RushFit day 6

Day 6 Full body strength & conditioning.  Today finished up week 1 and by far this was the TOUGHEST of the dvds that are in week 1.  Round 1 was only 2 moves--air squats (10) and Hindu push ups (5).  This was repeated for the 5 minute round.  Round 2 was the Turkish get up into the single leg 1 arm row--again repeated for 5 minutes.  Round 3 consisted of dumbbell piston--squat with a shoulder press,dumbbell squat thrust-squat place dbs on place thrust legs back and return to squat postion,dumbbell sumo high pull--sumo squats with high pulls and dumbbell narrow push ups--dbs on floor lower into push up and return.  5 minute round with sequence done twice.
Round 4--5 minutes. 30 second sets of reverse lunge with knee up, alternating y press,interna/external rotation curl and cross back lunges.  Sequence is repeated.  Round 5---This one was the killer.  I had to pause and reset before doing this round.  This was the first dvd I had to just stop it and rest before continuing.  Dumbbell plank row,dumbbell power clean and dumbbell push press.  These are done on repeat for the first 3 minutes.  The last 2 minutes the moves were combined into a single--no rest between each exercise move.  Finished this by laying in the floor!!!

RushFit day 5

Day 5 balance and agility.  Complete body weight workout.  Single leg lunges, hops,gorilla squats,mule kicks,alligator/bear crawls--oh my!!  Requires focus to maintain.  The jumping moves did increase the heart rate quite a bit but not a grueling workout.

RushFit days 3 and 4

 Ok I got sidetracked yesterday and forgot about posting.  Wednesday was day 3 of RushFit and it was stretching for flexibility.  Same set up warm-up, workout and cool down.  The workout was totally stretching the body from head to toe.  It was very welcomed by this body and though some may think they should skip it since it isn't aerobic or strengthening that would be a mistake.  The body needs to be limber and stretching those muscles that you're working to build and strengthen will keep injuries at bay.

Day 4 was back to strength and endurance same workout as day 1.  I don't know if it was the excitement of day 1 that made it feel less brutal than day 4 but today was BRUTAL.   I used the same 10 lb dumbbells but was sweating up a storm today.  Maybe it was knowing the routine a bit more that I put more into it.  Whatever I did I kicked my own hiney.   Yesterday was also cardio on your own.  It didn't happen so tonight I plan to head to Zumba.  Didn't make it to Zumba Tuesday night so trying to get it in.

RushFit day 2

Today was Day 2 week 1 of RushFit.  Abdominal strength and core conditioning.  Same set up of five 5 minute rounds with a 60 second rest between rounds. Various standing and floor work.  Bodyweight and dumbbells were used.  The last round was indeed the toughest.  I was fairly fatigued by then as the muscles had been pushed but that  Navasana (V-sit) the a sit through move to put you in plank position for the Hindu push up and back to Navasana and repeat was intense.  Modified still it was tough.  Back bends were a reality check.   I thought I could do it easily.  Guess I forgot I am not 13 anymore.  Progress already--the cool down straddle stretch didn't give me a cramp!!!  I am feeling the muscles work and I do have some soreness but nothing unbearable.  Yeaaaa!!!!

RushFit Day 1 Strength and endurance workout

Today was day 1 week 1 of RushFit.  After completing the 2nd round of Supreme 90 day I took a few days and did NOTHING.  I woke up early around 4:30 or so but I wasn't going to start working out.  The plan was to drink my Amino.Energy at 5 and be ready to go at 5:30.  That didn't happen.  I could not get going.  Part of my problem was the mental challenge that I was creating knowing that it would be INTENSE.  I also knew that I had people doing S90 along the way and I'm floating with GSP alone right now.  It took me until around 7 I guess to get moving.  The warm up was 10 minutes and it isn't "intense" but it did get the body sweating.  I am not (so far) a heavy sweat producer.  I see people post their post-workout pictures and even doing tabata with a weighted vest I didn't have the kind if visible sweat that they do.  I should have set FitBit to monitor but didn't think about it.  I know my heart rate was up and my clothes are wet--not dripping but definitely wet.  Maybe they are more absorbent or something.  The workout consisted of 5 five minute rounds.  Rounds 1 and 2 were body weight  exercises.  Including squats,squat holds,push ups,pop ups, squat thrusts,burpees and lateral planks.  Most of those were in S90 so they weren't new.  Squat holds and pop ups were the new kids on the block for me and the squat holds are an isometric move but not bad. Pop ups were another beast.  I had to modify.  I could not jump from a kneeling position into a squatting one without using my hands for support.   Rounds 3-5 included dumbbells.  I stuck with the 10 lbs.  I think 15's might be to much for some of the moves so I need 12's.    Again those three rounds included some familiar exercises.  After each round was a 60 second rest period.
     Overall this was tough--not impossible but definitely challenging.  I started with the intermediate.  If you've done another program or two I believe intermediate is ok.  If you have been sedentary for an extended period or even just beginning to workout then maybe doing something else to build up strength and endurance for a month or 2 might be a better idea.  I feel recovered and ready for my shake.
Day 1 √

RushFit assessment

 Today was the assessment for RushFit.  Egads!!  After 2 rounds of Supreme 90 day I'm still not "fit" but I am way better than I was.  That being said the assessment woke me up.  It was intense to say the least and I did not go as hard due to not wanting to risk a flare up with my disc--not an excuse just cautious.  4 rounds at 1 minute each with 20 seconds rest between rounds.  

Air squats--63

Push ups (full)--36

Sit ups (full)--27

Burpees with the push up--8---yea stinks but even with S90 I was gun shy of burpees.  That jumping back move was just enough to jostle me and lock my back up if I made a wrong move. 

Anyway the goal is to see improvement.  The test is to be repeated at the end of the 8 weeks.  I may do 4 just to see how I am doing.  After previewing most of the dvds I know there will be modifications and that's ok with me.  Here's to a better me.

Once again time continues on

The last day of August 2012.  Good intentions don't achieve much without the work behind it.  I had them and that's about it.  I can't say I got busy I just got disinterested.  What did I do in 7 months?  I embarked on 2 rounds of the Supreme 90 day workout.  Round 2 was finished on August 29th,  I have not done a post assessment of progress yet but intend (there's that word) to do so this weekend.  Currently experiencing the change of weather crud.  I need it to be done with by next week.  I had initially planned to do some random workouts until them but with this crud and the need to rest a bit I decided to do nothing.  The plan is to begin Rush Fit on Monday. I liked what I previewed and it isn't easy but it isn't impossible.  There are definitely some moves that will be modified.
I need to come to terms with  the expectations.  There may be things I won't be able to do.  The final goal is to improve on what I can.  I won't say I will document the journey--I would like to but I know myself and there's no guaranteed that I would stay consistent with posting.    The ultimate goal is to stop overthinking.

GSP (Georges St. Pierre) says if you want to look like a champion then you need to train like a champion.
Is that what I want--to look like a champion?  I don't know.  I do know that I want to be and look my healthiest and my best and if that's how a champ looks then let's do it.