Friday, April 29, 2011

The Commitment and Plan

Two days before the start of my experiment. I made a (very tentative) schedule/plan for the next three months. I am completely terrified. In July I will probably start working as a CNA, and I'll be doing P90X and Insanity... which means I am likely to need more rest. I also have a week left open for unplanned rest days for injuries.

My commitment:
I will do the workouts as planned. I will not let excuses get in my way. I will push past DOMS and other muscle soreness. I will not stop halfway through a video just because I am tired. If I do not do a video one day because of time issues, I will do the video the next day with the other planned activity. However, I will not let myself do more than two hours of exercise a day. I will keep up adequate nutrition (at least 1,800 Calories per day, getting enough of all vitamins and minerals) and a healthy sleep schedule (8-9 hours a night) to avoid burning my body out. If at any point discomfort and normal exercise pain becomes alarming and sharp, I will stop the workout until the pain subsides and then pick up where I left that same day. If at any point I become overwhelmingly dizzy, I will up my calories for the day. If I sustain any injuries, I will avoid aggravating the injured area first by adjusting my schedule so I do not put strain on the injury and second, if strain can not be avoided by any DVD, by taking rest days until healed.

Each day I will post a new blog, time allowing (family activities, working/CNA training, and workouts are the only things with priority over the blog), in which I will say exactly what I did that day, how I feel, and the changes I'm noticing.


May:


Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1


Bloomsday (12K)
2


Yoga for Flexibility
3


Pops, Locks, Shimmies Vol 1
4


TurboFire: Fire 30
HIIT 15
5


TurboFire:
Fire 45
Core 20
6


TurboFire:
Fire 60
Upper 20
7


TurboFire:
Fire 45 EZ
Stretch 40
8


TurboFire: Fire 55 EZ Stretch 10
9


TurboFire: HIIT 20
Lower 20
10


TurboFire:
HIIT 25
Abs 10
11


Rest
12


TurboFire:
HIIT 30
Tone 30
13


Kathy Smith: March to Fitness
14


TurboFire: Sculpt 30
15


Shimmy Season 1
16


Yoga Fitness Fusion w/ Belly Dance
17


EnvyGirls: Abs and Legs
18


Rest
19


Rest (school thing to do)
20


Kathy Smith: Aerobox, Tai Chi
21


Billy Blanks: Cardio Tae Bo
22


Shimmy Season 1
23


Envy Girls: Arms and Buns
24


Kathy Smith Kick boxing
25


Beyond Basics Belly Dance
26


Kristy's Cardio Combat
27


Cardio Belly Dance W/ Dolphina
28


Biggest Loser 30 Day Jump Start Cardio (both)
29


Shimmy, Season 1
30


Biggest Loser 30 Day Jump Start Strengths
31


Zumba Cardio Party









June:
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday






1


Slim in 6: Start it Up!
Slim and 6-Pack
2


Slim in 6: Ramp it Up!
3


Core Secrets: Give me 20
4


Slim in 6: Slim and Limber
5


I <3 Yoga
6


Slim in 6: Burn it Up!
7


Jillian Michaels: No More Trouble Zones
8


Amira's Belly Dance
9


Spark Cardio Pack
10


The Firm: Cardio
11


The Firm: Hips, Thighs, Abs
12


KS: Weight Loss
13


KS: Ultimate Video
14


KS: Stomach and Thighs
15


P90: Fat Burner Expres
16


KS: Fat Burn Workout
17


P90: Sweat 1-2 and Ab Ripper 100
18


Rest
19


KS: Upper Body and Lower Body
20


P90: Sweat 3-4
21


P90: Ab Ripper 200
22


P90X:
Cardio X
23


P90: Sculpt 1-2
24


Biggest Loser: Cardio Max
25


P90X: Stretch X
26


P90X: Yoga X
27


Biggest Loser: Power Sculpt
28


Walk Away the Pounds (1 and 2 Miles)
29


P90X: Ab Ripper X
& Chest and Back
30


P90X: Plyometrics





July:
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday










1


Walk Away the Pounds (3 Miles)
2


P90X:
Shoulders and Arms
3


Rest
4


P90X: Kenpo X
5


P90X: Core Syner-
gistics
6


P90X: Legs and Back
7


P90X: Chest Shoulders and Triceps
8


Rest
9


P90X: Back and Biceps
10


Walk Away the Pounds (5 Miles)
11


Rest
12


Insanity: Fit Test
13


Insanity: Plyometric Cardio
14


Insanity: Cardio Pow/Resist
15


Insanity: Pure Cardio
16


Insanity: Cardio Abs
17


Insanity: Cardio Recovery
18


Insanity: Max Interval Circuit
19


Rest
20

Insanity: Max Cardio Conditioning


21


Rest
22


Insanity: Max Interval Plyometrics
23


Rest



24

Insanity: Core Cardio and Balance
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