Monday - chest and shoulders
I started using creatine last Thursday, at first I didn’t think that it was having any effect, as I’d felt exactly the same during my workouts since I’d started using it. Today was the first day that I noticed any difference. I just seem to be able to workout for longer [...]
Breakfast
Protein shake, and a banana, 300 calories and 40 grams of protein.
Post workout
Another protein shake and a banana, 300 calories and 40 grams of protein.
Lunch
Chicken sandwich, two slices of bread, roughly 400 calories and 40 grams of protein.
Dinner
Pasta carbonara, bacon, fusilli pasta, single cream and parmiggiano cheese grated on top, lovely, though not sure [...]
I don’t usually do anything on a Sunday, but I’ve decided that I want to re-focus my training on fitness a bit more, as I had become a bit obsessed with doing weights, at the expense of my fitness.
As such I’m going to be doing more fitness work, still do the weights, but trim down [...]
Breakfast
Whey protein shake with a couple of bananas. 400 calories and 45 grams of protein.
Post workout shake
Whey protein shake mixed with water - 200 calories and 40 grams of protein.
Lunch
Fried egg and bacon sandwiches, 6 rashers of bacon, 2 fried eggs and four slices of bread. Approx 800 calories and 40 grams of protein.
Dinner
Sausages, chips [...]
Saturday - cardio and abs
Run
Just a quick 25 minutes on the treadmill today, bit of interval training but wasn’t breathing very well. I seem to have developed some severe synus problem which inhibits my breathing through my nose, as such I’m under-performing when doing cardio work as I’m not able to get enough oxygen into [...]
Pre-workout meal
A bowl of weetabix (2) with semi skimmed milk and a protein powder shake, blended in with a banana. Approx 500 calories and 45 grams of protein.
Post-workout meal
Whey protein powder shake, a bowl of pasta mixed in with the last of my tandoori chicken pieces, some mayo and chilli powder for flavouring. Approx 1,000 [...]
When I first got into weight training I didn’t really understand about nutrition and how much of an impact it has on the gains that can be made from consistent training. I quickly learned from reading around that protein is the key ingredient to good recovery, and therefore muscle development following weight training.
There is a [...]
Friday - legs and triceps
I have been reading various articles on training methods and come to the conclusion that I might be trying to do too many sets in my workouts. This workout, I decided I would do less sets, but try and up the intensity by doing “step down” sets, where you hit failure at [...]
Breakfast
A bowl of weetabix (2) with semi skimmed milk and a whey protein shake mixed with water. 400 calories and 45 grams of protein.
Lunch
A Tesco’s packet of mexican fajita chicken pieces in a white baguette and a packet of McKoys steak flavoured crisps. Approx 800 calories and 40 grams of protein.
Dinner
A slice of chicken pie, [...]
Thursday - cardio and abs
I went for a run in the rain and wind today, and after having a couple of beers last night, I really didn’t feel in great shape as I was running. I managed a three mile run in about thirty minutes, but didn’t have time to do any ab work as I [...]
