Barstarzz PreProgram Wk 3-1 & X3 Triometrics

Start of Week 3 of Preprogram and skills was negative chin ups - I used my rip 60 straps again as it will be another couple of weeks till I get my gym set up and proper chin up bar to use. My numbers increased from 13 to 16 of good slow negatives ;)

Workout was 1 pull up then pull up with 5 secs hold at the top, middle and the bottom (think elevator pull ups but the lift only goes down) followed by10 push ups - rest for 1 min then rnd 2 was 2 pull ups then pull up with 5 secs hold at the top, middle and the bottom followed by10 push ups then rnd 3 was 3 pull ups with with holds etc up to 10 and 10 push ups!

My push ups surprised me today, I'm clearly getting stronger and faster - this stuff really works!

Chased it with X3 Triometrics for some cardio with good glute /quad work built in lol.

Barstarzz PreProgram Wk 2-4 & BOD Yoga Wk 2-6

Had a hard work day today moving, wrapping and filling pallets with a late dinner and energy levels really low. Had 30 min power nap as totally shattered then took my pre workout and got stuck in.

Skills was triceps dips

Workout was Giza. 1min each x 3 sets with 1 min rest in between of
Push ups - All power stands Rnd 1 -5-5f, 8k, 2-6-5-4-3 k, 3-5-4-3-2 f wide
Plank- 1-yep, 2-30-20secs, 3-30-20 secs
Tricep dips - On chair 1- 8-5-5 all straight leg, 2-10-7-6 bent legs, 3-10-7-6 straight leg
Glute bridges -1-27, 2-27, 3-34

I originally planned day 4 of yoga but I couldn't face that after this week so I chose Relax day 6 and it was wonderful and just what I needed. Felt much better but need an early night tonight.

Thats Week 2 complete and although a tough week I'm starting to notice visible changes already and thats impressive in just 2 weeks!! I'm really impressed so far!

Barstarzz PreProgram Wk 2-3 & 15 Min Glute Chisel

So this one was pretty tough cardio wise for me tonight but great at the same time lol

Skills was Bodyweights rows - I managed 24 with rip 60 straps

Workout was 1 min each with 1 min rest between 3 sets of..

Squat Jumps - 29, 27, 26
Bodyweight Rows Rip 60 19, 15, 15
Plyo Lunges - 50-16, 72, 76
Push ups - 2f-1k-5f-7k, 10-5-5-5allknees, power stands 4-2f-1-4-2k
Burpees - 9 stepped, 10 stepped, power stands 9 with jump back this time but shallow push up as toast

It felt like 20 mins of not quite enough oxygen!

The Negative Chin Up Pyramid - 1 to 5 and back to 1 with 10 secs rest between each.

Then as if that wasn't enough I chased it with some extra glute work with 15 min Glute Chisel from The Masters Hammer and Chisel.

and boy I was toast at the end.

Barstarzz Preprogram W 2-2 & BOD Yoga Wk 2-3

Tough shoulder workout for me this one was!!

Skill training was Squat calf raises which was fine.

The main workout was Broadway..

100 Shoulder Diamonds (basically like jumping jack arms touching at the top and bottom without jumping)
10 pull ups (Rnd 1 Rip 60, 2 Burgundy band, 3 Neg Chins)
20 tricep dips (On chair to make them harder as greater Range of motion Rnd 1 10 straight leg & 10 slightly bent, 2 12 straight 8 bent, 3 20 straight through with straight legs ;) )
20 bodyweight rows (All Rip 60)
20 Pike Push ups (Rnd 1 10-10 2 10-5-5, 3 9-4-4-3)

x 3 sets with 1 min break in between.

Total time it took me was 28 mins but my shoulders OMG!!!! 300 shoulder diamonds as well as tricep dips and then pike push ups!!!

Then went straight into BOD Yoga Week 2 Balance - which was a little challenging until the downdog section near the end and my shoulders just couldn't hold me up there for the time they wanted :(

 My shoulders still feel dithery 2 hours later!! I need to get ready to embrace the DOMS that are coming my way ;(

Barstarzz Preprogram W 2-1 & BOD Core de Force MMA Speed

Start of week 2 of Barstarzz for me and it went pretty well.

Same as last week day 1.. Skill Training was Negative Chin ups - I did all harder this time and got a total of 13 negatives.

