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First of all - I apologize that this posted initally completely blank. I have absolutely no idea what happened or why!
Now - on to the review of the week. W2D1 is Resistance 2. I'm still using my 8 lb weights. I will start by saying that I've always hated burpees, but I apparently like them a lot when I do burpees with a press. This was by far one of my favorite moves of the whole workout. The first time I didn't keep pace with them, but the second time around I was warm and pushing myself to keep pace. It was one of those fulfilling moment that makes you smile. Then.. we moved on to jump squats, with a weight. My quads were killing me, so I didn't really want to do these. I modified the jumps and just lifted my heels, which helped with me catching my breath from the burpees and my ever-lingering cold. After the jump squats came the chin up l-crunches. I used the modification, only I used my weights instead of resistance bands. The 4th move was the punch pull. This is probably my second favorite move of the workout, only because its a total body move and I love total body moves so much. The last move is the corkscrew lift - I've always hated these, and this time around I definitely did not make it all the way through, but I'm determined to keep on pace with them in the coming weeks. W2D2: Cardio 2 again, and I'm still loving it. I will say, though, that the cool down stretches are not enough to stretch your legs after all of the squats and running that you do. I added on some foam rolling to help with my poor quads, which by this point are so sore it's unbelievable. I was short on time & skipped the core workout.. I don't think I'll have time to get these in until Week 3 or 4. W2D3: Back to Resistance 1, which is a nice change of pace from Monday's work out. I think the resistance workouts are my all time favorites for this program. The time flies by and I honestly don't realize that I'm almost done until it hits the cool down. That, to me, is the sign of a good workout! W2D4: Cardio 1.. I'm definitely keeping up with everything more, and enjoying this workout more than I have in the past. Maybe its the fact that I'm getting more used to burpees, or I'm noticing a difference in my back muscles, but it's great! I like the T-Jacks a lot. I've always been a huge fan of T-Jacks. I'm still learning how to do the bear crawls... It's comical watching me do them. In the last round I usually have to march in place. Lateral shuffles are a pain, but after the bear crawls are a welcome change. From here, we move in to the forward lunge with a twist, which, if I haven't had my coffee, confuses me and I can't get my arms to move to the correct side. Again, I skipped the core.. Bad, I know, but I keep not monitoring my time in the morning and by the time I start my workout I haven't left myselfe enough time to complete core.. and then I tell myself I'll do it when I get home, and I fail at that. W2D5: Back to resistance 2 - I kept my goal of getting all of those corkscrew lifts done, and I'm so proud and accomplished for getting them done. Each workout is getting easier, and I love this feeling! **I added yoga at work in today - it was great! If you have an employer who offers something like this at work, I think you should take full advantage whenever you can!!** W2D6: Cardio 2 again... My legs, at this point, are so insanely sore from the week, that this entire workout just killed me. Running in place, running with straight legs, jump reaches, froggie burpees, gorilla crawls.. they all kill your legs and make you want to cry without proper stretching, so I think I need to add 10 minutes in to my workouts for leg stretches/yoga to keep me moving and flexible! Overall, week 2 was great (minus the leg soreness..) and I can't wait to see how much progress I made as I go in to week 3! xoxoxox
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Beth MetzgarI'm a 28 year old accountant trying to make it in the crazy world of accounting, while staying accountable to myself for my fitness goals. You'll find my thoughts on various programs I've tried and what's worked for me and what hasn't. Archives
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