Nothing like a day off!
Before I start blogging, I have to share a quote that I just heard and absolutely love; ‘God’s delay is not a denial!’. Tell me that’s not an awesome quote.
Can I tell you how I did not realize just how tired I have been. I have today and Monday off. I went to the gym early this morning, around 5:30 AM, worked out for about 2.5 hours and then came home. Since then …. can you believe, I’ve done nothing other than sit on my couch!!! It feels totally AWESOME!!!
Okay, I lied somewhat … before I made it to the couch, I seasoned up some chicken and lean pork sirloin and popped it in the oven. Figured I’d prep some of my protein for the next week so I can really chill out on the weekend.
I’m going to be hitting the gym 4 days straight. Went today, going tomorrow, Sunday and Monday. I may even pull a Tuesday evening workout, and then rest it up on Wednesday before I start up again. I believe I mentioned in my previous blog that I am prepping for Xmas vacation in the hot and sun. So, got to get the bod beach ready!!! haha
So today, I trained chest and delts. I focussed on high reps, lighter weights. Made sure to select a weight that would have me at failure at 25 to 30 on each rep. I did 4 sets for all my chest exercises and 3 sets for my delt exercises. I’ve kicked my ab workouts up a notch, and tend to train them at each workout session. I see them coming in, so that’s good. They should be ready for Dec 23rd … at least hopefully … haha
Hey, got something for you to try … when you do Cable Crossovers for your chest, at the end of each set, superset with penguin claps. If you don’t know what these are, holla and I’ll explain. It’s wicked. Work right down the middle of your breastbone and creates really nice definition.
I’ve kicked my cardio up and cut back on my daily protein intake. I wanted to look leaner during my vacation, so I’ve been doing this for about the last 2 weeks. I’m doing anywhere from 60 - 75 mins of cardio after my weight training session. On leg days, I do only 45-60 mins since my leg workouts usually have me beat by the end of them.
Well, I don’t really have much else to say, and I definitely don’t want to start boring you. So, until next time .. I’m out! Enjoy your weekend
Cheers!
Nke
