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07-10-21, 06:51 PM | |
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Australia
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Hey Kat, I'm still reading and LOVING reading your posts.
SO sorry that I haven't stuck with it (barely began!) - it sits on my 'to-do' list every day but life (and other workouts) have taken priority. Congratulations !! on the 5lb weight-loss. That's not insignificant. THIS is making me more determined to start again - I'm back-to-work tomorrow (teacher) after school holidays, sounds like a good place to RE-start. As to Jillian's comments - that's a big reason why I enjoy Cathe so much - she seems to REALLY get that people use the workouts repeatedly and keeps comments that would grate after several hearings to a minimum. She understands her audience!
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07-11-21, 02:57 PM | |
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Ohio
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Thanks, Helen! I'm glad you're enjoying this! Sounds like indeed if you're having a schedule reboot tomorrow, that would be a great time to restart this program!
I think the comments are also why I like the FIRM a lot, too. Like Cathe, they kept chatter to an absolute bare minimum and mostly just gave form pointers. There are a few goofy exceptions, but I appreciated that everything was usually pretty neutral and on topic without grating. Today I did Workout 5 again, and I did a lot better with fewer modifications, although I still can't do a few things without making them a little simpler or swapping in a move that works the same muscle groups without being quite so challenging. For example, there are lying side triceps lifts that challenge the obliques, and I only did one set on each side before swapping out with seated French press, as I kind of really strained my obliques doing that move the last time I did this workout. But overall, I'm doing more and more unmodified things, which is pretty inspiring! I did do an add-on today of FIRM Express Cycle 2 Cardio/Sculpt (just 20 minutes), because I had the time and felt like upping my calorie burn a bit more for the day. I modified that one way down to reduce impact, doing low-impact mods on the bursts (I usually do those unmodified but since it was just my second of two workouts today, I didn't feel like totally punishing myself. ) Results: today's weight was not so good; I bounced back up a little bit. BP was also a TINY bit high as well, but honestly I don't always stay on total food plan on the weekends, so I know that's why. I'm back WAY on plan today, so between that and the 50 minutes of exercise, I think tomorrow will show some better news on the scale. I will say I'm seeing strength and cardio gains in terms of my performance every single day now. I'm always able to push it a little harder, jump a little higher, wield a heavier weight, etc. And that second workout honestly felt like NOTHING to me, when sometimes I do that one as my main workout of the day (modifying up a little) and feel utterly wiped out. This time it felt like it was over before it got started. I do think for me that metabolic/HIIT training is something I truly hate, never gravitate toward on my own, never crave, etc., and yet it's consistently produced results for me. That knowledge makes me groan, because I love my steady-state, low-impact aerobic weight training sessions that barely break a sweat, haha. Clearly those are not what gets the weight off me, though.
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07-12-21, 12:19 PM | |
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Ohio
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Today was Workout 6 again, and I did even better than I did the first time through. I was able to modify a lot less, and I really enjoyed it. I do feel like this one is much slower paced, which is great since Workout 5 and Cardio 2 are a little more frenetic. I appreciate have so many moves that are in my wheelhouse so I can just kind of focus on form, reps, and increasing my weight sizes.
I did an add-on of FIRM Express Cycle 3: Cardio, modifying the bursts to be low impact, and the minutes just flew by. Honestly, Body Revolution is making so many other works SO much easier for me. It was a total breeze and a real treat to spend 20 extra minutes with a workout that used to be challenging for me but now feels like active recovery. Results: weight is back down a little bit today, and my BP was in a REALLY good zone this morning. I may swap my rest day and cardio day this week due to a planned outing with some colleagues, so I'm going to attempt to get to 10K steps today in addition to having done these two workouts, to kind of bank some extra effort and make up for losing tomorrow's workout time. Although, really, if I get done with my event early, I may squeeze Cardio 2 in before dinner or something. We'll see! Feeling pretty great!
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