Day 1

DAY 1: Arms and Back

Monday Feb 16, 2009

I received my program from extreembody.com last week and decided to wait until this Monday to start the workout. An interesting caveat, the box that was delivered to me was from Beachbody. I was listed as the ship to address. Basically, no matter where you buy it, you will be getting it from Beachbody. I got it a little cheaper though because Beachbody was going to charge tax + shipping whereas exteembody just charged shipping. That is a savings of $20, which can be used for the nutrition plan. Speaking of which, Sara and I started it last week. I made a list of what I would need and what she would need for the week and William and I went shopping. 3 hours later and $250 dollars poorer, our fridge as packed full of cottage cheese, skim milk and veggies a-go-go. If you do follow the nutrition guide, be aware that the soups and sauce make a LOT. The red pepper soup made enough for both Sara and I (lvl 1 and 3) for 4 weeks. The $250 will NOT be a weekly bill. The food is actually really good; lots of lean protein (goodbye hamburger meat), and veggies. Yum. I would like the nutrition plan even if I wasn’t doing the workouts. Also, some of our veggies went south before we used them so I would suggest only buying for a couple of days or make everything on the weekend and freeze. I am going to try that this weekend, since I would like to see Sara and William some.

The Workout:

Lots of band work and pushups. It was a little brutal. I was able to do about 5-10 of the pushups for each style, except for the declines. I could do a whopping total of 3 the first time and 1 the second round:) Then Ab ripper reinforced just how weak my core truly is. I was able to do the in and outs and bicycle, but that was the only exercises that I could do. After that, my core was trashed and I couldn’t keep my form at all. So, I will be interested in seeing my results in P2 of the program. I am sore and thirsty now. It was pretty good. I like at the beginning when Tony is talking he said "don't say 'I can't,' say 'I presently struggle with.” It seems like a slight change in semantics, but I can see how that can really change your POV on the program. I had to keep telling myself that during the 2nd round of Arms and Back and the ARx.

I had to take some breaks today to or skip some of the exercises, especially during the Ab Ripper X because I couldn’t keep form. Tony says it is ok, and I believe him. If I can only do 3 right now correctly, that is better than 10 with crappy form. Of course, if I could keep up with the guys on the DVD, I would look like them too:) The future looks bright and I am looking forward to the next 89 days!