Giant Sets Are Awesome! (40 Days Left)
So, I’m doing pretty well towards my goal. I struggled with water retention for some reason from this weekend, but recovering now. I’ve realized that I have my body needs 3 days to balance out. Whether after a treat meal, or an unexpected water retention issue it’s always 3 days of clean eating and 3-4L daily water intake to get me back on track.
My cravings are running made wild right now…. It’s the last days of summer and I’m feeling for a frozen yogurt treat from Baskin Robbins… hmmmmmm
Tormorrow is going to be a good test of my self restraint. I’m holding a brainstorming sessions with some of my team and ordered in pizza. One of our EA’s helped me order two small pizzas. In the event I choose to indulge, I made one; thin crust, whole grain bread, easy on the cheese, easy on the sauce, chilli chicken, fresh mushrooms and sundried tomatoes. I’m bringing foil in my lunch bag, and will bring my slice home for my weekend cheat. Isn’t that a good idea????? Ha-ha I’ll have to blog and let you know how well that plan works out for me! Have you ever tried a workout of Giant Sets? This is where you do several exercises for one body part in a row without resting in between exercises. For example, on back day; modified seated dead-lifts, seated rows, straight arm push-downs, close grip pull-downs. I suggest resting 2 minutes between each interval and repeat 4 times.
A variation to this is to do variations of the same exercise starting with the weakest version and going to the strongest, using the same weight. An example of this is wide grip pull-downs, reverse close grip pull-downs, and then close grip pull-downs.I took Camillia through a Giant Set session yesterday for leg day and she definitely felt it. Try it out and let me know what you think!
Cheers, Nke
