Week 2 already?!
Well, today I started my "12 week" course in - "how to look really really ridiculously good looking" - not really. I've commenced my 12 week course in the gym which incorporates sets of upper & lower body exercises, and cardio, rotating through a 2 week cycle. It a big commitment,but the nice thing is that the session times aren't too massive. Cardio is only 20 minutes, basically aiming for you to max out and burn some fat, where as the weight sessions are between 40-45 minutes focussing on muscle toning, conditioning, and strength.
Carl has recommended that I use the structure that is on the Body for Life website. This is the calendar which I will be working to over the next 12 weeks
http://www.bodyforlife.com/exercise/...%20Success.pdf
The course seems well planned, giving a good structure to work from, however allowing me to personalise it and mix it up with a selection of exercises from each group. That's great because a bit of variety will hopefully stop me from getting bored in the gym. It's also great that the sessions are shorter because they are easier to fit into my daily schedule.
The session I did today was good. I normally do 3 sets of about 15reps in the gym, so moving into a 12, 10 ,8, 6, 12, 12 break down was a bit of a shock. One part of me wanted to pace it, but then another thought "what the hell... work hard now, hurt hard later!". The session plans can be found at
http://www.bodyforlife.com/exercise/...bfl_charts.pdf
BTW the food is going really well, no more cravings, I'm eating less as the food I do eat is being digested properly by my body and more efficiently used.
But I did lapse today and ate ONE black jelly bean... bad Alex
