Well, I started to feel a sore throat coming on yesterday and wound up bailing on my workouts, but this morning (after taking a sample of Zicam for the congestion and general fogginess in my cranium) I did hit the gym for 30 minutes of legs and 15 minutes of assorted shoulders and push-ups. I’m supposed to do a 2 mile HIIT run today as well, but it’s 11 am at this point and too hot and muggy outside. I’m going to sub in an hour of Forza while Chris is at martial arts instead, muahahahaha!

I asked my trainer to change up my routine from Tues/Upper body and Thurs/Legs to two days of upper body with one focusing more on shoulders/abs and the other on back instead. I already work legs three times a week with TT, and I’m now running 4-5 days a week and doing HIIT bike sprints 2 days a week. My legs are perpetually tired and, frankly, I have a ton of quality leg muscle already and barely need to do anything to retain lean mass in my legs or grow them further.

After Forza I am going to work on a new diet experiment: Maggie’s Favorite Things Meal Plan.

I realized the other day that the reason I go nuts with the food whenever I visit my parents is because they always make stuff I LOVE and don’t get to eat on a regular basis. The stuff I’ve been eating regularly has been okay since I’m not a picky eater, but why the hell should all the tasty stuff be bad for me or reserved for special occasions only?

I’m going to make a list of my top 10 favorite meals, then I’m going to gather the recipes for all of them and plug them into DietPower and tinker with them until they fall between 50/30/20 and 40/30/30 C/P/F macros and my calculated calorie range per meal. I am also going to add veggies and fruits where needed so my recipes also fit TT/PN-style guidelines.

Then I’m going to make a 6 meal/day menu and eat the same delicious, favorite foods every day until I hit my 15% body fat goal. I have a very high tolerance for repetition in meals (as long as I like them to begin with), so I think this will work out just fine.

TODAY’S WORKOUT
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Leg circuit with trainer:
- BB Squat (3 x 10, 8, 6 @ 115 lbs)
- Plie Slow Squat (3 x 20)
- Plie Pulse Squat (3 x 20)
- Mary Katherines (3 x 15)
- DB Burpees (3 x 12, 10, 8 x 10 lbs)
- Ball Back Extension (3 x 15)
- Bent Over BB Row (3 x 15 @ 40, 50, 50 lbs)

Shoulder/Calisthenics/Stretching
- Lateral Raise (1 x 15 @ 10 lbs)
- Standing DB Shoulder Press (1 x 15 @ 10 lbs)
- Plank (2 x 45 sec)
- Push-ups (2 x 40, 50)

Forza DVD Workout (60 min)