After my "bulk phase" in the winter I added a fair amount of muscle mass. Along with it I also added a little bodyfat which is very common. At the height of my bulk I was up to about 13+% bodyfat and a weight of about 165Lbs. Since I've started a "cut phase" about 6 weeks ago I have now dropped my body fat down to about 9.5% and weight to about 160. My race weight during the summer last year was around 145 to 150Lbs. at about 9% bodyfat so the additional 10+ pounds this season are mostly in the form of muscle this time around. I would like to drop maybe another 5 or so pounds just to make running and swimming a little easier but I really don't want to drop all the weight because that will mean I've lost muscle.
Diet is similar to what I was eating during my bulk phase but with less calories and around 2100 per day. I used to eat an additional meal in the early afternoon consisting of a vegetable, wild rice and some type of lean meat and have replaced that with 1/2 cup of oatmeal. I've also try to avoid a lot of carbs in the evening because if you have a surplus of carbs at night it tends to turn into fat storage (at least on me).
Goals will be to lose another 1 to 2% bodyfat and drop another 5 or so pounds in the next few weeks.
Chris
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Healthy Ice Cream
One of the things that I find a fun challenge is to take an unhealthy recipe and turn it into a healthy one. My latest attempt has been to recreate a good tasting ice cream that is healthy and not full of artificial chemicals. I think that I have done it!
Cut up a banana into 6-7 chunks and freeze it in a freezer-safe container.
When frozen, place chunks into a food processor/blender and use the pulse mode to grind them up.
Add whatever other ingredients that you would like. I suggest other fruits (frozen is better), cocoa, powered peanut butter, nuts, or whatever else strikes your fancy. Feel free to add a natural sweetener if you so desire.
The banana has a very mild flavor which blends with the other items. Last night I made chocolate peanut butter, and the banana flavor was hardly noticeable. The texture out of the food processor is similar to a soft-serve, but you can refreeze if you prefer a hard ice cream. It tastes like ice cream with little to no fat, how awesome is that! Give it try the next time you have that sweet tooth!
Feel free to email me with questions or unique combinations that you have tried.
Ann
Cut up a banana into 6-7 chunks and freeze it in a freezer-safe container.
When frozen, place chunks into a food processor/blender and use the pulse mode to grind them up.
Add whatever other ingredients that you would like. I suggest other fruits (frozen is better), cocoa, powered peanut butter, nuts, or whatever else strikes your fancy. Feel free to add a natural sweetener if you so desire.
The banana has a very mild flavor which blends with the other items. Last night I made chocolate peanut butter, and the banana flavor was hardly noticeable. The texture out of the food processor is similar to a soft-serve, but you can refreeze if you prefer a hard ice cream. It tastes like ice cream with little to no fat, how awesome is that! Give it try the next time you have that sweet tooth!
Feel free to email me with questions or unique combinations that you have tried.
Ann
Sunday, April 1, 2012
First outside time trial run.....
Well, I did my first real time trial run outside today. It was good in some ways and not so good in other ways. I was able to track my heart rate with a used heart rate watch we picked up for $20 and it surprised me that my heart rate was stable and in a good range for the whole run considering I haven't ran outside since last fall. On the downside, I could tell my legs felt "heavy" compared to last year and thus my time reflected that. I do have more size (muscle) on my legs and body since last fall so I expect that I will gain speed as I get a little smaller over the next couple months. I highly suggest that anyone that runs or does cardio to pick up a heart rate watch/monitor and the type with a chest strap. I found out I can use this on the treadmill and the treadmill will pick up the signal and display it on the machine!
This is what we bought. Brand is Oregon Scientific. Measures heart rate continuously, you can set an upper and lower alarm for training, has a stop watch, alarm and time. Does not have a GPS for distance but for $20, we couldn't complain.
This is what we bought. Brand is Oregon Scientific. Measures heart rate continuously, you can set an upper and lower alarm for training, has a stop watch, alarm and time. Does not have a GPS for distance but for $20, we couldn't complain.
Chris
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Spring is here and that means.....
...Race season is upon us! That's right, running events, duathlons and triathlons will be in play from here on out! We began our training a few weeks ago doing some HIIT training on the treadmill (will do some videos illustrating this in the near future), some "bootcamp" type workouts and metabolic workouts in addition to our weight routine. If you are interested in doing any kind of racing event here are a few good links!
http://www.trifind.com/
http://www.runningintheusa.com
http://www.active.com/
If anyone has some other good sites please let us know!
Ann & Chris
http://www.trifind.com/
http://www.runningintheusa.com
http://www.active.com/
If anyone has some other good sites please let us know!
Ann & Chris
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Friday, March 2, 2012
A new "Personal Record" on the Leg Press Today!
Had a good workout and on my 4th set of close leg presses was able to do a new personal best of 600 punds (just plates)!
Had a fun time at WJFW (Channel 12) last evening!
We had a fun time helping out the YMCA during the "Y-watch segment during the 5 O'cock news! When we get the video we'll post it up!
Chris
Chris
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