Live Fit Phase 2

Now that Phase 1 is officially over, let us take a look at what’s up next!

Phase 2 involves the following:

• Building muscle:  working out at 85% maximum effort
• 6 day/week workout
• Longer rest periods between sets:  2 to 3 minutes rest
• Supersets:  performing an exercise set immediately after a different exercise set with no rest in between
• Lifting to failure:  on the last set of an exercise, instead of lifting to a set number, continue lifting until the muscle is so tired that another rep cannot be performed
• Cardio:  4 days of medium-intensity cardio in 30 minute increments to facilitate fat burning, while also minimizing the risk of losing any muscle

I honestly can not wait for cardio.  Phase 1 restricted cardio for the purpose of building important muscle.  Now that underlying muscles have been developed, it’s time to start some fat burning.

Although I feel stronger, I’m not gonna lie… I don’t look like this yet:

I took a look my log sheets for the weight training that I’ll be doing, and I had to look up videos of how to do some of the exercises!  I don’t think I’ve ever attempted some of these exercises.  Well, there’s always a first for everything.

Any one else on Phase 2?