BEFORE Stemulite - my trial of the wonder supplement!

Those of you who read my previous post will remember that I said the only way that I can vouch for the results the Stemulite offers is by trying it for myself. Well yesterday I received my first shipment of the supplement and tomorrow (Saturday 20th September 2014) my trial begins.

I am going to document this trial to you on a weekly basis, including key information each day, to see my progress.

As you may remember, I am a Personal Trainer and also a Group Exercise Instructor, meaning that my days can be long and very demanding. Because of this fact, I have struggled to find the motivation to fit in my own workouts outside of my professional life. I’m hoping to find that Stemulite helps to improve my recovery to the extent that not only can I give it 110% in my classes, but I still have them energy and motivation to stick to my new workout plan outside of work, too.

In order to see just how well my body adapts to Stemulite when I start taking it, I think you need to know how things are now, when there are absolutely NO supplements in my system. Here’s my last 7-days:

FRIDAY
Hours Slept:
00:00 – 10:00 – Broken sleep
Feeling:
I woke up groggy and felt lethargic throughout the day, despite having plenty of sleep.
Travel:
5 Km cycle to/ from work.
Work Hours:
14:15 – 22:15
Classes Taught:
None.
Workout:
Planned 50Km bike ride but felt too tired and lacked motivation.

SATURDAY
Hours Slept:
11:30-07:30
Feeling:
Difficult to wake up. Felt more human after I taught my class but then struggled to stay awake in the afternoon and early evening.
Travel:
None.
Work Hours:
09:30 – 10:00
Classes Taught:
CXWORX 9:30-10:00 .
Workout:
Saturday is usually my rest day.

SUNDAY
Hours Slept:
22:00 – 11:00 broken sleep
Feeling:
Felt as tired as I was when I got into bed Saturday night.
Travel:
None.
Work Hours:
Day off.
Classes Taught:
None.
Workout:
Planned to make up for the 50Km bike ride I missed, but lacked energy and motivation.

MONDAY
Hours Slept:
22:00 – 07:00 solid sleep
Feeling:
I felt ok when I woke up, and had plenty of energy until around 16:00
Travel:
8 Km cycle to/ from work.
Work Hours:
9:30 – 17:30
Classes Taught:
Boot Camp 9:30 – 10:30, Spin 19:00 – 19:45, HIIT Training 19:45 – 20:15
Workout:
No workout as I was covering an extra class.

TUESDAY
Hours Slept:
23:30 – 08:00
Feeling:
I found it difficult to wake up. But once I was going, I felt good.
Travel:
5 Km cycle to/ from work.
Work Hours:
11:00 – 19:00
Classes Taught:
CXWORX 18:30 – 19:00, HIIT Circuit 19:30 – 20:00
Workout:
No workout.

WEDNESDAY
Hours Slept:
22:00 – 05:15
Feeling:
I woke up easily and felt alert for most of the day.
Travel:
5 Km cycle to/ from work.
Work Hours:
06:15 – 14:15
Classes Taught:
Insanity Live, 06:30 – 07:00
Workout:
HIIT Bulgarian Bag Circuit – 30 minutes total, including warm-up, cool-down and the 20-minute circuit.

THURSDAY
Hours Slept:
22:00 – 05:45.
Feeling:
I had to ‘snooze’ the clock three times and was nearly late for work.
Travel:
5 Km cycle to/ from work.
Work Hours:
06:45 – 14:45
Classes Taught:
HIIT Spin 07:15 – 07:45, CXWORX 09:30 – 10:00
Workout:
500m swim, alternating between front crawl and breast stroke. Shorter than I’d planned, but I suddenly felt sapped of all energy and had to give up.

So, as you can see, I teach a lot of High Intensity styled classes and I cycle to work daily. This takes its toll on my energy levels and in the past my endocrine system has suffered heavily too. I look forward to having more energy to deliver great classes, but also to be able to sustain a decent resistance programme too.

In order to be able to see how much my body composition changes too, I have taken a variety of body measurements which are in the table below.

Height 173cm
Weight 72Kg
Left Arm 32.5cm
Right Arm 32.6cm
Left Thigh 56.5cm
Right Thigh 56.0cm
Chest 100.5cm
Waist 84.6cm
Body Fat Measurements:
Bicep 16mm
Tricep 16mm
Subscapular 21mm
Illiac Crest 28mm
Abdomen 18mm
Quadricep 14mm
Calf 15mm
Total mm 128mm
Body Fat % 16%

My workouts over the coming weeks will consist of a simple 3-day resistance workout, focusing on key areas that aren’t included in my weekly teaching schedule. It will also be a routine that I have personally devised as a ‘5-week Transformation model’ – details will be made available at the start of my next blog.

Thanks for reading,
Be Healthy.

Will

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