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Weekday Vegetarian – Week 2 Summary

August 8, 2010 By Kyle Leave a Comment

This will just be a quick one to let you know how week 2 of my 4 week Weekday Vegetarian trial has been (three ‘week’s in a sentence *facepalm*).

I put on weight

If you remember last week I mentioned that I lost a kilo so I was going to up my calories. Well I put that back on this week and then some (around 1.5 kgs total). This may have been because I seemed to have kept being offered cake this week and I just couldn’t say no. Overall this is not a bad thing as I’m pretty happy with my current weight.

Not tired so much

My energy levels seemed much more stable over the past week despite only having around 5 hours sleep on Thursday night. I have been eating more complex vegetables like rice and potato. I have also been including more omelettes and nuts to bulk up the protein intake.

The balanced energy could also be because I have taken up Eat Stop Eat again, I just feel a lot better with a 24 hour fast these days. Then again I did ESE on Thursday so that would only account for part of the week.

I went against the high GI nonsense and ate more of these

Back to 3 days a week training

I’m currently in week 2 of the Book of Muscle advanced workout. I’ve never done the advanced workout before and I wanted to try out some of the strength techniques. Having 3 set workouts a week also means that during these next few busy months I will continue to weight train at least 3 times a week.

Cross country running. For bad asses only.

This week I’m going to start running, but not on a treadmill, running track or even a footpath. I’m going to tackle the mountain bike trails that wind along the edge of the Yarra River. The reason I’m choosing to go off-road is because I find uneven ground and bushland much more stimulating. You have to pay attention to where you place your feet and the run feels a lot more like an adventure rather then boring exercise to make my heart stronger.

I’m just gonna start off with one run per week. Previously, when I have started a running routines I’ve tried running several times a week and have burnt out too quickly. This time around I just want to enjoy it so I’ll ease into a lot slower.

Until next time, peace!

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Eat Stop Eat Review

July 23, 2010 By Kyle Leave a Comment

The Low Down

Eat Stop Eat is the work of Canadian nutritionist Brad Pilon. Brad has been working in nutrition since 2000 and in that time has become concerned with what is being given as diet advice.

Through his own and others research Brad has rediscovered the benefits of fasting. Not only in giving your body a break from digesting food, but also other benefits like increased hormone release.

You can read more about it on the Eat Stop Eat website.

My Experience

When I first stumbled across Eat Stop Eat on the Fitness Black Book site I was pretty skeptical. At the time I was just realising that the 6 meals a day diet was rubbish and was starting to eat larger servings but in less meals.

I had already come across fasting style diets when I read about the Warrior Diet by Ori Hofmekler. I had considered trying it out but was a little too scared because

it was so different from my then bodybuilding diet.

However, being that this was the second book on the matter of fasting I had come across I began to think that maybe there was something to it. So I went ahead and bought it, after all what’s $40 for a book right? [Read more...]

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Eat Stop Eat Day 27 – Final Thoughts

June 30, 2010 By Kyle Leave a Comment

Well between university exams and starting up my new blog at GamerNerd.com.au I haven’t had much time to update Kyle Wood Fitness.

I’ve reached Day 27 of my Eat Stop Eat case study. Tomorrow I fly up to Alice Springs for my trip and will therefore be stopping any fasting until the end of my trip. Between the hiking and swimming I believe I’ll be doing plenty of exercise.

Eat Stop Eat results

Lifestyle and diet

Over the past 4 weeks my diet has not been awesome. I’m positive I could have gotten leaner by sticking to a much cleaner diet during the time period.

Due to exams and being out of the house I ate more Grill’d and Roll-a-Day then normal. And of course along with that you can’t go past Grill’d's fries or those awesome deserts Roll-a-Day make.

However, this is what makes Eat Stop Eat so awesome. You do not have to do any special diets! You simply stick to a well rounded and balanced diet that ensures you get all of your daily vitamins and minerals. [Read more...]

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Eat Stop Eat Day 7

June 11, 2010 By Kyle Leave a Comment

It’s one week into Eat Stop Eat now and going well. I’ve completed two days of fasting, last Sunday and today.

This week’s Stop day(s)

Sunday was pretty easy in terms of fasting. I spent most of the afternoon studying for exams so I didn’t notice the hunger much at all. That surprised me as usually that first fast is the hardest.

Today (Friday) though was pretty tough. I was studying again and started getting pretty hungry around 3.30pm. The trick is to have a few things to do. I would also recommend holding off the caffeine until midday as having that speed up your metabolism just makes you hungry quicker.

In the gym

I’ve been sticking to an upper body/lower body split which in my opinion is one of the best ways to pack on quality muscle. It goes a little like this, of course you would change it depending on your goals.

Day 1: Upper Strength
Day 2: Lower Plyometrics
Day 3: Rest/stretch
Day 4: Upper Functional
Day 5: Lower Strength
Day 6: Rest/stretch
Repeat [Read more...]

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