JEFF LIVES STRONG!

I have been lifting seriously for over a year now and I switch up my workouts occasionally but admittedly not as much as I should.  I began a new 4 week program out of the January issue of FLEX magazine and just finished the first week.  Each week is different and is designed to keep your muscles guessing.  This week was good.  I followed the exercises as directed and learned some new stuff along the way.  All of the workouts were as tough as what I usually do with the exception of the shoulder workout - it was also a little light on the abs all the way around.  So far I highly reccomend this muscle mix up program to anyone looking for a change.  If you would like to see the exercises involved you can pick up the FLEX mag or check my workout tracker starting on Monday the 19th - week 2 will be posted as they happen next week……I will be sticking with cardio and abs over the weekend in order to rest up for the attack next week….

I am weak….oh so weak to the power of the breakfast taco.  It’s strength renders my will power useless in the face of the awesome breakfast taco.  I had 2 tacos - one was all beef, the other was eggs and sausage.  The tortillas were the worst part so I didnt eat all of them.  I suppose it could have been much worse, but regardless, I have crumbled at the feet of the taco god…….they are by kryptonite  ——at least on Fridays when they teleport themselves to the office…..

Another day of clean eating……lots of protein, no bad carbs, and I feel great.  No alcohol for 9 days either…I don’t drink much anyway but I don’t miss it at all.  I still need to step up the cardio a bit, just been a crazy week at work and I haven’t had time to work in an additional trip to the gym during the day.  Maybe next week will be better for the 2nd workout - I am trying to make it a second time 3 days a week, so technically I still have Fri and Sat to go.

In my line of work it’s tought to eat right at lunch.  Biz happens at lunch and a lot of the guys I work with don’t pay to much attention to what they eat.  We went to a wing place today and I managed to convince myself to order the grilled chicken and shrimp with steavem vegs and rice.  It was good……the wings and fries looked better, but I feel good about myself for not having a set back so soon after I commited to transforming my diet.

Yay me.

So it’s been about a year since I got serious lifting in the gym and man it feels good.  I never have stuck with it long enough to see results and now I am hooked.  My focus right now is the MT Transformation contest.  Intense workouts are no problem.  Watching what I eat, especially at lunch, is the hard part.  I am taking my before pics tonight so I had a last bad meal of Mex food for lunch today……it was OK.  I have been eating relatively clean the last couple of weeks in order to prepare for the commitment to a clean diet so the Mex didn’t really taste that good…..so maybe I won’t miss it that much.  I am also changing up my lifting routines.  THere is a muscle mix up 4 week program in January’s FLEX that I am trying - if nothing else I will learn some new exercises - I am also adding an afternoon/evening cardio 3 days per week - maybe more if it fits my schedule.  That’s it for now.  Wish me luck!

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