Guest guest Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 hi! i did xfactor #4 today! it wasnt as hard as i thought it was going to be, but that was because i had to modify and change alot of things :/ i still enjoyed nahesi, he seems like a nice guy i also like the variety of exercises in each of these workouts. > 180 squat jump (spider man touchdown) 30 sec i did squat jumps in place. no 180's for me! (dizzy) > windshield wipers - 45 sec did these, seemed easy > plank four count survivor - elbow plank to hands, right first 45 i started doing these with my right arm and ouch!! that hurt like hell. so i changed immediately to just holding the elbow plank i didnt bother attempting on the left side, just stayed in elbow plank right side hurt for the rest of the workout but not bad enough to make me quit > knee slappers (tuck jump) did these on the rebounder... fun! > crunches i already knew that i should not do upper ab crunches so i did lower ab crunches, leaving upper body on the floor > toothpick - stabilize on one leg, bring opposite hand down and > opposite leg back, 45 each side did these > roll up jump did the modification of roll-up only > knees to chest - lie down on floor, roll knees in to chest to oops! more lower ab crunches. but thats ok! > single leg squat - 45 sec each side did these > burpees ugh! no burpees for me. i jumped on the rebounder while they did theirs. > oblique twist did these > quick feet - when he says " drop " , drop down for the number of > pushups he tells you to do no pushups allowed so i did quick feet on the rebounder for the whole time. so, i had to modify about half of the workout, which is probably too much. im not sure how to proceed... should i keep on modifying everything or forget about xfactor and try something else? standing in the wings is: beachbody pump + les mills assortment - im not sure if i can use any weights since i cant even do pushups, i would have to try and see because these are light weight/high rep... but i might end up quitting eoin finn yoga - i think i can do down-dog but not chatarunga classical stretch - should be able to do everything except ab crunches taebo + taebo amped - i should be ok for punching now, but i need to be careful not to over-do it. also not sure if i can use weighted bar or not, would have to try. turbo jam + turbo kick + turbo sport + turbo fire - huge rotation which might over-do it on the punching. hmmmm... what do you think? :*carolyn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 You and Donna are really rockin' this rotation! So proud of you both! I want to do a rotation but am so stuck in gym mode right now and hell bent on doing my one body part for 30 minutes 5x a week along with various cardio. I desperately need to do more yoga though so I should jump on the Eoin Finn bandwagon with you Cola Pop!Hugs hi! i did xfactor #4 today! it wasnt as hard as i thought it was going to be, but that was because i had to modify and change alot of things :/ i still enjoyed nahesi, he seems like a nice guy i also like the variety of exercises in each of these workouts. > 180 squat jump (spider man touchdown) 30 sec i did squat jumps in place. no 180's for me! (dizzy) > windshield wipers - 45 sec did these, seemed easy > plank four count survivor - elbow plank to hands, right first 45 i started doing these with my right arm and ouch!! that hurt like hell. so i changed immediately to just holding the elbow plank i didnt bother attempting on the left side, just stayed in elbow plank right side hurt for the rest of the workout but not bad enough to make me quit > knee slappers (tuck jump) did these on the rebounder... fun! > crunches i already knew that i should not do upper ab crunches so i did lower ab crunches, leaving upper body on the floor > toothpick - stabilize on one leg, bring opposite hand down and > opposite leg back, 45 each side did these > roll up jump did the modification of roll-up only > knees to chest - lie down on floor, roll knees in to chest to oops! more lower ab crunches. but thats ok! > single leg squat - 45 sec each side did these > burpees ugh! no burpees for me. i jumped on the rebounder while they did theirs. > oblique twist did these > quick feet - when he says " drop " , drop down for the number of > pushups he tells you to do no pushups allowed so i did quick feet on the rebounder for the