Then the main workout was Around The Block...
5 Sets/Rounds with 1 min break in between of5 pull ups (Rip 60 Straps - harder than last week)10 Tricep Dips (I did them on Power Stands Rnd 1 Straight leg, Rnd 2 1 legs, Rnd 3 1 leg, 4  & 5 straight leg)10 Push ups (Rnd 1 All feet 7-3, Rnd 2 was 4 feet & 6 Knees, Rnd 3 was 5 feet & 5 Knees, 4 was 4 f and 3-3 knees & 5 was 2f failed nearly face planted lol 3rd and 3-3-2 knees)Really please with improvements in just a week ;)
Then went straight into MMA Speed and loved it. 
Took my preworkout but didn't going as quick as I would have liked ie 1.5 hrs after instead of 30 mins and I knew to it towards the end of MMA Speed but pushed through as best as I could.

Barstarzz Preprogram W 1-4 & BOD Yoga Exp Week 2 Day 2 Stretch

So final day of 1st week of barstarzz and it's been a good week. Legs a pretty tired after yesterday and today and my wrists are a little twingy from all the push ups but overall I've enjoyed it and I feel stronger for it.

Skills was Burpees

Then Audubon was 1 mins each of..

Burpees, Leg Flutters, plyo lunges, glute bridges, squat jumps and plank x 3 sets with 1 min rest in between each set.

I got my timer wrong and only did the plank for 30 secs instead of 60 but I'll forigve myself as I dont think I could have managed 60 secs after all all the planks yesterday.

I did all Burpees on Power stands as I struggle with the floor and was slow as push up muscles were pretty tired from the 80 push ups yesterday! Plyo lunges and squat jumps gave a nice cardio element for today tired legs tonight.
Looking forward to rest day tomorrow and then see what week 2 brings.

Followed it with BOD Yoga Week 2 Day 2 Stretch which was nice and relaxing and almost a meditation in parts. It didn't leave me feeling as stretched out as last week but its building on the poses for more progressions and nice information about shavasana/corpse pose at the end.

Barstarzz Preprogram W 1-3 & Core de Force MMA Speed

Skill training was Bodyweight Rows - I used my straps and made them as hard as I could. Got 20 reps in 100 secs

Vermilya Workout was the longest one yet but that's mainly because I had to take so many breaks to complete my push ups.

4 sets with 1 min break of
20 Push ups = I did all on push up stands today 7feet + 13knees, 20f shallow, 20k, 12f + 8k
60 sec plank= yes, 32 secs + 20 secs, 30 + 15, 35 +10
30 sec side plank (right) = yes, 25, yes, yes
30 sec side plank (left) = yes,yes,yes,yes
30 Squat Calf raises = got all reps
30 sec squat sit = this was missing off my sheet but saw it on the website during my rest so added it last 2 rounds and managed it with a quick break at 16 secs and pushed for full time in last round
60 sec leg flutter = these I found tough and did the best I could, went higher on rnd 3 almost full time and 50 secs on last one.

I was pretty wasted after this but I wanted more cardio so I did Core de Force MMA Speed again but didn't go full bore on my tired legs for jumps or the Burpees.

Tired and ready for zzzzz's

Barstarzz Preprogram W 1-2 & BOD Yoga Expansions Week Day 1 Core

Day 2 of Barstarzz and more cardio this time including burpees in the warm up!! ;)

Skills was push ups then into workout of 30 secs rounds of Burpees, Plank, Squat Calf Raises, Push ups, Plyo lunges and side plank holds. 4 Rounds with 1 min rest = phew!!!

Straight into my first Expansion Week of Yoga with a new trainer. It was Core and pretty good - but the plank I couldn't hold for the full time as my core was pretty tired from all the plank holds and side  planks held already.

Overall loved it ;)

Barstarzz Preprogram W 1-1 & 22MHC Cardio 1

So I fancied a change and decided to invest in myself and bought the new Barstarzz BTX (Body Transformation Extreme ) 2.0 program.

I'm lacking my pull bar at the moment since moving house so I'm using my Rip 60 Straps for my pull ups and chin ups.

I'm starting the 4 week pre-program before I start the full 12 week program and today was day 1.

Skill Training was Negative Chin ups which went pretty well - I did them pretty tough for 8 and include the chin up then 6 really tough just focussing on the negative.

Then the main workout was Around The Block...

