So how did you all do?
Well I gotta admit something. Going into this my second time I thought it would be a piece of cake and I would hit the ground running …not so much. This morning I pushed play and remembered that this is hard work and I have a lot of work to do!
I did all my push ups regular except for the Diamond Push ups. When I got to the Diamond Push ups I did 15 regular and then another 10 from my knees per set. I remember my first week I struggled to do 10 to 15 per set on all the push ups. Today my average was around 25 push ups per set. So I am improving still.
Pull ups are still not my strong suit. I still use the chair to help me. To do this amount of reps I think it would be tough to do it with out the help.
Then there is Ab Ripper X. For those of you who did it today, I will say it for you…OUCH!! But I made it! Believe me it will get easier and you will do more with each passing week. Here is a tip I have learned. Do the Ab Ripper with your shoes off! It might not sound like much but your feet feel much lighter without shoes on. Maybe it is just a mental edge but it helps me.
Tomorrow is Plyometrics. For those of you who do your workouts in the evening or after work it is best to NOT eat an hour before the workout. With all the jumping and leaping you will not want food sloshing around in your stomach. The work out is hard enough!
Leave your feedback. Let us know how you guys are doing? We are all in this together. We are one day closer to better health. Remember, do not let what you cannot do get in the way of what you can!
Damien
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So true about the shoe comment when doing ab ripper. I figured that out my second time around. And like you, I don't know if it was mental or what, but it did seem easier. It just made me laugh when i read that because I agree and had the same experience. I was like, "why wasn't I doing this from the start?"
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