Longest freakin' day

Every Sunday, I'm supposed to do my Yoga workout. So far, I haven't missed any day...
3 Saturdays ago, I was partying, drinking, having fun, and stayed up late. As usual, I woke up early the next day and spent the whole day out. When I came back, I was exhausted and yet, I did my workout in the evening.
2 Saturdays ago, I was also out and when I came back, I started working out @22.30... Crazy, ha?
Last Saturday, I was also partying and came back home late. Slept a few hours and woke up early the next day to do my Yoga workout...

The "weekend lifestyle" is making me having difficulties with the Yoga, especially because a major part of the workout is based on balance and focus. And when you don't get much sleep, you simply lose your balance and your focus...

Day 7 was the longest freakin' day...
On day 5, I had a knee injury and I skipped the workout.
On day 6, I did the Legs & Back exercise.
On day 7, I had to recompensate for the missing day.

Day 7 was supposed to be "stretching day". This week it was Stretching AND KenpoX day.

Maestro

Week 5 updates

After last week's recovery, I'm back again to the pulling and pushing to the maximum.
Here are a few thoughts...


I hate it when I people tell me they "don't have time for working out"

It happened last Sunday...

I woke up early as usual, had my BIG breakfast and left home around 11. Therefore "I didn't have time for workout".

Came back home at 19.30 after a long day in Faraya and was so tired I barely made it to my room and crashed for 2 hours.

Woke up again at 21.30 and got some visitors who stayed till 22.15.

The P90X is designed for SERIOUS people who want to work out.

It is designed for people who would NOT let a day pass, no matter how exhausted they are, without doing their workout.

@12.10 a.m. I completed my one-and-a-half-hour of yoga, took a shower and went to sleep

It's called COMMITMENT people!

"What's worth the prize is always worth the fight - Nickelback"

On Monday, I was tired and seeking motivation... and yet, not stopping!!

The reasons:

1- Too much unhealthy food for lunch - fat, fried food, white bread...

2- Few hours of sleep - less than 6 hours.

3- Laziness and bad mood.

I barely completed the workout that day!

The solution in case this happens again:

1- Meditation (Long live NLP)

2- Less food before exercising.

3- Get some more sleep.

The 90 days MUST be completed!

Today, just like every 7th day of each week, I have the option to rest or do some stretching.

For the first time, and after 35 straight days of extreme training (end of 5th week) I decided to take a rest for a change.

Tomorrow, once again, it all starts again.

Chest, shoulders and triceps on the first day, plyometrics on the second, back and biceps on the third, yoga on the fourth, legs and back on the fifth, kenpo on the sixth and stretching on the seventh day.

Bring it!

Maestro

1 down - 2 to go

Phase 1 is over!

28 days of EXTREME mental and physical challenges.

63 days to go...

How did the 4th week go?
To begin with, recovery week does NOT mean resting... In fact it began with 2 shoulders and 2 feet injuries in a game of basketball on the day I was supposed to be resting...

Numbers:

Day 0: 63.5 kgs.


Day 28 - After phase I has been completed - 65 kgs.


So far, I gained 1.5 kgs... and still have 63 days to reach my goal of 75Kgs.

The bigger challenge:
For me, the bigger challenge is not to complete the daily exercises, but to attain the 75 kgs while staying healthy...

During the last month, I was eating around 2000 Calories/day.
It's time to DOUBLE the amount. Nothing is impossible.
In order to reach my goal in the remaining 63 days, I'm gonna have to eat AND workout like a beast.


Pictures:
Exactly 4 weeks ago, I began the nutrition plan and workout system. Here are my results after the completion of the first phase:

< Day 0 - Day 28 >

< Day 0 - Day 28 >

< Day 0 - Day 28 >

< Day 0 - Day 28 >

Phase 2: Let it begin...

It's time to start gaining some size. This means heavier weights and maxing out between 8 and 10 reps. It's about picking the weights correctly so that (as my coach Tony Horton says) I feel the burn within the last 3 reps and my muscles fail at the 10th repetition.

BRING IT!


Time for a meal... See ya later

Maestro

Support, support...

Today's workout was KenpoX or "the law of the fist". It's a mix between kick-boxing and karate... Basically martial arts.

Today's training buddy was my mom.

Yes you read that right. Mom decided to train with me today!

I usually workout alone since my brother's exercises and mine are not synchronized. However, today, and for the first time, I was training with somebody.

Not only you get more motivation to complete every single move till muscle failure, but training with a friend is really FUN FUN FUN and before you know it, it's over!

Maestro

Week 3 and still going on...

Week 3, still going on and pushing it to muscle failure!!

Food... Well, let's say 90% on the right track with a bit of cheating - nothing unhealthy, but a little more than the allowed fruit portions in the first couple of days of this week...

Plus, I'm re-enjoying the cooking process... Oh yeah, the old days are back! Planning, shopping and cooking... Damn, you learn so much about the kind of food you're eating!!

Next week will be 100% strictness in my diet. It's a matter of discipline, self-control and getting used to the quantities allowed. I don't live to eat, but I eat to live.

Among the 4 people I've inspired to start the diet:

J.A. started to taking things a bit more seriously and began the daily workouts with his prescribed diet plan.

P.W. is still postponing.

J.N. found that it's too painful to stay away from her everyday sweets.

R.A. is still following her diet plan (not 100%) without the workout.

Pictures pictures next week!!

Maestro

The Chocolate mess

It happened at the end of day 14.

After 2 weeks of non-chocolate eating, I messed up!

Of course I did. How couldn't I? With my brother's everyday delices (Waffles - Crepes - Mars & Corn flakes - chocolate cakes - and so on and so forth...) and my mom's cheescakes, tiramissu, ... This is torture! Especially for someone like me who never had a day without chocolate before, let along 14 COMPLETE DAYS!

Diet

Phase I complete

Phase I of the diet is complete. For 2 weeks I've been eating around 450 grams of meat daily but not too much carbs: potatoes, grains, legumes... - only 1 portion daily - of course along with other balanced portions of dairy, fruit, vegetables ...

Phase II of the diet began on day 15.
The difference between phase I and phase II is the increase of carbs by one portion, and the decrease of proteins by one.

Workout

Week 2: Injured, hungry, and training under the rain in cold weather...

Injured in the ankle, because I pushed myself a little bit too hard. And yet I'm still working out like a beast.

Hungry, because my body is asking for more and more food and I'm punishing it by burning the extra few fats - except the last day mess...

Training under the rain in cold weather, that's because I was in "Sabbah" and the weather got a bit crazy for a couple of days...

Whenever I was waking up lazy, I'd do my training in the morning and everything would be back to normal (normal means hyper).

Unlike the diet plan, phase I of the workout is not over yet... Still pushing it to the max and starting to see some improvements.

Pictures coming soon...

Maestro