The Shred, Day 2- New & improved, now with more pain!
I SO did not want to work out last night. I had every intention of going home and gingerly settling down onto my very sore rear end and just sitting there until it was dark, and then sort of tipping myself over so I could lay down and fall asleep.
Remind me to never make mention that I plan to skip a work out. Peer pressure is a biatch! My friends DEMANDED and cajoled and coerced me into going home, changing clothes, and firing up the DVD player. Jillian and I spent about 20 minutes of close, personal time together.
Day 2 was not too shabby! Whereas on Day 1, she said start with jumping jacks and I laughed and tried it and my feet didn’t leave the ground, on Day 2, I actually got some in! I also was able to do the jump rope and the butt kicks (modified and pretty low impact) but I did them! I was really proud of myself.
The work out is made up of circuits, a 3-2-1 design: 3 minutes of strength training, 2 minutes of cardio, 1 minute of abs= 1 circuit. Each level has 3 circuits. The first circuit, to me is the hardest. I feel like the hardest moves are in that one. I love the punching and I LOVE the arm rows and such in circuits 2 and 3. I dislike lunges intensely, but I even did those!
Afterward, I was sweaty and hot and tired and SO SORE. And then an hour later I was EVEN MORE SORE. And in the middle of the night I got up to use the bathroom and OOF. I almost fell, my thighs hurt so bad. Really, I had a hard time even sitting down. You know… on the toilet.
Understandably, I am up a few lbs because I am now using weights and working muscles that I didn’t use while walking. My muscles are retaining water and I expect to be up for a few days. I probably will not do anything strenuous on Monday because Tuesday is my weigh in. Until then, I am working hard!
I had planned to keep walking but seriously… this is still kicking my butt in the way that new things kick butts until you get used to them. I might toss in a 1 or 2 mile walk next week to warm up before I Shred.
Uh, we’ll see.
Today I have a burning urge to do the Firm so I might pull that one out.
Can anyone explain where this new found desire to exercise came from? It’s scaring me.
And people in my office no longer come running when I stand up and go ‘OW!’ They’re already tired of my whining.
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I’m seriously impressed and hugely envious of your efforts.
*waves pompoms*
*Jumps you* EVA!
I am so with you on the pain. OW! And I miss my Firm tapes so badly. I kept my favorite 4, but my favorite 1 is starting to loop all slowly through the VCR (that’s right it’s on VHS and it never came out on DVD. *cry*).
I’ve been crazy about the workouts lately too.
*high five*
Awesome job!!
The one I use never came out on DVD either, it’s so old. It’s an old OLD ratty VHS and I :heart: it so hard.