#dynamic core

[petits--oiseaux]

Only 1 day left of Beta!

Today we did our last round of Dynamic Core. We've done it I don't know how many times and I'm still surprised at how sweaty you can get with an ab work out that is half done on the floor!

Tomorrow is rest day and then Saturday is the last day of this month! Gamma round commences Monday 💪

[petits--oiseaux]

Day 6/25 for month two done!

We're back on these morning workouts! Thank gooooodness for pre-workout lol I still want to fall back asleep but I at least was able to make it through the 25 minutes. Happy Monday!

Serious questions for my fellow fitness and coffee friends: 1. Is it safe to take pre-workout EVERY morning before your workout? 2. How long after the pre-workout is it safe to have coffee? Because I gotta go to work after this and I'll need that too lol

[donaldmc79]

T25 Beta (Week 5): Dynamic Core

Did the workout barefooted on some of those Target workout mats. the ones that look like a puzzle. I really enjoyed it. I have much better balance barefooted and I am able to push through some of the exercises like cross jacks and table top more easily. I felt much better today because I have just been exhausted lately so I told my wife I was tired and just needed to go to bed. I was asleep by 9:30. The workout went well and I am one double day away from completing Beta for the second time!

[donaldmc79]

T25 Beta (Week 4): Dynamic Core

It was a weird workout this morning. Last night my wife picked me up from work so we could go grocery shopping and I forgot to change into my sneakers so this morning I had no shoes to workout in. This was actually kind of cool because I have a nice padded mat from Target I was able to use to cushion the hard concrete. It felt really different to be doing these moves barefooted and I understood a little more about spreading your toes.  I did really well on the Dynamic Core workout until I had to do the hip-ups which are at the very end of the workout and both of my shoulders were very sore, so I modified them on the knee to relieve some of the pressure and it helped. Even though this physically helped mentaly it put me out of the game so I ca't claim that I nailed this one. Oh well better luck next time.

Good luck on your workouts!

[donaldmc79]

T25 Beta (Week 3): Dynamic Core & Speed 2.0

I did what never thought I would be able to do. I nailed Dynamic Core! I couldn't fucking believe it! I thought I might die at the end, but fortunately I didn't. I have now nailed ever T25 Beta Workout. BOOOOOM!!!!

Speed 2.0 was a different story about 10 minutes in I got what I can only describe as a cramp in my core. I didn't even know that was possible so it made nailing Speed 2.0 just about impossible because I kept have to pause and stretch. I finished it though and that still counts and so the dreaded double day Friday is down and I have been on T25 for 18 weeks no missed workouts!

[donaldmc79]

T25 Beta (Week 2): Dynamic Core

Yes, I know it's Sunday but I will be in Austin on Tuesday and don't feel like taking t25 with me. Although It was a consideration I thought I would just start today and make a rest day on Tuesday and that would not count as a "missed day".

Dynamic Core

This is such a hard workout for me, definitely the hardest in Beta however, I am getting better and that is a positive. After the workout I even started to believe that there might be a chance that I can nail it this phase if I really work hard and don't let it get in my head.

Stretch

I went ahead and did stretch afterward because it's the usually day I do it. I did not it is a lot harder after a workout, but I think it is important to do the stretch workout weekly as I do feel better afterwards.

[donaldmc79]

T25 Beta (Week 1): Dynamic Core

Today wasn't about "nailing it", today was about going slow and controlled and focusing on building the muscles so I can better control my core in this workout. A lot of times when I do these core workouts (Ab Intervals, Core Dynamic)  I don't feel like I am engaging the core muscles I am supposed to because I am trying to keep up. So this morning I took a deep breathe and gave myself permission to fail as long as I truly listened and did the work. I think I accomplished that.

Just need to keep it up this attitude during this workout and really work on my will power and determination to hold longer.

[donaldmc79]

T25 Beta (Week 4): Dynamic Core #2

It made me feel a little better last night when I pulled off my shoe and my wife said "OMG what the hell happened to your foot? It's all swollen and blueish" It didn't stop her from asking me go on a two mile walk but it was fine, we went slow.

This morning when the alarm rang and I really didn't want to get up but I started stretching and noticed my foot was feeling noticeably better so felt pretty good about the going ahead with workout. Only had to modify on a couple of jumping moves and overall I feel I did pretty well on Dynamic Core, better than the last time I did it. It feels good to be getting better at the exercises and being able to hold them longer with better form. Isn't that what it is really all about?

Between T25 Beta and lifting three evenings a week I'm really noticing the transformation of my upper body. Hoping by tommorrow my foot will feel fine so I can tackle Speed 2.0. Also, I would really LOVE to nail Upper Focus in the morning.

Have a great Thursday and keep pushing the weekend is almost here!