Sept 14, 2009
So I have set an intermediate goal for myself to keep me focused. Today has been absolutely insane realizing how much I currently have on my plate. This entire week is full of tests during school, my girlfriend is about to head over to Austria for 9 Months, and I just got a fever early this morning. So it is time to strategize so I am not absolutely overwhelmed. I am going to visit my girlfriend during Christmas break which is just over 12 weeks away. After reading over several of Kris Gethin’s Transformation Guides and buying the 12 Week Workout Log, I’m gunna do it. I am going to set my intermediate goal as a 12 week transformation to get to my maintenance stage for my contest in the spring. My goal is to get down to 215lbs at sub 11% and then maintain. If I focus on the 1.5-1.75lbs needed per week I can segment the goal into manageable means. This is the only way I will remain sane throughout this process (relatively speaking of course J). I am going to be doing my cardio in the mornings 4 times a week like I outlined in my last Blog and reducing my lifting schedule. It kills to me to cut back because I thoroughly enjoy lifting but 5-6 days a week just is too much for my schedule and may be counterproductive to my goal.
I have also tried wearing a sweat suit to increase the calories burned throughout the workout. I am more doing this because it takes me forever to get warmed up in the morning but a good sweat is definitely a refreshing and rewarding feeling to start off the day. I feel like it has increased my workout intensity and also reduced the amount of water I tend to retain. Since I am doing the cardio on an empty stomach I have started drinking Xtend when I wake up throughout the night as well as through the entire morning cardio training session. I am going to be checking Body Fat and Lean Body Mass levels every 1.5 months to check to see where I am at and to continue to plot my progress on Bodyspace. Now I just have to get over this fever and I will be back up to 10/10 motivation and get work done!
