EXERCISE AND DIET UPDATE!!!
The reason for all the !!! above is because this update is pretty crucial to my routine. I am going to go "off season"--or take a break-- starting today, which means I will be giving my lower body a break for 4 weeks (haven't made up my mind on the length of this yet). I will continue to do my cardio lower-body resistance training, as well as start up my new upper-body routine this week, but I will NOT be doing any rigorous lower body workouts. With my diet, I will be cutting out one extra shake (and maybe more... the idea is to consume less protein and, since I am currently consuming somewhere around 160-170 grams per day while in my workout seasons, I will be taking significantly less protein during my break [aiming for about 120-130 grams of protein a day]).
During this break, I am aiming to work on developing good sleeping habits by getting to sleep by midnight every night. I know to most people this is *duh* but for me this is the most difficult thing of all-- and, it is probably the biggest set-back to my gains. I am hoping that this will be an easier habit to develop as I will be eating a bit less and exercising less (two contributors to my going to bed late most nights), and by the time I am ready to do rigorous weight lifting again, I will hopefully have made a habit of going to bed at a decent time and will be able to stick to it. I am hoping that both my lower body routine and my NBE will benefit immensely from this change I plan to make.
The reason for all the !!! above is because this update is pretty crucial to my routine. I am going to go "off season"--or take a break-- starting today, which means I will be giving my lower body a break for 4 weeks (haven't made up my mind on the length of this yet). I will continue to do my cardio lower-body resistance training, as well as start up my new upper-body routine this week, but I will NOT be doing any rigorous lower body workouts. With my diet, I will be cutting out one extra shake (and maybe more... the idea is to consume less protein and, since I am currently consuming somewhere around 160-170 grams per day while in my workout seasons, I will be taking significantly less protein during my break [aiming for about 120-130 grams of protein a day]).
During this break, I am aiming to work on developing good sleeping habits by getting to sleep by midnight every night. I know to most people this is *duh* but for me this is the most difficult thing of all-- and, it is probably the biggest set-back to my gains. I am hoping that this will be an easier habit to develop as I will be eating a bit less and exercising less (two contributors to my going to bed late most nights), and by the time I am ready to do rigorous weight lifting again, I will hopefully have made a habit of going to bed at a decent time and will be able to stick to it. I am hoping that both my lower body routine and my NBE will benefit immensely from this change I plan to make.