is there a perfect workout balance?

[ms71069]

The past two weeks have been very humbling for me.

Last Monday, did ME for the first time in a long time and was begging for mercy at the end...what's with all the leg presses on the six-riser step? Then that same week did MM...and was cursing at the end.

This week pulled out Boot Camp and IM2, and what was easy for me months ago definitely was not this time around. Crazy stuff!

While I love STS, I don't feel that I've improved all that much when I reach for endurance-based workouts. I haven't even reached for Coach Sean yet, and I'm sure that'll do me in!

I'm starting to think that I need to just have a permanent rotation that consists of one circuit day, one full cardio day, a yoga day, upper body day and lower body day, and maybe another cardio or yoga. Does anyone do this?

TIA!

 

[RapidBreath]

I do

That is pretty much what I do. However, I don't do as much strength training as some people do because I'm naturally a strong girl. When I was in college I bench pressed around 250 easily. So, some people might want more strength training. Anyway, here is my rotation, its very cardio heavy because I have insulin resistance and there is a lot of yoga which I use instead of a lot of strength training. You could completely do something different and have good results, just my 2 cents. I do cardio in AM and yoga in PM.

Sunday: Jog or MMA Boxing, easy yoga
Monday: Interval Step
Tuesday: off
Wednesday: Jog or HIIT, easy yoga
Thursday: Step Steady State (like Cardio hits or RS), Yoga Today (advanced)
Friday: Jog or MMA, easy yoga
Saturday: Step circuit (LIC, CW, SJP, etc.)

 

[ms71069]

Thanks! Any yoga recommendations? I only have Ali McGraw's DVD (which I love) and YogaX from P90X...I need to expand my library!

That is pretty much what I do. However, I don't do as much strength training as some people do because I'm naturally a strong girl. When I was in college I bench pressed around 250 easily. So, some people might want more strength training. Anyway, here is my rotation, its very cardio heavy because I have insulin resistance and there is a lot of yoga which I use instead of a lot of strength training. You could completely do something different and have good results, just my 2 cents. I do cardio in AM and yoga in PM.

Sunday: Jog or MMA Boxing, easy yoga
Monday: Interval Step
Tuesday: off
Wednesday: Jog or HIIT, easy yoga
Thursday: Step Steady State (like Cardio hits or RS), Yoga Today (advanced)
Friday: Jog or MMA, easy yoga
Saturday: Step circuit (LIC, CW, SJP, etc.)