"Wee Wee Wee" All The Way Home

Are you planning to make a little piggy of yourself on Thanksgiving? Why, of course you are!

Here are a few ideas to help mitigate the effects of that gluttonous feast :

1. Perform an intense workout a few hours prior to your meal. Doing so afterward is better for your metabolism, but, really, who's going to ditch the family and the football?

2. For a few days prior to T-Day, increase the intensity of your workout. Decrease rest periods, perform extended sets, and perform reps (where appropriate) more explosively.

3. Eat a low-glycemic meal about 3 hours pre-pig out.

4. Perform your regular workout for 3-4 days prior to the big meal, but add 15 minutes of some high-intensity finishers, such as BB complexes or EDT. ( See my "Muscle Potion #9" post for an example.)

So, even if you can't stop yourself from loading up on all of those deadly carbs, you can at least reduce the damage.

This Little Piggy (1728)

This little piggy went to market
This little piggy went home,
This little piggy had roast beef,
This little piggy had none.
And this little piggy went
Wee, Wee, Wee all the way home