All Pump Xtreme - Legs and Core

[Guest guest]

Well, here's my delayed report on the last workout from APX. This is

one tough workout! warned be that it was, but it didn't

help that I was feeling distracted and anxious about some things I

wanted to get done around the house before my online classes start up

next week. I struggled to get through this one. In fact, the week

didn't really end on a high note for me, workout-wise. I had a

really good cardio session on the tmill on Wed, but then on Thurs I

couldn't decide whether to do legs or cardio, and ended up doing no

workout at all. Ouch - it hurts to write that! I'll be sure to

remember that next time I talk myself out of a workout for no

apparent reason.

Anyway, on to the workout. The breakdown went like this:

Warm-up

Bucket squats – squats with arms straight above head

Balancing stick – one legged squat while leaning forward with

dumbbell and crossing toward opposite foot

Hack squats – squats with heels on step, while holding bar behind

your legs, below butt – I found these uncomfortable and felt like my

arms weren't long enough, lol

Sit & stands with tall step – sort of a hover squat, but you stand

all the way up after you stand

Curtsy and side lunges

Dead lifts – done on tall step, but I don't know why – range of

motion didn't change from reg ones, so I did them on the ground

Leg extension done with foot in handle of resistance band while

holding the other end of band tight above head – I had trouble

balancing on my left foot (not the right, lol)

Hamstring on step, similar to a one legged pelvic tilt – I was pretty

fatigued at this point and did these with two legs

Core – same core workout that is with the chest and shoulders pre-

mix. I did my own ab work during this, since I modified so much last

time.

Stretch

So even though I struggled with this one, it is a really good

workout, and I had significant DOMS on Saturday even though I didn't

give 100%. One thing I learned was that my general dread of leg day

messed up the good mojo I had earlier in the week, so I decided that

leg day needs to be at the beginning of the week for now so I get it

over with. I had it at the end so that my leg DOMS wouldn't

interfere with the rest of my workouts for the week, but right now

it's more important that I not miss my workouts. I can always do

low/no impact cardio with the tmill and elliptical if I'm that sore.

Overall, I really enjoyed Amy's All Pump Xtreme, and look forward to

trying it again in a few months to see how I've progressed.

Sara