Day 24: AAA

AAA - done, son!!

I really pushed it today and ooh wee was it a sweaty mess. lol I kept going back and forth with the 15s and 20s, but I got it done. I tried upright rows with the 20s and my form for one was shot and two, my left shoulder was like, "nope, not having it, lady!" so I switched to 15s. The 15s were still not easy, but my form was better and my shoulder was cool with it. However I was able to do 20s on most other moves including skull crushers! That brought the burn up to a whole new level. lol

I'm dealing with pain the past couple of days. My right hip flexor is hurting and my shoulders are giving me trouble. However during the workout when I am nice and warmed up they don't hurt. Hoping it's just from upping the weights. We shall see! May have to take some Tylenol. lol

Week 4 is nearing its end and Autumn is talking about the torture she brings in Phase 2. Fire Hydrants and Bear Crawls mixed?!?! Say what? She is crazy!! I was trying to figure out what that would be in my head and it's not pretty. Up on our toes for bear claws, we move to the right then fire hydrant, then we move to the left then fire hydrant. Um, where do we jump off this crazy ship!?! 😆😅

Let's just not think about that anymore shall we? lol Are you keeping up with your nutrition and timed meals? How are you progressing? Are you seeing results?

Let's finish Phase 1 STRONG!

Tomorrow:
Day 25: Legs

Week 3 Round Up

So I totally slacked on posting this week. 

I started feeling like crap and it really took it out of me. I had a sore throat with a touch of scratchy. Nothing too major because I can't handle a sore throat well at all. Add in the stuffy, icky head feeling and I was just feeling blah. The first day or two it hit me I had a fever. How fun! No body aches thankfully. I first thought it was allergies because I was sneezing my head off but allergies don't last this long. Right? lol Even though I was feeling icky I still knocked out each workout everyday to the best of my abilities. I'm pretty proud of that! 

Here's a quick recap:

Refer to Day 15's post for Total Body Core

Day 16: Booty

This one hurt!! Like for real pain. lol I was screaming so much the first round my cat came to check on me. She figured I was ok and started to attack my hair. Typical. 😹

Day 17: Cardio Core

Holy sweat!! Last week I didn't do so hot with this workout so this time I got more sleep and was determined to kick its ass. Then I got sick and I still wanted to kick its ass so I did the best I could. I pushed and I kept going when I wanted to quit and I totally kicked this workout's ass! I pushed so hard I hit 185 bpm and my max for my age is 187 😬

Day 18: AAA

You know Autumn loves to bring the pain so that little plank hold she added in was dirty!! lol I did 20s most of the time but I had to do 15s for the hammer curls. Had bad form with the 20s so I dropped to the 15s. Play it smart! Also, still doing push ups on the toes 💪 Last time wasn't a fluke! I can really do pushups on my toes now!! Only took me a year and nineish months. Progress!!
Look at my progress and take it in for a second. If you think you're not improving on some moves or in some areas and you get discouraged, don't!! We progress at a rate our bodies can handle. There's no how-to manual to operate our bodies or to tell us how long it will take to lose weight or build muscle. You just have to keep at it and keep your head in the game long enough to see the progress. Sometimes we don't even know we made progress until we try something we thought we couldn't do. Pushups have always been a frenemy of mine and now I am OWNING them. My range of motion may not be like Richardson's yet, or it may never get there, but I'm on my toes and that progress makes me happy and pushes me to keep moving forward.

Day 19: Legs

Autumn started out with 25s so I was down with trying that. 20s are getting easier, not easy, but easier. Yea, that was a big no for me. lol I was feeling icky and my left hand was giving me serious pain holding that 25. Like it hurt so bad I dropped the weight. So 20s and 15s for me on leg day. Still rocked it out. I even did one 30 for the squats to give my hand a little more rest. I squashed this workout while feeling crappy. #beast
Something that's helped me get through these workouts while feeling under the weather is my dad. When he would start to feel a cold coming on he would go for long run. I remember him being sick once growing up. When he was sick he was sick. It scared me he was so sick. My dad was the pinnacle of health so I took a tip from him and sweated it out this week and I'm glad I did. I think it helped me to not get worse.

Day 20: Cardio Flow
I wanted to see how much progress I had made with this workout, even though I hate it. Not love/hate it, hate it 😆😂 I didn't allow myself breaks and I did every move to the best of my ability and I survived!! I only took breaks that Autumn and the cast took and I hung in there.
Fun Fact: I had a dream about Cardio Flow the night before. Crazy, right? In my dream I'm doing spider push ups and they're crazy easy. So easy I don't feel any stress, any strain, any struggle. It's like I'm floating through the push up, easy like Sunday morning. Yea, that's not how it felt come Saturday morning. lol However, I did gain a little more range of motion in the pushups so a little progress happened!! Woot!

Sunday Rest Day (not day 21)

I get a lot done on Sundays now. More so than ever before, which I give a little credit to 80 Day Obsession. I knocked some chores off my to-do list and even did a little mini workout. Autumn posted a #commercialchallenge for people watching the Super Bowl #goeagles I am not watching it and just voting for the underdogs #sueme lol 

I just did one of each and it was fun, not easy though! lol Afterwards, I did Stretch & Release. 

Tomorrow:
Day 21: Total Body Core

WEEK 4, ya'll!!!

Day 11: AAA

Day 11 is here! 

The week is almost over! 

AAA was a little rougher this week, but compared to yesterday I really pushed it. I kept up with Autumn on weights and bands and loved challenging myself. However when she grabs 12s I grab 15s and when she grabs 8s I grab 10s. I don't have 12s or 8s so I have to improvise. I did order 8s, but now I kind of regret that because back flies weren't so bad today with 10s. I'll try the 8s next week and see if that helps my form.
I am sore! She's not kidding with the planks all the time. I pushed myself harder with the push ups today too. I tried up on my feet rather than on my knees and boy, oh, boy was it rough. I could do it, but my range wasn't as good as on my knees. By the third round I was falling to my knees every couple of push ups but I would do one on my knees then get back up. I am determined to get better.
I'll tell you a story I learned last year. When I first started working out I did Turbo Jam by Chalene Johnson. I could modify and do the workouts my body could handle. I made excuses for the longest time that my knees couldn't handle anything because of my weight and all my falls. I learned I was wrong and my body could handle it. Well I did Fat Blaster a lot, a lot. It was a good calorie burner and I felt better after doing it. I did it so much that I think I got too use to it. Nick introduced me to 21 Day Fix. He bought the program for himself but I ended up trying it and switching to that. One day Nick wanted to try Fat Blaster again. By this time I had been doing 21df for about 8 or 9 rounds and was ready to start 21 Day Fix Extreme. I took one for the team and did it with him. I decided to do it the non-modified way and wow! That was some workout. I hadn't realized I was modifying every single time I did Fat Blaster instead of pushing myself to try it the normal way. Doing it the non-modified way made it so much harder it was like a brand new workout. I was struggling, sweating, and breathing hard by the time the cool down came around. From that I learned to push harder sooner rather than later. If I can't this time then I know next time to try again. I went months doing Fat Blaster the easy way. No wonder I got tired of it. I need a challenge and 80 Day Obsession is that! Bring on the challenges!!

Tomorrow:
Day 12: Legs

Day 4: AAA

We're more than half way through week 1!!

 
If you're sore raise your hand! ✋😆 I was grateful today wasn't cardio anything because Cardio Core really tore me up! My calves are so tight and sore.

 I have to be honest with you. After my workout yesterday I started putting away the rest of the boxes left in my dining room before trash day (we just moved in our new house). I had to climb the stairs many, many times to put the rest of the boxes away. According to my Fitbit I ran up and down the stairs more than 30 times. My staircase is long enough to count as one floor so they're more than the standard 12 steps. I guess I didn't do myself any favors yesterday, but I accomplished a task I've been putting off for far too long. 

This is yesterday's results of my workout and cleaning 😳😅

Anyway, back to AAA. Those sliders, right!? Those are my least favorite part of any workout. They're not easy for me so I know they probably help shape my body the best so I do them.
Overall, this workout wasn't easy, but it felt great to get in there and sweat again! The stretching at the end felt so, so good. I hope you made it through Day 4 and are ready for Day 5!!

Tomorrow's Workout:

Day 5: Legs!!