Day 2, 3, 54 - New Week, New Routine

Today was the first day of the new week, and the first day of my new routine. Previously I was on a 3-day split for weights, which meant I was hitting each body part once a week. I was doing HIIT cardio on days that I did weights as well. In addition to that, I was playing Ultimate Disc (frisbee) for about an hour 3 times a week, which I counted towards my cardio (lots of running). So I essentially had cardio sessions 6x a week, and weights 3x. Since my primary goal is fat loss and muscle maitenance at the moment, I found it was working decent for me.

However, as of last week, frisbee season is over. It's now too dark to get a game in the evening, and the other league that I played in that had a lit field finished up as well. It's more of a summer sport since it's played outdoors, and once it gets cold out, the activity tends to wind down.

So, this means I have to re-tool my exercise program to make up for the lot cardio that I was getting from frisbee. I aslo think that it might be time to go for a 4-day split, 4x a week for weights, adding an extra exercise for the large muscle groups. I think the 4-day split might have to wait until next week, but this week my goal is to get to the gym for 3 additional cardio only sessions in addition to my regular 3x cardio/weights sessions.

Today I got in my first HIIT cardio only session in. I upped the level on the ArcTrainer for the first 10 minutes from my normal level 5. I wanted to do level 5 for the whole 30 min. session, but I wasn't quite feeling it and figured I didn't want to blow my legs out too much since that's my Monday workout. Baby steps, baby steps. Slowly adding a few more minutes at a higher level is a better plan.

Anyway, here are today's pics along with my catch up pics from Day 2 and 3

Day 2

Day 3

Day 54