Leg day…great! Diet..not so much…
…I wasn’t sure if I was gonna give them a rest since my knees have been hurting, but I decided to just go for it and had a good workout yesterday…I did leg presses, squats, leg extensions, lying leg curls, and deadlifts…I used the smith machine for the deadlifts this time and I liked the extra stability it gave me, I could go heavier than I normally do…I didn’t pay too much attention to how much I was lifting and exact number of sets, just kept going until exhaustion…I worked up quite a sweat too, as much as I do when I do cardio!! …so I figured it was alright to skip it for the day…and my knees feel fine today…YAY!
..But today my legs aren’t even that sore…maybe tomorrow they will be…I guess this means go heavier next time…
..as far as eating goes, I am having issues with lowering calories…I know that is what I need to do, and I am eating clean…but the extra little bit of peanut butter here and there, and the snacking on cereal at night (at least it’s Kashi Go Lean)are killing my all day long efforts!!..I did really well all day yesterday..until around 10pm when the pb was calling my name…and I gave in and ate a little… know it’s the 100-300 extra little calories that are happening daily that are sabotaging me!…but being aware of this isn’t keeping me from seeming to have NO willpower at stopping it! grrrrrrrrr…
April 8, 2009 at 10:05 am
Those little "extras" do add up dont they! I’m dealing with that myself ….
April 8, 2009 at 10:11 am
Man! Thos little extras got me last night! Whenever there is cheese in the house WATCH OUT! Im usually steallin a bite here and a bite there.
April 8, 2009 at 10:14 am
Do you drink a casein shake at night before bed? That might helps with the munchies.
I had to cut out almonds totally. I was too liberal in my snacking with those things.
April 8, 2009 at 10:16 am
I just normally have a regular protein powder + water shake around 9pm…and that is supposed to be IT for the night…I haven’t tried casein before.
April 8, 2009 at 10:22 am
It’s thicker and takes longer to digest. It’s best since it works throughout the night.
April 8, 2009 at 10:59 am
I got on the Cassein Shake band wagon about two weeks ago. The logic behind the process made sense to me. All day long we feed our bodies, but then we go to sleep for 6-8 hours, and the body has nothing to feed on. I thought it might interfere with my sleep, but so far I’ve been good.
April 8, 2009 at 3:56 pm
PB is a big weakness for me too. If you’re having knee problems you might want to skip those leg extensions. Those things are knee wreckers. Just a suggestion.
April 9, 2009 at 10:02 am
I’ve never heard of the caesin shake thing before, maybe I’ll try it. Those little tastes here and there are TOTALLY my downfall too!
And leg extensions are my enemy! They kill my knees. I just do light weight on them for about a million reps at the beginning of my workout to get the blood flowing. Then occasionally I’ll do them again that way at the end to round it out. Seems to work for me and my knees have thanked me for it!