Week two, Workout #4

Monday! Honestly I was looking forward to today...maybe more on a personal level and less on the Cisco month-end perspective but regardless I was looking forward to it.

Weigh-in and Training day!

As you know the weigh-in went well. On par with what I expected and I was pleased to see the results; a little affirmation goes a long way.

Today's workout was all about Tabata. Something foreign by name to me hours ago but essentially it is sprints with little rest between sets. After our warm up, we went right to it.

Tabata = 8 sets of 20 second sprints with 10 seconds of rest in between.

First up: jump rope as fast as you can go while maintaining control...20 seconds on 10 seconds rest; rinse, dry, repeat for 8 sets..by the end, doing okay.

Second up: squats, again as fast as you can go while maintaining control...20 seconds on 10 seconds rest; rinse, dry, repeat for 8 sets..these hurt a bit but even on the 8th set, some 140 squats in, I was able to do 16 squats in the last 20 seconds. Go ahead and give this a try if you think 16 is easy :)

Third up: push ups. By now you get the cadence but OMG these were so hard. I remember back 6 years ago and I could rattle off 100 push ups in a row with no issue but today, no so many. Near the end I was only able to push out 4. Not feel strong :(

Fourth up: planks. These used to be a cake walk but clearly to much cake has made this HARD. Like the push ups, I struggled to stay in a plank on the final sets for the entire time. Feeling...PAIN.

That said, this was all good. Being pushed. We went on to do more work of course but it was not nearly as intense. I can tell after a week that my recovery time between sets or exercises has improved. Don't get me wrong, I am gassed by I am able to get my breathing back sooner and control it. I think carrying 12 less pounds helps here too.

Already looking forward to Wednesdays workout.

Until then.

T