So I drastically changed my routine hoping for more results. I went from a very cardio-centric routine to more of a resistance training-centric approach. I have not seen the desired results, but maybe it's too soon to tell? I just don't know. I know, I know, in a comparison of mass, muscle weighs more so that I might be losing fat and gaining muscle resulting in a push for overall weight loss (tho resulting in inches lost) but since I don't measure inches i'm going to say nothing is happening right now. Still, i'm going to give it a couple of weeks before I change it back. Or again. Whatever.
On the bright side of things, with this new routine, i've finally decided to implement the full cardio destruction and start up on real interval cycles. I did 20 minutes yesterday on the eliptical with 1 minute at 70 RPM and 1 minute at 80 RPM trade-offs. The first 10 minutes were cake, the second were brutal. Motivation was the key success factor for me though. I've probably talked about this before, but i've found over and over that when things start getting hard, and those thoughts creep up in your mind (it's ok to quit 2 reps early, it's ok to stop 2 minutes early, etc) then digging down and getting mad just isn't enough all of the time. For me, i need more. I need a carrot, I need a challenge. I need something to push me past that barrier and into the land of goal meeting and success. This time around, my motivation was that this is all being done by me and for me. Like, maybe this isn't for anyone else after all. Maybe i'm just sick of being 'that fat guy'. Maybe I just wanna be 'that guy' for a while instead. Besides, it is the one of the last parts of my personal transformation strategy - a separation from what I was before to become what I am now. New. Refreshed. I will not say born again, but it probably hits close.
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