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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. 

Thursday, January 12, 2023

Workout Update: Lift 4/Beginner Pilates Doubles Day 16

Day 16 was Burn 2 in Pilates and Back and Biceps in Lift-4. Burn 2 is a little shorter than Burn 1, at just 30 minutes, but it is also a little bit harder. Still doable, but again some of the moves border on Intermediate to Advanced as opposed to beginner to intermediate.

The Lift 4 workout, it is another circuit workout so there is no HITT cardio. You do two quad blocks, doing four exercises, alternating back, biceps, back, and biceps. You do three rounds of each block. Then there are three rounds of burnout circuit in which you do back extensions (like the Superman from P90x, but keeping your feet on the floor) for 30 seconds and biceps curls for 30 seconds back-to-back with no rest between them.  Then, as is the case in all the workouts, you finish with three rounds of alternating core exercises and stretching. So, it is another workout that, even without cardio, gets your heart rate up, and has you struggling at the end. Even the people in the video, all of whom are in very good shape, are gassed by the end of it. 

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