Workout 6
Today I did MOST of “Workout Day 3“. I say most beacuse these three ladies were having a mothers meeting over on the cable pull down machine and I was already finished all other sets so I didn’t bother waiting until their cluck fest was over. Pretty lame but I supose you just have to put up with that sort of thing when you go to a public gym.
Anyway, the workout was good. I cut out the second group of 3 Lunges, I was way too puffed out and my legs were dead from the HIIT run. 3 Sets is enough anyway, they hurt like hell. I went up to an incline of 2 on the tread mill, which pushed my heart rate a little bit higher.
I also ran into a guy who I haven’t seen at the gym for a while, hes really dedicated to his workouts, huge dude. He told me how cut I looked as compared to last time he saw me which was a good confidence boost. Makes me want to work even harder.
Here are the details from my watch and heart rate monitor:
- Workout Duration: 1hour 36 minutes
- Calories Burnt: 821
- Heart Rate Max: 188
- Heart Rate Average: 148
“Workout Day 3” has been updated according to the weights I did.
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Yeah i’m not sure where my energy or determination comes from. But now i’ve finally got some I will be milking it for what its worth.
I’m doing all HIIT workouts and trying to keep the protein up to try and stop my muscles from getting used as energy.
Eating is staying pretty much the same to allow for fat burn to take place.
Will see what happens.
Will do some photos and measurement tomorrow night! Stay tuned.
I still say you’re doing it ass-about.
If you want muscles you should do the HIIT afterwards so you don’t have to skip any weights due to being sissy. I mean tired.
Just thought I’d stop by and say Hi. Got here via Luke’s Blog.
I can see how he says that your training style is a bit different than his. I know he likes his workouts done real quickly. Personally I kind of do the time frame your doing, just not the intensity. Still learning to see what works for me and what will help to aid in more weight loss for me.
I can see you’ve made so awesome progress.
@Luke : My main goal at the moment is reducing my body fat % from 18% down to around 10% where I was a few months ago. Any gain in muscle will be a bonus. I just don’t want to go backwards in muscle size.
@Rob : Thanks for stoping by and checking out my blog. I don’t think I will ever stop learning what works 100% for me. What did seem to work was doing HIIT runs daily, hence why i’ve brought those back into my program. I like the feeling of working hard for a long time, my mind just goes numb and my body goes hard. It’s a great feeling. I will suscribe to your blog and have a read. Thanks for your comment.
Fair enough Hodge, can’t argue with that. Be aware though that HIIT actually burns more muscle (in a given amount of time) than steady-paced cardio. For example running at 10k/hr for 5 minutes your energy source might be 50/50 between fat and muscle/glucose, but at 17k/hr HIIT it might be 35/65 between fat and muscle.
Mind you over a period of 10 minutes or so, you won’t burn much muscle compared to 45+ minutes of regular cardio, but just a warning to keep the HIIT short and sharp 
@Luke: Yes i’m also hoping to combat my muscles being eaten with my intake of protein before a workout. A gym worker person told me that tip.
@Rob - I take 30g of Whey Protein before a workout, and 30g of WPI protein after a workout.
Reason for the different types? Because the Whey is left over from before, I felt that WPI was working better for me.
They all have low carbs and 0 fat as well.
Mate, I’m amazed you have the energy to put it hour and a half workouts after a day’s work. Say’s a lot for your commitment to the cause!
Will be interesting to see how it effects your muscle growth, but i think it’s fair to say 800 odd cals a workout is gonna smash your body fat.
How’s the eating going?