Another win for me

Like I said yesterday today was my second go at Pure Cardio and yes if you were still wondering yes it is still a really good really hard workout. Just like last time it starts out with the same warm up (the one I will be doing tomorrow) as Plyo Circuit so three times through a 3.5 minute romp through, jogging in place, jumping jacks, heismans, 1-2-3s, butt kicks, high knees, and zombie kicks. At the end of that 11 minutes I am breathing pretty darn hard and starting to sweat. Shawn T gives you a whole 18 seconds to get some water before you go into the warm up. You start with breathing and move into lunges and other stretches. A lot of the same types of stretches you do in yoga only they are much more difficult because you just spent 11 solid minutes warming up. The funny thing is at the end of the warm up I am not sweating all that much it is at the end of the stretching when I really start dripping. Once the stretching is over you go right into the workout, 16 or so exercises all 1 minute long and all back to back with no breaks in it at all just give it everything you have until the end. That is exactly what I did, I told myself going into the workout that I was going to do everything I can to get through the DVD without stopping. So I know what you want to know, did I make it or did I have to stop. I am happy to say that I made it! I didn't stop at all, I slowed down as I ran out of gas but I didn't stop. There was one point where I was just about to pull up but when I looked at the timer I had around 3 minutes of exercise left before rest and cool down so I made myself go after it and I am glad I did. The switch kicks, power jacks, mountain climbers all of those went great, I didn't run into a slow down until the level two drills which are pretty close to the end, and the push up jacks. On those I didn't go the pace of the DVD but I never got out of the plank I was able to pump out a few push up jacks and when I started to slow I would come up from a push up jack take an extra breath and go down again. By the time the workout was over I was exhausted and sweating like crazy, there was not a dry piece of T-Shirt on me but I was done. I wanted to chug the water I had with me but I was breathing so fast and hard I think I would have passed out if I did. Now that it is over and I have been at work for half the day I was I am feeling great, my hips are a little tender but other than that I  feel good. Tomorrow is another plyo circuit and if I can get all the way through that DVD I will be thrilled it is the last one I have to complete. Just like P90X this goes flying by and I can't believe I will be taking the next fit test in less than a week. Come back tomorrow to see if I got through plyo.