Welcome to my fitness log

I've created this to keep everything to do with my fitness journey in one place for easy reference.
I've listed links to places I visit regularly or places I think are interesting or valuable resources.

I started doing Crossfit September 22nd 2009 and I loved it - it's totally awesome and it made me a better person in so many different ways!

After nearly 4 years of Crossfit and wrist injury I tried a home fitness DVD for a change and something new - Rip 60 was really great and then I found Beachbody / Tony Horton's P90X!
It's THE best home fitness program ever!!!
It changed my body in so many amazing ways and got my cardio fitness, my core and overall strength including push up strength better than ever before!!

I now do many Beachbody programs as they are all so great.
I 'm a big Tony Horton fan because he makes me work hard but makes me laugh at the same time.
After I completed P90X, I did P90X3, P90X2 and some P90X+. I''ve tried other Beachbody programs including the P90, Piyo, Focus T25,
21 Day Fix Extreme, Country Heat, BodyBeast and Insanity, The Aslyum 1 and 2. Completed 21 Day Fix and 22 Min hard Core.

Did some Insanity Max 30 and Core de Force but my knees can't handle jumping every day so I have to mix them in.
Shift shop is great and looking forward to the new 80 Day obsession.

I'm the fittest I've ever been in my life and still getting stronger every day!
Showing posts with label Chisel Cardio. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chisel Cardio. Show all posts

Wednesday, 16 August 2017

H&C Chisel Cardio & 15 Min Glute Chisel

Upped weight for 2nd round of Over the Top and increased reps in Pull ups and Burpees = Yay.

Did much better in Glute Chisel too today so pleased with improvements and increases.

Love it!


Wednesday, 9 August 2017

H&C Chisel Cardio and 15min Glute Chisel

Phew!! I forgot how great this one is - gets your heart rate up with very little impact. Went light first round and heavier on the second.

It's ages since I've done any kettlebell swings and it felt great to get on the pull up bar too ;)

Who'd have thought that putting your foot on a ball would make that much difference to so many moves. The Split lunge - OMG what a burner! And those Single leg bridges on a ball - I was doing them in Shift shop with 8kg / 17lb on my hips so no weight should be easy but OMG on that ball was soooo different!! Nice one Chisel!!!


Saturday, 21 May 2016

22MHC Chisel Cardio

Really pleased with this one tonight - felt much easier than I remember. Especially the burpees lol I got more than I've ever done all thanks to 22 Min Hard Corps ;)

Been thinking hard about my programming for the next few weeks and I was going for a good variety of workouts but to build the muscle we want progressive overload right? so although I should probably do Bodybeast Sagi annoys me little in the dvd's so I think it's back to P90X for me with maybe some Beast back so I can get some deadlifts in too (because P90X legs and back every single week gets little repetitive).I might shake up the cardio days and throw in some 22MHC too to keep my fitness level up.

Don't think my app was counting calories correctly for the first 25 mins or so it said 45 cals..erm nope!!! But never mind hey, I'm sure they will fix it in the next update.


Friday, 22 January 2016

MHC - Chisel Cardio

After two days rest and not as good quality sleep as I'd like I got Chisel Cardio done today but didn't go crazy hard with some of the legs stuff, went a little lighter on the 2nd round than last time I did it = more cardio effect which was the aim of the game lol. 

Might do some yoga tomorrow then chill on sunday ready to get back to it on monday. I will then have moved my sunday rest day to match the thursday rest day from the calendar - may it will help.


Wednesday, 6 January 2016

MHC - Chisel Cardio and 15 min Glute Chisel

So loved this cardio today, I upped my weights and also got personal best on my burpees wahoo! Boy was I sweating today omg!!

My deluxe dvd arrived today so as it was on the calendar as an option - I added the 15 min Glute Chisel and wow!!!

I was pretty tired after 3 heavy leg days but I thought I'd see how it went and it was tough on very tired legs. I did about half of it overall and I was toast but the last move - 1 leg bridge on a medicine ball and for a start I couldn't get my but off the ground!! I pushed really hard and after a real real struggle I managed only 4 reps on each side - Chisel wanted 25!!! OMG x 10!!!!

And just a word of warning this isn't just Glutes at all - it's lower body plus you have a medicine ball in your hand so you get a shoulder workout in there too!!!
Brutal but brilliant!!!

It took me to the hour which I was really chuffed about and with my stretch afterwards I burnt over 600 cals!!!


Saturday, 19 December 2015

MHC - Chisel Cardio

Wow cardio but not as we know it!!!!

No furious jumping around on this cardio workout - except a few burpees that is! Brilliant workout!!

I did assisted chin ups instead the prescribed pull ups in this as we've done so many pull ups that I thought some chin ups would be more beneficial, especially for me as I'm stronger at them so I could more done giving more of a cardio effect for me.

Loved it!!! Didn't give me the same cardio high I get from T25 or Insanity but a great cardio workout that is easy on the joints ;)