I started really well. I jumped back into week 3 of 30 Day Shred and it was pretty intense. By the 3rd and final circuit my arms and quads were screaming at me. I could barely hold myself up. I'll admit, there were a few exercises that I did skip. I figured I was going to do another circuit workout that I could give myself that.
So I decided to move ahead and work on Jillian's Yoga Meltdown DVD. I figured I would get some good stretches in, loosen up some of the soreness that had set into my legs last night. But, have I mentioned that pretty much nothing that Jillian Michael's does is easy? Ya, because it's not.
I barely got through the first part of the Yoga meltdown before collapsing. My arms were just too tired and my legs were on fire. There were a lot of static poses added for strength that just made me feel like I was going to collapse into a pile of mush. So yes, I quit.
I still go a pretty decent 30 minute workout in and my arms are still humming from the workout. These DVDs are meant to be intense and done individually, not together.
I can't decide if I should have kept going and modified my moves or if I really did just hit a limit. I'm probably going to be sore and my muscles will be singing for a while, but I'll question if I could have gone farther. Of course, it is probably better that I didn't push myself too far since I have the Princess Half in just a few weeks. I ran it last year with my ankle injured (or well on the way to recovery) and I don't want to do that again this year.
Here's how I am justifying this... Tomorrow I plan to run 3-5 miles (probably closer to 5) with at least one circuit afterwards. Now, depending on how board and restless I get since it is my day off I might do an afternoon workout again. Get back into those doubles that I used to do when I was a competitive swimmer and triathlete.
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