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4 Ways To Steal 5 Training Hours Every Week!

By Jeff Anderson
HealthLife.com Contributor
Updated: July 03, 2008
Same principle applies to tuna salad, broiled chicken, and salads with heartier ingredients such as cabbage.

All will last a few days in the fridge and make for a quick, easy box lunch or mid-afternoon snack with no extra time involved.

Time Saved: 2 hours per week

Take Advantage Of Drive Time

By now you should know that your post-workout nutrition is an important part of your fitness regimen.

Consuming some protein, carbs and fat following exercise will help you recover faster during a time when your body is particularly in need of some nutritional support...and the faster you can send some assistance to your hungry muscles, the faster you'll recover and the more progress you'll make.
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Well, why not take advantage of your drive from the gym by bringing along the perfectly balanced post-workout blender drink.

Just whip up your favorite frozen fruit with some skim milk, a scoop of protein powder and a tablespoon of canola or flax oil...stick it in a small cooler with an ice pack...and you have a ready-made meal waiting for you when you leave the locker room.

Time Saved: 2.5 hours per week

Track Your Progress...And HOW You Achieved It!

Without tracking your gains and losses, you have no way of monitoring what's working (or not!).

It's like having a really great hair day – you try to replicate it the next day, but don't know exactly what you did to get it that way again.

You can look at this from two different perspectives...

If you're making the progress you're looking for, reviewing how you got there will help you keep up the momentum.

But even if you find that you've reached a plateau and aren't seeing progress any longer, your track record could also help you pinpoint some clear indicators of where you may have been slacking off and where you can re-focus to get back on the path!

Time Saved: An eternity of frustration!
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