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Bloop Bloop Thurs Went to the gym to swim some laps, and generally just work on my tan while having fun. It's been years since I've swam laps in the pool. Love how our bodies have muscle memory. Since it was my last day with LA fitness, I wanted to make the most of the membership. hahah luckily Thursdays are when there's an awesome cycling instructor. His music choice is on fleek, on point (jk ugh those phrases are so cringeworthy). I was late to class, but I actually frickin stayed for the rest of 50 minutes. Felt like such a champ (especially since I was still sore from squats). Fri rest day.. But I went to Souplantation and ate for my muscles?? :) heh. Also got an awesome vanilla froyo with the works - peanuts, crumbled oreos, granola, chocolate syrup, caramel. YUM x 3. Bouquet of Dogs? I absolutely want. Sat .. laziness prevailed Just... don't. go. on. Netflix. until you're done with everything on your to-do list. Because then you could end u

Tuesday Drank a fruity, carby smoothie for energy and went to gym to do volume squat training & squat jumps in between sets. Manfriend said doing cardio in between sets is helpful for burning fat. Ok fine you convinced me. Fanny pack was a great idea Wednesday The day was glorious and not too hot. For fasted cardio I tried to jog around my block; I looked up the distance and realized if I jogged up and down 5x = 1 mile. Buttt, I absolutely am not a fan of cardio so after doing that twice decided to instead just fast walk around the neighborhood. haha I found a lavender bush along the way! :)) going to make a natural bug/spider repellent with the sprigs I collect >:) PM workout: did back & bicep lifting sesh then 10 mins of cycling

Sundays are meant for crop tops and pjs with a cup of coffee! Sunday Was pretty sore from all the working out from week 3. But decided I should go work out, especially since it was about time to wash my hair o:) -Kayla Itsines BBG week 1 legs workout -5 min cycling -sauna Monday Mondays are hard. Lately, I've been making my Mondays my rest day because, Mondays are hard . Also, it seems to be the most crowded day of the week at the gym. I've stayed away from fruits and smoothies for a while because of the carbs/sugar - a no-no for keto and low carb diets. I also read that essentially you are consuming more calories than you normally would, you gulf down the fruits in excess. To go about this, you can add more liquids, chia seeds, and veggies. That should be a quick fix. I've forgotten how much I adore smoothies! Lately, I've been drinking a smoothie a day - I think they have the power to make you happy :) Ingredients for pictured smoothie : coconut mea

Saturday Had to run errands and revolved them around the vicinity of the gym. I was a little short on time and also kind of sore, so I did a fasted ARMS & ABS cardio circuit: -pushups -squat and press with dumb bells -tricep dip -decline pushups -mountain climbers -jumping jack & jump rope -ab twist -straight leg sit ups -bicycles -box jumps Afterwards, I had some more time to kill and was also quite energetic (cellucor preworkout) so I did: -face pulls -single arm lat pull downs -chest press and flyes On this day I didn't do the high-impact cardio parts as vigorously as I would've liked. Why? Because the sports bra I was wearing did not have much support. I tried to do HIIT box jumps but had to quit because, hey, I don't want saggy boobs in the future - "physical activity subjects your breasts to stress that can cause breast tissues to stretch out over time." :O uh nooo haha

My favorite comfort food: Jjampong & Jja jja mein Oh man, it's about 8 pm on a Friday night and I just woke up from a food coma slumber. Currently drinking coffee and tea to wake me up and to also help me digest the NOODLES I have gorged on previously. --- 2 hours later ---- Although, I ate semi-gluttonously, it has given me energy and motivation to KILL my late night Friday workout: Volume training Deadlift. 135 lbs 10x10 5 mins stairmaster + 10 mins cycling I was pretty surprised how busy the gym still was at 10 pm. I originally wanted to do volume squats but all the racks were taken. rack rack city. Edit: here's a clip of me doing one set of deadlifts

Challenge yourself! How long does it take you to do 20 knee jumps/tuck jumps? :))

