I started both programs at the beginning of February, wanting to try something new. At 3 days per week for both, alternating lower and upper body, I soon realized that I needed to skip some workouts because sometimes my lower or upper body still felt too sore after just 1 day’s rest. I completed those missed workouts these past two weeks, so in total it took me almost 6 weeks to get through both programs.
I knew I would love Flex because upper body strength training has always been a favourite of mine. The program included a lot of my favourite workouts and some that I had never done before and that I added to my favourites. I tried my best at bodyweight workouts, but really am unable to do push-ups, and even half ones are difficult for me. My mid-term goal is to be able to lift 8 pounds per hand on lateral raises and though I’m not quite there yet after Flex, I am able to complete 6-8 reps at that weight.
Booty round 2 was very demanding at times, because I had never focused so much on my lower body. But I truly enjoyed the program and the mix of strength training, pilates and HIIT. Except for jump squats, I had always been keeping everything low impact, but I felt like I was gaining strength throughout this program and was able to do pop squats and a certain number of jumping jacks and butt kickers at a time. And this program is not called Booty for nothing, as I had never felt my glutes before and they were sore more than once during these past few weeks.
I will definitely go back to these programs in the future but I know that if I combine them again, I’ll modify the calendar to add some core/cardio/flexibility workouts here and there to add extra rest days for the lower or upper body.
Now onto the first FB Plus challenge next week and contemplating what I will do in April.
2 programs complete: Flex and Booty round 2
I started both programs at the beginning of February, wanting to try something new. At 3 days per week for both, alternating lower and upper body, I soon realized that I needed to skip some workouts because sometimes my lower or upper body still felt too sore after just 1 day’s rest. I completed those missed workouts these past two weeks, so in total it took me almost 6 weeks to get through both programs.
I knew I would love Flex because upper body strength training has always been a favourite of mine. The program included a lot of my favourite workouts and some that I had never done before and that I added to my favourites. I tried my best at bodyweight workouts, but really am unable to do push-ups, and even half ones are difficult for me. My mid-term goal is to be able to lift 8 pounds per hand on lateral raises and though I’m not quite there yet after Flex, I am able to complete 6-8 reps at that weight.
Booty round 2 was very demanding at times, because I had never focused so much on my lower body. But I truly enjoyed the program and the mix of strength training, pilates and HIIT. Except for jump squats, I had always been keeping everything low impact, but I felt like I was gaining strength throughout this program and was able to do pop squats and a certain number of jumping jacks and butt kickers at a time. And this program is not called Booty for nothing, as I had never felt my glutes before and they were sore more than once during these past few weeks.
I will definitely go back to these programs in the future but I know that if I combine them again, I’ll modify the calendar to add some core/cardio/flexibility workouts here and there to add extra rest days for the lower or upper body.
Now onto the first FB Plus challenge next week and contemplating what I will do in April.