Dela
Cathlete
Well, I said a while ago, 2/1 was my revised start date after we knew the holiday delivery was not possible, and I was able to stick with that date, and so happy I did!
I thoroughly enjoyed disc 1, it was such a nice change of pace doing only 1 set of each exercise, I really don't think I have ever done a workout like this. There is absolutely no boredom or dread factor at all, even if I don't like something, I know I only have to get through it once, love that!
There are A LOT of pushups, I can't say I was able to keep up with Cathe and Crew on most of those, but I did what I could. On the third set, when she announced 30 pushups, I was wondering if maybe she had made a mistake, but nope, she meant 30! I eeked out about 23 on my knees.
After doing this disc today, I now know that taking those 1RM tests for me was crucial. The dvd moves quickly so knowing what weight to use helps reduce hitting the pause button, and because you only do your set once, it's very important to choose the right weight immediately. I got to use my wrist weights today to make sure the weights I used were exactly as the card had them. I'll admit, I didn't trust my strength early on and dropped my weights a few pounds on the barbell curl, and I definitely could have done the weight as printed, but I won't do that again
. Generally, I found the weights pretty dead on, I did have to drop the weight for the Seated Lateral Raise Both Arms High End, those are just killer, and I could have gone a pound or two higher on 2 others.
I started the extended stretch, but it was pretty long and I wanted to do abs, so I stopped the stretch and moved on to abs. I'll use the extra stretch at least once a week to get in some extra flexibility exercises. Yoga has never really been my thing, but this is definitely doable and even I can work this in to my rotation.
I did the 10 minute abs with medicine ball segment, then followed along with the partner abs with medicine ball but with modifications since I was going solo, it was not hard at all to modify, many of the exercises you could do almost the exact same motions alone, and others I just subbed any oblique or standard ab exercise I learned from the first 10 minutes. I gotta say 20 minutes of ab work never flew by so quickly! I loved the workout. I'm a little afraid of the yoga and pilates versions.
I am really putting my faith into this program, it started great, and I have every reason to believe it will help me move in the direction I want/need to go in. A big road block for me is eating too much, so I also signed up for WW online to hold myself more accountable for the amount of calories I eat.
I hope you all enjoy your first day as much as I have!
I thoroughly enjoyed disc 1, it was such a nice change of pace doing only 1 set of each exercise, I really don't think I have ever done a workout like this. There is absolutely no boredom or dread factor at all, even if I don't like something, I know I only have to get through it once, love that!
There are A LOT of pushups, I can't say I was able to keep up with Cathe and Crew on most of those, but I did what I could. On the third set, when she announced 30 pushups, I was wondering if maybe she had made a mistake, but nope, she meant 30! I eeked out about 23 on my knees.
After doing this disc today, I now know that taking those 1RM tests for me was crucial. The dvd moves quickly so knowing what weight to use helps reduce hitting the pause button, and because you only do your set once, it's very important to choose the right weight immediately. I got to use my wrist weights today to make sure the weights I used were exactly as the card had them. I'll admit, I didn't trust my strength early on and dropped my weights a few pounds on the barbell curl, and I definitely could have done the weight as printed, but I won't do that again
. Generally, I found the weights pretty dead on, I did have to drop the weight for the Seated Lateral Raise Both Arms High End, those are just killer, and I could have gone a pound or two higher on 2 others. I started the extended stretch, but it was pretty long and I wanted to do abs, so I stopped the stretch and moved on to abs. I'll use the extra stretch at least once a week to get in some extra flexibility exercises. Yoga has never really been my thing, but this is definitely doable and even I can work this in to my rotation.
I did the 10 minute abs with medicine ball segment, then followed along with the partner abs with medicine ball but with modifications since I was going solo, it was not hard at all to modify, many of the exercises you could do almost the exact same motions alone, and others I just subbed any oblique or standard ab exercise I learned from the first 10 minutes. I gotta say 20 minutes of ab work never flew by so quickly! I loved the workout. I'm a little afraid of the yoga and pilates versions.
I am really putting my faith into this program, it started great, and I have every reason to believe it will help me move in the direction I want/need to go in. A big road block for me is eating too much, so I also signed up for WW online to hold myself more accountable for the amount of calories I eat.
I hope you all enjoy your first day as much as I have!
