Workout Update: T25/Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling- Day 34

For day 35 I did upper body foam rolling from 645, followed immediately by the two Lift 4 recovery routines. The foam rolling really helped to loosen my muscles up and I had more mobility during the Lift 4 stretch routine. 

Workout Update: T25/Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling- Day 33

Day 33 was the last workout in the Alpha round of T25, which was the Total Body Circuit again, and Legs 50/50 in Lift 4.

The total body circuit was tough to get through, and the legs workout was very hard (at least the HIIT portion). While yesterday's HIIT moves were a bit less intense, this one (especially after doing the T25 workout which also had a lot of leg work) was rough. I was definitely having to modify a lot in the Lift 4 workout. 

Workout Update: T25/Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling- Day 32

Day 32 was Abs intervals in T25 and Shoulders in Lift 4. The abs workout was horrible (as always), but the shoulders workout (which was the Lift 4 version of intervals) was good. The HIIT moves were not as intense, and I was able to do most of the HIIT exercises unmodified. 

Workout Update: T25/Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling- Day 31

Day 31 was the Lift 4 recovery workouts and the Full Body Circuit workout in T25. I again skipped the chest exercises in the T25 workout since I was just a couple of days removed from doing the heavy chest workout in Lift 4. I was able to do more unmodified moves during this workout, but still have to swap in the modifications quite a bit.  

Workout Update: T25/Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling- Day 30

For Day 30 I switched the order of the T25 workouts, doing the cardio workout instead of ab intervals. Then, in Lift 4, it was the back and biceps circuit workout (meaning no cardio, just lifting). Both of the workouts went pretty well. The increased weight that I used for the Lift 4 workout made it challenging but not impossible. And, I was able to do more of the exercises in the T25 workout unmodified for a longer period of time.  

Workout Update: T25/Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling- Day 29

Day 29 is the start of week 5, which is the last week of the alpha round of T25 and the start of the second half of Lift 4. In T25 it was the full body circuit workout again (which we do three times this week). Today I skipped some of the push-ups because of having Lift 4 chest and triceps as the second workout. In that one, I did increase the amount of weight that I was using for all of the weighted exercises, which was tough. I had a bit more stamina in the HIIT portion of the workout (this is a 50/50 workout) but was getting tired at the end of it.  

Workout Update: T25/Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling- Day 28

Day 28 was lower body foam rolling from 645 followed immediately by the T25 stretch workout. Foam rolling before the T25 routine helps quite a bit since it loosens up my hamstrings and hip flexors and helps me get deeper into all of the moves. 

Workout Update: T25/Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling- Day 27

Day 27 was upper body foam rolling from 645 followed immediately by the two Lift 4 recovery workouts. Each of the routines went fine. The foam rolling helped as I did have knots in almost every muscle group. 

Workout Update: T25/Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling- Day 26

Day 26 was the ab intervals in T25 and Legs in Lift 4. Since this was an even-numbered week, the Legs workout was all HIIT.  I also did the Lift 4 workout in the morning and the T25 abs workout in the evening. HIIT was tough, but doable, and the ab workout was the same.

Workout Update: T25/Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling- Day 25

Day 25 was Total Body Circuit in T25 and Shoulders Intervals in Lift 4.

I was able to do more unmodified exercises in both workouts today, so each of them went pretty well. I still cannot do the entire 25 minutes of the T25 workouts without stopping to catch my breath and get water, but I can get through more of it.

Workout Update: T25/Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling- Day 24

Day 24 was the rest day in Lift 4, which meant doing the two recovery workouts, and lower focus in T25. 

I did all of the routines back-to-back in the evening, using the Lift 4 recovery routines to cool down after T25. That worked well and the foam rolling felt very good.  I still had to modify a bit more in the T25 workout than I would have liked, but part of that is due to my flooring and limited workout space. It makes doing the jumps a bit harder. But I modified where I had to and did the regular versions when I could. 

Workout Update: T25/Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling- Day 23

Day 23 was Full Body Circuit in T25 and Back and Biceps in Lift 4. 

Each of the workouts today were tougher and I had to modify moves a bit more in each of them than I would have liked. The Lift 4 workout was a 50/50 workout and the HIIT moves in the second half of the workout were probably the toughest group/set/combination of exercises in the program (to that point). The Full Body Circuit workout is probably my least favorite of the Alpha round workouts (along with the ab workout, mainly because that one does not have enough cardio in it). But I made it through them and have a less intense day tomorrow.

Workout Update: T25/Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling- Day 22

Day 22 was the start of week 4 which meant Cardio in T25 Alpha and Chest and Triceps in Lift 4.

The chest and triceps workout was a circuit workout with two quad blocks followed by a burnout block alternating between wide push-ups and triceps push-ups. The T25 workout went fairly well, and I again could do a little more unmodified cardio. The Lift 4 workout was definitely the harder of the two and felt like more of a slog to get through it. 

Workout Update: T25/Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling- Day 21

Day 21 was lower body foam rolling from 645 and Stretch in T25. Both of them went well, and my range of motion was a little better in each than it was last week. Again, rolling my IT band really helped as my knee pain has gotten a lot better.

Workout Update: T25/Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling- Day 20

Day 20 was the upper body foam rolling routine and the two Lift-4 recovery routines. I did each of them back to back, and they definitely helped. Especially foam rolling my IT band in the Lift-4 foam rolling video because I was definitely having some knee pain this past week.  

Workout Update: T25/Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling- Day 19

Day 19 was total body circuit in T25 and Legs 50/50 in Lift 4.

Each workout went okay, but I definitely did not have as much stamina as I did yesterday. I had to modify a lot more of the moves in each workout. I did use lighter weights for the weight portion of the Lift 4 workouts still (although I did bump up the weight I was using for one of the exercises from 20 to 25 lbs). I am looking forward to tomorrow's recovery routines, and hopefully, Sunday's T25 workout will be a bit easier. 

Workout Update: T25/Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling- Day 18

 Day 18 was cardio in T25 and Shoulder intervals in Lift 4.

In each workout, I was able to do unmodified HIIT exercises for a longer period of time. In fact, In the Lift 4 workout, I was able to do the HIIT exercises unmodified for all but the last few seconds of the squat jacks in block 3. Although, even though I was jumping in the HIIT exercises, I was doing them slower than the cast members (who are all ultra-fit). Therefore, my cardio strength is getting better even after just a few weeks of the two-a-day workouts.

Workout Update: T25/Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling- Day 17

Day 17 was the two recovery routines from Lift 4 in the morning and then Lower Focus from T25 in the evening. 

Foam rolling went well and I feel like my flexibility is improved during the stretch routine. For some reason, my knees were sore during squats and lunges in the evening lower focus workout, so that inhibited that workout a bit, but I did the best I could without overdoing it.

Workout Update: T25/Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling- Day 16

 Day 16 was Speed 1.0 in T25 and Back and Biceps 50/50 in Lift 4.

I was able to do more unmodified cardio exercises in each workout so my stamina is increasing. Again I used the same weight as weeks 1 and 2 in Lift 4, and will likely do so for another week and then increase them in weeks 5-8. 

Workout Update: T25/Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling- Day 15

Day 15 was the start of week 3. In T25 it was the total body circuit and in Lift 4 it was chest and triceps circuit.

Each of the workouts went fairly well. I was able to again do more unmodified cardio in the T25 workout and made it through the Lift 4 workout. I kept the amount of weight I was using for the exercises in Lift 4 the same instead of bumping them up as I still want to improve my range of motion throughout the exercise.