Day 31 – Concentrating on Form
It’s day 3 of Core Cardio and Balance so not too much to report. I do still get a good workout from this routine though. And now that I have done this a few times back to back I am really able to concentrate on the form of the exercises. Shaun T mentions to always tighten the core through this routine which I am becoming more and more conscious of each day.
I performed about the same as I did yesterday. I had to break for about 10 seconds in the moving plank. Then, of course, I could not complete those damned hip flexor burners. It is really an odd muscle group you are working in the hips on those and I guess I still have a lot of work to do there.
Then on the shoulder burners I had to pause for 5 seconds. This sort of bummed me out as I thought I would get through them today. I just have to do them all tomorrow!
One thing I do know, is that at this point I seem to be in better shape than Ikeal (I have no idea how to spell his name, but he stops a lot during this workout)! It is somewhat satisfying knowing that I have achieved a level of fitness somewhere around the level of those participating in the video.
Day 30 – Curse Those Hip Flexor Burners!
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A question for you about recovery week. Now that you’re nearly done with it, what do you think the benefit is of doing it for a week? I thought it was meant to give your joints a break from all the jumping, but I previewed it and there’s still a lot of high-impact cardio in it, from what I can see. How is it different — just no intervals?
Also, how important would you say it is to do this one as opposed to doing some other type of light cardio/bodyweight resistance training for a week, such as … oh, vigorous yoga? I had gone into this thinking I would definitely adjust the rotation but the longer I go, the more I think I’ll keep doing it exactly as it’s written. So far, there’s definite genius to it!
It may look as difficult when watching it, but I can assure you it is not as hard as any of the previous workouts. In fact, after the first day I decided not to wear my heart rate monitor because I don’t think I will get myself to that high of a level.
As far as replacing it with something else, I really don’t know. I am committed to following the program exactly until it ends, but that’s just me. Try it the first day and let me know what you think then.
I will say, I think there is a method to his madness. My guess is here he is priming up certain muscle groups (hips and shoulders) for what is to come. At the same time you have to keep moving with some cardio so you don’t lose momentum or go backwards in conditioning.
Sean, how is your flexibility level in comparison to 30 days ago?
I do believe I am a little more flexible, but not too much. Definitely in the hips though from the hip stretches, but it’s nothing like yoga would do for you.
It’s nice to know that in the video, they have people who aren’t “pro’s” and can keep up with the whole thing. Great for you in being able to be right in with them
Sounds like a harder routine, but that was expected. Great job!