Good morning! Just finished my oatmeal and chocolate PP —- never get tired of it. It’s my favorite meal of the day but I can’t seem to convince anyone in my family to try it! Their loss …
First off, congratulations go out to Mel, who is now a certified personal trainer.
I vote that we all convene in Philadelphia for Mel’s first seminar on “How To Squat A Baby Elephant”. Can we all stay over with you, Mel?
Kanola — glad to see you back and yes, we want pictures!
Miss Chris — White Russians — tricky little devils aren’t they?
I did legs yesterday too and am in a world of hurt. Love it! All I know about the endo, ecto, meso thing is what I read in Venuto’s Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle. Endo just jumped out at me, being as my former body shape was beach ball (seriously, with 57” hips and being 64” tall, I was ROUND!). Perhaps Mel -- certified trainer Mel! -- can help me out here?
Mel, I got the same reaction after reading Venuto — that I need to up the carbs. I’m trying to, slowly and super-clean — if I add a lot in too fast, I’d blow up. More carbs gives me more energy, for sure. What you suspect about the cardio is indeed what he says … especially for us endo’s. Tons of cardio. The only way I can beat the boredom factor is to change machines every 15-20 minutes (that, and loud mindless music). I think that’s like Dip’s tri-cardio? (don’t know if she does the music part though
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Karen — I agree that there’s nothing really new in Venuto, but then there’s not too much new in the world of dieting, despite the latest “miracle diets”! The book is readable and lays it out in a logical and organized way and that’s what appeals to me — all in one place and it makes sense. No secret food combinations or miracle supplements or magic fat burners.
Hi Laural, Dip, and Ilene!
Congratulations on the 5K, Colleen! When’s the next race?
It’s been 2.5 months since I had the skin removal surgery and everything is great in the gym except for my legs. I’ve been extremely frustrated because their strength hasn’t been coming back, not to mention that most of the fat left on my body is on my legs. Now my usual workout partner has a new job, which takes up a lot of his time and so he’s taking a hiatus from legs (typical guy, only working upper body). So I’ve been struggling on my own, to little avail. In desperation, I asked one of the trainers to help me out and so I’m doing legs with him twice a week for a month. Yesterday was our first session together and he’s going to either get me good legs or kill me trying!
I did 29 sets in an hour and 15 minutes:
3 sets extensions
3 sets lying curls
3 sets seated leg press
5 sets squats
3 sets hack squats
3 sets leg press
3 sets walking lunges
3 MORE sets extensions
3 sets seated curls
I see him again on Friday, which will be “light” legs — high-rep, no-rest supersets.
Think I'll limp off and do some cardio -- the bike actually helps stretch my legs when they're sore.
Have a great day, everyone!
Meg