So here's my latest work out update. I think the last time I was on here I was doing Les Mills Pump and using the Nike Training Club app for some serious cardio.
Wullll, guys, that Nike app frustrated me like crazy! I would get 40 minutes into a 45 minute workout and it would crash. I wouldn't be able to go back to where I was, only start over. So I would have no record of the workout actually happening. If you use the app you know it tracks your minutes and workouts and points and all that stuff, so I would never get my minutes or points tracked. For me that was really important. I liked that it kept a record for me. So, I gave up on it.
After Les Mills Pump I moved on to Les Mills Combat. MY FAVORITE program EVER!!!! I loved it! Everyday was different and exciting. I never dreaded my workout. Seriously love love loved it. Look it up. Buy it. Borrow it. Take a class at your YMCA. Whatever. Do it.
At the end of Combat I started T25. Y'all know how I love Shaun T. so very much. But, honestly, I didn't love this program. It felt kind of boring to me. And I thought I would love a 25 minute workout that gives results similar to Insanity. That wasn't the case for me. I struggled with it. But, I got my free tee shirt, and then I chopped it all up and made it a tank top.
I am currently not doing any Beachbody programs. I am running or doing HIIT every morning. HIIT stands for High Intensity Interval Training. You're performing an exercise for a set period of time and then have set rest periods in between moves. On Saturday I did 20 seconds of exercise 10 seconds rest for 4 minutes at a time and repeated it 4 times. So I worked out for 16 minutes total. The great thing about HIIT is that you still burn calories even when you are done. You can burn another 100 to 150 calories during the rest of the day just from taking less than 20 minutes to get in some exercise before your shower in the morning. Love that!
In the evenings my husband and I lift. We're becoming total gym rats; making fun of Planet Fitness and using the word "macros". I have learned that I need to wait for him to lift with me in the evenings or I can't lift as heavy and my form suffers. It's really important to have someone to workout with so that you don't hurt yourself. There are great resources out there if you feel overwhelmed and don't know where to start. Bodybuilding.com is amazing! They have all kinds of free programs to choose from that often times include meal planning and nutrition guides. I also love Stephanie at Beautiful To The Core. She is super sweet and has a free ebook called Guns and Buns. It's a 4 week program, plus nutritional info. I loved it! I credit her program for getting me some awesome, defined hamstrings. I might go back to using it again in September. Pinterest is also a great resource. I have used a lot of workouts I've found on there. You can check out my Workout board here.
I'm also really, seriously thinking about going to school to get my Personal Trainer cert. The hubs is, too. We have become so passionate about this lifestyle. It seems like a natural next step for us. We'd love to help other people get healthier, stronger and reach their goals. I'm also ....ahhhhhh...i haven't told anyone this yet (except for my husband)... thinking about doing a bikini competition. Look it up before you start thinking it's some kind of beauty pageant event. It's about muscle and posing and blinged out bikinis and some serious spray tanning. IDK for sure. It's just a thought right now. I follow a lot of bikini competitors on IG and it just motivates me like crazy! We shall see.
I'd love some feedback. This blog is still relatively new. Would you like to see specific workouts? More recipes? Thanks!!!
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