Donna - Gilad

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Great workout Donna! Love your reviews I don't mind drill like workouts either because you can really focus on form and speed. I enjoy using my bag with beginner kb workouts. I brought my P90X book to work and perused it. I don't think I'll do BB's rotation like you, but would like to try them all at least 2-3 times. When I'm done with the Slim Series (5 more virgins to go) I'll see about P90X. Yesterday was a rest day for me, as I went to the final production of Riverdance. I hadn't been in 10 years, and it was just as good as last time! Tonite I'm going out for Ethiopian food with a friend and might only have time and energy for some dance workouts, but I'm hoping to tackle two virgin Fitness Essential Hip Hop workouts. Most Fitness Essential workouts (all from Ross) are about 30 minutes each, great for mixing and

matching. Tomorrow is teaching CoreBox and Turbo Kick, and I get on the scale. I have a feeling I'm at the same weight I was last week, but we'll see. Donna M-P wrote: Hi!Today I blended kickboxing and core to wrap up Week 3of Phase 3 of P90X. On Sunday I start the last week!I can't believe I am almost finished. This last phasewas the hardest to get through - probably due to theholiday

interruptions. Anyway, for today I went withGilad - I did his Elite Forces workout. I know found this one to be too easy - and it isdefinately not one of the most cardio-intensivekickboxing workouts I have - but I do like it. It isvery basic drill style - one could up the intensity byadding light handweights or weighted gloves - I alsothink it would be a good one to do with a punching bagsince it is very basic choreography. To up theintensity a bit, Gilad throws in jump rope moves andjumping jacks in between the kicking and punchingcombos. There is also a short plyo section at theend. I am quite sore from the upper body work I'vedone in the last few days and I'm also sore from doinglegs yesteray (P90X legs always makes me sore, don'tknow what it is!) So I did not use weighted gloves orhandweights and I actually felt quite challenged bythe short plyo section (probably b/c of the

legsoreness).I did skip the short toning section on Elite Forcesand moved on to do the core & more section from Gilad'sCore & More DVD. I would describe this one as a moreathletic version of Pilates - the exercises chosen byGilad are definately Pilates inspired. I think thisone would be good for all levels, although a truehard-core advanced exerciser may find it easy - but Ithink Gilad's form pointers and reminders areexcellent, so that even an advanced exerciser couldbenefit from doing this as a little refresher onproper form for ab/core work. The abs, back andglutes are worked in this one. I actually felt theglute work big time, but I suspect that is more due tomy legs being sore from yesterday than this workout. The only trouble with this one is it is long, so it ishard to do as an "add on" but I'm not sure I wouldlike it as a stand alone routine. 45+ minutes is abit long for me for

this type of workout. Still, itmay work if you tack on a short cardio orsomething.... I did enjoy it and, like I said, I thinkthe form detail would be of benefit to anyone frombeginner to advanced.I also warmed up with T-Tapp.Tomorrow is rest - but I'll do at least Primary BackStretch from T-Tapp.Then Sunday starts Week 4 of Phase 3. Woo Hoo!Take care,Donna__________________________________________________________Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