Fitness Kryptonite
May 3, 2009 by Scott Wharton
Filed under Fitness
We all have our own little weaknesses when it comes to our personal physical fitness. That one exercise, muscle group or food product that might hold us back from doing our best and reaching our goals. Here are my fitness kryptonites that always hold me back no matter how much I preach discipline.
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I’m going to tie these two together in Exercise and Muscle Group:
- Legs have always been my weak point. From the waist up I do pretty well for myself. At my peak physical condition I used to be able to bench press 230 lbs and curl a little over 100 lbs. This was at a body weight of about 165. My weakness though was squats. I don’t hate squats, I love doing them and I like how they make me feel when I’m doing them, especially when I can go deep and follow through with good form. Unfortunately squats make me feel sore for days afterward and it drains my energy for a few days as well.
- Running. I hate running, I really do. I especially hate running on a track or any repetitive course. I try to rely on other forms of cardio to get my heart rate up. I want to run and I wish I could bring myself to do it at least 4 days a week because it would do me a world of good, but ambition or lack-there-of always gets the best of me.
Foods:
- First and foremost, my biggest kryptonite is beer. I like beer but I don’t care for the supoer low calorie beers because they taste way too watered down. I like Heineken to be exact and I try to drink Heineken light because it’s a lot lower in calories, but it’s not available everywhere,
- I used to be really good about not eating anything even remotely heavy or at all after dinner but I still get cravings just as much as anyone. Cookies, specifically chocolate chip and Oreos are a huge weakness of mine. I can’t just eat a couple, I have to grab at the minimum 6.
- My wife’s cooking. That’s probably my second biggest food weakness. My wife is a great cook and is always trying new things. It hard to not go for seconds when your wife cooks like mine.
So what is your fitness kryptonite?
My kryptonite is my diet. I work out pretty hard, but all that goes to waste since I love eating.
COFFEE!
Well, coffee and most of the caffeinated products I drink (tea, coffee, and my diet pepsi).
I can’t start the day without coffee, but I try to regulate any caffeine intake after that. There’s nothing that wakes me up and gets me going like a big cup of strong black coffee. I love it!.
Girl On Top, yours reminds me back when I was in the Marines, sometimes I would workout at the gym hard, using the rowing machine for almost an hour and then hitting the racketball courts for an hour. After all that was done, we’d head to Mc D’ for a double 1/4 pounder. Yeah…what a waste.lol.