Well today was the workout that I have not been looking forward to all week long. I woke up nice and early so that I would have time to get the leg and back workout in, since it is the longest of the weight training workouts so far, and the Ab Ripper X workout before getting up to go to work. I didn't use any kinds of weights on the exercises since most of the people on the video were not using weights either. This gave me a chance to see the exercise moves and get a feel for the difficulty of each one. Trust me when I say that some of the exercises do not need any extra resistance and will not be getting any extra resistance from me for a little while, on the other hand some of the exercises will be getting resistance added next Friday. I went into this workout knowing that it would be hard but again I gave myself some credit for the strength of my legs from running and finishing Body-for-Life, I am sure that it helped out but it was still a hard workout. I was sweating pretty good when I was finished and my hamstrings are burning. This morning I also got back on a supplement routine and I think it is going to help build muscle and keep the soreness down in the morning. In case you are wondering this is what I started taking, Protein: Dymatize elite fusion 7 (extended release protein). I figured an extended release protein will keep me fuller longer after working out. So far it has worked, Dymatize creatine (I just put it in with my protein shake). Dymatize recoup recovery drink, and Dymatize Xtream NO. I am guessing that you are seeing a pattern when it comes to brands. I like EAS as well but it does not get as good of reviews as Dymatize and it is much more expensive. Tomorrow is the Kempo X DVD, I have had a lot of people tell me that they are not a fan of that particular workout but I am looking forward to checking it out. At the very least perhaps it won't kick my behind as badly as the rest of the workouts have. I am excited that on my 3rd day of Ab Ripper X I am still seeing increased numbers of reps so I am still getting more comfy with the moves and I feel like my abs are getting stronger. I can't wait to see how my Monday workout goes. I am going to be shortening the bands on a few of the exercises to build up the intensity next week. Not so much on Monday since it is a push up and pull up day but on Wednesday and Friday I am really going to push and "Bring It". As I was getting ready today I could actually see muscles in my shoulders and chest moving when I was getting dressed and if I am already seeing tone 5 days into the diet and workouts I can only imagine how I come out the other end of this. Each time it starts to get stupid hard in the morning or if I don't want to wake up I just remind myself that it is going to be worth it. Getting healthy and making sure I am around for a long time for my wife and daughter are both well worth losing a few hours of sleep.
One last thing, I noticed today that I am over 2000 views thanks to everyone that checks it out!!!!
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