I changed my leg workout around to 15 to 25 reps. I still get the blood rush and the pump but as I get OLDER the joints and cracking of the bones are feeling the heavy workouts.

I still do a total of 5 exercise and now train quads and hamstrings in the same day. I like the over all feel of a full leg workout instead of half done workout. Meaning I want the pump and rush along with the soreness in one complete workout instead of waiting 3 days after my quad workout. My goal with the workout is to get deep cuts. If I lose a little size…oh well. I like my jeans to fit in the waist instead of the old days when you had to go 2 sizes up in the waist to fit your legs.

I have to look at longevity instead of just today. Otherwise all this heavy training will catch up to me.

After receiving my kidney transplant over a year ago. I had gained 40 pounds, benching 300 lbs., and feeling great. Then out of nowhere I started to feel tiered, couldn’t eat, didn’t want to train, didn’t want to leave my house, or do anything. So I go to my doctor  and he finds nothing. I go to a different doctor. Same thing. After the 5th doctor he tells me to go to the hospital and he would meet me there and run some test. Two days in the hospital and I end up in ICU. 11 days later I come out of ICU and was told I had just gone through five different operations. I went in on Dec. 8th and went home Dec. 23rd. Lost 40 pounds and just walking to my car would leaving me out of breath.

So here I am having to put myself back together again. This is my second time in just one year. I can’t train yet. But I can eat. Already I have put on 20 pounds and feeling great. After going through this once before. I already knew what I had to do. At that’s were ProteinBlitz comes in. I am putting lean muscle back on as well as having a lot of energy. My doctors are more than surprised at how well and fast I am recovering.  The reason I’m sharing this with you is to remind you of just how important exercise, rest, and diet is. Protein is a big part of a healthy diet. Whether you’re trying to gain muscle or lose fat. I strongly recommend ProteinBlitz. I know first hand that it works – I’ve been through it once and I will get through it again. It’s nice to know that there is a product out there that really works. It gives you hope knowing you can reach your goals that you have set for yourself. I will be the first to tell you to never give up and that there is help out there. 

This past week starting on Monday the 7th was some what of a struggle. On the holiday weekend I was out & about and did not get much rest. I did not drink alcohol I just lacked rest. The effects of no rest really caused my workouts to be half ass. For the whole week I worked out only 3 times. I was just too burnt out from the weekend.

If you really want to see results from working out you need to follow the steps I talked about last week & get adequate rest.  A good nights rest & daily naps are just as important as your diet & your work out routines. It is suggested that 6 hours of a full nights rest does your body better than 8 or more hours of interrupted rest. During the time we sleep our bodies are recovering & repairing all the hard work we do in the gym causing our muscles to grow & get stronger.

As I was saying this past week of no rest really affected me. Made it to the gym 3 times but I was not motivated because I forced myself to go workout as opposed to actually looking forward to workout being well rested. Not only was I not motivated to workout but I didn’t even want to follow my diet. I’m glad that I have my Proteinblitz powder & RTD’s. It really helped me keep protein in my body as I skipped whole meals this past week.  Like I’ve said if your serious about seeing results you need to be dedicated in all aspects of this game. Breaking any one of the guidelines is a set up for failure.

This weekend I took it easy. I feel well rested & am looking forward to my workouts this week. Its ok to have one bad week but don’t let it happen consistently. I actually don’t feel too bad from this past week but I’ve learned my lesson to stay well rested. I’m looking forward to going hard this coming week. No more distractions , I am on a mission.

Stay posted for further updates on my progress.