Hodge Podge
>> Saturday, September 18, 2010
Got a quick workout in tonight- 4 rounds of 500 meters on the rower with 3 minutes of rest in between each round.
Here are my splits-
2:38
2:27
2:19
2:13
The first round was my warm-up. I didn't even stretch or jog in place or anything, just hopped on the rower and away I went. Hence the pretty crappy first round.
Michael and I have been tweaking our diet and our workout program a little bit. We're reducing our carbohydrate intake and in order to make up for the lost calories, we're adding more fat blocks. Michael so far loves it and said he feels fuller longer but I'm still on the fence. My body is seriously craving the carbs. I know it's just temporary but I haven't been able to follow our new block program strictly because of these strong cravings. I need to have a good solid week of following the food plan to a "T" before I can say it works for me or doesn't.
Here's what my new diet looks like (P= Protein, C= Carbohydrate, F=Fat)-
Breakfast 3P 1C 15F
Snack 1P 0C 5F
Lunch 3P 1C 15F
Snack 1P 0C 5F
Dinner 3P 2C 15F
Snack 1P 0C 5F
Total blocks 12P 4C 60F for a total of 1,290 calories
We're also messing with our workouts slightly by switching from a 3 day on 1 day off routine to a 5 day on 2 day off routine. We're going to have Thursdays and Fridays off since these are normally when our energy is really low due to long hours at work. We're still following the main site WOD's, just moving around the rest days.
Until tomorrow,
3 comments:
Modified Push Ups -As I read your blog post, I couldn’t help but think of the Push Up Bench as the most effective way for people who struggle with push ups , to be able to do them correctly (with full range of motion). Most modified push ups make them easier but only allow one or two variations. The Push Up Bench has 11 different levels to work through on the way to a full push up.
If you're thinking about swapping carbs for fat I highly recommend just giving paleo a shot - eat as much as you want of whatever you want but ditch the grains/legumes/dairy. It's kind of rough at first but once you've adjusted it makes a big difference - not to mention it's way less work than having to weigh/measure everything.
Also, 1,290 calories is kind of low if you're working out...zone is calorie restrictive which is hard when you're working out. I'm about 5'7'' and 140-150ish and eat upward of 2,000 per day (paleo) just to maintain...maybe eating a little more might help with the carb cravings?
Good luck!
Hey Bacon- it's been a while since I've heard from you! Glad you're still reading...
We are doing Paleo (no grains, no dairy, etc) but with Zone blocks for precision. The 1,290 calories are just the Zone calories. So, take an almond for example- it has more calories than just those that come from fat but only the fat calories are calculated in the 1,290. I don't know how many calories I get but I know it's more than 1290.
Eliminating dairy is new for me (my hubby has done it for a while) but we've been without grains for a while (I don't even remember what pasta tastes like :) ).
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