Hi Everyone,
Our guest left late this morning, so I got back on track with my workouts:
Jessica Smith - Split Session Strength - Lower Body - Full confession, I was dreading this one. And it is a long one - 48 minutes. It was the hardest one for me from this set of workouts - but it wasn't as bad a I feared. It used some gliding discs, a step, a chair, and for me, light weights. The first "set" you repeat 3X which was a bit overkill for me, the other 2 "sets" just repeated twice. This is not one I can see myself going heavy with - there is a lot of work in the dreaded hip hinge position - and while I see that it is a functional move it is also one that can be tricky to execute. I do wish this workout was chaptered, so that there would be an easy way to skip an extra set if you wanted to - I know there is always fast forward, but it is easier to skip to a chapter! All this being said, I didn't hate the workout at all and I can see how it can definitely build some functional strength and stability. it will be one that I will have to talk myself into doing, however, due to the length and the repetition. I still liked it better than some of Jessica's other lower body workouts which tended to tweak my back. I'm not sure why this one didn't - I will say in general, my back is doing much better these days - (not sure why! LOL!) and it is also probably the pacing - it doesn't move at break neck speed and it is easy to go at your own pace and just do fewer reps.
If I can talk myself into it - Upper Body is on for tomorrow!!
I added on Trifecta Pilates - Core Connection Class (15 min) and Pilates Deep Breathing (5 min).
Oh - I also walked my Golden - but it was a slow walk...
Carol - I think I'm following the same plan - I picked one from her "Foundations" series and one from her "Beginners" series. I will mix those in w/ Jessica this week and then see where I go from there.
Buffmama - Beth's stuff on her paid site is very much like what is on her You Tube channel. I think she posts much of what is on her paid site on You tube - although she does have some exclusive content as well as monthly calendars and various programs. My challenge w/ her stuff is that I like to do a variety of workouts and it is hard for me to focus on just one thing. And I feel there is a level of commitment w/ her stuff - for some reason - plus her site is pricey at $30 a month - the $7 special lured me in. I do think if I stuck w/ her stuff I'd get good at Pilates.
Dana - very nice workouts! I am on week 4 of Jessica's rotation - although I did substitute here and there. Seems to be the only way for me to complete a rotation, LOL!
Hope everyone has a good day!!
Donna
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