Tomorrow starts my '8 Week Transformation' through Ryan Spiteri. Tomorrow I begin a rigorous training and meal plan. I'm going from working out before food, having a protein shake for brunch, and a large meal for dinner, which was almost always accompanied by alcohol. My dinner wasn't always healthy, either. Eating out quite often just because I was too lazy after work. What am I doing now? Eating before AND after gym sesh. Eating a morning snack. Lunch. An afternoon snack and dinner! This doesn't include alcohol (which I'm kind of excited about, to be honest.)
My training plan will be updated in one month based on my results.
What are my first impressions?
There's quite a bit of smith machine exercises in my plan, which honestly seems weird to me, mostly because your squatting form isn't going to be entirely correct. However, from what I've heard/read, it's a great way to add more weight which will help you build muscle.
There is also a lot of exercises that used to refer to as "stupid girl exercises" (mostly exercises that focus solely on the glutes I.e. Cable glute kickbacks). They've always come across as pointless exercises that only work the booty, which is what girls tend to focus on. Maybe I'll learn to like them, and appreciate their use. Who knows?
What are my hopes for this program?
I honestly signed up for a body coach because I had been considering it for a long time, but I figured it would be great for me to get the experience and knowledge since personal training and body coaching is something I would love to do. Fitness is my passion and I would love to help motivate others, and help them live better lives. I also want this blog to hold me accountable. I figure the more people who know I am taking on challenge, the more likely I am to actually follow through with it until the end.
It'll be nice to see a Transformation, gain the knowledge and experience and challenge myself. Here's to an exciting, but scary, 8 weeks!
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A friend and I signed up for the program together. She did 8 weeks and I did 12 weeks. The workout plans were the same. i agree with you a 100%. I was looking to lean out and be ready for the Tough Mudder, but the workouts do not reflect the amount of calories needed to really train to run/walk 12 miles. i wish I had never signed up for the program. I tried contacting him, but they do not seem to actually read what you write. I actually gained some lbs and did not lose any. I do not plan on completing this program. I will write a blog post as well, the more that critique these sort of plans the better!!!
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