Today's workout was alot of fun, actually. I was pleasantly surprised to discover how difficult the kneeling elevated pushups were. Of course, it was after the DB bench press, so I'll use that as an excuse. [img]smile.gif[/img]
I have also decided that lunges are evil. I haven't even done them with weight yet, and already I cringe when it's lunge time. Between the reverse lunges I do for the warmup (per Craig's recommended warmup routine), and the front lunges I did this morning, yikes!
Added a fourth interval to my HIIT session, too. 1.53 miles in 23 minutes. Went to 3.5 for the 90 second recovery, per Craig's recommendations. Felt pretty good, too - may add a fifth on Friday, we'll see.
The ab stuff is fun, too, although challenging. The 45 second plank for the warmup sure makes the belly burn. [img]smile.gif[/img]
So far I'm really enjoying this program. Today I did everything - lifting and HIIT - in 50 minutes! And how completely cool is it, that I can keep a record of my progress, and not only have people make suggestions and comments, but the guy who created the program in the first place is helping out too! I lift at home, and have never belonged to a gym (unless you count the YMCA when I was in college), so this level of assistance is just astounding (not sure what level of assistance you get at a gym, but I do know it'd cost extra)! Thank you all!
Criag, I would like to start posting more detail about my workouts (specific exercises, sets, etc.), but wanted to check with you first to make sure it was okay (don't want to publicize all of your secrets [img]tongue.gif[/img] ). Let me know.
Feeling pretty good. Friday is typically my official weigh-in day, although I am addicted to climbing on the scale every day anyway. But so far things look pretty positive. You'll have to wait until Friday to find out, though.
~jc228