As far as what kind of exercises I'm doing - basically anything on SixPackShortCuts's youtube channel.
I've decided to take on this 6 week upper-body workout routine:
So, since I trashed the notes and the whole idea of trying to keep a detailed record of what I do and eat each day, I guess that means I won't have to number the blog posts. We'll be keeping track of my progress like normal people do - rotations of the earth (how many days or weeks or months I've been exercising). Up to this point I've been on my new exercise and good food regiment for about 3 months now. As I mentioned, I bought a pair of 5lb dumbbells, and I even double them up when doing some upper-body exercises in order to be pumping a total of 10lbs at a time. My mother also has a pair of 2lb dumbbells so sometimes I use those for drop-sets exercises or I'll add a 2lb and 5lb together on each side when an exercise requires me to use weight equally on both sides. As far as what kind of exercises I'm doing - basically anything on SixPackShortCuts's youtube channel. I've decided to take on this 6 week upper-body workout routine: In addition to that I also exercises for my biceps triceps and forearms using the drop-sets technique Mike shows here: (the screen shot looks gross but that pic is not even in the video no worries haha) And then I also like to do this next one cause it is a good full-body exercise that also really works your abs: These are also great ab exercises I use: Mike Chang tends to use exercises that help you burn lots of calories by using the after-burn effect. They are simple forms to master but they are intense and really work your body well. I love it!
On the food note, I've been doing well, it's basically the same story - I'm getting more fruits and veggies in my diet and I've been trying to control my portions by eating multiple small "meals" during the day and only eating when I'm actually hungry (cause I used to "graze" a lot and eat just because I was bored). In a typical dinner meal, if we are having pasta with veggies on the side, I will take a small portion of each item but I'll be sure that I have a lot more veggies on my plate than pasta if I feel like I'm not exercising enough for my body to burn off the pasta's energy correctly. And of course I'm always doing awesome with my fluids, I'm practically addicted to water, and since I gave up coffee I'm sure that I'm even more hydrated than before. And, like I mentioned in my "No more coffee" post, I've learned that pure coconut water is just as effective as having a cup of coffee in the morning. So I've been enjoying VitaCoco's 100% coconut water once in a while as a pick-me-up refreshing and hydrating drink. That is basically it for now. I think my next exercise session will include some lower-body strengthening. I saw that Mike Chang added some great new videos on the youtube channel recently and I can't wait to make use of them. It is good to mix it up once in a while and not let your body get used to certain exercises for too long otherwise you plateau just like how they mention in the p90x videos.
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Hello.These are the notes from your average couch-potato that is simply trying to fix it before it breaks! check it..
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