Week 2 Low Carb Day 2 - the workout
Warm up - walked to the promenade for the speed burst workout
Speed Bursts - Today I choose intervals. Sprint at 100% effort for 20 seconds (about 100 meters), then 40 seconds recovery. Repeat 12 times. I loved this workout! During my first rounds of carb cycling, I did all of my sprints on the elliptical because my knee was not cooperating back then. When I did the Shred program, I did some run/walk intervals and called them sprints. Now I'm loving that I can run them and the knee is responding ok with it. Each sprint got a little harder than the last until by the end, my legs were feeling like jello.
For fun, I brought along the GoPro Hero 4 and took a video of the sprint workout. Here's a collection of picture grabs. While we did our sprints, the weather changed completely. It was overcast and even sprinkled a bit at the start, but by the end the sun was shining and we were starting to melt.
AB Circuit - bicycles, crunches and leg lifts on the captain's chair ---> these are tough.
Cool down - walked home via the big hill to stay in the fat burning zone for low intensity cardio.
Remember that mention of being poolside? I really spent most of my 90 minutes in the water because it was so hot. Living easy and still burning fat ;)
Low carb day 2 - the meals
Broke fast at about noon - 3 scrambled eggs with ham, sausage links, and pb&j rice cake
Lunch - 4 turkey rollups and peanuts
Snack - chocolate protein shake (Designer Whey protein, almond butter, almond milk)
Dinner - leftover Italian chicken, steamed broccoli, and salad
If you could put your favorite motto on a tank, what would it say?
I love those Sarah Marie Design shirts! They're so fun and sassy! I can't think of anything clever right now, but as soon as I hit publish, I'm sure something will pop into my head!
ReplyDeleteThere are so many great choices that I couldn't decide which top to get :) If you think of something, you might want to put it on a tee!
DeleteThis makes me look forward to my 400s today.
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DeleteAmy, I LOVE reading all of your posts about these workouts from this challenge, and I think that you have convinced me to give it a go! There's a challenge that starts next Monday, and I think this is the kick in the butt that I need. I will admit that the whole Low Carb days scare the heck out of me1
ReplyDeleteAwesome! You are going to do great and you will love it. I was nervous about all of it (fasting, whawhat?), but there is a ton of support. I hope you blog about it, so I can follow your journey too ;)
DeleteHey Allie - I have signed up for the program starting on June 12th too. I'm most worried about the food/macro portion but it has helped to read Amy's posts about it. Hope to see you in the group page when that part starts!
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