New Program

So yesterday I mentioned that I would change things up in my workout routine after next week, but it looks like I'll be starting it tomorrow.

I was waiting for the leader of one of the teams I am on, "Calorie Cycling", to contact me back with a list of numbers for me to calorie cycle and it appears that my numbers came in yesterday. WHOO HOOO....I have been so anxious to see what this is all about. Especially because it seems to really yield awesome results.

So she sent me my list and stressed to me in her message that my strength training should be performed in HIT style (as you will see from reading previous entries, I have begun to do HIIT cardio, I also believe Turbo Jam works on that principle but I'm not sure) But this is different, this is for strength training.....That part kinda baffled me, but I sorta had the feeling that I'd done something like this before if I wasn't doing it already.

Here is a great article from Spark People about HIT....this particular author just always seems to write the articles that I want to read...he is great.

Ya' know how I mentioned in a post yesterday about my old routine....One set of 10 and the next to failure? Yep! That's about what HIT amounts to. In the article it doesn't mention doing the two sets but it does talk about making it to failure in a similar way. It also mentions what I tend to do already which is being very careful of form and making sure I "get the negative", or the weight going in both directions rather than being lazy and letting gravity do my work for me.

NOW I'M PSYCHED! I totally know how it worked and transformed my body before...So tomorrow in the gym I will do this. It is supposed to help you build muscle quicker (which I did in the past) it also, if I'm not mistaken, helps to burn fat while you workout without losing muscle....SWEET!

Calorie cycling is supposed to be good for that as well as not allowing your body to ever get too adjusted to one caloric intake, thus helping to keep your metabolism steady and your body never thinks it's in starvation mode, which haults your progress of fat loss.

Here is my calorie cycling. She gave it to me with my personal workouts (that I told her about) in mind....Not sure how, if at all, it would change after I start doing HIT....But, I will go with this and see what happens.

I really think she is right when she says to plan out your food atleast a day in advance so you can be sure what you will be getting.....The typical calorie days, 1400, 1500 won't be so difficult, it will be the 1800 and 2100 days....OOOSH...lots of food.

"Upper Body Week"
Calorie range: 1400-2100
Average daily calories = 1700

SUN - 1400 - rest (lower amount of cardio)
MON - 1800 - upper body (biceps,triceps,chest,back,shoulders) abs intense
TUE - 1500 - cardio 36-65 mins (turbo jam 36 mins, bike riding, walking)
WED - 2100 - lower body Deadlifts or skater squats, leg press, squats, calves, abs
THUR - 1600 - cardio 36-65(turbo jam 36 mins, bike riding, walking)
FRI - 1900 - upper body (same as before)
SAT - 1600 - cardio 36-65(turbo jam 36 mins, bike riding, walking)

"Lower Body Week"
Calorie range: 1400-2100
Average daily calories = 1700

SUN - 1400 - rest (lower amount of cardio)
MON - 2000 - lower body Deadlifts or skater squats, leg press, squats, calves, abs
TUE - 1500 - cardio 36-65 mins (turbo jam 36 mins, bike riding, walking)
WED - 1800 - upper body (biceps,triceps,chest,back,shoulders) abs intense
THUR - 1500 - cardio 36-65(turbo jam 36 mins, bike riding, walking)
FRI - 2100 - lower body Deadlifts or skater squats, leg press, squats, calves, abs
SAT - 1600 - cardio 36-65(turbo jam 36 mins, bike riding, walking)