Plyometric Cardio Circuit

... aka OUCH. It's 11 pm. I did the plyometric cardio circuit at around 7. I am already sore.

My big takeaways from tonight's workout are that my flexibility, cardio endurance, and arm strength have all gone to shit. It's tough when you expect to be able to do something, and then struggle through it (i.e. the warm up). I was POURING sweat after the warm up! Yuck.

Also, and I need a vehicle through which to complain about this -- Shaun T really messes with my OCD when he skips the split-the-leg stretch and leg lifts on the left side. Come on, man.

In terms of the actual exercise, for as much as I was sucking wind, the plyo cardio circuit went by surprisingly quickly. Very fast-paced, and by the time you get tired of an exercise it's almost over. The only crap thing is the little two-minute bonus exercises he conveniently adds on after you finish the third round of the circuits - when you expect to be DONE. Nope, have an extra two minutes of crappy Cross Jacks when the last thing you feel like doing is jumping. Thank you.

I certainly couldn't keep up with our friends in the video. Mountain Climbers are probably the dumbest thing in existence. I had to switch to push-ups from my knees pretty early on. And the combo of Ski Abs/In-Out Abs is brutal. I may or may not have grunted occasionally from determination/pain/frustration/disbelief.

And finally, based on the Nutrition Guide which allocates 3-4 oz of steak for dinner, I have also determined that Shaun T is on crack. Who can only eat 3-4 oz of steak?!

That's all for the evening. See you tomorrow for Day 3 and Cardio Power & Resistance.