Day 30: Ripped Conditioning and Ultimate Abs
Hi everyone!
It's Day 30 - Phase I is in the bag! I killed it today - crushed these workouts!
I'm so proud of myself for digging in the way I have. I made the choice to do this and fully committed to it 30 days ago. I have such a strong support community online. The people I've met who are doing TapouT are all so inspiring. Each has their own story and their own motivation. What's awesome though, is the support that's shared throughout the community of XT'ers.
And to celebrate my 30th day, I got to do a new workout: Ripped Conditioning.
Let's hop to the headlines, below.
Day 29: Plyo - @#$%^&*
Hi everyone,
I can't believe that I'm already at Day 29. I'm still pretty cooked from the workouts. I'm still feeling sore in new places. I'm still feeling a little lame during some of sequences. But I'm still loving TapouT.
As for Plyo, well, let's just hit the headlines.
I can't believe that I'm already at Day 29. I'm still pretty cooked from the workouts. I'm still feeling sore in new places. I'm still feeling a little lame during some of sequences. But I'm still loving TapouT.
As for Plyo, well, let's just hit the headlines.
Day 28: Cardio XT and Abs XT
Hi everyone!
Back from a rest day (ahhhh). I have a busy day today, so I had to hit the workout first thing this morning. For those of you following along the blog, you know it's not my favorite time for TapouT... I like some food in my belly and definitely some coffee to wake me up beforehand.
It was a push for me from the very start of these two workouts. I was cloudy, and sluggish, and maybe just a liiiiitttttllllleeeee bit pathetic as I got started. Actually, probably more than a little bit. (It could be the Mochi Ice Cream bites I ate last night. I'm just sayin', it could be.)
BUT... I thought of my TapouT teammate Jason, who was diagnosed yesterday with "chronic awesomeness" in a very funny video about a hypothetical trip to the doctor. And I decided to be awesome too, even though I wasn't feeling it.
BOOM! The power of team. And in that same spirit, today's blog is a shout-out to Mike Karpenko and his very funny commentary in Cardio XT. It's not a one quote day. That's right... a whole list of them!
Let's get to it, below.
Back from a rest day (ahhhh). I have a busy day today, so I had to hit the workout first thing this morning. For those of you following along the blog, you know it's not my favorite time for TapouT... I like some food in my belly and definitely some coffee to wake me up beforehand.
It was a push for me from the very start of these two workouts. I was cloudy, and sluggish, and maybe just a liiiiitttttllllleeeee bit pathetic as I got started. Actually, probably more than a little bit. (It could be the Mochi Ice Cream bites I ate last night. I'm just sayin', it could be.)
BUT... I thought of my TapouT teammate Jason, who was diagnosed yesterday with "chronic awesomeness" in a very funny video about a hypothetical trip to the doctor. And I decided to be awesome too, even though I wasn't feeling it.
BOOM! The power of team. And in that same spirit, today's blog is a shout-out to Mike Karpenko and his very funny commentary in Cardio XT. It's not a one quote day. That's right... a whole list of them!
Let's get to it, below.
Day 26: Sprawl and Brawl
Hi everyone!
Today is Sprawl and Brawl, Day 26 for me. This workout completely torches me. I mean, I am toast at the end. It may actually be a toss up with Plyo, as to which one is harder for me. (Of course, I don't do most of the explode moves in Plyo, so that may explain why it isn't a runaway train winner for hardest workout!) My point? Sprawl and Brawl is HARD!
Today is Sprawl and Brawl, Day 26 for me. This workout completely torches me. I mean, I am toast at the end. It may actually be a toss up with Plyo, as to which one is harder for me. (Of course, I don't do most of the explode moves in Plyo, so that may explain why it isn't a runaway train winner for hardest workout!) My point? Sprawl and Brawl is HARD!
A friend of mine asked me today why this workout is so hard. Well... I'll enter the video below as Exhibit A, Your Honor. Then we can hit the headlines!
Exhibit A: Sprawl and Brawl: Mountain Climber Tuck Ins
Exhibit A: Sprawl and Brawl: Mountain Climber Tuck Ins
Day 25: Yoga XT
Hi everyone!
I'm late in posting yesterday's workout blog, but better late than never. :-) What really matters is that I did the workout on time! Barely... I didn't hit Yoga until 8:30pm yesterday, which is much later than I usually like to workout. Particularly Yoga, which is almost an hour long.
It would've been easy to blow it off with everything going on yesterday. A full and challenging day for me. Although I'm so blessed, that it hardly qualifies to say "challenging." Maybe just full. I thought about blowing off the workout and making it up later in the week. But here's the thing: Blowing off a workout feels like some quiet act of power or defiance or freedom in the moment you make that choice. But it's dumb. The only person who loses when I don't workout? ME!
On to the headlines... below.
I'm late in posting yesterday's workout blog, but better late than never. :-) What really matters is that I did the workout on time! Barely... I didn't hit Yoga until 8:30pm yesterday, which is much later than I usually like to workout. Particularly Yoga, which is almost an hour long.
It would've been easy to blow it off with everything going on yesterday. A full and challenging day for me. Although I'm so blessed, that it hardly qualifies to say "challenging." Maybe just full. I thought about blowing off the workout and making it up later in the week. But here's the thing: Blowing off a workout feels like some quiet act of power or defiance or freedom in the moment you make that choice. But it's dumb. The only person who loses when I don't workout? ME!
On to the headlines... below.
Day 23.5: 1st Muay Thai Workout
Big treat today... I'm still in Austin and I was able to work out with my sister, Leslie. She bought the program when I did, but hasn't quite gotten into the daily routine as of yet. Her time will come. Working out together today should help! We killed it.
So, I've been waiting for Muay Thai since the start of the program and I finally got to do it. It's clear that this workout torched us both, as evidenced by a jump in the pool directly after the workout, while still in our workout clothes. :-D
Torching aside, any guesses as to whether I loved it or hated it? To the headlines...
Day 23: Buns & Guns!
Hi everyone!
Back from a rest day and fresh onto a workout I haven't done before: Buns & Guns.
I LOVE THIS WORKOUT!
I love saying the name. I love working my buns. I love working my guns. AND, I got to use my beloved leg band today <grin>. What could be better?
Let's hit the headlines.
Back from a rest day and fresh onto a workout I haven't done before: Buns & Guns.
I LOVE THIS WORKOUT!
I love saying the name. I love working my buns. I love working my guns. AND, I got to use my beloved leg band today <grin>. What could be better?
Let's hit the headlines.
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