Sorry for being late, I was really tired yesterday. As you all may know, it is the end of the month and my update post is due. I think I will blog about recent happenings first before proceeding to my health and fitness report. I don't think it is nice to switch topics throughout the post so might as well get one done first. As I have predicted, my colleague is leaving for greener pastures. I have been working for a year and I think there is still another year in me if the situation maintains the same. But due to the nature of a small team, a departure is strongly felt. Maybe I will leave if another decides to do so. Nothing much happening on the social front. Trying my best to butt into whatever activity that I know of. The lack of proper transportation spoils my effort but somehow things still work out albeit at a lesser scale. Anyway the highlight of the month would be the outing yesterday to Sunway Lagoon. I have never entered that place for at least 10 years. Seriously. For the price they charge, I think it is appropriate considering you can ride or play something as many times as you want to. It was really fun and tiring. Nowadays I am more of the relaxed and chill kind of person but screw that, it is Sunway Lagoon. And I am glad I have been exercising. Honestly.
So, back to my monthly update. I have been looking and comparing with my old photos and I think there is quite an improvement from the end of February. Even though I have proven my personal theory that arms are easy to develop and tone, but at the cost of veins popping out easily. Of course it helps when I want to flex and make my arms look 'strong' but I wonder if there is another way. No, I do not flex randomly at shopping malls nor do I purposely wear basketball uniforms. My entire closet consists of T-shirts and buttoned shirts. For the most part of May, I have been resuming normal rice portions and even fast food as an experiment since there were theories that we need as much carbohydrates as protein to have a nice body. Considering that I have some muscles now, I hope my body can take more carbohydrates. The results are satisfactory, but my abs still won't develop much. If I breath in strongly, you can actually see my ribs. Maybe I will go back to carbohydrate reduction in June as a last ditch effort otherwise I just hope that further muscle development will do the rest. I don't really feel like sticking to a diet anymore. I will still keep healthy eating habits but it is not fun restricting yourself all the time.
Now a brief description of what I am currently doing as well as some other tips I pick up recently. I go for runs 3 times a week. Usually Mondays and Wednesdays it is interval running where I warm up, dash, slow jog, dash and repeat for a few laps. I should cover around 3km and my route involves inclines. On Friday, I will run around 5km but at a more consistent speed. Somehow it seems like a leisure run because I tend to push myself during interval running for the best effect. After those runs, I maintain a standard routine of sit ups and push ups before some stretching. Now my sit ups are basically V-ups and a modified bicycle crunch and then ending with leg raises. Push up would be the standard one but I tend to touch the ground with my nose. After that, 20 seconds of side planking. Usually I do around 10 for sit ups and 20 for push ups. Then I repeat again. I do lower the count if I find myself having difficulty maintaining my current stance or form. Total of 60-80 sit ups and 40 push ups per session I guess. It is common sense to switch up your exercise in order to prevent your body from being too familiar and simply adapts to the strain but I think I will be sticking to this for a while.
Some simple tips I would like to remind people about is to always maintain a proper diet as much as possible. That includes eating in time, regular meals, balancing the meal contents and if possible, count the calories. Try to avoid processed foods, or generally foods that can be stored or prepared quickly since it may not be fresh. I do eat some but generally it is because I do not have the resources to obtain the better alternatives. For example, I still take canned tuna in olive oil instead of fresh fish due to lack of kitchen facilities and money. Gravy and soup actually contains abnormally high amount levels of calories as well as fat due to the ingredients mixing around and generally fat melts out of meat when cooked. Food control is much more important than getting exercise since our body is based on the things we take in. The chances of someone being fat because he eats junk food is higher than lack of exercise. Being alive is already burning calories, we are simply increasing it as well as building muscles for utility purposes I suppose. You do not need a lot of muscles to live but you need a healthy body. Last shout out to people who smoke, I know we all die someday, and I know all of you are very optimistic, but if it does not kill you, it will still make you sick, uncomfortable and burns your money. Bad breath too. To end this post in a happy note, check out the following video : SUPERMAN
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