Week #3

Q and A

On a scale of 1-10, what effort did you give the workouts this week? 7 because I had another workout right after those ones.
What are the ACSM guidelines for effective cardiovascular training (cardio)? warm-up, conditioning stimulus, & cool-down
How long and how intense should a session be for health benefits? moderately-intense cardio 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week, or vigorously-intense cardio 20 minutes a day, 3 days a week
Give an example of something that counts as cardio and something that doesn’t (but some people might think it does)? Running counts as cardio and weight lifting does not.
How many glasses of water should you drink each day? 8 eight ounce glasses, which is around 2 litres.
What is progressive overload and how does it work? If you increase the demands you are placing on your body by increasing the weight, lifting the same weight for more reps, or just doing something that increases the demands that your body needs to meet, then your body will have no other choice but to improve and change to survive.
Which component(s) of fitness were trained in the two workouts? The upper body(chest, triceps, abs) and lower body(quads, hamstring)
How was your nutrition over the course of this week? What were some positive aspects and aspects that still require better choices? I did hit my protein and fat goals as usual but this week I lacked water and I did eat some sweet stuff because it was my birthday.