Well, to make a long story short... After finishing the 2008 first half challenge closing in on my goal weight (but not body comp goal)...
But with injuries, I wasn't able to do more than maintain until Halloween, when I attended a 3-day Halloween drinking extravaganza, and gained 10 lbs which I could seem to shake.
But now , my coaching season is over and I can get back to working out.
My plan is to use Leigh's OPT plan and see how that turns out.
I haven't figured out my calorie burns yet, so I will post those when the time comes.
Current activity schedule is as follows:
Mondays: Karate class & hockey
Tues: open
Wed: Kickboxing (possible)
Thurs: Karate
Fri: Sparring
Sat: Kickboxing (possible)
Sun: open
So, as you see lifting isn't in there quite yet. I have Tues open and if I don't attend Weds or Sat kickboxing class, I could lift those nights.
So all the fitness gurus out there... Here's my first question... Kickboxing tends to involve A LOT of pad strikes (full power or/and quick delivered kicking and punching), this is a martial arts class, not an aerobi-cise gym class, there is also a lot of pushups, situps, and core exercises. How to ask this delicatly, an I missing anything by using this instead of "lifting iron"?
Depends, what are goals? If you want to focus on kickboxing and fat loss, I don't see why you'd need to add lots of other activity to your current schedule, as OPT should help you find the right calorie range.
But I haf no profeshunal twaining.
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Honestly, I am focused on fat loss. I know Leigh's plan says you don't have to exercise for fat loss, but I was curious what people would say about punch/kick bags as a strength workout.
I got to figure the calorie burn numbers tonight. Might take me a little bit to get the proper burn rates for a hockey game, karate practice and a kickboxing session. Hopefully by next week I have "exact" numbers worked out.
And as always, you input is desired and welcomed on any problems or suggestions you have on my workouts or plans.
BTW, RL, Congrats to you and RW... I saw you two had another bambino one the way.
I have come up with the following calorie requirements for weeks 1-3
Using the Harris-Benedict Equation, I come up with a BMR of 1854.57 cals
So, on days with no workout and a 35% deficit, I will roughly be around 1446.6 from a base number of 2225.5 cals
On days with exercise, I will roughly be around 1657.5 from a base number of 2550.0 cals
And on Mondays when I do both TKD and hockey, I will roughly be around 1868.5 from a base number of 2874.6 cals
It didn't seem like from what I read in FLT that I change the requirements daily, but from the threads, it seemed like it was the desired way.
1576.1 calories consumed
1420.3 calorie goal Macros: 30.7%F - 34.1% C - 36.1% P Weight: 184.6 lbs
More or less fell off the wagon this last weekend. It was my birthday, so difficult to shot people down when they are trying to be nice to you. But back, to where I was last week. So on-track, just a little behind schedule.
1882.2 calories consumed
1768.1 calorie goal
F - 44.6%/ C - 24.2%/ P - 41.8%
Weight: 182.4lbs
picked wrong day to start Weds night kickboxings again... Came close to burning a few more calories, by almost puking out everything I had eaten in the past 3 weeks. But once I came out of my coma, I felt pretty good
Thurs Mar 19th
And then came Thurs.... "Client Day" Terrible eating at client site. They provided the meals... Then my daughter's hockey party that evening.
No exercise
3981 calories comsumed (complete estimate, but still way the hell up there)
F - 41.4%/ C - 42.3%/ P - 19.3%
Weight: 181.2lbs
Tomorrow's weight in is going to suck!!!!
Fri Mar 20th
60 minutes hockey (calorie burn - unknown)
1852.8 calories consumed
1620.8 calorie goal
F - 43.2%/ C - 32.6%/ P - 24.4%
Weight: 187.0lbs - yeap, weigh-in SUCKED!!!! 6 lb gain on 3900 calories???? I realize that was an estimate, but I know I am not 21000 calories off...
Sat Mar 21st
1907.3 calories consumed
1414.5 calorie goal
F - 40.7%/ C - 35.7%/ P - 27.5%
Weight: 185.2 lbs
Mon Mar 22nd
1576.4 calories consumed
1418.3 calorie goal
F - 34.4%/ C - 47.2%/ P - 17.2%
Weight: 183.2 lbs
Mon Mar 23rd
60 minutes Karate (347 calorie burn)
1511.4 calories consumed
1621.9 calorie goal
F - 20.4%/ C - 43.1%/ P - 37.4%
Weight: 182.6 lbs
OPT-ting in for a better Bacardi....o
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