Day 25: Cardio Recovery

"Even Rocky had a montage!!!" ~ The montage song from Team America

OH maaan!!!  I'm watching Rocky IV right now and just completed the montage scene of Rocky training.  This movie seriously hypes me up!!!  No need for steroids ever... just need to watch any movie from Rocky I - IV.  

Why is today Cardio Recovery???  

I think the same thing on my "Rest day" Tuesdays!  Tuesdays are the same day as The Biggest Loser.  Whenever I watch The Biggest Loser, I get hyped up!  I want to work out too.  Run and jump and do impossible things!  I love watching people work out hard!  People getting yelled and pushed and going beyond their limits!  It's an aphrodisiac for me?  I'm a strange person... 

It's so late today because I did a job for my old boss this morning and afternoon, so tonight is late workout time.  I would have worked out earlier... but Rocky IV is on TV.  You can't not watch any of the Rocky I - IV series if it's on TV!  Right...?  Right!

Cardio Recovery:

Ahhh.  Cardio Recovery.  I can't believe I did this workout around 11:00p at night.  Seriously insane.  I was away from home the entire day though, then took a nap.  Afterwards it was Rocky IV and you can't not finish Rocky IV... so then Insanity!  Luckily it was only Cardio Recovery... but still a workout.

Doing this workout was tough.  I was mentally and physically tired, so I wasn't in the best state.

Squats and lunges weren't very difficult (although isometrics always are)... but the push-up plank position!

Woooo!  Tough.  I had to keep taking breaks.  Tough.  Tired.  But finished.

And now to end this entry with the Montage song from Team America

Day 18: Cardio Recovery & Cardio Abs

Cardio Recovery!!!


Again, this recovery isn't for just maxin and relaxin... you actually work out!  Dripping sweat for reals.  hehe.

It's been a while since I posted up a video.  I did make a video for Cardio Abs last week, but the sound got messed up, so unfortunately I couldn't post it up.  But today here's 6 minutes of Cardio Recovery!







Cardio Abs


Yesterday I cut my workout early because I went to dinner with my aunt.  So today I had to make up for it and do my Cardio Abs workout!  It was rough doing it after Cardio Recovery.  Mainly because I was already fatigued and a little sore from yesterday's workout!

I mentioned earlier that I made a video last week, but the sound was messed up... so next time I'll make a Cardio Abs video!  This time I was just too tired.

That's it for workouts!  I did end up riding a bike today along Huntington Beach (which was gorgeous!) so I'll write about that in my meals entry =)

Day 11: Cardio Recovery + Jay Johnson's Boot Camp Abs

Ahhh ~ cardio recovery!

This is a nice workout... mostly because it isn't insane like the other workouts!  I still was sweating like crazy.  Metabolism and body just start sweating!  It was dripping down my face.  Here's quick breakdown of what happened today.

Stretching, isometrics, slow movements

The toughest part was after completing 16 squats, then "holding" the position.  Killer part!  Once the pulsing started, then it wasn't bad... isometrics!  *dies*  It repeats again with the lunges...

Which to note is a little confusing in the DVD.  He keeps switching up the words "squat" and "lunge"... they are back to back in the progression, but he'll use them interchangeable ~ must be an accident.

P.S. I hate table-top plank position.  My triceps are going through some serious hypertrophy right now... *dies* I should probably watch my diet from now on... but just gotta tighten it up!

After the workout, I felt a little unsatisfied... so I turned on the "Time Warner Cable's On Demand" and did a quick 10-minute abdominal workout with traditional crunches/bicycles/switchkicks/etc.

It was from Jay Johnson's Boot Camp Fitness.  Prior to Insanity, I did his cardio boot camp workouts on the television when I wanted something different.  One of his mottos is "Crawl, Walk, Run." which I really like.  It's like Insanity, always give your 100% and do what you can.

The 10-minute abdominal workout was what I needed.  I wanted to go running a bit after working out, but got a call for dinner... so... that was that!  Realized also after the call that I was hungry!

Off to shower then dinner.

Day 4: Running + Cardio Recovery

Quick blog before I head out!

Before working out, I ran on the treadmill to warm-up.  I don't really think the warm-ups during the work-outs are total warm-ups... it takes my body a while to start up... so I like to jog before starting.

"I'm like a ferrari" -- The Situation


Treadmill times =)
Distance:  1.05 miles
Minimum running speed:  5.5 mph (11 min mile)
Maximum running speed:  8.5 mph (7:03 min mile)
Total time:  10 min

Stretching commenced afterwards for about 5-10 min.

Didn't have much time to run since I had to still drive home, do Cardio Recovery, shower, then be at a movie (Machete is the most awesome-est movie this year!) by 3:40p.


Cardio Recovery!!!

The easiest workout so far.  I was worried because it said something like "this isn't the recovery you think it is"... which it's not.  You perform some stretching for your lower body and do some slow exercises with some static balance poses (similar to yoga).

Again... you don't really stretch out your upper body much - except for shoulders/chest with "downward facing dog" and "child's pose."

I always do additional stretching for at least 10 minutes after the DVDs are finished because of this.

Even if you're really tired, this workout is easier compared to the rest so far.

It's "recovery" so... a light work-out day.