Started a 16 Week challenge to get six pack abs. go to www.iwantsixpackabs.com for info on the program. Aside from the program, I also do Weighlifting, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and High Intensity Interval Training on the treadmill.

Sunday, September 30, 2007

Getting ready for week 5

Sunday Sept 30 2007.

I did some interval training today and went swimming at the gym. Did 5 minutes of warmups. Then 5 sets of: 2 laps medium and 1 lap super fast with very little rest in between (about 10 seconds). Then 5 minutes of cooldown laps. Felt great!

I plan on doing intervals again on Wednesday but will run this time. I find that it works better for me to alternate swimming and running for intervals. Swimming, I noticed, gives me good upper body muscle tone while burning fat. Interval running is a great overall fat burner.

End of Week 4 Pics





Weight is 153 Still. I just bought a caliper so I was able to measure body fat. it is at 17% . Hoping to get 12% or 13% by the end of the challenge so the abs will show more :-). Proper diet is the key.

End of Week 4(taken Sept 29). Did 4 days of resistance training and 2 days intervals. Not sure if there is any difference from week 4 although I do feel stronger this week.









Saturday, September 22, 2007

Six Pack Challenge

I signed up at Arnel Ricafranca's website http://www.iwantsixpackabs.com/ . I found his site back in June/July, through a video from Youtube.


His Website is a great motivation for me since I was about 20lbs overweight and not feeling so well while eating junk food, soda, and other bad stuff. From June until Semptember, I lost almost 15-18 lbs of fat, using tips and some of the workouts in his program.

Arnel and Joe then posted a challenge. The SIX PACK challenge group is at http://groups.google.com/group/arnels-6-pack-attack?hl=en . There are over 100 participants in this challenge from all over the world! I'm not going for the prize in this challenge. I'm in it more for a better lifestyle and overall health, plus a six-pack would be nice too. :)

My stats in June 2007:

Age 34
Height 5'6"
Weight 170lbs
BMI 26.0

My Stats at the beginning of the six pack challenge Sept 1, 2007:

Age 35
Weight 153lbs
BMI 24.0


Week 1 (Sept 1): Weight 153lbs.