One axiom goes "pain is just weakness leaving the body". If that's true, there's been an exodus of weakness from me the last two days. I started my new regimen on Tuesday as I previously described. It wasn't bad, but it was harder than I thought it'd be. My legs are really where it hurts unsurprisingly. What is surprising is how they hurt. Walking I feel stiff and jello-y at the same time. Going up stairs is ok. Going down stairs I feel like my knee won't hold me up on every step. It'll get better, but man, I can't wait. It'll be worth it though. Already is in fact posting a 3 pound loss two days after a 1 pound gain.
One interesting thing; I DID NOT follow on with the HIIT this time. I went straight cardio, and only 20 mins of it at that. I am 90% certain I almost died just doing that. I can't wait to see how I feel Friday after my cardio session. My legs still aren't working well, but i'm still going to do the routine tonight so we'll see.
I do forsee a small amount of tweaking in this routines future. There's a lot of lower body training, but not much upper. I'd like to see a couple more upper body steps included into the routine. Something that hits the arms a bit harder would be nice, maybe the core more. Technically everything should engage your core, but I want to feel the hurt everywhere. My shoulders, arms and back are sore, but they're the voice of a newborn compared to the roaring hurricane that is my legs. So either my legs were *that* out of shape, or I just have room to work my upper body harder!
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