So, I've been a tub for too long and it's time to get it sorted once and for all.
This blog is a diary, really for me to keep track on my own progress and will give me something to look back on to see what went well and what didn't.
My uni frind
Dom Bower has inspired me to get myself motivated and to take control. He's got a great site that has lots of information on his take on weight loss and I've decided to have a go myself. So here goes!
To get an understanding of what the routine below is all about please
read this page and for why he decided to get himself sorted
this page.
This is the routine that I will aim to follow (taken from Dom's blog):
6AM
(Suppliment) Coffee
Morning
Wake up after an 8 hour sleep, if you went to bed at 10, then you can get up at 6am! If you feel tired when you wake up which you will, cos you have just woken up, go grab yourself a coffee.
This time of day your cortisol will be rising, not good as it will be ravishing your muscles as well as your fat cells.
7AM
(Suppliment) Aminos (table spoons worth)
So time to get some good anabolic hormones into you to stop the negative effects and get you burning fat instead.
This is where morning High Intensity Training will help, Go to the gym before work, destroy it on the rowing machine (3-5 sets of 30s balls to the wall rows, with a good 2-4minutes rest between). This promotes GH and also if you pulled hard enough it will also raise your Testosterone. As well as even more Cortisol.
If your lucky enough then go and get yourself a sauna afterwards, The heat further promotes GH and instigates an artificial fever which further boosts white blood cell count and thus immune system!
Take a couple of aminos or a small amount of protein so that you at least have some good stuff floating around inside (no more than 10g, large table spoon)
8.30AM
(Suppliment) Coffee, green tea, diet cola.
Time to go to work,
Dont eat!
If tired have a diet coke, or a coffee (very little milk or sugar) or if your tummy can handle it, green tea or if your a pussy like me and love your sweet tooth get a diet coke in you to keep you satisfied.
9am-3pm
Work
If you have a job. Or do your normal days stuff. dont just sit and watch cookery programmes!
These 6 hours your body will be ravishing your fat cells for energy the longer you wait the more your fat cells will be used. I suspect the time between 1-3 is the most badass inside your body.
3-4pm
(Suppliment) Protein shake, chia seeds, Creatine
eat! eat like your starving! You will deffo be hungry by now Ghrelin will have been high and insulin low, your cells will be craving sugar and be super insulin sensitive. Try and make it healthy. I suspect you could eat what ever the hell you want to eat at this time but as a double benefit supply your cells with quality stuffs and also Nutrient dense but calorie low food stuffs, fruit, bananas, veg, and protein are very important at this time. this is the time your body is storing all that goodness in your cells.
6-7pm
(Suppliment) Pre-workout stimulants, aminos, coffee.
Gym
Heavy weights, raise your testosterone and GH levels, Squats, deadlifts, pull ups, bench press, shoulder presses, leg presses etc This is not about high intensity just about OVERLOAD with weight.
7.30pm
Suppliments (Protein shake, chia seeds)
Get home, shower or sauna, and have a more protein rich dinner. Try and avoid sugars and also caffeine, you want your body to start chilling out, so eat slowly but eat as much as you need.
My advice would be whole eggs at this time. 4-7 eggs will give you the protein and also the fats to help build your muscles, promote testosterone and the B vitamines to help you break down the broken cells during night.
10pm
(Suppliment) Herbal tea, Chamomile or honey and mint. (not ginger) (pint of water beside bed)
Go to bed, you should be tired and satisfied. close all curtains so that the room is dark and better yet, put your phone on charge in a different room, so that if someone does text you it dosnt wake you up but when the alarm goes off in the morning, you have to drag your sorry ass out of bed quickly to turn it off.
The pint of water is so that when you wake up, you down all that water, and that means you really give a nudge to your innards to push out any built up turd and also it gets you rehydrated quickly.
I've opted for the blended, slow release protein. I'll give it a go and see how the results fair and then try the bog standard whey protein the next time and compare the results.
I've opted for the blended, slow release protein. I'll give it a go and see how the results fair and then try the bog standard whey protein the next time and compare the results.