1 week down and all is good so far. Lost 1.5kg (almost 3 1/2 lbs) last week. Thrilled with that. Really stuck at it well, so nice to see a good result.
Having worked out this morning, I've now done each workout twice. 2nd time still hurt a lot, but in retrospect I did it a lot easier. Put weight up slightly on both DL and Squats with no issues. Got through 3 sets of desired reps on every exercise. Things like Bulgarian split squats and step-ups still hurt a lot, but definately got through them better the second time around. Focusing on pushing through the heal really helped on both of them.
I got past the 'wow, this diet has lots of food in it' stage that healthy eating starts off with, and now my body has adjusted and is starting to look for more. Been sticking to it well though. Yesterday was a bit messed up foodwise, but I think I managed to not go over cal reqs too much, although I think the macro split was well off. Ahh well, back onto the 'strict' plan again.
Thoughts so far?
The workouts hurt. Theres a different pain to these high rep workouts, than the low rep ones I'm used to. It lasts longer each time, and requires a different kind of toughness to keep working through them. Mornings arnt my best times for 'mental toughness', however unless I get to the stage where I think I can realistically do my afterburn training straight after my workout, I'm just going to have to suck it up and stick to it. If nothing else I should actually build up some fitness from these workouts themselves, and my body does feel great afterwards.
The nutrional plan is pretty easy to stick to. Being higher on the carb side than a lot of the ones we see around here, makes it easy to put in 'normal' foods in some spots. I've got stuff like yogurt, muesli bars, cheese and bickies, thrown in along with the salads, chicken breasts, nuts, etc you'd expect to see. As per normal, preparation is the key, having everything available, and pre-cooking some things, really makes it easier to stick to.
Heres hoping for similar results from next week. The sooner I drop below 90kg the better
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