I'm in the 230's! Preworkout today was 239 and post work out was 237.5, so I had to make sure to get my fluids back in. I honestly wasn't expecting this to happen as I have been teeter tottering back and forth beteween 241-244 these last few weeks with my focus on building muscle, but this was very welcomed :)
Friday's HIIT seemed okay to me and my normal 10's didn't seem to take my breath away as they normally do. After HIIT I did an extra 10 minutes of moderate cardio at what has been my normal for a few weeks of 4.5 mph and again, I felt fine. I checked my bpm and it was just slightly over 130. Normally I'm at 140ish, so this means time to up the intensity next time around. So this moring I decided that my 40 minutes of moderate cardio were going to be at 5mph. I did it in in steps... at first I thought 10 minutes should be good, next thing I knew I was shooting for 20, then it was 25, then I was like go 30 minutes straight and you'll have run 2.5 miles. Once that was done, I just focused on finishing the complete 40. It felt good to run the whole 3.3 miles straight and the intensity I was shooting for was there. As I cooled down, I checked my bpm and it was at 146, a little higher than I would have wanted, but still was good that I had the extra effort today. I took my 10g protein and some creatine with water right after my run, then proceeded home to replenish my liquids and topped it off an hour later with my Myoplex shake. That hit the spot... we ordered up a late lunch, forgot about the time change, and had Giordano's stuffed Chicago style cheese/ sausage pizza. I may have over done it with this meal today, whoops. ;) I'll make sure to be balanced the rest of the day, but then again... it is a cheat day. Moderation, moderation, moderation... lol :}~~~
Great Job on your progress!
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