Oops, didn't make it to the plums or mango... I felt so full already! Maybe it's my six-pack not allowing my stomach to expand so I can't eat more. LOL. *ridiculous*
Tomorrow is Day 3 of Insanity!!! Kind of worried because I get really stiff when I stop moving. Once I move... I can at least walk, but I'm not sure how much I'll be able to jump. Oh well, we'll see tomorrow!
At least lunch was delicious! I ate this at 2:00p. about 30 min after my workout. I didn't eat all of this. Some will be eaten for dinner or lunch tomorrow. But this is what I prepared.
Lunch: Tofu curry, fried tofu with pickled radish and sesame seeds, plus steamed rice w/sesame seeds.
This workout isn't overall "difficult" per say... but doing it 24 hours after completing "Plyometric Cardio Circuit" is difficult.
After a certain points "high knees" were not happening --> during the mountain climbers and during the jumps. I also had trouble with the push-ups in between the burpees because my chest and tris are sore from yesterday's workout. I have a pretty weak upper-body since I hurt my shoulder last year. Only beginning to strengthen now.
Jumps at the end were difficult as well. Again ~ wouldn't be much of a problem if I wasn't sore... but I guess this is what they call "hell week" right? Remember hell week? We used to have those in high school sports.
Basically a microcycle of either 1-2 weeks of pure hard work: muscle building, hypertrophy, strengthening, beat you til you're too tired to walk/move. Then... boom! Supercompensation! I am superwoman and I can jump over cars.
So I'm guessing after the second week's rest period, this will not be as bad, and I won't be as wimpy as I am now.
Video time!
I decided to videotape myself doing the warm-up. The warm-up is the same for each work-out (mostly). I recorded myself doing 2/3 of it. Why only 2/3?
The format of the warm-up is a series of exercises completed in 3 sets consecutively. The challenge is that with each set, the next set is performed faster.
So the final third of the warm-up is just another repeating set of what you see, except faster.
I woke up feeling sore. I actually felt myself stiffening up yesterday before I went to bed.
I did wake up, eat breakfast, and walked to Rite Aid and jogged halfway back ( ~ 1.5 miles total). It did make me feel better.
Main sore points:
~ low back (erector spinae) ~ from the bending over and standing up
~ calves (gastrocnemius) ~ from all the jumping
Minor sore points:
~ chest (pectoralis major) ~ push-ups!!! T__T haven't done them in forever
~ hamstrings (all of them don't like me) ~ fast butt kicks and ski jumps (on the floor)
Here's me talking a bit about the different products I'm using to alleviate my muscle soreness and stiffness.
