adzent wrote:

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Hey guys. I kinda started yesterday, i mean i completed core synergistics (very poorly i might add, only finished about 50% of the routines) but i hate it. core synergistics sucks. So im thinking of switching fomr lean to classic, so today im going to attempt the classic first day, chest and back. Going to go do ti right now, seeya, and wish me luck, im so out of shape haha.

Good luck bro, make sure to report back

just finished piyo!! had to modify quite a bit due to knee and ankle problems. got a good workout, do you think i can sub kempo X for this? i think i could have pushed myself more if i was able to do the workout w/o modifications....

good luck everyone and see you tomorrow for shoulders & arms!

The dvd worked me out yesterday...I pushed myself until I couldnt lift my self anymore....looking forward for day 2 workout today.....im pretty sore but thats just part of it...Good luck on today people

Plyo down! wow, never sweated that much in my life haha.. sorta difficult in the middle.. did what i could though, im so EXHAUSTED i know ill feel it tomorrow.

Oh wow what a coincidence, I started on 12th of October. I didn't find Chest & Back hard, until the next morning . Plyometrics the same, but I bet I feel it tomorrow .

Boblert wrote:

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Oh wow what a coincidence, I started on 12th of October. I didn't find Chest & Back hard, until the next morning :D. Plyometrics the same, but I bet I feel it tomorrow :D.

good deal! yeah it seems to set in the next day haha but yeah welcome to the group!

ugh....did Plyo today! My groin and inner thigh is KILLING ME!!!
I didn't find any particular exercise overly difficult but all of them together makes for one monster workout! The hardest for me was the forward leap frogs...woah! I thought frog legs would be easy for me since I'm french!

Can't wait to do shoulders and arms tomorrow!

To everyone: Let's keep this going strong!!!

So i did chest and back, and boy o boy did it kill me. I ended up in a pile of sweat on the mat, and literally left it ont he mat as they say.

I found myself not doing quite abit compared to standars i thought i could reach, but i did notcie an imrpovement in strength somehow, as i can do 4 more pushups than i could the day before, weird huh. I was on my knees for the most part, but im sure that will change with time. My lower abs are absolutely killing from core synergistics yesterday, which made the pullups really difficult cause i used the chair. im dissapointed with the amount i could do, but not wiht my effort, also my diet went a little of rail today. Altogether;

Morning snack; apple

Midday snack; Beans

dinner; 2 chicken breast with mashed potatoes and tomato sauce (low in fat, who would have guess!)and after, i dug my finger into a jar of choc spread, only a fingerful mind you, but still felt guilty haha. had a little cheese also, and thats it. Not to bad i guess.



PLyometrics tomorrow, looking forward to burning some calories, and by some i mean alot.



Form now on, im going to go on a very low carb low fat diet, which is what ive "kinda" beeen doing, but i think im going to take it extreme and snack on veg that is micowaved form frozen, nice and easy, and furit, with my usual main meal being eithr fish of chickenbreast with baked beans and veg, or even add in some tuna.

I get veyr hungry int he nights, so im thinking i might just throw some veg in the micro and much on that. what dso you think guys and gals?




One more thing, dont worry its almost over reading hell huh! lol.

I really odn tfeel like im on a strict diet, or training regime. I feel im eating helathier, yes, but not extremely healthier. and i ever SKIPPED abripper x!!! i am planning on doing cardio x instead, would that be ok? my girlfriend came over and well...we got carried away so i didnt have time. i feel like im going to have to go extreme to feel content wiht myself.

hey all... just finished pylo...its only 11:45pm in Chicago. i got home and was procrastinating..but finally got up to do it cuz i prolly couldnt face u guys ..esp that karmina did it at ~6am...thats committment... i thought it was gonna be rough cuz i only did part of it before..but it wasnt so bad..but really i was sweating.. the one thing that got me were the run stance 'jump squat'... my legs were burning!
but im glad its done. onto day 3... and ive read out there that a good recovery drink is choc milk...(i drank lowfat).. it has the same recovery stuff that those expensive... http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/152240.php

google it..

and i was sore from day 1...but im feelin it more now..

Did my Plyo last night around 7pm. I agree with whiplash none of the exercises were too hard but it combined really makes you tired. By the last 10 mins I could hardly get off the ground (1in maybe). Ready for todays workout. Good luck to all and stay committed.

How did you guys all find Arms & Shoulders? Found it quite challenging myself, but I bring that down to deciding to eat afterwards (3.30pm). Should of ate much before, made it very hard.

just finished Arms & Shoulders! i really liked it. i think next time i will try to lift a lot more weight. i really underestimated the amount that i can lift.

i guess carrying around a 3 yr old and a baby made me stronger! lol...

going to do ab ripper 200. my stomach is so weak from having a baby in july so i can't do much of the ab ripper x.

good luck everyone!

Done plyometrics earlier, i agree none of the excerises except an ocasional few were too hard, but i definately felt it in the legs and i was drenched in sweat. Im going to try this first week now, and if i dont like some routines i will replace them with plyo for loads of weight loss. The worst so far for me was chest and back, only cause ive let myself go so weak. but i really can feel my chest much harder and tighter and its only the first time round, maybe i should tak eit a little asy as im sore to hell and back heh.

Got Shoulders & Arms done. Wasn't as bad as i expected only started to work up a sweat about 30 minutes in.. but my legs are killing me from yesterday plyo but todays workout got alittle of the soreness out but not much lol

i finished shoulders and arms...and im hurting. my back is sore and my shoulders. but its good pain. i havent felt like this much pain after normal workouts in the gym.

hey question..how many reps is every doing for the exercises? 10-12? or higher? im averagin about 8-12 just depending on the exercise.

clark2009 wrote:

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i finished shoulders and arms...and im hurting. my back is sore and my shoulders. but its good pain. i havent felt like this much pain after normal workouts in the gym.

hey question..how many reps is every doing for the exercises? 10-12? or higher? im averagin about 8-12 just depending on the exercise.

yeah im doing around 8-12 mostly 10 reps though

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hey question..how many reps is every doing for the exercises? 10-12? or higher? im averagin about 8-12 just depending on the exercise.

i'm actually doing around 15. but that's b/c i'm using lighter weights and not really looking to bulk up. i'm wanting to lean out.

SiZcO18 wrote:

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Got Shoulders & Arms done. Wasn't as bad as i expected only started to work up a sweat about 30 minutes in.. but my legs are killing me from yesterday plyo but todays workout got alittle of the soreness out but not much lol

Agree. Arms weren't bad but my legs are hurting so it made up the difference.

By the way, I'm so glad i have the bowflex tech select. i was able to switch weight really quick and easy with them. Especially because my biceps are stronger than my triceps because of my past injury. Again, highly recommended.

Arms and shoulders was great!

I do 8-12 reps mostly...except when Tony tells me otherwise (hehe...I'm such a teacher's pet )

My legs were also killing me from plyo yesterday.

Did anyone else feel stiff in the traps after tonight? Maybe my form wasn't right on some of the exercises.

was only able to do an hour of yoga today since both my kids woke up before i could finish! i didn't realize that it'd be so long!