I thought I was gone from my blog a bit longer, but it has only been a week. *phew* I can't say I see progress on my abdominal area, however, I believe I can see that squats & deadlifts are effective. My goal is to squat 2x/week because "there's no such thing as overtraining" - CT Fletcher Last week I was able to have an awesome deadlift sesh and 2 separate squat seshes. I also think my recovery time is getting faster OR my body is getting used to my high volume. I read that intaking more protein can help your body at the cellular level to recuperate faster (I looked up D.O.M.S and how to treat it cause it hurts!). And sleeping helps too. Zzzz I'm supposing that there's no evident progress on the stomach area because I snack here and there too much -  I'm always fricking hungry and I really do eat a lot throughout the day. I've decided that I need to be better with my eating habits even if I eat relatively healthy and low carb oftentimes:

On Friday, I was just way sore from doing deadlifts on one day and squats the day after. I think I get D.O.M.S (delayed muscle onset soreness) a little later so surprisingly doing my workouts on this split was totally perfect. I know muscle soreness means that "I'm making gainz" but it's not pleasant when walking around; I feel that I walk around stiffly like a robot. SO, I searched up on how to treat D.O.M.S. or make it go away more quickly. Intake more protein - helps with muscle synthesis and accelerates the healing of muscle fibers Foam rolling afterwards - promotes blood flow especially to the area of injury/muscle tears/inflammation I think these two "treatments" may have sped up my recovery! So I'm ready to start week 2 STRONG :). Originally, I planned to workout Saturday morning since I allowed myself a rest day on Friday, however, I think my body needed the rest... slept 12 hours on and off. How you do dat?  :O This is the brand

Marika Tek dry-wik tank Nike Just Do It. leggings Roshe Run haha, I got a smartphone bluetooth tripod, so here's me wearing a workout outfit and testing it out :) yeayea, I know the muscles on my arm shrank. We'll see the progress later perhaps? AM workout fasted cardio - 10 mins stairmaster + 20 mins inclined treadmill (speed 3.0) Sauna Lunch : Inari rice balls & Okinawa sweet potato. I swear, Okinawa sweet potatoes are like nature's carby cakes/pies. SO delicious Snack : yogurt & banana PM workout Squats volume training , abduction machine Dinner : rotisserie chicken and lettuce wraps

Anyone watch The Bachelor ? haha whenever I skip washing my hair, I think I'm pulling a Britt. LOL but... I'm gonna go the gym again tomorrow morning. what's the point of washing my hair at night? o:) I think I look relatively clean. Just put your hair up or whatevs, cover it up with a hat :P AM workout : quick fasted cardio sesh Lunch: pho Snack: 1/2 a Banh mi Dinner: rotisserie chicken, shrimp, pork "hash browns" + salad PM workout : Deadlift sesh + 12 min cycling I'm still trying to figure out my workout schedule. Wondering if I should keep my fasted morning cardio or change it to fed lifting sessions instead. Hmm hmm

I'm going to restart my counting once again. At the beginning of this year, I planned to keep track of the weeks alongside the calendar.. But it's already week 9 of 2015 ? and uhh I don't show 9 weeks of progress currently. Progress and regress, am I right? So, I took a "Day 1" picture today. Haha, how many "day 1" pics have I already taken?? My ultimate fitness goal is to have abs for this summer. Huzzah, time to be aesthetic Today started off with a little bit of a hiccup. But sometimes things happen even if you plan accordingly and in advance. Certain aspects are out of your hand, so what can you do? Just recoup and try to recover. After running some errands in the morning, I went to a different LA fitness location since it was closer. I really don't like it when trainers try to be nice and ask you if you want to be trained. And they pretty much dilly-dally around so they can show you  basic workouts, then eventually end up at their desk talk

I don't quite understand how the weekends always pass by so quickly! haha I don't even stay out late anymore :P Saturday  Did a quick fasted workout before starting the day. I got to check out the Ruche & Threadsence sample sale in Downtown Fullerton. We went at around 1:30 pm and the line wasn't long at all. There were still many boxes of clothes but I wonder if the selection was so much better earlier? I still was able to get 5 articles of clothing that I really like! so cheap too - What a win :).  Then my friend and I dilly-dallied and basically drove around in circles. Eventually we ended up at a cafe, per my request, to get lattes and cotton candy clouds! What an adorable concept. However, it was a bit more costly than I would've preferred. Also, it was quite loud each time the machine was turned on. haha I shouldn't have drank a latte so late at night though. I had trouble falling asleep. rose tea latte + cotton candy cloud Sunday I woke up