Keeping on track over the festive period along with Optimum Nutritions Amino Energy!!!!!

So many people go off the rails over the Christmas period and end up reversing all their advancements that they've made throughout the year. Now you don’t have to be a spoilt sport and not get involved in the festive occasion but below are a few little tips that shall keep you on track. 

Take time off!!! I’m personally one of those individuals that has rest very few a far between, along with the frequency and intensity that I train I think my body deserves a day or two off. This doesn't mean a week which carries into a fortnight and onto a month just 3 days off over the Christmas Period. As we all know rest is quite often than not more important than training itself to allow you to move forward and make gains in all training. Plus I know that over the Christmas period its very hard to get into a gym, plus I won’t probably be able to do my usual routine, train at an optimum level along with time restriction. So take some days off!!!

Quick, short, high intense workouts. So many clients say to me how they never find time to train and over the festive period this is going to be even worse for most. But, you shall still have time to fit a quick 20 minutes into your day for a quick session. No equipment just your own body weight!! A quick 3 minute warm up of mobility then 100 jumping jacks then see below for 2 quick circuits:

1. As many rounds in 15 minutes, take rest when needed.

10 Hand Release Press ups

10 jumping squats

5 burpees

20 count plank. 

2) Counting Up Pyramid, perform 1 rep on all exercises, then repeat with 2 reps, basically adding 1 rep each round. set yourself a time limit of 15 minutes and see what number you can reach.

Exercises could be: Press up variations, pull ups, Burpees, Squats, Ice Skaters, Leg raises.

Lastly eat what you want, but this doesn't mean eat for both you and 2 others. Don't worry too much about what foods you are eating, its one day!! However, this doesn't mean just keep eating and eating until you end up in a food coma. Furthermore try over the days following christmas to not snack on leftovers. If you're going to eat leftovers make it into a meal trying to split your plate 30% leftovers, 30% good carbs/protein and the remaining 40% veggies. This will therefore help you with not craving the leftovers as you're consuming some but yet still keeping on track with the rest of your plate to conform to your usual diet. 

I hope these easy to manage factors will keep you on track over Christmas, have the cheat meal more often than not and don't feel guilty but, after the day is done and dusted really try to get back on track.

One quick one from me, I wrote a review on Optimum Nutritions Amino Energy a few weeks ago and I have recently been using it in conjunction with their new pre workout after seeing Steve Cook use this. Now if you haven't yet tried this combination, you need to . You'll have the best workouts ever when feeling sluggish over the festive period!! Plus I’m sure they'll have a few Christmas Offers coming out soon to get it a little cheaper. This is a must buy!!

Merry Christmas

Jack