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GB Free Guide Week 5
GB Free Guide Week 5
FEBRUARY
WEEK 5 / 2022
HI YOU
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CONTENTS
Equipment Needed 5
Motivation 6
30 Min Schedule 8
Full Body Schedule 9
#3. RECIPES
Recipes 11
#4 . EXTRA INFO
FAQs 16
Support 19
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#1.
Before Starting
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EQUIPMENT NEEDED
Most of these workouts consist of If you don’t have dumbbells, you can
bodyweight exercises that don’t also use something else that’s easy to
require additional equipment to be hold and has the right weight. Make
effective. But some workouts might sure to listen to your body and evaluate
include dumbbells or other equipment. your form before adding weight.
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M OT IVAT I O N
In its essence, motivation is a process • Make sure to set goals that matter to
that activates goal-directed behavior. you, figure out your ‘why’.
When we feel motivated, we take • If you're trying to tackle a goal that
action. In our everyday life, the term seems too big or overwhelming,
‘motivation’ is often used to describe break it up into smaller steps or
why we do something. short-term goals.
It is normal that you experience shifts • Don’t solely rely on motivation, build
in your motivation and willpower. discipline.
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#2.
The Workout
Schedule
WEEK 5 Remember, you can click the thumbnails of the videos to be redirected to them.
The new uploads will be uploaded that week on my channel.
30 min Daily
TUE
THU
SAT
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WEEK 5 Remember, you can click the thumbnails of the videos to be redirected to them.
The new uploads will be uploaded that week on my channel.
Full Body
SAT
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#3.
Recipes
RECIPES
INGREDIENTS METHOD
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RECIPES
M A C R O S (per serving*) CAL: 271 FAT: 15g CARBS: 24g PROTEIN: 10g
INGREDIENTS METHOD
• ¼ cup cocoa powder 2. Drain. Remove the pit from the dates.
• ½ tbsp melted coconut oi
3. Put the dates, nut butter, cocoa powder,
• 1 tsp vanilla extract vanilla extract and melted coconut oil in a
l
food processor.
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#4.
Extra Info
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FAQS
to effectively train those muscles following your workout plan, you might
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R E A S O N N U M B E R T H R E E is that specific muscle groups, but it peaks
a workout program helps to prevent at 24 hours post-exercise. That is why
over- or undertraining. As we learned it is recommended to have at least
in our previous guide, recovery is 48 hours of rest between training the
important - and so is progressive same muscle group(s).
overload as one of the main factors
that contributes to muscle growth. A workout program will (or should)
So, in order to be able to hit the gym ensure that you train each muscle
multiple times a week to increase your group often enough, while giving your
training frequency, your body needs to body (and mind) enough time to reset
be able to recover. and recharge.
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Muscle protein synthesis (MPS), which my gym- and home workout guides
is stimulated by resistance training, is here.
present for over 72 hours after training
Your workout doesn’t necessarily several factors that will affect the
have to take hours of your time to optimal duration for your training.
get you the results you’re thriving for. Some of these factors are your fitness
As we learned above, over-exercising level (beginner, intermediate or
can come with drawbacks as it does advanced), your goal(s), the type of
not give your body sufficient time to workout that you are doing, prior and
recover. This can i.a. lead to soreness following workouts, the number of
or stiffness which will adversely affect your workouts, the amount of your
your ability to train. However, we also rest time and stimulation your muscle
know that in order to build muscle and/ needs to grow, and of course other
or strength, we need to progressive commitments such as family, work,
overload, and one of the main factors is school etc. that you have.
training frequency and volume.
In short, there’s no such thing as the
You might already notice that this is ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ workout duration as
not a clear answer (as so often when there are so many factors that play into
it comes to training), as there are it. But one thing is for sure: Consistency
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is key when getting and staying in the it can be to be effective - you’d be
habit of exercising, so it’s important surprised how much you can get out of
that you find the length that works for a 10 or 15-minute intense workout.
you and your daily schedule, so you can
That being said, let me know how you
feel your best and stay on top of your
are finding the follow along workouts
routine.
from my Train with Gainsbybrains
A good rule of thumb to consider: the YouTube channel - feel free to share in
more intense your workout, the shorter the comment section of your fav video!
and are thus most likely to be able minutes per day a couple times per
reminders – these are now dates with gets you started. Now go!
To avoid any injuries or harm, make sure you check your health with
your doctor before exercising. By performing any fitness exercises
without supervision, you are performing them at your own risk. See a
fitness professional to give you advice on your exercise form. Sophie
van Oostenbrugge will not be responsible or liable for any injury or
harm you sustain as a result of the videos.
SUPPORT
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