Aches and Pains

For the first time in my life today (gasp) I took a nap after our project. I've always thought of naps as an unproductive waste of time but my body is so drained from our workouts it was necessary. I am truly happy with my choice of project because I am loving every minute of it. Physical fitness in my family runs from plenty of people who are not fit to my brother who is so strong and in shape it is scary. I am hoping that this project not on changes me from a physical stand point and nutritional stand point but my family also. My mother had bought pasta (which isn't bad at all) for tonight but on my way home I decided to pick up tofu and spinach instead. Was it the best tasting meal, no, but I felt better eating it and I know even if I don't see an immediate benefit I know there is one on the long hall.

Part of our nutritional diet aside from eating right is giving our muscles enough lean protein as possible. I eat a lot of meat as it is and after meeting with the nutritionist, Linda Chapman a registered dietitian, I try to stay away from red meats and eat turkey, chicken or fish because they have less fat and are easier the protein will be broken down quicker. In addition to my normal meals each day I have added Hydo-whey protein shakes (vanilla is the BEST flavor ever). I take a protein shake at lunch after our first workout and one at 330 after our second workout. It is said that taking one before sleep is very good for you, because you grow and replenish your body while you sleep but I don't take them before sleep often because I don't want to go overboard. Three may seem excessive but it is needed to promote healthy recover and muscle growth. A lot of people abuse shakes by taking 5 to 10 a day.

You cannot possibly workout all of your muscles each day so today was an upper body day, particularly the back. Our sets included pull ups, flys, inverted row and lateral pull downs. The only thing I do every day is push ups and sit ups. In between sets we often quickly do 10 push ups and 50 sit ups divided into 25 crunches and 25 reverse crunches. I have no idea how many push ups and sit ups we have done but it is a lot already.

Pain is only temporary. Swole-nation signing out. Goodnight.