Friday, August 19, 2011

The Morning Routine

Alright now that I've had my first cup of coffee and ritualistic cigarette (hey, you can't quit everything at once). I made myself a delicious smoothie, using one scoop of vanilla whey protein, 1/2 a banana, and 1 cup of skim milk, 1/2 a tablespoon of almond butter, frozen acai berries and about a handful bit of ice (unfortunately, I skipped the morning vodka, but it's all good-- I don't feel like sweating out a fifth of booze running). So, the game plan this morning, is 1 hour of running, and followed by a bit of weight training (working on arms). I like to switch it up day-by-day, this way you give your body a chance to recupe, and avoid painful lactic-acid build-up. I recommend eating something super light before your workout. Remember to drink plenty of H20, but don't OD and drink like a fucking desert camel during workout, you will feel lethargic and heavy if you overdo it.

Today, I will be doing weigh in, and have some skinny hot chick measure my hips, arms, thighs, and all of those neglected areas. As horrifying as the prospect of finding out these measurements may be... I also think sometimes, you loose inches, and you know you've "lost weight," but the scale is stubbornly stuck on the same number. So, measuring your body and keeping a  weekly or bi-weekly book of these numbers can help you see your progress, and will also help you target those fucking annoyingly stubborn areas. For me, it's my hips and ass (I'm part Armenian, we have Kim Kardashian asses, which is not a bad thing, but in the current state, I'm about to be applying for my own postal zip code), so that's an area, I know I have to work on.

Well, I'm off in a few, don't worry I'll update you on how horrible it was on the treadmill, running next the old lady, who was kicking my ass up an incline as she was yelling at her husband on her cell phone for purchasing the wrong kind of salmon. 

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