Get Fit or Get Hit - Weight Decades and Training Montages
I broke a weight decade people! Right now im currently in a range of 257-260!
Some people might say that is a weird way to talk about your weight, but it makes sense for me for this reason. I weigh myself every day.
*dodges the nutritionists and personal trainers throwing things at him*
I know, I know. “Nick don’t do that! You’ll just get discouraged.” This is definitely a truth. Your weight fluctuates day to day from sodium intake, muscle growth/loss, and a slew of any number of different elements. The reason I do it, besides the fact that I’m neurotic, is that I want to know my limits. Or drive home lessons that I should remember.
For example last night me and Nikki went to a friends event at a bar. I had eaten a decent dinner of chicken earlier. but by 9:00 I was starving and having given myself my 1 drink (a Gin and Tonic which was way more gin than tonic) I was just hangry and buzzed enough to go “HEY LETS GET SOME PIZZA!” Long story short this morning even though I tell myself to wait a day or two, I weigh myself and welcome back 3 pounds from the start of the week. This is like the fifth time i’ve done this just this year alone and you would think i’d have learned my lesson.
It’s fun to think that you can still have a fun night out unscathed and while it definitely is possible to maintain through one, it definitely puts a hamper on what you can do....at least in the food and drink department.
I’n other news I’m stepping up my training game. My Kung Fu school has started a “Fight Class” every other Sunday where we are somewhat thrown to the wolves. plenty of body weight exercise, followed by 30 minutes of punching in the air/working a heavy bag (3 min rounds, 1 minute rest). Then add sparing. It makes sure you will sleep well that night.
As for the gym proper, I’m going to be following a buddy of mines suggestion and instead of doing 5x5, which is alot of strength training, ill do pyramids with high reps for a cardio burn. To my understanding its like this, say im doing chest press:
15 reps - 35pounds
12 reps - 40 pounds
10 reps - 45 pounds
10 reps - 40 pounds
10 reps - 35 pounds
This should be a good routine to get my muscles in on the weight loss action, without BULKING UP as 5x5 would have it.
Now its just a matter of adding my 5k into it as well.
The end of the month is coming and ill be doing a full weigh in and photo collage this upcoming friday after i see my nutritionist.
TIME TO TRAIN!