Three weeks after my first personal training appointment I'm not quite doing everything I want to do. I'll admit that I was rather ambitious. Six days a week is a lot to commit to. But the bigger problem was that I basically failed to get on my bike.
The weather is changing here. Days are alternating between muggy and rainy. I don't want to go outside in either type of weather, much less to exercise. Especially after walking the dog. Summer is coming and I'd rather be indoors. And that means getting my butt to the gym for some cardio.
It also opens up a new opportunity to motivate myself. I've started reading The Count of Monte Cristo on my kindle, but I'm going to try to only let myself read it while I'm on the bike at the gym. Hopefully this will provide the extra motivation I need to actually go to the gym. The book is long enough (1200 pages) that this should last for a while.
I also adjusted my lifting schedule. Instead of three days a week (back/biceps, chest/triceps, and legs), I'm down to two slightly more intense days a week. It'll be back/biceps and my easy leg routine one day during the week and chest/triceps with a harder leg routine on the weekend. Plus I'm going to try to do my core workout every time I'm at the gym. I think my lower back is getting stronger, and I don't want to lose momentum there.
I'm going to try to ride the bike three times a week. We'll see how this goes. At the very least, the book will make me more willing to stay on the bike for 45 minutes.
You will be doing around 2 quality intensity routines each week. The other 3 is usually mild intensity or even something that you would think about secure but challenging. In addition you will need to adjust upwards the core workout as often as you can.
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