How To Get Ripped Abs Challenge – Day 27 & Day 28
Today I’m compiling my Saturday and Sunday into 1 post for my How to Get Ripped Abs challenge. Today is Sunday day 28 and the end of week 4. I took Saturday off of training and opted not to do the cardio training. I can tell when I’m really pushing the edge and my body needs some extra rest. I knew it was going to be better for me to take the entire weekend off and be really fresh on Monday rather than do the last cardio session on Saturday. Sometimes you need to listen to your body and back off. The last thing I want to do is push myself so hard that I end up with a compromised immune system and get sick for a week. By taking Saturday off I’ll be ready to give 100% again on Monday.
Saturday I still stuck to the diet accept for some pizza at the end of the night. I had my typical Saturday night cheat meal of pizza. I would like to be a little stricter but at the same time I want to log 12 weeks and show people they can still drop 30 pounds and get lean without giving up all their favorite foods. Once you get down to single digit body fat and you’re trying to lose that last couple of pounds it becomes important to be more strict but I’m still at the point where I’m dropping 2 pounds a week even with a couple cheat meals every week. The incredibly rigorous workouts are what make slipping off the diet now and then possible. The total energy demand that I’m putting on myself during the course of the week is pretty high so I end up glycogen depleted and the cheat meal does help restore some of that glycogen rather than get stored as fat.
Sunday was another good rest day and I plan on getting to bed early again so I’ll be ready for Monday. It’s Sunday night and I’m officially done with Week 4 of my How to Get Ripped Abs challenge.
