As week 3 ends, Shay is still staying true to AthLEAN-X. Here is his latest update:
This week started to introduce a lot of plyometric style exercises using a physio ball. The best ones on the ball this week were Physioball side plank drops which are basic side plank lifts while balancing your one arm on the ball. Very difficult and it starts to incorporate a lot of stabilizer type muscles. Physioball corkscrews were pretty intense as well and lifting the ball really makes you focus on the mechanics of the exercise versus just rushing through.
Twisting pistons kicked my butt and I had to cut the exercise short because I thought my abs were going to erupt in a flame similar to Jimi Hendrix's guitar. For this you start in a plank and jump to each side with your knees tucked in, returning to plank before each twist. These burst type exercises are essential to burning the fat around your trunk and by incorporating twists, not only are you balancing while doing the exercise but activating the lateral sides of your abdomin area. Lastly, the canoe crunches seem to finish each day off and I'm ready to puke by that time so these are least enjoyable (which means they are the most difficult haha).
As for the meal plan it's really the first 2 weeks repeated because I need to go through some of the leftover bulk food I bought. With finals I haven't had time to go out and buy/prepare any new meals according to the diet, although each week is a healthy balance of different foods so repeating a week isn't a big deal.
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