I set my carb count at 200 grams
for workout days and as close to zero as possible for rest days.
Sitting on a stability ball instead of a desk chair or couch engages your core muscles, giving you a mini
ab workout all day long!
Should my high carb days be the day prior to my most
intense workout days since I am working out so early.
We typically consume it on
heavy workout days or after a lot of activity and always in conjunction with high nutrient foods.
This soreness is a good indicator that you had a
good workout the day before as you created the trauma necessary to trigger adaptation (e.g. muscle growth).
Push yourself to keep up with at least three full body circuit / strength programs a week with three
cardio workout days as well.
Frequency of
leg workout day should be determined by the overall intensity of the workout itself and the volume of exercises or work performed in the workout.
Your food intake should be consistent so eat the same on
workout days as you do on your rest days.
They might not have considered those
light workout days as active recovery, but in essence, they are.
When it comes to recovery strategies, endurance athletes are a notoriously stubborn bunch, preferring to push forward with
tough workouts day after day.
If you're ready to bump your routine up to 4 or 5
workout days per week, the same principles apply!
Your calories aren't necessarily too low from the looks of it, but if you're doing 45 minutes of intense
workouts every day then they could be.
Don't train more than 2 days in a row and don't be afraid to take a day of rest
between workout days.
Do 2 - 3 sets once per week with 90 - 120 seconds rest on a
different workout day than the one in which you do the hang clean and press.
You seem to always workout for an hour plus, so I was wondering if you ever have
shorter workout days?
But, feel free to mix and match, as long as you're getting a
full workout day in, plus whatever you want to add to it.
Now your
next workout day, you will do the same workout, but this time you have numbers to beat.
Or, do the class up to the conditioning segment and then bow out and do your own cool down so you're fresh for your
weight workout day.
These «extra»
workout days help make up for any workouts that you legitimately missed due to family, work, or illness, etc..
Many people subject themselves to such mindless
solo workouts every day, but the solution can be quite simple: get a workout partner.