Day 2 – Tuesday Cardio

Day 2 – Tuesday Cardio

Exercise: Tuesday is a cardio session where you spend 20 mins doing whatever cardio you like, such as run, bike, row, cross trainer etc. I chose to ride the bike as my legs were still a little unsteady after the previous days workout. I managed 9.34 Km in the 20 mins which gives me a trackable figure to measure myself against. I also did 40 TSC approved crunches as I had energy left over, it was just my legs that were sore.

Diet: Meals today started with a banana before the workout, a banana straight after followed by a bowl of Special K with skimmed milk. I have my usual snacks of satsuma and nuts with dried mixed fruit. I’ve also picked up a Special K cereal bar (P:1.5g C:18g F:1g – Protein, Carb, Fat) so I think I’ll try that too. Lunch was a healthy chicken wrap from sainsburys and a fruit salad pack. I'm tracking my performance and diet on a spreadsheet I'm working on, when it has everything on it that I want, including the statistical analysis I will post it here. Dinner was a the pasta dish I made up a couple of days ago. Snack before bed was a bowl of grapes and blueberries, and of course lots of water!

Body: As my legs are quite painful, muscle ache kind of pain and not an injury type of pain, I have been stretching a good three times a day. I may try the ice bath tonight so that it doesn’t continue, but it’s manageable and not too bad. I’m expecting much worse from the upper body exercises.

UPDATE: after sitting down for a couple of hours working, my legs have gotten worse. They are very stiff and sore. I must remember to get up every 30 mins or so for a little walk and stretch. No Pain No Gain so they say!!

UPDATE: during the day my legs got worse and worse. DOMS has definitely set it (delayed onset muscle soreness). I went for a jacuzzi and sauna and a stretch but it didn't really do much, so I decided to seriously invest in myself and take an Ice Bath. I've posted videos of it over at http://www.youtube.com/user/LeeTSC so check that out. Has it worked? Well I got up the following day and they are still sore, but who knows!