February 1, 2010

Today I trained Quads. I really didn't feel like I had that much energy today. I only did 3 exercises: ball squats, lunges and leg extensions. My weights were about 10-20% less than what I normally do.

I did ball squats with 100lbs for 15 reps and 50lb lunges around the track once. I did leg extensions with 180lbs for 8reps. I really felt tired and winded. What I really noticed was that I needed to do more cardio. I only had 1 cardio session last week. So, I decided to do 25mins on the spin bike when I had a client cancellation. The cardio really helped me feel a lot better!

My weight this morning was back to 212lb! I am getting pretty frustrated. However, I did stop all creatine about a week and a half ago. I know that is playing a big role in not keeping the weight up. This may also be a big reason for why I was having a hard time today. I also tend not to eat as much on the weekends as I do during the week. It is literally a chore for me to eat as much as I do! If I am not keeping track of it, I won't eat as much.

I think it's time for a change in weight training/cardio planning. I think I might need more cardio and a little more consistency with weight training. The more often I do cardio, I think the more I will be able to eat and potentially build more muscle and increase my recovery time. I know when I am not doing it, I have a hard time recovering from my weight training sessions and I am really not that hungry. I will need to do some gameplanning...

Here is my log for today: