Yesterday I woke up with soreness in the arms which was a great feeling! Plyo X has to be one of the most active workouts that absolutely must be done on the lowest floor of your house. Jumping up and down and all around got tiring, but I stuck it out for all of them--30 sec of willpower--and sweating like a maniac... loved the results and the heavy breathing. I don't have a heart rate monitor, so I have no idea if I am "doggin'" it as Tony Horton would say, but I can only do what I can do, right?
Chest and Back this morning was a little rough to get into, partly because my arms were still feeling a little sore from Monday. Lucky for me, Chest and Back could be done in my bedroom without waking up the roommate. I didn't have enough time to run downstairs and grab the green band, so I did these tough exercises with the red band (the more resistant one). I feel like since I started the program with the harder resistance band, I'm going to fall into a bulk trap. I'm still not sure what I feel about big muscles since that is what I'm trying to fall away from (if you know me, you have noticed before my big arms)--I want the sexy model arms but it looks like I have to starve myself first... which I won't do! Ab Ripper X is one of those programs where you jump in whenever you can and the people in the video are viewed as SuperGods for being able to complete these exercises. 25 repetitions for most of them and they are not your average crunches. One thing I can definitely say I'm working (and I can feel it) that I do not often work is the hip flexors. Hip flexors and thigh muscles. You can feel them burning early on in the bicycle and In&Out portions. Looking ahead, Ab Ripper X is done MWF, so with the amount of times I get to burn, it should become easier (fingers crossed).
Tomorrow is Yoga X... I remember it from 2 years ago: One hour of ridiculous awkwardness!
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