Recovery Week. SIGH. Insanity Core Cardio and Balance. I still thought it was boring. The girls like it because they feel the burn - LOL. I think the best exercises in the whole video are the very last two - hip flexor burners and shoulder burners in plie.
Hip flexor burners - for 90 seconds you stand on one leg. There are 3 exercises each 30 seconds. First you just bring your knee up and down, then you hold pulse the knee while at a 90 degree angle, and then for the final 30 seconds you extend your leg in and out while holding that 90 degree angle. It sucks. It burns. It's awesome.
Shoulder burners in plie - I don't know how long this one is, but it feels like a very long time. By the end your thighs are burning something fierce. You get into a plie squat position and then you flap your arms like a bird (feels weird and looks silly I'm sure), then you swing your arms forward and back while contracting your abs, followed by moving your arms above your head and back down (kind of like a jumping jack only your lower half stays still), and nope it's not over yet - 2 more to go. Extend your arms straight out and do arm circles forward, and then backward. Now you are done. Now your shoulders and thighs are screaming at you. Now the video is over.
Nothing before those 2 are anything to get excited about - same old, same old, but at a super slow pace that makes you feel as if something is off. Those last 2 are awesome and make the whole workout worthwhile.
On another note I am SUPER excited! My workouts for when Chris deploys (and for when I finish up this set) arrived today!!!! TurboFire and Brazil Butt Lift (BBL). These are the final 2 that I'm going to buy, and I can't wait to try them. I've heard awesome things about both. The only thing I'm worried about is that there is no strength training with either of them. I just know I'm going to miss it. I still have 60 days to figure out exactly how I want to do them. I might do both mixed in with some weight training. I want to do Jamie Eason's 12 week program (it's free). I need to research it a bit more...plenty of time for that. Lots to think about!
BBL came with a free 20 minute toning workout, so for our workout tomorrow we are going to give it a try followed by CLX Recharge (the 20 min Yoga workout).
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