Being a good boy
It’s 3 weeks since I went back to gym and I am happy about it. At least I am doing something productive and it keeps me away from the computer for a good number of hours. I guess this makes fitness as my newest “hobby.” While I do not see the results yet (I have not even shed a pound!), I feel I have more drive to do things and I get less irritable. I was also offered the lifetime membership at a bargain and I grabbed it!
I try to stick religiously to my program. After three weeks of doing so, it starts to get less challenging. I was tempted to increase the weight but the trainer discouraged me. He said that I will gain more weight if I do so. Since my program is weight loss, I need to increase the repetitions in increments of 5. I will increase my reps after/during my 4th week of training. Once I reach my ideal body weight, I could move on to weight training to develop my upper body.
These are the routines I do for weight loss (plus 5 or so stretching exercises and 15/20 minutes on the treadmill/bike/transport before and after):
Machines (3 sets of 20 repetitions)
Inclined chest press
Lateral pulldown
Seated row
Lower back
Leg curl
Leg press
Calf raise
Tricep pushdown
Dumbells (3 sets of 20 repetitions)
Bicep curl
Lateral raises
Shoulder press
Mat (3 sets of 30 repetitions)
Crunches
Obliques
Leg raises
Killer much??? (I only wrote from memory, I might have gotten some routines wrong.)
I am also trying to change my diet slowly, weaning myself from too much white bread and rice. My tendency was to pig out also after workout and since that will not help me I started having choco drink after workout to curb my appetite. If I am really hungry then a trip to Bodhi might be good or visit that fresh fruit salad at Sbarro. But I have to confess I drink San Mig Light (with some chips) around 11PM. Otherwise I won’t relax around midnight and will be awake til 3AM.
Will keep you posted on my progress. In the meantime, it’s gym day again.
From: http://blog.noelacosta.com/?p=183
