i'll join too. today is my 2nd workout.

Hi everybody,

so yesterday i had my Stage 2 workout A3... unfortunately after 2 days of Insanity workout, my knee was hurting so i had to do only half way squats with 45lbs, and every other workout that didnt include my legs. It was frustrating because I really like those stage 2 workout As...

I left the gym super upset feeling like a little weak girl, but well, im hoping for saturday or sunday i will be ready. i might do workout A again all the exercises with proper form and then workout be and such.

good news! im going to disney after memorial day weekend, that means, right after finishing my stage 2. so as you can imagine, im super excited and crunch time, bikiniggedon for me!! lol

Souds like yall are kicking *kitten*.....alasin - i cant believe your numbers....mnsmov, good deal on your inches! Red yore headed for bikini heaven not bikinigeddon lol. Maya, thx for tips on pushups what is barbell complex did i miss something?

Had a perfectly horrible week, with either kid-oriented or work related obligations every single night. Someone brought in a decadent chocolate cake from dessert deli....and mothers day. Only got 2 NROL4W in, but did do the HIIT x2. I'm going to consider this week an off week and officially start stage 2 on Sunday. Those lunges with the forward press were hard, matter of fact the B workout was all a challenge. Except the ab work, better find a way to ramp it up.

Did 8.2mph intervals!

3A1 is in the books and while it wasn't complicated it is a long workout. Took me about an hour and twenty minutes. Of course I did spend some time watching Ken Jennings on Jeopardy so that may have had something to do with it. The long breaks make the work out manageable. At first I was all "my god you want me to sit around for damn near two minutes? This is insane!" But then the planks rolled around and I realized if I hadn't had those long breaks I wouldn't have made it through. Then the Body Weight Matrix. I thought "Oh girl you do Tabata this will be a breeze" It was not a breeze. It was a hurricane. I made pretty good time. 2:24 and 2:08 and that was with me taking moments to rub my legs and give them heartfelt apologies. I also thought that I would be able to throw in a barbell complex at the end (someone asked what a barbell complex was and it's a type of tabata that uses barbells 8 moves 4 minutes to get them done) Honestly with this level of work I think this is going to be the stage where I start to see my mid section really change. I mean if this stage has intervals and the body matrix I don't see how I can stay squishy middle girl. Also to give myself hope for the future I bought shoes(these ones: http://www.6pm.com/steve-madden-madame-black?utm_term=SKU-8231051&utm_campaign=product_page_badge&utm_medium=socialearned&utm_source=pinterest&mr:trackingCode=A9D7A302-3A48-E311-AA52-BC305BF0C9A4&mr:referralID=NA ) because my feet have always been skinny and so they should be rewarded. Right?

Maya: welcome to the bikinigeddon survival team. we're happy to have you
Sunshine: I think it's great that in spite of your hectic week you managed to lift twice and do two hiits! That's more than I see a lot of people do when they're not having a good week.
Pudding: I didn't do the AMRAPS either. I knew I was stronger. I didn't need some special workouts to prove it. I'm so excited for you to start stage two. I can't wait to hear what you think
Alasin: congrats on finishing stage one! You put up some really great numbers

Hey all!

Just checking in quickly to see how everyone is doing, and it is great as always! I'm laughing out loud here with Red's description of Stage 3. Looking forward to move on, but I still have one week of Stage 1 to go!

@Sunshine, bad weeks happen and there's nothing wrong with taking it easy! Hope you have a relaxing weekend and that next week is easier

@Twimmon: Yup, with the amount of activity that you do, I'm sure it is a good idea to eat more than 1400 calories! I don't know about going down to 1250 afterwards... I, for one, cannot function on 1200 at all; even 1300 is too low! Get headaches and feel generally completely s**ty... But I'm crossing my fingers for you for the scale to budge, keep us posted on the results

From my end, it was great to have my boyfriend with me last time. But poor him, he had been one year away from the gym and forgot that you're supposed to slow down when coming back. He has killer DOMS now and is waiting the pain subside a bit. It's taking the whole week! I'm heartbroken but I won't be the one saying anything like "told you so", haha! Monday he'll probably join me again

My knees are still acting up. It's really getting on my nerves It looks like runner's knees by the symptoms, and nobody seems to agree on what is the proper treatment for that. I'm willing to bet that there's some serious muscle imbalance going on, and together with my flat feet and my love for the treadmill, can't be good.

Anyways, my plan of action now is: taking longer breaks in between the workouts if I have any pain, changing the treadmill for the elliptical machine (which I hate, but I'll just suck it up), warming up with glute bridges, and switching the lunges and step ups for isolation machines (one-sided leg curls, one-sided leg extension and kick backs) with 1-2 extra sets for my weak leg. I'm also going to try doing the Bulgarian split squats (body weight only) already, as it seems like my balance when on the left leg is pretty ridiculous!

Other than that, I wanted to mention that I decided to buy new lifting shoes: brand new pair of Chuck Taylor All Star My boyfriend checked my deadlift form and told me I was lifting my heels when going heavier, probably because my quads are stronger than the hams and glutes. It also made me realize that my running shoes were throwing me off balance, and it was time to get some proper shoes for my lifts!

Cheers to all, have a great weekend!

3b1 was finished on Sunday and that work out is loooooonnngggg. It took me well over an hour and i didn't even do the intervals. I was just too bored by the end. Doing 3a2 tomorrow. With all this work I need results like visible results in squishy middle land. My measurements actually went up when i finished phase one. If phase three doesn't give me results I'll be following Maya over to strong lifts.

Ooops sorry about that. The work out is long but I think and really really hope that this is when things get serious and you really start to see your body change. Idk. I'll let you know in two weeks. But you should definitely do it.

Well i did make the very serious mistake of working out without music when I did the b workout. The a workout was long but it was bearable with music playing. Plus i was complaining that the a workouts were too short to possibly be effective. I can't really complain now.

Go redlipstick!

Wow great work everybody, sorry I haven't been here - for some reason it's tough to post with my iPad and the hard computer has been in the hands of the kids.
DouMc glad you're on board and changed your mind about am raps....


Red, that's great news about pandora gonna check it out! Congrats on stage 3 , glad your sticking with it. This lifting thing is like half mental mind games, eh?

Maya congrats on your PR awesome that's so great!

I got some weight lifting shoes too - Nike - feel ALOT more stable at the gym. Highly recommend for anyone who hasn't done it yet.

Mnsmov anxious to see your stats!

Pudding I loved am raps - it was like oh this feels fine, then later you're like omg I'm so sore.

Did stage 2 b tonight, considering this my first week since last week only got 2 lifts in due to all that evening busyness.

Dead lifted 105/10 reps felt proud. Those prone Cuban snatches are awkward. Got 100 lb lat pull down 6x, progress.

Did a 2.5 mile run at 10 min mile pace yesterday psych.

Finally home lidocaine on my lower back yawning my head off lookin forward to a dead sleep tonight )