Well my 8 week body transformation personal training Manchester program is finished, its day 56, what an experience it has been, I have learnt so much about my body that future transformations are going to generate even better results.
It has been surprisingly easy, all cravings disappeared completely, training was hard, but an absolute joy to do and I looked forward to every session. (I wasn’t sure why during the sessions as it was pretty hard core to say the least, but there was something addictive about progressing on a weekly basis.)
Last week, I managed to do 3 sets of 8 reps per side windmills with a 50kg dumbbell, which felt like a great achievement and boy could I feel my abs after that. I lost body fat, but no strength, this was my biggest worry, I got far stronger instead.
The only area I would have changed about the way I did the 8 week program is what I did between day 31 and 56.
By day 31 I was looking, feeling and performing fantastic, I felt great, super happy with my results and I got comfortable. I decided that I could afford to mix it all up a bit and try some new stuff, (I love experimenting as it allows me to get my clients the best possible results). But the change to my training plan went tits up, there wasn’t enough rest allocated, I got tired, my appetite sky rocketed and I started putting a little body fat back on.
There was some days I was eating 1.5kg of steak and eating porridge every few hours, basically I was eating like a horse, yes I know ridiculous.
The training plan was changed after that week back to similar to what we were originally doing, but it took at least another week for my appetite to supress back down again.
The moral of the story is stick to the plan, don’t fix it if it aint broken.
But do I regret changing the program, hell no, I learnt more about my personal body than ever before.
1. What training my body responds to the best
2. How much protein I need and what kinds of protein depending on the time of the day
3. Optimal windows for carbohydrate intake
4. The use of fat and carbohydrate loading
5. The optimal amount of fibre
6. Working with stress levels correctly
7. When to use fasting and how long for depending on the current situation
8. What supplements work and which are a waste of cash
9. How much cardio to do, how often and whether to rest from it
10. Optimal Water and caffeine intake
11. The effects of sleeping too much and not enough
12. The best ways to stay motivated, focused and persist easily
13. How to optimally control my energy levels, so I’m not on a downer after training
14. The benefits of following the body’s natural paths
And much, much more, I truly believe that everyone should take out 8 weeks of their life to start a 8 week body transformation, where everything possible is done to get the best possible results.
Check my program page if your ready for an amazing body transformation program.