Oh. My. God. That was freaking hard!! But I must be honest, it felt really good to take the intensity level back up to 110%. I'm beginning to love the feeling of sweat dripping from my body, and the burn that sets in during each exercise. These are just reminders that my body is transforming into exactly what I want it to be. Plus, I didn't fail as miserably as I expected I would haha, I actually made it through relatively well without many breaks at all. The exercises themselves were slightly more difficult than month 1, but where it really got hard, was repeating them over the span of an HOUR! That was the most grueling part, in my opinion. I thought the plank punches were pretty hard, probably just because they were at the very end and because my upper body strength is my weakest link. But I LOVED the burn I felt in my abs. Month 2 definitely brings it to a whole new level! It feels like day 1 all over again, which is a GOOD thing because it means my results are going to be twice as good.
Oh yeah...almost forgot to talk about the fit test! This one was tough. I improved in every exercise except for switch kicks. If you don't improve a ton on this one don't be too hard on yourself, remember that you still have 3 more fit tests to go. I also "cheated" and did it the day before on my day off. Some advise against this, but I say do what's comfortable for you. I knew that today was going to be a SUPER long day for me, and that I probably wouldn't have the steam to give both the fit test and my work out my all, so I opted to separate them.
Tip of the day: Eat small amounts often throughout the day to keep your metabolism running like a well oiled machine. If you wait too long between meals it will go into starvation mode and store fat instead of burning it. Additionally, you want to keep your energy level up so you don't crash in the middle of your work out!
Breakfast: Protein bar
Lunch: Shakeology (1 scoop, frozen banana, 3 ice cubes, milk, blend...with frozen strawberries mixed in after)
Snacks (throughout the day): Flax crackers w/light swiss cheese, banana, protein bar
Dinner: Veggie burger w/guacamole (minus bun)
After workout: Recovery drink *definitely needed it today
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