Legs and Back -- Day 6

I got back to it today; although I didn't get the two workouts in I had hoped.

I was a little concerned about the Legs and Back workout.  I just was worried with how difficult the other discs have been if I'd be able to do it.  So I took it slow and smart ... actually almost too smart!

On the first pass of exercises I was smart about the weights I selected and the # of reps I pushed myself to.  Often if the "minimum" reps was 20, I would do 15.  And by mixing the back with the legs, you keep your body warm and working, but give your legs a nice rest while doing chin-ups.  Here again I was conservative with the # of reps I did ... but I did increase the weight* from my previous chin-ups.  I just really wanted to be sure I had enough to do it all again.

And then guess what!  There was no second round.  Just when I think I have the pattern of the workouts figured out, the next disc is different.  But I guess that's the idea.

There are some CRAZY moves in this program. The most interesting (and difficult) was the three-way lunge. Now, doing a lunge 90-degrees to the side, 45-degrees to the side and straight ahead isn't that big of a deal. The kicker is just that ... a kick! As you come back from the lunge you are supposed to kick (like in karate) your leg. I did it, sort of. Not much height from me (the people on the disc kicked seriously high), but for every lunge I did something that could have been considered a kick.

I was also supposed to do the Abs Ripper X disc, but it's still with my friend ... I really need to get that back!

Tomorrow is Kinbo X, which looks like it's going to be a kickboxing working.  I'm a little scared after my experience with Plyometrics, but I'm also looking forward to giving it my best.

Day 6 down, 85 to go. 

*For every exercise there are alternatives for less and more difficult.  I know I am not strong at chin-ups and don't want to over do it right away.  So the alternative is to use a band looped over the chin-up bar.  You then kneel down and angle your body so the movement is the same as if you were using the bar.  There are other "baby" steps to getting to a full-blown chin-up and I'll tell you about them as I get to them.