Early Stages
During the first few days, I feel a bit lethargic and have a mild headache, this seems fairly common amongst those new to the program as our bodies go through a bit of a detox and adjustment. After a few days though this seems to pass and I start to feel more energised.
During the first few days, I feel a bit lethargic and have a mild headache, this seems fairly common amongst those new to the program as our bodies go through a bit of a detox and adjustment. After a few days, this seems to pass and I feel way more energised
Initially, the toughest challenge for me was changing my eating habits at breakfast. For many years I have eaten around 100g of oats with protein powder and peanut butter. This fills me up and keeps me going until either i get to work or finish in the gym and I need to eat pretty much as soon as I wake up.
Substituting this meal with the options available left me very hungry in the first week or so until through a bit of trial and error , i was able to find some of the slightly more filling snack options to fill the void. A good think about the meal plan is broad range of meal and snack options available.
Facebook Group & Challenges
The private Facebook group for the Extreme wave has about 80 or so members and the 3 main coaches are on hand from day 1 posting guidance and advice as well as answering any questions that come up.
Worth noting that it is very quickly apparent that quite a few on the extreme wave have completed many waves before and have adopted the six-pack revolution as a way of life. The coaches also all seem to be six-pack graduates!
The first challenge is posted to our group which includes a rundown of the routine and a video demonstration to allow us to see the movements and follow the correct form.
The challenges are set on a weekly basis and are published on Sunday. The group are required to complete each challenge 3 times before the deadline which is set as the following Saturday.
Evidence of completion should be demonstrated by posting a video to the group.
Alongside the challenge, we our daily disciplines and every other day an abs/core workout.
1 day per week is allocated as a rest day
Accountability & Transparency
The requirement to post videos not only serves to keep me on track and visibly accountable to the group but seeing others post up their work is inspiring and motivating.
I decided I am going to be one of the active members of the group and post every workout I do and pass on positive comments whenever I set aside a bit of time to look through the group activity
The coaching team provide almost instant feedback and positive encouragement whenever any of the members post and there is a really positive feeling throughout the little community. We have around 90 members in our group and I would say that so far 20 of us are frequent posters and that same sub-group tend to be the ones adding comments below other posts in the group.
Recording the workouts can be a little time-consuming initially, the app pic/play post is recommended and is very simple to use. After a little trial and error, I record and edit each video immediately after each set and only record each type of exercise one. I found this to add only a very marginal amount of additional time to my workout and I tend to cut each video to around 10-20 seconds per exercise and post it as one single block
Nutrition
I had a good expectation of what to expect here as my wife had completed a wave earlier in the year and I prepared most of the meals.
There really are some delicious options on the meal plan and preparation time does vary so I try to keep things simple and go for meals that I can prepare quickly and/or in bulk
My go-to meal options tend to be –
- Maldivian Wrap
- Turkey Bolognese
- Quorn / Sweet Potato
- Jerk Salmon
- Sea Bass
- Tuna Avonaise
My Favourite Snacks So Far –
- Omelette
- Eggs and Avocado
- Banana Spiced Smoothie
- Green Goddess Smoothie
I also really like the six pack revolution own branded meal replacement powders and post-workout shakes which do taste unbelievably good!
Initial Challenges for me
- Hunger – I have always eaten and trained consistently so unlike most on the program who are eating more frequently than usual, for me, the frequency is the same but the meals are lighter as there are little to no starchy carbs like oats/rice and pasta. The saving grace is sweet potatoes!
- Travelling & Nutrition – I am away 2-3 nights a week, I, therefore, try to prep some meals in advance and take them with me on my flights as well as eat as close to the plan as possible when in London.
- Travelling & Training – Being away for 3 days a week basically means I have to train on all the other days which leaves minimal rest between workouts
- Caffeine is restricted to a maximum of 2 black coffees. I get up at 5 am or earlier and on days with a morning flight, even earlier. When this is followed by a long day in the office, green tea or lemon and ginger simply don’t cut it! There were definitely days when I had 3 cups and dared to dabble with some soya or oat milk!
- Sticking 100% to the Meal Plan – Exceptions so far- occasional protein bar in the airport, an occasional mouthful of my kid’s food when I am preparing their meals in the kitchen, Not going to give myself a hard time over this!
Despite the challenges listed, overall I would say I have had a good start to the program. I have managed to complete all the workout challenges and most weeks I have managed to get 4 workouts completed. The daily exercises and abs/core routines have all been done and when home I have prepared all required meals and kept very close to bang in line with the requirements
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