DAYS 20 & 21....I'm so ashamed

DAY 20 was supposed to be Kenpo and DAY 21 was supposed to be rest...

Well, they both ended up being rest.  I was crazy busy all weekend and did not employ good time management skills to make sure I had time to fit in Kenpo.  However, I'm thinking it may be a good thing because my lower back is still killing me and the rest may be just what I need!  I just checked the WEEK 4 schedule to see what's on tap for tomorrow....YOGA!  Looking forward to it.  I am really having a hard time w/the fact I missed a day though....

DAY 19-dreaded LEGS & BACK

DAY 19:  LEGS & BACK

This was a good workout, today.  Let me toot my own horn:  I did TWO of each pull ups before using the cheater chair!  Woot woot!  Of course, legs SUCKED because they are hard, but it was good.  I did well and tried to watch my form and keep my core tight.  I just realized, I forgot to do Ab Ripper, so I'll either do that today w/Kenpo or tomorrow...oops.  Good things are happening!!!!

DAY 18...cut a little short

DAY 18: YOGA X

I do really like this Yoga workout, except for 1 thing.....it's SOOOOOOO long! It's over an hour and a half and it's so hard to fit it into my Thursday routine! I've yet to get up early enough to fit it in before work and then I've got to rush to fit it in in the afternoon if we have evening plans. Poor time management on my part, I know.

I do really like the work out though! I stopped after an hour so The Man could do Plyo and I could get ready to meet friends. My lower back is still hurting and I think some of these positions aren't helping it.....

DAY 17-Arms & Shoulders

DAY 17: ARMS & SHOULDERS (& AB RIPPER X, of course)

I still feel this is the "easiest" workout to date. Don't get me wrong, it's tough and you will feel it, but it's not as bad to me as the other ones. Thankfully, little to no hand cramping like I had last time I did this workout. I used the same weights as last week; I'll probably try to up the resistance next time I do this.

Ab Ripper burned, burned, burned....that means something's happening in there, right?

DAY 16: Plyooooo yeah!

DAY 16:  PLYO X

What a great way to start the morning!  Sorry, I must still be high on endorphins!  3rd time doing Plyo X and it feels good.  Don't get me wrong, it is tough, but good do-able tough.  I even did "Hot Feet" (ok, only 15 seconds each leg instead of 30, but that's the only exercise I slacked on today!).

I really tried to focus on my form and keep my core tight during all exercises in an attempt to stabilize my lower back.  I think my favorite move is "Airborne Heisman's"...for a minute there, I am Joe Montana!

I forgot to put on my heart rate monitor and I didn't feel like pushing pause to go put it on (something about one of those laws of Newton's....an object in motion..., an object at rest....).  I didn't do the bonus round (next time, for sure!) which means I didn't do the cool down, either.

DAY 15: Here we go WEEK 3....Chest & Back

DAY 15: Chest & Back

I woke up early this AM to complete the workout BEFORE work. I tallied my results and determined I did 220 push ups this morning (I have to admit, 10 of those were modified-on my knees...the Diamond Push Ups are killers....the first set I managed 8 on my toes, second set I completed 10, deep ones, from my knees)! Push ups felt a little tougher this morning, but not too bad. I'm not a big fan of Diamond and Decline (because they are HARD). The "under the fence" ones are tough, too, but they're at the end so they don't seem quite as bad. I think I need to find a thinner pillow for under my chest to make sure I'm going even deeper next time.

The pull ups were just so so again. I'm not sure what my deal is w/them. I need to WATCH someone perform them w/the cheater chair to make sure I'm doing them right. I'm still only able to do 1 real one each set, then on to the cheater chair.

Good news! Drum roll, please.......I have lost 1 inch from my waist and 2 inches from my hips in the last 14 days! Woot woot! (I haven't modified my diet at all, if I followed their diet plan instead of my eat-whatever-you-want-especially-if-it's-"bad"-for-you diet, I'm sure I would be seeing even more drastic results! However, I'm a big fan of food and I'm already fairly fit, so I'm not interested in being that extreme.)

Didn't do Ab Ripper yet (started the In & Outs and Forward Bicycle, then bagged it); I'll do it this evening w/The Man. My abs are feeling rock hard!

DAY 14: Rest, glorious REST

DAY 14, yesterday, was my scheduled REST day and boy, did I take advantage of it! I so needed a day of no exercise.