For today's workout, I did one of the B4 Lift 4 workouts, specifically, the shoulders and arms workout. This is a very short, just 20 minutes, circuit workout in which you do three sets of a resistance exercise (shoulder presses, bicep curls, and triceps kickbacks), and in between each set, you do 30 seconds of HIIT cardio (burpee/squats, squat jumps, and wide plank runs/mountain climbers). So, basically, you do 10 reps of the resistance move, then 30 seconds of the cardio move, then 10 reps of the resistance move, then 30 seconds of the cardio move, and then 10 reps of the resistance move, and finish with 30 seconds of the cardio move. Each time, you rest less in between moves so on the final round of the circuit you do the resistance move and then immediately go into the cardio move. So, it definitely gets your heart rate up. The workout finishes with two different core-focused moves that you do back-to-back, for 30 seconds each move, again doing three rounds. There is one person in the group modifying by using bands and doing lower-impact versions of the cardio moves. From looking at the workout calendar for Lift 4 it appears that some of the "regular" workouts follow this format while others do all the resistance moves first, then all the cardio after the resistance moves are finished. Tomorrow is day 1 with Beginner Pilates in the morning and then the Lift 4 chest and triceps workout in the evening.
Here you will find things about fitness and nutrition, mainly (but not exclusively) in relation to the Beachbody programs like P90x and Insanity. And, I will start adding reviews for Books, DVDs and Blu-Rays, and other products. All views and opinions on this blog are my own.
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Welcome to my ever-evolving blog. It started out as a blog on Beachbody workouts and products, mainly when I was a Beachbody coach. I no longer coach, not because I don't believe in Beachbody's programs (I subscribe to Beachbody on Demand and use their workouts every day), I am just not a salesperson and hated that aspect of it. I am more than willing to answer questions about my experiences with their products and the various workouts, and I feel freer to do so without the appearance of giving a biased review of something.
I have also started adding reviews for various things I have purchased like movies, books, CDs, and other products. This was brought about by a fight with Amazon in which all of my reviews were removed over a completely bullshit allegation that I posted a review that violated their terms of service. After going back and forth with the morons in the community-reviews department (even after they admitted that my posts did not violate their guidelines) they restored my account (which took them six months to do), but I have been posting my reviews on my blog to have them preserved in case something like that happens again. And here, I will post uncensored reviews so I will swear from time to time and post reviews that may be longer than Amazon's character limit. Everything I post here on any topic or product is my personal opinion, and I take no compensation for any product reviews I post. I am a member of Amazon's vine program and because I get those products for free, I keep those reviews on Amazon only, but everything I have purchased with my own money, whether from Amazon or some other store/website/outlet, I will post here.
I also plan to do some longer blog posts on various topics, such as how to learn physics, how to get through calculus, and longer reviews of workout programs as I do them. Basically, whatever strikes me as interesting at the time. As you can see if you navigate around the blog, I had many years in between postings. During that time I was going back to school to get an engineering degree, and learning material that I avoided my first time through college was a different experience and one that gave me a lot of insight into how to do well in those classes, which I will try to impart here for those who are looking to get a science or engineering degree.
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