#12weekplan

I've started a pretty simple plyometric based vertical jump program. 3 blocks of 4 weeks ( 3 weeks work and 1 week rest). Each week consists of 3 workouts.

Each workout takes about 32 mins.

I've been starting each session with 15 mins mobility amd finishing with a 9 min mobility (on NTC app). So less than 60 mins total.

I'm optimistic that if i stick to the programme and don't get carried away and try and do too much i can make some good gains. Consistency will be key!!!

I'm hoping for a 4 inch total gain but lets see!!

I’ve never been a ‘gym bunny’ or into sports/cardio, being active, etc. Actually I remember being 10 or so in primary school playing hockey outside and I got so out of breath that there was a taste of copper (blood) in my mouth.

I have always loved sleep and doing nothing. Plus chocolate. That all makes for a bad end result.

I was a size 10 at the age of 16; I’ve never been small. But after a couple of bad relationships, my weight crept up to 12 stone when I was just 20 years old. Being 5ft4, this wasn’t a good look.

At the end of 2012, I joined a cheap gym and got my butt into gear. This got me down a stone which I was happy with but still very uneducated in the health area.

In January 2014, I was determined to get rid of the fat, so I started a health journey. I tried slimming world which didn’t workout for me, then just gyming and healthy eating which lost me 7lbs. I had a holiday and postponed my regime for a few months, then in the October I got back on it. I was stuck at 10st2lbs and needed something to really test me, so I tried the Protein World Slender Blend 14 day pack (even though I am not a believer in these things) and got down to 9st7lbs. From there I kept loosing weight and managed to get down to 9st2lbs. I was so happy! By this time it was January 2015 and I decided to start training for the GSR in October. 

Unfortunately, I was in a minor car incident in June and this knocked me off my schedule. I had really bad whiplash and was due to move two weeks after the incident, so it was hectic to say the least! Then my work got busy, and I just haven’t got back into fitness since then. I mean, I tried, but wouldn’t last longer than 6 weeks perhaps. 

Now I have decided to take up Chloe Madeley’s 12 week plan, as she looks FAF and I love her ‘no bs’ take on things. Wish me luck *worried face*.

'The primary concern women have when it comes to weight training is, 'I don't want to get big or bulky.' We are here to tell you that you won't!'

Sorry I've been a little MIA. I've been job hunting (lame) and it sucks. But, on the upside I've been doing Insanity since Monday, and MAN is it painful. I'm so sore, in the beginning it didn't seem too bad but you feel it about 25 minutes into the workout. I'm excited for today's workout, but dreading it at the same time, haha. #fitnessproblems

If you guys follow me you know how I've been talking about this 12 week fitness plan, well along with that I have some fitness goals. Besides just weight loss and general health I have some random body goals.

1. Be able to do a split. I know this seems random, but I really want to work on my flexibility this summer. Hopefully by the end of this 12 weeks I'll be able to do a split. :D

That's what I have so far. I have some kinds of ideas about how fast I want to be able to run a mile, but I don't want to make it a goal quite yet. This is a running list for now.

I'm almost done with finals, woo! My 12 week fitness plan starts a week from tomorrow, Thursday May 10th and I cannot wait. It'll be such a nice stress reliever to all this school work and moving out. Mostly I can't wait till I'm back home and on my own schedule.

Lately I've been keeping in shape by walking around a lot (the weather has been beautiful) which is awesome because I tan easily and walking for miles in the hot sun yesterday made me at least 1 shade darker.

Other random tidbits:

1. I got runner's knee yesterday. It's gotten a lot less painful as of today, which is good news.

2. I've been addicted to the Biggest Loser recently. LIKE CRAZY ADDICTED. Oh Hulu, you just get me.

So I've been super busy lately, and I foresee that my situation probably won't change before the end of the semester. I'm in the home stretch of this Spring semester and it makes it harder and harder for me to update my blog while also keeping on track. But in my free time (basically during class haha) I have been making a 12 week super intense work out and meal plan program designed specifically for me based on what I know works for my body.