whole time. so, i had to modify about half of the workout, which is probably too much. im not sure how to proceed... should i keep on modifying everything or forget about xfactor and try something else? standing in the wings is: beachbody pump + les mills assortment - im not sure if i can use any weights since i cant even do pushups, i would have to try and see because these are light weight/high rep... but i might end up quitting eoin finn yoga - i think i can do down-dog but not chatarunga classical stretch - should be able to do everything except ab crunches taebo + taebo amped - i should be ok for punching now, but i need to be careful not to over-do it. also not sure if i can use weighted bar or not, would have to try. turbo jam + turbo kick + turbo sport + turbo fire - huge rotation which might over-do it on the punching. hmmmm... what do you think? :*carolyn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 Hi Carolyn! I did it on Sunday, too - I hope it won't be too difficult to read, but I'll post what I was able to do below ---- IN ALL CAPS (I had to modify some things and plan more modifications for next time) I also did Suzanne Deason's PM Yoga for Weight Loss as my yoga. I am thinking I would like to add on 20 or so min of my Core Fusion workouts on to my X-Factor days - but as a separate session. After the X-Factor, I'm just ready to be done and just do my yoga. Oh - on Monday (today) I took an uplanned rest day - I have a major case of the BLAHs, it is TTOM, and it is a Monday. I will get back it tomorrow w/ X-Factor, maybe some Core Fusion segments, and hopefully a walk outside during my DD"s art class. I have a dental appointment also - so some of it depends no how long that is and how I feel afterward. I should be able to get in at least the X-Factor workout and some yoga. I found Week # 4 to be easier than Week # 3. hi! i did xfactor #4 today! it wasnt as hard as i thought it was going to be, but that was because i had to modify and change alot of things :/i still enjoyed nahesi, he seems like a nice guy :)i also like the variety of exercises in each of these workouts. ME, TOO!!!!> 180 squat jump (spider man touchdown) 30 seci did squat jumps in place. no 180's for me! (dizzy) I WAS OK WITH THESE!> windshield wipers - 45 secdid these, seemed easy I DID THE MODIFICATION W/ BENT KNEES - I DON'T HAVE THE LOWER BACK FLEXIBILITY TO DO IT W/ STRAIGHT LEGS.> plank four count survivor - elbow plank to hands, right first 45i started doing these with my right arm and ouch!! that hurt like hell.so i changed immediately to just holding the elbow planki didnt bother attempting on the left side, just stayed in elbow plankright side hurt for the rest of the workout but not bad enough to make me quit I DID THESE, BUT ALTERNATED LEFT AND RIGHT B/C I WASN'T SURE I'D BE ABLE TO DO IT ALL ON ONE SIDE AND THEN ALL ON THE OTHER. I DID OK, BUT HAD TO TAKE SOME BREAKS. I MAY ALTERNATE NEXT TIME FOR THE FIRST 45 SEC AND THEN DO A STATIC HOLD FOR THE LAST 45 SEC. > knee slappers (tuck jump)did these on the rebounder... fun!DID THESE OK!> crunchesi already knew that i should not do upper ab crunches so i did lower ab crunches, leaving upper body on the floor DID OK W/ THESE.> toothpick - stabilize on one leg, bring opposite hand down and> opposite leg back, 45 each sidedid these DID THESE, TOO! JUST NEED TO BE CAREFUL TO BEND THE STANDING LEG A BIT.> roll up jumpdid the modification of roll-up only I DID THIS, BUT NEX TIME I'M GOING TO JUST DO A SQUAT JUMP AND SKIP THE ROLL UP, I DON'T HAVE THE LOWER BACK FLEXIBILITY TO ROLL UP LIKE THAT TO A STANDING/SQUAT AND WHILE I DIDN'T HURT MYSELF - THE POTENTIAL IS THERE!> knees to chest - lie down on floor, roll knees in to chest tooops! more lower ab crunches. but thats ok! DID OK HERE.> single leg squat - 45 sec each sidedid these DID OK HERE.> burpeesugh! no burpees for me. i jumped on the rebounder while they did theirs. DID OK HERE, BUT SKIPPED SOME OF THE PUSH-UPs.> oblique twistdid these ME TOO.