Thursday, November 22, 2007

The Uphill Battle Is Almost Complete

I am down a total of 21lbs from the beginning of my weight loss journey. I am still enjoying the GR2 chocolate meal replacement shakes, and I have continued to eat smaller portion sizes at my main meals.
In the last 8 weeks, one of the my main goals was to keep my strength levels at their current levels. If I succeeded in this goal I knew that my relative strength levels would dramatically increase. So here are a couple of stats for you...
1. Weighted Chin Ups 3 sets of 8 reps @ 75lbs (+ my current body weight of 189lbs)
2. DB Chest Press (using a stability ball) 3 sets of 10 @ 90lbs
I also had the opportunity to perform a conditioning workout that I have not completed since my knee operation in April. The workout and the results are as follows...
Workout
5 Chin Ups
10 Plyo Ball Slams
10 Burpees
20 Jumping Jacks
(45 seconds rest and repeat the above exercises until 10 circuits are performed)
I was able to complete the above workout in 18mins 34seconds, and even though it felt tasking I cannot tell you how great the workout felt being 21lbs lighter!!!

I am hoping to join the Jiu Jitsu dojo in the New Year and add that activity to my kickboxing regime. I need to lose 4lbs in order to compete in the weight class (for jiu jistu) that tops out at 185lbs. The last time that I weighed between 185lbs and 190lbs was my Freshman football year at University...I don't mind telling each of you this is a very motivating factor to attain my goal!!

I am loving the GR2 Control Program!!

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