had a great chest/back/ab workout. I'm taking some creatine before and after my workout, however when you mix in a 20 minute cardio session with my 45-50min weights workout, then I think that I need to start eating something light during my workout. My goal is to gain lean muscle so perhaps I should be drinking a protein shake that is mixed with water to have some food energy. Normally, I would snack on an apple prior to the workout just to have some type of energy.

Day 3

Day 3 was focusing on my shoulers, traps, and arms. I was still feeling a bit of tightness from my Day 2 workout on my legs. The key once again was to make it to the gym before 6am. Today I was there around 5:40am and I decided to do my 20+ minutes of cardio.

I stepped onto the eliptical and did a jog / sprint approach. This meant that I did a 5 minute warmup going about 70% of my maximum and then I would do 60 seconds at a sprinting pace followed by 2 minutes of a jogging pace. My goal with this exercise is to do a 60 second split for the jog and sprint.

Since I missed Day 1 I'm going to miss my day off and go to the gym tomorrow. Consistency is the key.

Day 2

I woke up at about 5:30am and brushed my teeth before heading out the door. I started off with a typical 10minute warmup on the eliptical machine. I did Workout 2, so I was focusing on my legs and abs.

It felt like a huge accomplishment being able to make it to my workout first thing in the morning. A solid workout required a solid breakfast. I had a bowl of instant oats with raisins and 5 egg whites mixed with mushrooms. MMMMM!

We're back on track.

Day 1

I set the alarm the night before, but it didn't go off! That wasn't in the plan book. My goal was to get to the gym before 6am, but that didn't happen. I had to cut my losses and not take my Wednesday rest day.

Tomorrow will be better!