There are two things I am finding very important to this program. The first is the post-workout drink. I'm not much of a believer in these things, but I can definitely tell a difference in the days I drink it and the days I don't. I don't feel as tired the rest of the day and I feel like I rehydrate a lot faster.
The other thing is my Body Stick. If you don't know what this is, it's a short stick with handles at the ends and rollers in the middle. It is amazing for rolling out sore, stiff muscles. I got one for PT after I injured my leg last year skiing. I took it with me to the Grand Canyon (I even carried it into the canyon) and rolled my legs out several times during and after the hike. And it REALLY helps!
After yesterday's legs workout I was definitely both sore and stiff this morning, but nearly as bad as I thought I would be. A quick roll with the Body Stick and I was ready to go.
As suspected, the Kenpo X is kick boxing-like moves. One thing this workout makes you keenly aware of is your body's coordination. I am not very coordinated when it comes to boxing moves like jabs, uppercuts, hooks, etc. I am so glad I am doing this workout alone or the other person would have died of laughter at my spastic moves! On some of the exercises, I did just the footwork for the first half of the time, and at half speed. I also have to admit that I didn't to the last 4 exercises on the disc ... I just jumped ahead to the cool-down. This is mostly because these were complicated moves and I felt like I would probably hurt myself trying them. For this workout, my goal is to one-by-one master the exercises with regards to getting the moves right. I feel confident that once I get an exercise down, I'll be very good at it.
Tomorrow is supposed to be my rest/stretch day. But because I skipped working out two days ago I'm going to start right back at the top with Arms and Shoulders tomorrow. The goal for tomorrow will be to increase the band resistance on the chin-ups and the weight from 5 lbs. to 10 lbs. on half of the weighted exercises.
Day 7 down, 84 to go!
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