subject: Road Warrior Fitness [print this page] Being on the road and staying committed to any type of fitness program or diet regimen is about as easy as keeping a slick salesman out of a tanning bed.very very difficult. But it doesnt have to be that way. There are things that you road warriors can do that will help you stay on track and succeed in meeting your fitness goals; whether thats getting ripped or just losing weight and getting off your blood pressure meds.
In this article I am going to show you what I do when I am on the road for work, and how I plan and prepare in order to stay on track. Having success on the road with your health and fitness is no accident. If you want to win, you gotta plan on it!
Nutrition Road Warrior Fitness Tips
The reason I address nutrition first is because this is where 80% of your results come from. Many of you know this by now if you have spent any amount of time on my site. I stress this over and over again. But as someone who is on the road, staying committed to a healthy diet is not exactly easy and I agree!
Most people who travel a lot dont have the luxury of a kitchen that they can stock with healthy choices. Most of the food you eat is on the go, in a city you arent familiar with, or in an airport terminal.
So whats the solution?
There are 3 things that you can do when traveling that will help keep you on track and on pace to meet your goals for nutrition.
#1 Pack your own snacks
You are allowed a small carry on bag in most planes and in addition to that, usually a backpack or laptop bag that can be stored under a seat.
I keep all my supplements (protein powder, Shakeology, creatine, pre-workout, R&R Formula)I keep all these items in small clear containers in my carry on bag along with a shaker cup. When I have a layover or some opportunity, I mix up a protein shake for a snack, or mix up some Shakeology for a meal replacement.
I also keep a stockpile of protein bars. These are extremely handy when on a 6 hour flight across the country which I am on right now as I am writing this article. So if you see some spelling errorsit was the turbulence, lol. But you can be assured you are getting a healthy snack AND you make sure your body stays fueled every 2.5-3 hours.
So, constantly! All these items are constantly available in both my carry-on, and laptop bag.
#2 Eating Out
For most people on the road you are more than likely with customers who have a preference for a local restaurant or you just dont have many options, such as an airport terminal.
The key is food choice. Just because they dont have the perfect item that fits your diet, doesnt mean you cant still have success.
Be assertive wherever you go, even if your customer suggests a dish choose a menu item and modify it to fit your goals. Instead of sour doughask for whole wheatinstead of the pasta dish you customer recommends, kindly tell him you have some goals that you are really committed to (customers will appreciate your commitment) and then order the house salad and add grilled chicken to it with a vinaigrette on the side.
If your food choice is limited like when you are in an airport terminal the same thing applies. Modify the menu items to fit your goals. I do it all the time and I never get any kickback from the service.
#3 Tracking Your Nutrition
This should be top priority, especially since you might not always have access to your first choice of healthy food options.
I use the myfitnesspal app on my phone to log everything that I eat on the road because the food choices are just half the battle. The other battle is making sure you hit your nutrient macrosIf you are on a fat shredder plan, thats the 50% protein, 30% carbs, and 20% fats.
YOU HAVE TO LOG WHAT YOU EAT IF YOU HAVE ANY CHANCE AT SUCCEEDING AND REACHING YOUR GOALS WHILE ON THE ROADCant stress that enough.
Fitness Road Warrior Fitness Tips
I dont believe anyone has any excuse when on the road, not to workoutThere is always, at least a 30 minute time period where you can hop in the hotel gym for a quick workout.
I do my P90X and P90X2 workouts in the hotel gym!! I get some pretty funny looks with the P90X2 moves, but who cares! And you dont even need the hotel gym. You can rip your dvds right to an ipad or some other tablet and take your workouts everywhere!
One of the coolest things Beachbody has done is recognize that people want to stay committed on the road. So they came out with the P90X iphone app. Its half the cost of the dvds and its the same exact workouts you would get on the tv back home, but now its mobileNO EXCUSES!
Now will you miss workouts while on the road? Yes just dont plan on missing your workouts. Instead of looking at your schedule and focusing on why you cant or wont have time to workout, change your mindset and focus on adjusting things so that you can fit in your workout. You change your mindset, and you will find that you have more time than you think to fit it in before that presentation or dinner meeting. For me, most workouts on the road are done after 10pmthat seems to be when things wind down, I am back in the hotel room, and I have time before bed to BRING IT!
I will leave you with a statement that you will probably hear me say quite oftenIf you fail to plan, then plan on failingSimple as that.
