Training Notes: Week 5

Training Positives:
Pam is about 2 ½ weeks into her new program and she is still increasing weights on at least one exercise every workout. We also had to introduce some new exercises for her legs and core because the exercises she was doing were not challenging enough for her. Pam also put in a great workout after shoveling twice in 12 hours, where most people would just skip their workout.

Training Negatives:
Pam had some technique issues this week when she would get tired at the end out sets in certain exercises. The good thing is that when Pam is told to fix the minor errors in technique, she immediately responds and fixes the problem.

Nutrition Positives:
Pam is now using whole wheat bread all the time. Chocolate and M&M consumption are going down but still needs a little improvement. She is improving on looking at nutritional facts and knowing what is “good” or “bad.”

Nutrition Negatives:
Early in the week Pam had a sandwich at Arby’s and felt bad about it. However she did skip the fries and didn’t grab a soda so it wasn’t as bad as she thought. Pam is learning that a person’s diet is not going to be perfect at all times, and that even with “bad” food there are some choices that are better than others.

Additional Comments:
Pam noticed that her new Medium size shorts from a few weeks ago are getting looser and looser.