Ttapp Tempo Torso... DONE!
Ttapp Debulk at the barre... dONE!
Now I remember why I thought barre would be a natural segue from Ttapp! I had my barre set down too low (by the way, the barre is on Debulk) so it wasn't as effective, if I have a higher barre, or set mine up higher, it'll be better. She does a lot of lean forward with your hands on the barre like in a down dog, and that wasn't easy with a barre that moves. It's a good workout, and I like the barre because it does offer a good way to get those isometric contractions. I see now why I went to barre workouts when I got tired of ttapp! Just do ttapp form with the barre. Leverage isometrics!
Tempo torso was good of course, because I like that workout. I do get some sciatica, usually on my right side but it can happen on either. This really stretches those muscles and I can feel it stretch. Lots of side stretches (which in my mind means that my sides will flatten out, right???) and twists. All of which I love. I sweat a lot in these workouts!
I think I am really getting the hang of this ttapp form. I took Friday and Saturday off from workouts, however Saturday we had to get up early and get moving, and we walked around a LOT. So I did my ttapp form while walking the whole time, so I don't know if that counts as a day off or perhaps a "walking workout". My abs were sore after the day! It sure felt good though, and I felt taller.
Yesterday the whole week caught up with me, and instead of working out I went back to bed at 7am. I was pooped. I slept off and on until 11:30 when DH woke me up. I dragged around all day. I did try to do my ttapp form when I walked, and some exercises in my kitchen while I cooked, but I took another day off from the workouts. I am saying I feel stronger, I feel taller, and I am glad it is starting to be easier to keep the form when I walk. I don't feel like I am walking robotic or anything, just taller, tighter in my torso, and shoulders back. The achiness in my left shoulder is still there when I try to sleep with my arm under my pillow, but I can deal with it still. I am trying to incorporate the form into all of my activities.
I kept thinking yesterday that I am 8 workouts (now 9 workouts) into the "bootcamp" I decided to do, and I feel like my form is about 50% there. I have some way to go, but now that I am getting the tight and strong torso back, I am realizing what I used to have! I used to have such a strong midsection. I didn't realize how much I had lost it. I am getting it back though! I am very grateful for this ttapp I am doing.
She talks of fascia too, and I think that after 20 plus years of beating up my body with weights and working out, I bet a lot of my fascia is restricted. So I am working on that too. When I don't see progress in my weight or clothes fitting, I am reminding myself I am getting my strong core back, and hopefully unknotting my fascia. Get everything running smooth again. Perhaps it is tied to my sleep issues, who knows. I am willing to try and see if I can undo 20 years of body damage!!
I have decided I will give ttapp until the end of the summer, then decide what I want to do next. I chose that length because I think it will take that long to get my core back to where I want it, and keep it there. Not Ttapp exclusively, but ttapp alternating with probably weight lifting. I really want my tight core back! Iforgot how good that feels. My back feels good and my abs feel good... and seriously, that bloated feeling is almost gone. I didn't like ttapp the first time around, now I love it. of course, my timeline is different (I wanted fast results before, like the book and DVD's promise!) and my goals are different. Undo all I've done, and get back a good base.
Eventmom: 5 mg melatonin did nothing for me. I give 5 to LB if she can't sleep. It knocks her right out!! 10 knocks me out and does a good job of keeping me asleep anymore, however if I wake up and take 5, I won't even relax. I need 10 to sleep!! It works though. I love that stuff. I hate that we are both battling the sleep monster. I almost dread nights because I don't know how I will sleep, and that seriously determines the next day. I hate it.
Ebianco: I remember there was a lady in the original buns of steel that reminded me of Peggy Bundy (I don't remember the name of that sitcom though). I love seeing the "looks like"s!! It cracks me up! As long as it isn't "looks like" someone that's super annoying or a serial killer or something.