How To Get Ripped Abs Challenge – Day 13
Today is Saturday day 13. I had to hit the gym first thing in the morning and do my workout B of How To Get Ripped Abs. I worked it especially hard knowing I was going to have my Saturday night cheat meal of pizza and a glass of wine. I pushed so hard I that ended up a bit nauseas towards the finish of my workout. I really punished myself in the gym and it felt great. The funny thing is how these workouts are so tough that they will raise your endorphin levels for a few hours afterwards giving you a bit of a natural high. I feel extremely calm and relaxed for several hours after the workout or maybe it’s just sheer residual exhaustion from pushing myself so hard.
Once you see that results are showing in the mirror at the end of week two it makes you push that much harder. It is motivating to see the fast changes happening to my body so now when I’m in the gym it gives me that much more incentive to stick very close to the program laid out by How To Get Ripped Abs. I know the harder I work the quicker my body will change and the results will be visible quicker. I’ve found it very easy to stick to this and now I look forward to these grueling workouts that I do 3 days per week. The other 3 days where I do high intensity cardio are also extremely tough but I almost consider them a break compared to the core workout plan.
I ate well through the day and made sure not to try to cut out meals to make up for my cheat meal at night. It can be very counter productive to skip some meals in anticipation of a cheat meal. You really want to stick with all of your meals to keep the metabolism charged high and the fat burning hormones and enzymes at peak levels. It actually makes the body burn up the cheat meal that much easier. I had half of a large pizza, a glass of beer, a glass of wine, and 1 mini Hershey’s Chocolate bar. I’ll have all day Sunday to eat clean and drink a ton of water to flush out any excess water that this meal makes me hold prior to my Monday morning weigh in. I really ate more than I needed to but it’s a cheat meal and I’ve seen such a noticeable difference this week alone that I’m not worry about this impeding my progress. If I was at the stage where I was trying to get rid of that last 3-4 pounds that sat around my lower abs I would be more careful on the cheat meal and maybe not even cheat at all.
Another successful day done in my How To Get Ripped Abs challenge and tomorrow is a much needed day of rest from training. I’m going to be early also to catch up on my Z’s.
