So, the popular question lately goes a little something like this, "Nick, what do you do to stay fit? What do you eat? What exercises do you do?" I usually reply with the very basics because even if I told you what I really do most of you wouldn't put it to use. You COULD, but you won't because it took hard work to get to this point and that is what it will take for you as well.
Nonetheless, I am going to give you the secret. Not the secrets of how I got to this point, but the actual plan I am currently following because that is what You want to know. Without further adue...
1. I try to go to bed at the same time every night so I can get enough sleep and wake at the same time every day between 2 and 3 am. This allows me to get my school work done before my pre-workout workout. I drink a bottle of water during this time.
2. At around 3:30 (sometimes 4 am) I stretch and go for my morning run or practice hand to hand combat / self defense.
3. At around 4:45 - 5:00 I do P90X (Except right now because I am training for a race)
4. At 6:00 I eat my first meal, a banana smoothie with kale (it actually pours 3 1/4 full glasses of smoothie) and take my vitamins (fish oil, vit C, magnesium, cod liver oil, and Vit B-12)
5. I leave for work around 7 and pick up fresh organic fruit from the grocery store. (Usually red pears)
6. I take a bottle of water with me to work and continually drink it throughout the day. (I pee a lot, but it keeps me well filtered and gives me a chance to get up and move from my desk.)
7. At 8:00 I eat my second meal of the day, usually a pear or banana. (Sometimes I use a bag of Sunmaid dates if I really want some extra calories. One bag is 660 calories total. Because of the 20 something grams of sugar, I eat chia seeds before eating dates to help slow the digestion of the release of the sugar into my blood stream which is how you avoid diabetes.)
8. At 10:30 I eat my third meal of the day, usually a pear or banana. (Sometimes Raisins)
9. At 1:00 I eat my fourth meal of the day, usually a salad with a dressing made of only a few ingredients. I also sometimes put almonds or walnuts in my salad if I need extra calories.
10. At 3:00 - 3:30 I eat my fifth meal of the day, usually a pear or banana (other fresh fruits can be substituted as well.) By this time I have drank 5 - 6 bottles of water.
11. At 5:00 I get home and go for a run if I didn't run in the morning, and when I say run, I mean run. I run sprints on off days and run 4 - 6 miles on the road every other day (Note: I do take a day off from running once or twice a week)
12. At 6 - 6:30 I eat my 6th meal of the day. This is usually another banana smoothie for the calories but I also sometimes eat chicken / fish or other boiled vegetables.
13. Between 8 - 8:30 I'm in bed.
Think you're too busy to do all of this? I am currently reading 9 books throughout the week and have no grades lower than a B in any class. Several of the books I'm reading are personal books. I have time for a bit of television and time with my girlfriend. I check facebook, reply to e-mails, WRITE A BLOG and plan for day, month, and yearly goals... ect. Still think you don't have time? You may just need to re-evaluate your time management habits (but that is for another blog)
There you have it. My current diet and exercise routine (with a little extra stuff thrown in.) The first key is persistence and a determination to gain something more out of life. The second key is READING to learn the ways you can make this a reality. If you've tried every diet and exercise plan out there and it ISN'T working, it ISN'T the plan, it IS YOU. Until you change yourself, NO PLAN WILL WORK!
This is my schedule, my workout, my Machine, my Life!
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