12-08-21, 10:29 AM | |
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: USA
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Hi everyone,
I started my workout week today (lower leg heavy this week) with a warm up and one cardio step tune from Firm Volume 5 then Heather's Bench leg workout (this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSjT...JFgH7W&index=9) then a Ballet Body download for table work, then stretch for an overall 56 minute workout. I added this Heather in for some variety from Caroline, but also because the variety of exercises - Caroline does not do any leg presses (so far that I have come across). I liked the music in this one better too and the structure which was 40 seconds on/20 second rest with trisets-one exercise working both legs, then one exercise working just one leg, then switch sides, then repeat all three of these before starting the next grouping. The Ballet Body table work after was great too, I added 1.5# ankle weights. Definitely a glute-focused workout! Definitely the best workout I've had with Heather so far, and one I would do again for sure. I still feel like her workouts aren't quite as challenging as Carolines, but that also depends on how heavy you go with weights. Tomorrow will be my first workout with "growingannanas" an upper body and core. I'll let you know how I like her! Eventmom welcome back! I am so glad your toe is feeling better! Buzzer Even though I am nearing halfway through my rotation, I still feel totally dragging on my odd week (upper body focus) weeks. But then I feel totally rejuvenated during my even (lower body) weeks! At least I am feeling great so far this week The rest day probably helped. I felt really fresh going into my workout today. That sounds like a totally grueling kickboxing bootcamp training course! That would have singlehandedly burned me out from kickboxing for sure I had one live class once with Billy Blanks where I was pretty high energy but really started to wane during the standing section, but then we went to floor (for table work and stuff) and I was one of the only people in the whole class of about 75 people that could easily keep up with the leg work! At the time I thanked my Firm floor work. This was also when I found out it's not always great to meet your celebrities because he wasn't that friendly in person. He wasn't rude but he seemed like he really wasn't into it that day and didn't want to interact with anyone. Yeah Beachbody really didn't treat Tony right! I think X2 just looked to 'functional fitness' to me, there is no way I would want to try to balance on the balls in plank and stuff like he did. My DH did X2 before I met him and he liked it...but has never worked out to videos again since we've been together LOL. And X3 was okay but nothing overly special about them that I remember, but I should still give them another try. I'm glad you get so much use out of X(1)!!
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12-10-21, 01:54 PM | |
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: USA
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Hi everyone,
Happy Friday! Catching up from yesterday, it was an upper body day and I had my first "growingannanas" channel workout, this one (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0Qb...aCqjdn&index=9) which was pretty good. Much like Caroline and Heather, Anna doesn't speak during the workout but there's a timer and preview to let you know what's coming. This one was 50 seconds on/10 off throughout. This one was different than Caroline or Heather in that the upper body was scattered, in that you didn't burn out one muscle group, but it started with a lot of back, then some biceps, chest, shoulder, then back to back, biceps, shoulder, then a lot of ab work, then back again, lots of plank work where I just decided to do chest flies, and more plank work and some burpee type moves as a finisher. I liked it, but it was not as laser focused on muscle building as Caroline is, or even Heather. The music was good though and I still look forward to trying more of hers. With warm up and brief cardio, and my own extended stretch it was an overall 55 minute workout. Today was back to lower body and back to Caroline! It was another Tempo series workout (this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VeZ...FgH7W&index=10) which hit the whole lower body but a lot of quad work especially which was what I was looking for today, then I added Barlates download Interval Barre Fusion Lower which was standing barre work, to really burn out those quads and inner thighs, then stretch for an overall 65 minute workout. I was NOT planning to go for a walk with the dogs after but the weather is milder (high 40s) and they seemed to really expect it so I ended up doing a 40 minute walk too. Eventmom I really hope your daughter recovers from COVID soon!!! I have to be careful about my lower back too when doing glute work, but especially deadlifts. Still, I definitely feel like my stamina/strength in my lower back has improved significantly with this rotation. Buzzer Turbo Jam is super fun but that's part of the problem for me too (Chalene being generally annoying). I used to ADORE her energy! Now when I do them, I think it is just over the top and annoying. Am I getting cranky as I get older?! The workouts themselves are solid and fun and I really like Cardio Party in particular! That is funny about Billy Blanks. He wasn't super rude, you could just tell he REALLY wasn't into teaching a class at that moment. I guess it's good that he didn't cancel last minute, but then it's also like try to pretend to be energetic and upbeat? I don't know. I am not surprised Shawn T was super nice! I have heard that Beachbody was unkind to Chalene too. She really kept Beachbody going too (maybe not as huge as P90X but with her Turbo Jam/Fire series, Piyo, and Chalene Extreme). I didn't hear about all the other coaches, I just assumed the new ones are treated well, that's so sad to hear! I agree with you about P90X2, having to modify so much to make it safe for me doesn't leave too much of the actual workout part! Wow snow!!
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