Day 30 - Plyometrics

Woke up this morning thinking I could workout before everyone else got out of bed. Then I fed the girl, the phone rang sending hubby downstairs, and the boy awoke crying. I guess my hopes were too high for 8am!

Happily this afternoon both kids were down for naps, the hubby out mowing, and I got to start. Then the boy woke up and the hubby came in. Got about 20 minutes in and the girl woke up. Fed her, then wonderful hubby took the kiddos to Target. That always makes everyone happy. And I was able to finish the workout.

Plyo is interesting to do in segments. It's broken into groups of about four moves each, which you repeat. So, it kind of has natural breaking points, but distractions don't necessarily fall when the breaks do. I think it's a much more intense workout to do straight through; really gets the heart going. On the other hand, seems like getting my heart rate up multiple times over a long period of time probably works well too.

And I'm hating Plyo only about 50-60% of the time now. So, that's good.

Day 29 - Back & Biceps...or not

Today was one of those Saturdays when I should have stayed up and worked out after feeding my daughter. Somehow the bed sucked me back in. I ended up getting my workout in late at night, after a Halloween party playing at a gymnastics gym. It was a late, tiring night.

The workout I got done wasn't Back & Biceps. After Friday's party where I carried a 16lb Yoda around for two hours my left arm was pretty sore and I thought Back & Biceps might be a little on the pointless and painful side. With the late hour I went with Cardio X again. The 43 minutes was much more realistic. Didn't really get any "muscle confusion" doing the same routine two days in a row. But, I did something.

Day 28 - Cardio X

I was so happy to see the countdown clock start at under 45 minutes this morning! I had forgotten that this was a shorter workout. Plus it’s pretty fun. It’s like 10 minutes each of Yoga, Kenpo, Plyo, and Core. Plus warm up and cool down. Same struggles as other workouts. I’m starting to think that having natural childbirth means it’ll take longer for the hip area to settle back into a routine and start to gain strength. I guess that shouldn’t surprise me. Today’s discovery was that Wacky Jacks are tough on the hips. But oh so fun!

Day 27 – Rest day

Maybe you’re thinking “27 isn’t divisible by 7; how is this a rest day?” Tomorrow is the official rest day, but after a late evening and multiple night wakings I decided it would be better to sleep in until 6 and get up early tomorrow. After all, if I’m tired tomorrow I only have to work 4 hours before I can come home for a nap (or fun family time, whatever). So, this morning I enjoyed the extra hour and a half of sleep. Tomorrow will be Cardio X.

Day 26 – Core Synergistics

Really, it’s not fair to have to do this routine twice this week. Just another reminder of how far I have to go. Amazingly the time did go quicker, as it tends to once you remember/are acquainted with a routine. I don’t know that I did any better at any of the moves but I attempted them all. I think if it weren’t for the hip flexor and hip area I would feel better about this workout, though it also reminded me that my arms have a ways to go. There’s a whole lot of plank in this workout. And of course the chaturanga that I can’t do just yet.

After yesterday’s stretching my body still has that good-sore feeling. Kinda like after a massage or chiropractor session. Not as relaxing as either of those methods, but much cheaper!

Hopefully it’ll be many more weeks before Core Synergistics returns to the schedule. And hopefully I’ll be more ready for it then.

Day 25 – X Stretch

Today was, by far, the hardest day yet to get out of bed. Last night was later than I had wanted, I didn’t sleep well, and 4:30 came really early. It didn’t help that I knew the workout was X Stretch. A great workout, but not what one would consider energizing.

I really do like this workout. I used to like it because I was flexible. Now I like it because I’d like to be flexible again. Plus it just feels great to stretch all the muscles. As I was walking to work I was thinking how funny it is to be sore after ‘just stretching’ rather than ‘really working out.’ It’s a workout that is easy to skip. It’s also an alternative to taking a rest day every 7 days. Whenever I do this workout I think ‘I really should do this on my day off’ but then I get a day off and choose to do nothing instead.

One of the things that’s fun is that I always forget how many ways there are to stretch your neck. I used to think neck rolls were it and found them pointless. But the plethora of neck stretches presented here can actually be felt. I like to think they help me lose some of the tension I carry in my neck/shoulder area. Either way they feel fabulous.

Day 24 - One on One Total Body

I was pleasantly surprised to find that today's workout was only 40 minutes long. I'm actually having time to blog in the morning!

Total Body is the last disk in One on One Vol 3. And it's a pretty sweet preview of P90X2. Made me excited and scared for the new series. Tony said several times that if you can't do P90X you shouldn't try P90X2. He highly recommended doing the One on Ones first also. Now, part of me thinks "well, duh. He wants to make money." But, based on today's workout he probably has a point. I really hope I'm doing more real push ups (not on knees) and a pull up or two by the end of this round of P90X. Otherwise I think P90X2 is going to be killer!

Better not slack off these next 66 days.