Day three…

If you have started a program at your local gym at this point you are getting a little sore. This is not time to stop but continue because the soreness will eventually go away. Have you written out your goals yet? Remember losing weight and feeling better is really not goals but by-products of you achieving active goals. This will also keep you in the game much longer and give you a realistic chance to maintain your level of fitness.

Today I would suggest that if you have been lifting that you concentrate more on cardio more so than weights. If you have been concentrating on cardio then you may want to concentrate your efforts on some weight training. Day three should be much different than day one or two. This gives your body chance to recover from the beating it took the last few days. Also remember what you did on day one you are now feeling. It takes two days before you truly feel the soreness. This is called the D.O.M.S effect. That stands for Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness. However, on the third day that soreness goes away. As an example, let’s say you workout out on Monday and today is Wednesday, this should be your worst day after Monday’s workout. On Thursday Monday’s soreness will subside. However, if you work out every day it may seem as though you are always hurting and you probably are and that is why I want you to take the third day off and do something different. This gives your body chance to catch up and heal itself.

My schedule looks like this:
• Monday 300 Chest work
• Tuesday 300 Back work
• Wednesday Plyometric legs
• Thursday 1000 rep Upper Body Insanity (If you want this workout email me. It’s total pleasure)
• Friday 500 Core work
• Saturday running
• Sunday Church

Notice how I don’t do the same thing every day. It is important because the body needs time to recover before you go at it again. Please also note I get my Biceps and triceps on my Chest and Back days.

In a few days I will be putting a video together showing you what these workouts look like and how they are to be done. For now, enjoy the rest of your day and stay focused.