5 Sets/Rounds with 1 min break in between of
5 pull ups (Rip 60 Straps)
10 Tricep Dips (I did them on Power Stands Rnd 1 Straight leg, Rnd 2 Bent legs, Rnd 3, 4  & 5 straight leg)
10 Push ups (Rnd 1 All feet 5-5, Rnd 2 was 4 feet & 5-1 Knees, Rnd 3 was only 3 feet & 3-2-2 Knees, 4 was 3 f and 3-3-1 knees & 5 was 3 f and 2-2-2-1 knees )

Push ups were tough in the latter rounds but I actually really enjoyed it.

To add in Cardio I went straight into 22MHC Cardio 1 and loved it!

P90X3 Eccentric Lower & BOD Yoga Week 1 Day 6

Had a very busy day painting the kitchen, putting up 2 kitchen corner cupboards (the drilling was a workout in itself - grrr hard brick) and making some more yummy flapjacks.
 My upper body was shattered and I was pretty tired but took my good pre-workout and got stuck in to leg day.

Enjoyed Eccentric Lower and even upped some of my weights then into Yoga Relax and it was just what I needed. Really gentle chill out, very soothing and perfect destress after a hard day. I'll be doing this again for sure.

P90X3 Complex Upper and T25 Speed 2.0

Enjoyed upper tonight, using my rip 60 straps and bands made a change. To protect my wrist I did the plyo push ups on the end of my bed. Also I replaced the lunge press with deep swimmers press for the first 3 rounds then push press in the last round to get more shoulder work.

Then went straight into Speed 2.0 and it was tough. I took a different pre workout and it didn't work for me as well as my other ones I've tried, so that was disappointing as it felt even tougher.

Overall great fun 😊

T25 Ab Intervals and BOD Yoga Week 1 Day 5

Wow Shaun T really makes those abs scream in this one doesn't he??? This is a tough one for me thats for sure.

Really loved the BOD yoga again - only 20 mins but soooo enjoyed it. It's only the 5th one I've done but I swear my poses have improved already and I can now go from up' dog into down' down without putting my knees down - maybe nothing to most people but after all the yoga I have done in the over 3 years of beachbody programs this was a very big improvement for me. I have to say Vytas the trainer is amazing!!

Anyone who hasn't tried yoga - should try this as his instructions and teaching is excellent.

P90X3 Eccentric Upper and Complex Lower

Another total body thrashing for me and really hope Shaun T is right when he says 'the work starts when your are tired' because boy I worked my socks off during this one!!

I ate too many flapjacks to keep me going as we had a late dinner but then dinner had no starchy carbs - so less guilt but less energy for my workout = phew!!!

Loved it but that complex lower is a bear with weights at that pace!!!

P90X3 MMX & BOD Yoga Retreat Week 1 Day 4

Had a great morning working on the house, making lots more progress!

Then after dinner X3 MMX just to burn a few calories and then into some lovely gentle yoga = magic!!!

And trying not to undo all the hard work I had to indulge in some of my mums lovely home made blackjacks (flapjacks made with black treacle) yum!

P90X3 Incinerator & Eccentirc Lower

Really bad migraine for most of the day yesterday grrrr

But got back at today with this pretty good combo - incinerated the upper body then eccentrically thrashed the lower body!!

Got most of my weights about right and although I haven't done these ones in a while really enjoyed it!!

P90X3 Triometrics

Crazy day yesterday with the workmen in the house for 10 hours!!!! But they got the new shower screen fitted, gas pipe laid, the dishwasher plumbed in, the airbrick fitted and the leaking wash basin fixed. They also left some bodges which I'm disappointed with but thats life I guess.

Out most of the day today shopping but managed to get a little something done today before the electrician came round to see about more sockets.

So Triometrics it was and phew - it's still a quad burner!!!

P90X3 Eccentric Upper & Core de Fore MMA Speed

Eccentric Upper went well, I went a little heavy on some of the weights but overall it felt great to make my muscles work hard on them slow 1-2-3 counts!!!

Then I went straight into Core do Force sneak peak of MMA Speed and it was brilliant!! Really loved it - like LM Combat only dare I say it...better!!!  Awesome and I can't wait to see what the rest of the workouts are.

P90X3 The Warrior

Well early DOMS from yesterday made me go into this a little gingerly but I gave it a good go. Most of the push ups were on my knees having done 96 yesterday in The Challenge!

Good fun and I enjoyed it!!