In week 4, which is just over 4 weeks away from the day I will hit the stage, I was in the gym just about every day. I managed to get a rest day in, which was good. My trainer told me that I must have some rest days where I don’t do anything so that my muscles can recover and rebuild.
However, on rest days, I also feel really weird. Any time that I don’t go to the gym, I find that something is missing. I am addicted to the gym and there is no question about it. Getting a workout in makes me feel like I’ve accomplished more during the day.
I even ran to and from work 3 times this week. This is great because when I run to and from work, I burn an extra 600 calories that day. Back when I didn’t have a car, I ran to and from work every day. In addition to running to and from work, I also went to the gym to do the exercises that my trainer has me doing.
Even though I have a car, I still find that I am motivated to run to work knowing how good I will feel throughout the whole day. Running makes my day better. That’s all there is to it.
I find that the key to sticking to your workout program is choosing an activity that you like to do. For me, that’s running and going to the gym. For other people I know, it’s cycling or skiing.
Another key to sticking to your program is having a clear goal. For example, my goals are to get a PR in the marathon (sub 3:20 would be great) and to bring my best physique possible to the stage (I want to be at about 11% body fat).
The lack of carbs is still as much of a challenge this week as it was last week.
I have also decided to hold off on all the updates until the fitness competition from now on. I want to make it a surprise in terms of how far I feel I’ve come over the last little while. If you’ve been following my contest updates, thank you so much!
I look forward to revealing my stage shots in the next few weeks 🙂