> quick feet - when he says "drop", drop down for the number of> pushups he tells you to dono pushups allowed so i did quick feet on the rebounder for the whole time. I DID THIS OK.so, i had to modify about half of the workout, which is probably too much. im not sure how to proceed... should i keep on modifying everything or forget about xfactor and try something else? I'M NOT SURE - I THINK YOU"RE STILL GETTING A GOOD WORKOUT FROM THESE EVEN W/ MODIFICATIONS, BUT IF IT IS MAKING YOU FRUSTRATED, THEN MOVE ON....NO SENSE NOT ENJOYING YOUR TIME! I THINK I WILL STICK WITH THEM. I DO HAVE TO MODIFY SOME THINGS BUT IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE TOO MUCH FOR ME. ALTHOUGH, I DO WONDER IF I"M GETTING ANY RESULTS - I DON'T GET SORE FROM THESE (NOT LIKE THAT IS ALWAYS A SIGN THAT YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING). I WOULD LIKE TO GET MORE FOCUSED LOWER BODY WORK IN (MY TROUBLE ZONE).....(WHICH IS WHY I'M SORT OF THINKING OF ADDING THE CORE FUSIONS).standing in the wings is:beachbody pump + les mills assortment - im not sure if i can use any weights since i cant even do pushups, i would have to try and see because these are light weight/high rep... but i might end up quittingeoin finn yoga - i think i can do down-dog but not chatarungaclassical stretch - should be able to do everything except ab crunchestaebo + taebo amped - i should be ok for punching now, but i need to be careful not to over-do it. also not sure if i can use weighted bar or not, would have to try.turbo jam + turbo kick + turbo sport + turbo fire - huge rotation which might over-do it on the punching. MAYBE BLEND IT ALL TOGETHER? I FIND THAT I DO BETTER IF I DON'T DO JUST ONE THING - TOO MUCH KICKBOXING FLARES MY BACK, BUT IF I DO IT ONCE A WEEK IT IS OK, TOO MANY FORWARD BENDS = NOT GOOD, BUT IF I DO IT SPARINGLY IT IS OK.....hmmmm... what do you think?:*carolyn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 >>>so, i had to modify about half of the workout, which is probably too much. im not sure how to proceed... should i keep on modifying everything or forget about xfactor and try something else? hmmmm... what do you think?:*carolyn. Hmm... Outlook Express let me snip some of your original, it doesn't always let me do that, interesting. Anyway, my thinking is first, you did an awesome job making it work for you. Second, did you enjoy it that way or did you feel frustrated? If you didn't mind it too much, then you might want to keep going and just see what you can do with these as your abilities are right now. If it was more frustrating than fun, you might want to try something else. Keep fun first and fitness second right now (actually, I do that most of the time anyway, which is why I pass on some workouts everyone is into, if they don't look fun, they won't get done). You're doing great, Carolyn!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 hi donna and nancy! thankyou for your responses and for inspiring me. i do feel a bit frustrated but not enough to quit. i will continue with my xfactor plan. i am taking less of the meds now and am feeling quite a bit better, just some phantom pain that comes and goes. i havent had to do deli work for quite a few days since im training a new employee there. and i am going for training myself for the next 2 days, so im getting a good rest from the repetitive motions which is helping. unfortunately my job is eating away my time, im only getting one day off a week so it has been hard to do my workouts oh well, i will keep chipping away at my xfactor workout schedule. thanks for being here! :*carolyn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 Hi Carolyn!I'm glad you decided to stick with it (selfishly!) - just take it one week at a time! I don't see any problem w/ modifying, we all have to do what is best for our bodies!Donna Subject: Re: i did xfactor #4 today !To: exercisevideos Date: Tuesday, May 8, 2012, 12:15 AM hi donna and nancy! thankyou for your responses and for inspiring me. i do feel a bit frustrated but not enough to quit. i will continue with my xfactor plan. i am taking less of the meds now and am feeling quite a bit better, just some phantom pain that comes and goes. i havent had to do deli work for quite a few days since im training a new employee there. and i am going for training myself for the next 2 days, so im getting a good rest from the repetitive motions which is helping. unfortunately my job is eating away my time, im only getting one day off a week so it has been hard to do my workouts oh well, i will keep chipping away at my xfactor workout schedule. thanks for being here!:*carolyn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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