Today's workout was Cardio Power and Resistance for the second time this week. At times I was able to summon up the determination to push through for extra reps and keep up my intensity. Especially during the last set of moves when I am usually dog tired. It was nice to finally just clench my teeth and knock out a few more reps during the plank runners and the moving push ups. In fact today was the first time that I sensed the improvements I have made. The exercises were more familiar to me and by concentrating on my core, I truly felt that I was able to complete more today than I have up to this point.
This workout was still a friggin' monster though and I was pouring sweat by the first stretch as per usual (fucking warm up). The toughest moves during this workout just happen to be bastard relatives of your basic squat which is why I struggle with them. Power jumps, globe jumps, and that damn combination 8 hop squat/8 push up at the ass end of the workout.
I was going to mow the lawn today but since my legs were feeling a bit rubbery I decided against it in favor of a nice hot shower. Tomorrow is my last workout for week 2! Very exciting but it also means that I have to do Pure Cardio again...this time with a session of abs immediately after. Bleh.
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Saturday, September 24, 2011
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Insanity Day 3: Cardio Power and Resistance
It's getting late so I am going to make this post brief.
New day, new workout. Cardio Power and Resistance is not easy and in some ways is actually tougher than the Plyo workout yesterday. Once again, brutal warm up followed by more jumping squats and push ups than you can shake a stick at.
The toughest move is also the last one you do. 8 hop squats, drop down and do 8 push ups. Repeat repeat repeat. Trust me, at the end of the workout this is a spirit-breaker.
I am hoping to get my team together for Tough Mudder in the next week or so and give them my payment. I want to be locked into this as soon as possible so that there is no way for me to back out and fail all of you (which at this point is no one, but I will pretend I am hugely popular so as to not damage my non-existent ego).
Tomorrow is Cardio Recovery although it sounds easier than it probably is. I'll probably despise it and then come on here to bitch and moan. Maybe I will just put on a happy face for you. :D
New day, new workout. Cardio Power and Resistance is not easy and in some ways is actually tougher than the Plyo workout yesterday. Once again, brutal warm up followed by more jumping squats and push ups than you can shake a stick at.
The toughest move is also the last one you do. 8 hop squats, drop down and do 8 push ups. Repeat repeat repeat. Trust me, at the end of the workout this is a spirit-breaker.
I am hoping to get my team together for Tough Mudder in the next week or so and give them my payment. I want to be locked into this as soon as possible so that there is no way for me to back out and fail all of you (which at this point is no one, but I will pretend I am hugely popular so as to not damage my non-existent ego).
Tomorrow is Cardio Recovery although it sounds easier than it probably is. I'll probably despise it and then come on here to bitch and moan. Maybe I will just put on a happy face for you. :D
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