Welcome, Totebagg! I hope everyone's having a great weekend!
I'm checking in for this week, still holding at 31lbs loss. I started T25 Gamma this week. They are hard! I really like them though.
Oh I was scared too & rightfully so. The whole feel of the videos is more serious than Alpha & Beta. The 1st day is Speed 3.0 which I absolutely hated & won't do again, mainly because about 90% of the entire video is various versions of advanced level burpees. I've got a bum knee & foot so I can't do burpees. For some reason there's no modifier in that video! So I spent too much time trying to figure out a different move to do while they were doing that. Too much of a time waste. Instead I'll substitute for Alpha Total Body Circuit or Beta Dynamic Core, etc. In Gamma I've done Rip't Up, Extreme Circuit, & Pyramid workouts & loved them. All of these are hard...very hard, but I like them leagues better than I liked Beta. All of these 3 you are using weights almost the entire time. In fact in most of these, the only time you put the weights down is when you are getting down to do push-ups. I'd strongly recommend getting multiple sizes of weights & switching between them depending upon the exercise. Get a size or 2 lower than what you normally would use. You'll use the super light ones when you do Supermans & Rocketmans with weights in either Rip't Up or Extreme Circuit, I forget which but trust me, you'll want the lower weights. Let me know how you like it!I start Gamma next week! I'm excited and scared, lol :-D
Oh I was scared too & rightfully so. The whole feel of the videos is more serious than Alpha & Beta. The 1st day is Speed 3.0 which I absolutely hated & won't do again, mainly because about 90% of the entire video is various versions of advanced level burpees. I've got a bum knee & foot so I can't do burpees. For some reason there's no modifier in that video! So I spent too much time trying to figure out a different move to do while they were doing that. Too much of a time waste. Instead I'll substitute for Alpha Total Body Circuit or Beta Dynamic Core, etc. In Gamma I've done Rip't Up, Extreme Circuit, & Pyramid workouts & loved them. All of these are hard...very hard, but I like them leagues better than I liked Beta. All of these 3 you are using weights almost the entire time. In fact in most of these, the only time you put the weights down is when you are getting down to do push-ups. I'd strongly recommend getting multiple sizes of weights & switching between them depending upon the exercise. Get a size or 2 lower than what you normally would use. You'll use the super light ones when you do Supermans & Rocketmans with weights in either Rip't Up or Extreme Circuit, I forget which but trust me, you'll want the lower weights. Let me know how you like it!
Thanks for the welcome! I really don't have much to report because soon after my original post, I came down with the fluWelcome, Totebagg! I hope everyone's having a great weekend!
I'm checking in for this week, still holding at 31lbs loss. I started T25 Gamma this week. They are hard! I really like them though.
Yep, that's exactly what I'm using too. All of the regular weight moves I typically use 8's, sometimes going to 10's depending upon how many reps. However with the Gamma workouts I rotate through 3's, 5's, & 8's regularly depending upon the type & # of reps in the set. Pyramid you'll go up to 66 reps on some moves before moving to the next.
Thanks for the welcome! I really don't have much to report because soon after my original post, I came down with the flu
No fun but I did lose 2 lbs. I am really excited to see everyone's progress and as I said in my original post, my fitness goal was to being a walking routine. It's not that I really hate to exercise but I really don't love it either. I use to have a YMCA membership and did zumba and step class religiously. I really enjoy exercising to music because I doesn't really feel like exercising, but now that I am not a member I need to find something I can do at home. I see that a lot of you are doing the T25 workout. I have never tried anything like this - what are your thoughts one it?
Checking in while I have a few minutes. I'm excited to say I've lost another few lbs making the total loss 35lbs of my 40lbs total loss goal. I'm a little frustrated that this isn't the 1st time I've had lbs loss & I can't tie it to anything. Meaning, I'm doing nothing different. No change in exercise or eating. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy it is happening, I just wish I could figure out the formula that makes it happen for those weeks upon weeks where NOTHING happens! Ah well, I'm shopping for new clothes that fit & that's awesome. I need to get them quickly because I'm 1 day away from my 30 day count down! I have so much to do! Happy Sunday everyone!