Training Methods Old And New

Summer is looking good..

I have been doing some pretty beastly type workouts lately and really starting to get back into the gym although I don’t think I’m pushing my limits just yet but I know I’m getting pretty close.

I started back at the gym about 2 months ago and a month in I wasn’t happy with where I was training and how I was training and I moved to a gym that I was a member at before I moved abroad and everything has just clicked back into place and I’m actually looking forward to training. (Most days :))

Once I had moved gyms I was still training in a way I wasn’t happy with and I thought about my motto that I mentioned in my last post ‘5 ways to get fighting fit‘

So I switched things back to my old training methods and guess what. More gains!

Ok I know it’s early days but I’m feeling better so to me that’s a gain and I have had a few people saying they can tell I’m pumping some iron, hahaha BEAST!

So basically it’s happy days at the moment and this summer is looking good :)

Nutrition

Here is a very basic run down with what I have been eating.

Breakfast

Oats So Simple every morning always the same never changes.

Lunch

This varies but its usually something like tuna and rice or cottage cheese and Ryvitas. I also mix it up with dinner from the night before which is a bigger meal, something like; chicken casserole and broccoli or possibly a simple chicken salad

Dinner

Dinner is either the same as lunch depending on what I had for lunch, for example if I have my dinner from the night before for lunch I’ll have a something smaller for dinner like the Ryvitas.

My nutrition is miles better then it once was not to long ago and the main thing for me is my portion sizes as I have successfully cut them down but to improve I need to be adding more meals into my day but I think I will incorporate a protein shake or 2 in and see how that works out for me.

Training

Well I started by training like a pussy but as I said I have switched back to old training methods which is basically as follows

• 4-6 reps no more, this should be a weight you can lift only for this many reps
• Cut down body parts into groups
• Train intensely, this should be 40 mins max on weights
• 15 – 20 mins HIIT on the bike (this is not for weight loss but instead to help rev up your metabolism)

My training is good, I just need to keep doing what I’m doing and and push closer to my max and then build on that, also adding an extra day to make it 4 days of training is also a must but will come later down the line once my schedule eases up a bit.

Anyways I’m back at it tomorrow, did legs last night so walking a bit like kaiser soze from the usual suspects at the moment, shoulders tonight!