D-Wok - Day 32

Time to celebrate a month of working out! High five, ichibum!

It seems like forever ago since we started this journey and yet only one month has gone by. 

We still have 3 months to go before the Spartan Sprint and it's going to be insane!

Tonight I started out with doing a strength workout but accidentally kicked myself out of the workout after around 10 mins. So I decided to do a 15-min butt workout to get myself close to 25 mins total.

It was a good effort overall - 4 stars!

Pound - Day 31

That was a great workout! Felt focused and pushed through sets. 

I think that sums it up well for tonight. 30 minutes and I'll say 4.5 stars!

Curve - Day 30

Tonight I did 30 minutes of Curve Carver. Did really well on my form because I could really feel the burn during some sets. I could have worked harder on push-ups, but it feels like I'm pushing so much g-force...take this scenario, for instance:

John Stapp was subjected to 15 g for 0.6 second and a peak of 22 g during a 19 March 1954 rocket sled test. He would eventually survive a peak of more than 46 g, with more than 25 g for 1.1 sec.^[6]

Nevertheless, I'll keep working on it. 4 stars!

ichibum - day 30 - up and at 'em

Pump up track:

Thank the laaaaawd I had my music. Can't go wrong with Missy E!! Songza, cardio hip hop playlist is the shit. :)

So after a disappointing fundraising event last night where we ate fried food and 1 vodka and water, today had to go to the gym. I was gonna go in the evening but I wasn't needed at the shop until 12:30. Took advantage and went to the gym when I could've been sleeping in. :(

Tree was telling me how her personal trainer told her it's most ideal to do 30-45 mins of cardio and then also do weights after. So my mindset changed a little bit, go hard for the cardio for 30-35 mins and spend rest of the other time doing other exercises. So in my 54 minute workout ( with 30 minute elliptical) I was able to burn 300-some calories. 

I could only muster up 20 box jumps, 40 bench jumps, kettle bell swings and weighted squats. 

My cousins and I are trying another insanity class on Tuesday. I'm excited to see if I can push myself. :)

Peace out!

-ichibum

Yoga - Day 29

Today was a relaxing day, so I decided to do some yoga.

I started out with 15 minutes of Nike yoga. It got pretty advanced along the way, but I still tried each pose and learned new ones too.

Then I did the A.M./P.M. Gaiam yoga DVD. Specifically the P.M. yoga with Patricia Walden. It was 20 minutes of beginner yoga, which I enjoy. It was good to remember patience and technique the way yoga intended. Doing workouts everyday still doesn't round out the overall physical needs. I can feel the difference in parts of my body that weren't affected over the past month, so I will remember to keep doing yoga once in a while.

ichibum - rest of day 27

Been busy and fell asleep before I could post the 2nd part of day 27. 

After work, I went to the shop to work, then worked out around 11:30pm. After getting to the gym I realized I forgot my headphones :(

I was contemplating going all the way back to the shop to grab it since music really pumps me up to work out and makes me push myself but I was lazy and said heck with it. I'll listen to the gym music and work out. 

Yea, next time I'm going back to the shop to get it. Sounds weird but I didn't have the motivation to push myself like I would if I was listening to my own music. I don't want to listen to lady gaga, I want to listen to Jay-Z telling me to dust my shoulders off! Haha music is very important in my work out routine, so I will have to put an extra pair in my gym bag just in case I forget my Bluetooth ones, or they run out of battery. Only managed to get 400 some calories for my 1hr 45 min work out :(

But if I add my stairs, I burned off 121 + 179 = 600 kcal. Woot woot! But I know deep down it could've been more.. :(

Day 28 was no go. Worked like a mofo since it's month end, went out for dinner, ended up going to Tribute club, and hangover. Alcohol = empty calories :(

Day 29 - working all day and then fundraiser tonight. There will be some drinking tonight too. But I'll just have vodka waters. Blehhh gross. 

I will work out again on Sunday. 

And wow! Work outs back to back! Awesome dani-wok!!! Results are just around the corner ;)

Peace out!

-ichibum

Mixer - Day 28

I started out with the full Pussycat Dolls workout DVD (60 mins). Got warmed up and inspired - dancer's bodies are amazing!

After that, decided I wanted to do one more workout, so chose to bust my butt and get more toned. Feels pretty good! These days, when I walk or move around, I sort of wonder "whose body is this?" Especially my legs, which feel stronger.

5-star night (PCD and Nike workouts)!