I took the whole month of November off. I felt with all the injuries I had this year and finding out I have 1 kidney, I needed a break. I was way too stressed out! I started back in the gym December 1 and WOW, I haven’t been this sore in a while. But thank God our bodies remember and I stick to a clean diet all year around always: (3) meals and (3) Blitz shakes a day.

The goal this next year is to listen to my body and cross train. I think the body learns a routine and you get stuck. So it’s time to mix it UP!

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I am finishing up another good week of training. I am now down to 327, thus far I have lost 23 pounds in just over a month of dieting. The BLITZ protein has provided a great high protein option with great results. I am focusing on low glycemic carbohydrates specifically yams, brown rice and oatmeal. I operate under the diet philosophy that spikes in insulin drive blood sugars into storage as fat. Instead of eliminating carbs from my diet I eat carbs that have a minimal impact on blood sugar levels, thereby reducing the insulin spikes. I eat plenty of protein, namely three BLITZ shakes or RTD drinks per day in conjunction with lean meat proteins as protein has a negligible impact on blood sugar levels. Bodybuilding is a sport that uses biology and scientific methodology to create a desired effect on our bodies. The goal being to remove as much fat from our bodies as possible while retaining the maximum amount of muscle. Our bodies are extremely adaptive. If we send the signals through working out with weights that we have a need for the muscle our bodies will retain that muscle. Through cardio we send the signals to our body to reduce the amount of fat we are carrying. I use BLITZ before and after all workouts because it provided the lean protein to supply my body and saves muscle from being used for my bodies protein needs. I find that the whey isolate protein used in BLITZ is effective in helping me maintain muscle mass while dieting. Isolate is a very refined form of whey protein, that allows for a very quick absorption rate allowing me to quickly supply my body with protein while dieting so that my body will retain the maximum amount of muscle possible.

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In my second week of dieting I have lost another 5lbs., dropping from 342 to 337. It was not as dramatic as the 8 lbs. I lost last week as my progress was slowed due to being sick this week. I think being sick is a risk when dieting, but I stayed the course and did not regress back to unhealthy foods. I limited my cardio a bit while I was sick, but continued to eat healthy foods which for me includes yams, brown rice, oatmeal and lean meats (i.e. orange roughy, turkey, chicken, lean ground beef, lean steaks, etc). As a side note my preferred choice of red meats is 93% lean ground beef cooked on the foreman grill to remove excess fat or top sirloin as that is the leanest and best steak a bodybuilder can eat. I upped my intake of fruits and green vegetables to provide the vitamins and minerals to help me get over being sick and I also supplemented Vitamin C. I did cardio 3 days this week instead of 5 to allow my body to recover and reduced my cardio from 1 hour to 45 minutes. When I didn’t feel good enough to eat solid foods I made a BLITZ shake with strawberries and fat free yogurt which gave me lean protein and healthy probiotics to help me get over the cold. I ended the week at 337 down 13 lbs from starting my diet two weeks ago.

My diet strategy is as follows:

Upon Wake Up:
50 grams of protein from blitz powder
1 cup of oatmeal

Workout and 45 to 1 hr of Cardio
1 Blitz RTD Drink immediately after workout
1 serving of fruit (1 apple, ¼ watermelon or 10 strawberries)

Mid Morning Meal:
8 oz lean meat (turkey, chicken breast, or lean ground beef)
As much green vegetables as I want (broccoli, lettuce, green beans)

Lunch:
Large Salad with Vinegar and 2 cans tuna

Mid-Afternoon:

6 oz lean meat (turkey, chicken breast, or lean ground beef)
1 medium yam

Dinner:
Asparagus
1 cup brown rice
8 oz orange roughy, tilapia, mahi mahi or sword fish

Before Bed:
50 grams BLITZ Protein to feed my body’s protein needs throughout the night and a multivitamin.

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