Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Rest Day Fun and Strength Training with Supersets

I'm playing a little catch up on my carb cycling posts, so today you get a double. Our almost-typhoon Merbok passed by Hong Kong on Monday night and has left behind the most deplorable rainy weather. One rest day and one strength training day complete regardless.

Week 3 Low Calorie - Rest Day 
(I love that I can switch my days when necessary on this program)

My rest day was LHR (laser hair removal) instigated (no sweating for 24-36 hours) which coincides perfectly with needing to run some errands. Rain or shine, out we go. Thank goodness for rain boots and rain slickers. We went from LHR, to lunch, to the GAP, to two groceries and back. All in the (sometimes pouring) rain.


In case you are wondering what the inside of a LHR treatment room looks like, I took a pic yesterday. It's looks scarier than it is and everyone is so friendly and nice.


Week 3 Low Calorie - the meals

We happened to see a sign for Ruby Tuesday's on our way to my appointment and decided that was a great place to break fast and they opened at 11:30. Perfect timing. We don't eat out that much, but I love a salad bar.


I made several trips and also had some Cod on the side.



Dinner - BBQ meatballs and green beans

Snack - popcorn and watermelon

Regular Calorie Day - the workout

Warm up - our normal walk to the fitness center was interrupted by, you guessed it, rain. We took the bus instead and grabbed a treadmill for the warm-up. After walking for 5 minutes, I decided to run. I ran for 10 minutes without intervals and my knee was OK! Interested in my shoes ---> check out my review here.


Strength Training - Supersets. Four Supersets. Arms, legs, legs, arms.

Cool down - 10 minutes walking on the treadmill while mrC finished his workout and then we walked home because it wasn't raining.

So what is a Superset? If you are like me (not a gym rat), then you might not know the term. Directly from my workout: "A superset is performed when two exercises are performed in a row without stopping." The exercises can be opposing muscles or the same muscle groups. Even though there are two sets it is considered one set. A Superset. The purpose of the Superset is to improve performance, build muscle, and burn more fat in less time. 

Regular Calorie Day - the meals

broke fast at about 11:15 - 2.5 scrambled eggs with ham and two PB&J rice cakes and watermelon 

Lunch - 4 turkey roll ups and red grapes



Dinner - leftover chilaquiles and corn

Snacks - two mini peppermint patties


Here's what I do for fun, wearing a new linen tee that I picked up at GAP yesterday. I don't think it looks so see-through in real life. 



Do you like salad bars?
What do you think about Supersets?



I'm linking up with AnnmarieNicole and Jen for Wild Workout Wednesday!!




6 comments:

  1. I loveeeee salad bars, but I feel like there are never any restaurants that have them here in NH. Also, you definitely have me craving turkey & cheese roll-ups! Definitely going to incorporate those on my low carb days!!

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    1. And they used to be in all the groceries too! OMGosh, I love honey turkey breast and Swiss!! Only cheese on low carb days though...too high in fat ;)

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  2. I just started a program that features a lot of supersets too. They sure crank the workouts up a notch!!

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    1. Definitely! This is the first time I've done them. The short workout through me for a loop at first, but now I get it, haha!

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  3. never heard of supersets, but they sound effective! Yes to salad bars!!

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  4. Supersets are a lot of fun - I made one recently for my clients and they actually request it now, haha!

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