I would not have done ONE workout this week, if I thought I had to PUSH myself until I passed out. I would not have finished any of these workouts if I put too much pressure on myself to be ALL IN for the entire 30 minutes. There are some days that I went in to my workout saying, "I will push until I max out, but after that, I am only going to do what I can." My motto for the week was "Something is better than nothing". Even if I maxed out at 5 minutes (because yes, that happened), and I only modified for the remaining 25 minutes, that had to be OKAY. And it was. Because something is better than nothing. I gave myself grace to just do what I could, when I could.
That being said, week 1 of month 2 was as difficult and painful as I feared. These 5 new workouts humbled me, just as I was starting to get a little cocky at the end of month 1, month 2 sat me right back down on my butt. Literally.
I lasted the longest on Monday doing Max Out Cardio. Tuesday's workout of Max Out Power, Thursday's workout of Max Out Strength, and Friday's workout of Friday Fight: Round 2 had me GONE by 6 minutes. 6 minutes?! Seriously. In Wednesday's Max Out Sweat, I posted a very average time of 9:19. Friday Fight Round 2 is by far the hardest workout I've ever done. Ever. I can't think of one person physically fit enough to finish that workout without maxing out. It was one cardio/power element after another. Unbelievable. I will absolutely DREAD the next three Fridays until this program is over!
I can also say with 99% certainty, that at the end of this program, I will be in the best shape of my life since being a Division I, All-American pole-vaulter at the University of Florida. I have to give it to Shaun T in that I would have never imagined you could work out this hard in your own home with no added equipment. Impressive or scary?
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