Monday -Chest & Back
This workout was nothing to laugh at. After several minutes of Lots of pulls and pushes. Not for the weak at heart. Up for pull ups and down for push ups – lots of different and challenging angles.
Was I really doing this? I guess I was. Sure, I knew that I wasn’t going to jump into this and start grunting and tossing weights back like it was no big thing, and like I’d seen too many times at the local gyms. I knew better than to try to overachieve and hurt myself. Despite taking it easy, I was proud that I had taken the first step and committed. And before I knew any better, I was cooling down and shutting off the DVD player and TV and hitting the shower. I did it and live to tell about it.
Now, because I was adjusting my morning routine (and finishing up right as my son was waking up), I decided to split my workout up. Morning full hour. After work with the Ab Ripper X – that’s a whole other story!
Tuesday – Plyometrics
This is the one I had heard so much about. The killer of routines. But, like the day before, I showed up, hit “play” and started moving my body.
Wow, the stories were not over exaggerated at all. This one was not for the faint of heart. But I chose to end the routine early (looking back I was so close) and switch to the Cardio X for some final moves and a cool down.
This was going to hurt over the next few days.
Wednesday – Shoulders and Arms
Made it to the TV in the morning again – this was starting to look good – 3 days in a row, even after taking a beating the day before. And was I sore – YES. Was I going to do this – Oh YES!
I find I’m better on the upper body, so I decided to step it up and start getting more serious. Monday was a light day, and Tuesday was crazy, but I decided to put some more weight into Wednesday – still not trying to hurt myself or burn out, so to some, it may have still looked light.
Despite some hard moves and frequent pausing, I made it through the morning routine. The day ahead was tough as I literally felt like I had ridden a horse for a week straight. It was tough walking, but sitting down hurt just as much.
Ab Ripper X in the evening, somewhat modified due to the fact that I still could barely move my legs, but I made it through.
Thursday – Yoga
Was looking forward to a little mental and physical break…but that never happened. This one is longer than the rest being an hour and one half in one sitting. Never being a very flexible guy, I was not graceful. Keeping your head down while trying to peer at the TV to figure out what they were doing was a challenge. Had to modify some of the moves, but I was determined to push through. My son found it funny listening to the Ohhms at the end, but I felt proud.
Friday – Legs and Back
Good thing my soreness from Plyometrics started to subside, but that was my feeling before starting. By the end, there was some soreness – but crazy as it sounds, my body felt better. I made it through five days of morning routines. I had the feeling that I could stick with this and really change my life.
Ab Ripper X after work before the after work neighborhood happy hour and I was good to go. Just one more day before a day of rest.
Saturday – Kenpo X
Good thing my body was figuring out that even if my body felt sore, working through it made it feel better. This workout used all parts of your body and kept you moving…and sweating! I opted to sleep in and work out during my son’s nap time which gave me a little more recovery time from Friday’s workout.
I wrapped it up right after he woke up and with a feeling of great accomplishment at having completed a full week, peeled off the sweat drenched clothes and hit the showers. Sunday, as God had intended, was a day of rest!
