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My 2012 CARDIO vs CARBS Challenge: NO RICE, NO BREAD

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Hi everyone, it’s Richardo here.  If you are currently reading this and you are new to my blog, then you are soon to find out I live life to the fullest and I also challenge myself constantly to be the best I can be.  Shout out to all my new subscribers and followers, and if you are not one, you should join the fun. 🙂 Nice plug right?  I am sorry.

Either way, I want some awesome sexy abs and I have beenworking hard at it.  But eating too much rice and bread can hinder that goal.  Carbs can be evil.  So evil I am excluded it out of my diet.  I don’t want to but I have to.  This is the most extreme challenge I have ever set myself for too this date.  If you are from the carribbean such as myself (Jamaica) we eat big plates of food and rice and also hard dough bread from golden krust among other places.  Rice is a crucial part of our meals.

So now you know NO RICE and NO BREAD is a big deal to me at least.  Not only am I going for no rice and bread for 30 days, I am getting back into running and riding bikes too so I am adding a cardio fat burning factor to my challenge.  I ride the bike at the gym, I go on the treadmill and I go running outside, to add to my cardio performance for my workout and weight loss, so I challenge myself  to do 10 miles 4 days a week for 30 days.  So that means 16 days of 10 miles runs or riding, on a moderate level.

Recently I have lost 11 lbs at the gym, and seeing success in my workouts.  I have added so much intensity and various workouts that my body is confused and burning fat smoothly.

I hope I can beat this challenge.  After the next 30 days I will let you know the results and the amount of weight or muscles I have gained from this challenge.

so…

No Rice or Bread for 30 days
and

10 miles (4 days a week)

*side note:  The reason why I don’t go everyday for 10 miles, is because I need to rest my body and also I play soccer, basketball and tennis on the other days.  I would be completely burned out.

A good diet and exercise equals weight loss and a healthy lifestyle.

Are you looking to loss some weight?  Are you working out and eating effectively and to be healthy?  Do you think I will win this challenge against myself?

Thanks for reading
Richardo Wilson

If you want some tips about workouts and etc, leave a comment or you can always ask me via twitter or via email.

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SPRING TIME:::Tennis, Basketball and Soccer – [Get in Shape, Have Fun]

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I am ready to get back in my annual hang outs and work outs in New York I do every year doing spring and summer time. I enjoy working out and having a good time and having great conversation, so I always have an open invitation to almost anyone who is laid back cool and not for no slackness to come out and have a good time.

I play sports 3 days a week, usually Wed/Thurs Morning or Afternoon, and Early Morning Saturday and Sunday between the times of 6 am – 12 pm.  The early bird gets the worm, or as I like to say, a good workout and FUN.

Soccer / Tennis / Basketball
Wed/Thurs or Sat or Sun
between: 6 am and 11 am
note*: I also workout outside with weights, resistance bands and more while playing sports.

GYM/Outdoor Workout
Almost everyday of the week after or before my sports workout
Mon – Sun (depending on the days)
between: 6 am and 11 am. sometimes I do afternoon sessions
note*: Some days I work out at the GYM (Bally Total Fitness or Outdoors doing Calisthenics, Yoga, Pilates and more)

So if you are interested in having fun and investing in good healthy workouts and lifestyle, you may hit me up to see if you can make it have fun.

If you would like to play Tennis, Basketball, Soccer, or just Workout on the courts, or at a park or at the gym, Feel FREE to hit me up and see what we can do.
I usually play in Co-Op City or a Pelham Bay Park, New York…very easy places to get to.  As long as you have access to the BX26 bus, BX28 bus, BX30 bus,  12 Bus, 2 train, 4 train, 5 train or 6 train you should be able to get to the locations.

Thanks for reading
Richardo

PS: If you can’t make it, you can always watch my on my YouTube & Vimeo Channel for behind the scenes of everything I do.

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Bally’s at Bay Plaza Has a Heavy Boxing Bag, Again [Fitness]

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I was so excited when I went into the gym today (February 23, 2011) to see a brand new, well appear to be brand new Heavy Boxing Bag at Bally Total Fitness that I go to.  The boxing bag was a key part of my weight loss in 2008 and 2009, and its was missing in 2010 in which messed with my abilities to loss a good amount of weight and upgrade my fitness potentials.  Now that I see that the Boxing Bag is back, not sure for how long, I got to take advantage of it and “Bring The Pain” to my new workout routine which involves, a mixture of Mixed Martial Arts, Calisthenics, Yoga, and Pilates.  I also use couple other routines to mix up my workouts, such as active sports such as Basketball, Soccer, Tennis and exercise program as South Beach Diet Workouts and P90x.  It’s a very tough road I got to go for my fitness, but I am glad to add back boxing to my routine in 2011.  Let’s see what it does for me.

Just a little info…When usually hit the gym, I do 10 minute warm ups and stretches, then jump in on 20 mins on the Heavy Bag, then do Calisthenics and Shadow Boxing for 20 mins, then back to the Heavy Bag for 10 minutes, then hit the Cardio on the Manual Bike and Ellipticals then work on ABS and Core work, then into Stretching and Breathing (mixture of Yoga and Pilates) then back to Cardio, then into Mix Martial Arts & Calisthenics, then Weight Lifting or which ever Muscle group I am working on for that day…

I usually do this about 4-6 days a week.

If you want any beginner tips feel free to ask in the comments.

Thanks for reading
Richardo

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