I don’t have pictures to show because the kids were not cooperating with me. But, we made it through week 1.
I love this workout! The first 2 days of the workout had my muscles begging for relief, but I continued on. Pato had told me, keep doing it. The more you stretch them out, the less it will hurt.
Last night Jordan and I started week 2 of the KettleWorx DVDs and Ryan Shanahan kicked that up a notch. I did resistance again because well, I accidentally started on that, did Cardio and Core Friday and Monday. That took me back to Resistance yesterday. I think that’s the hardest one for me. Pushing those muscles past their comfort zone. I think it’s important to say again that this is low impact. I have a rough time with my knees and lower back when I do high impact aerobics, jogging, all that jazz. (One of the reasons I haven’t run in years.) KettleWorx doesn’t bother me at all in those normal problem areas. Now, if you have the same problems that my mom has with her back, I wouldn’t suggest doing this straight out of the box. I would talk to your doctor first. Which you should do before starting a new exercise routine anyway.
Week 2 resistance, like I said Ryan ups the sweat factor in this one. Who am I kidding? I was sweating like a dog after the first workout last week. By the end of the last 2 DVDs for the week I was getting really confidant and not quite sweating as much, still working the muscles, but they were a good sore.
Last night, even with one time of having to pause the DVD, I was dripping. Not that you want to know that, but it’s just to show the kind of workout you can get in 20 minutes, without running and jumping. I was squatting and lunging, and can I tell you how proud I was that I was able to hold the plank position during both sets without falling on my face this time?
Seriously, that’s progress! Ryan told me to go to my happy place, I told him, I don’t think I have a happy enough place, but I still held it. If you’re wondering what the plank is, you get down on the ground, the Kettlebell on the floor, but in your hands. Forearms resting on the ground, then you are also on your toes. Kind of the beginning of a push up, without going down into the push up. Your abs will start hollering at you after a few seconds. But you breathe, breathe, breathe, and attempt to find a happy place. Then you collapse on the floor. Ok, last night I actually got to my knees instead of collapsing out of the plank. I was mighty proud of myself.
Now I need to work on my balance because I’m a tad bit tipsy on one foot for some of the exercises.
Now, since I don’t have a scale, I’ll tell you how I feel I’ve progressed after week 1. I’ve noticed that the tummy flab has backed off a little bit at the bottom. My legs feel a little stronger, in fact, I can actually feel my thigh muscles. Now, I’m not ripped yet like Ryan.
or like Miss Kim, who’s abs just kill me when I watch her in the DVDs. It’s just not right that she can lay on the ground and do things resembling crunches and her stomach looks good! Mine looks like pudding.
She’s a darn good example when you’re watching to see what muscles are actually doing. Not an ounce of fat there. I’m hoping my muscles move like that under my extra layers I have going on. They should be right?
I can honestly say, that looks really good on him, but that is not my goal. My goal is to wear shorts and t-shirts this summer and not feel like a cow. My goal is not to have this big old pooch. My stomach is funny in that I carry my extra weight above my belly button and below my chest. My lower stomach is flatter (notice I say -er, not flat by any means flat) than my upper stomach. I think that’s because I carried my kids up high. It looked the same when I was pregnant. The kids were always right under my chest and down low in my stomach was flatter until they dropped. I’ve kept that pooch up high and hate it!
Jordan has been doing it on our scheduled days too. He’ll moan and groan, but then he’ll start and have a big smile on his face when he’s done while telling me your turn mom. Though, he was a little upset that he had to curtsey during the workout last night, because “I ain’t no woman”. First, there is nothing wrong with being a woman, second, call it a cross over lunge, then you won’t feel like you’re curtsying son.
Speaking of that move, I can’t make it all the way to the ground with that back knee yet. I’ll get there, if I went farther than about 1/2 way down, I’d fall over sideways, amusing for my kids, not so great for my work out as I miss the next few moves getting up. 
I did notice that I could button Jordan’s jeans a little easier this morning. His jeans that we got him for school in September are already tight. I didn’t have to pull so hard to get the button closed. So, I think it’s doing some good for him too. And that’s just after 1 week.
Heather from KettleWorx emailed me and told me they are sending us an extra 5 lb Kettlebell and a 10 lb Kettlebell so that Jordan and I can actually do our workouts together instead of one and then the other. That should kick up the competition factor (though let’s face it, Jordan is in better shape than me, in the fact that he does PE 3 times a week, rides his bike – he was able to get it out yesterday, plus he is active at recess, and soccer season starts up next month).
I have to say that I am really enjoying KettleWorx. Who thought I would ever say I enjoyed working out? I’ve always hated exercise, but this has been fun and I look forward to my days when it’s time to get it out. I think it’s because even though it’s working me, my heart rate is up, I’m sweating, etc, it’s not hard. The moves are very straight forward. I’m not struggling to get into position (ie: yoga, which I love, but have have the hardest time getting into some of the positions correctly). It also doesn’t hurt me while I’m doing it. I’ve done some exercise programs where my knees are just creaking and popping and hurting and I’m in pain the next day. Not just sore muscles from using them, but actually pain. It helps too that each workout is 20 minutes. When I have to workout for an hour at a time, I dread it every day, not to mention the fact, that I never have a straight hour to myself where I could do it.
I think today I’m going to get out one of the other DVDs that came with it and throw in another workout besides the Cardio, Resistance, and Core. I’ve also got -
I think I’ll try the Fast Fat Burn today because lord only knows I need it.
See you back here next week with week 2 finished and the giveaway for the KettleWorx Essentials system PLUS a 5 LB KettleBell. We’ll get the kicked off and give it away at the end of my 6 weeks to my total body transformation.
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