Notes

The first workout for week two, Easy 50, was contrary to the title. It wasn't easy by any means, but it was a tad bit easier than I originally had assumed considering how sore I was from the introduction workout that I did on Tuesday. I woke up this Thursday feeling the most sore I had felt in months, which lead me to using my Theragun Massager, which helped significantly with how sore I was in my quads, chest, triceps, and shoulders just a bit. I had forgotten how much I loved working out my back, so for the first 5 sets and 10 reps of the back workout, I chose 1 arm dumbbell rows in a total of 50x for each arm. I enjoyed it the most out of any exercise in today's workout. My average BPM was 151, with my highest being 182 or so. This workout took me about 20 minutes, and I added an extra 100 jumping jacks at the end to get my heart pumping even more. The next exercise, being the push-ups, I noticed how sore I was while doing the first set, but it seemed to get easier as I got through the next 30, but even harder towards the last 10. I did crunches as my abdominal workout, with my feet under a hefty chair I have where I workout, I have a feeling my abs are going to be quite sore this weekend, along with the rest of my body. The last exercise I did during this workout was goblet squats. I did 50 goblet squats with a 20lb dumbbell, in sets of 10. My quads were absolutely on fire, but as previously mentioned, my Theragun Massager made all the difference. Overall, this workout was challenging, but absolutely reminded me of how much I love working out my back and shoulders, and I look forward to doing more of these in the future. Screenshot of this workout is attached below.

The second workout for week two, Terrific 30s, was an enjoyable yet exhausting workout for me. Having done significantly less physical activity this year versus last year, I've noticed truly how sore I've been this week. Going from one workout a week, to doing three intense workouts this week, was quite the change, and my body definitely noticed, but I didn't push myself to injury, thankfully. I made sure to keep form correct, while still being able to push myself during the workout. With an average BPM of about 140 and a high of 162, you can see that I took longer than usual for this workout, a bit over 35 minutes, but when your entire body is sore, I think that's reasonable. The Theragun massager made all the difference this Friday morning and Thursday night, helping reduce the amount of lactic acid buildup in my muscles, as well as how sore I was feeling. I started with normal push-ups, those went well but I noticed how sore my chest was, and even more how much I had been using my triceps. It felt great doing these push-ups, but these were by far the most challenging push-ups I had done this week. I used two 12lb dumbbells for the DB thrusters, those went fairly smooth and it felt like my body remembered doing them from Weight Training I. I did forward lunges, 3 sets of 10, with my 20lb dumbbells this time. The back workout I chose, was different from the first workout in week two, I did 3 sets of 10 reps of back flys, as well as 3 sets of 10 back rows with 20lb dumbbells. I did this workout earlier today, to give my body the maximum amount of time to recover over the weekend, so I can feel fresh for next week's workouts. The abdominal workouts I did in this workout seemed to be the predominant exercise that had me pushing myself, starting with knee to elbow crunches, followed by leg raises, and ending in side planks. The push-ups and abdominal workouts were definitely the most challenging today. Overall, I enjoyed doing all three of these workouts this week, including the introduction workout, but I absolutely underestimated the amount of effort I would have to put in to accomplish these three workouts in a short span of time, but I loved doing it. Pushing myself physically is something I used to be much more comfortable with, so I'm glad to have that back in my life. These workouts will absolutely help me feel more confident in the future, and hopefully even make some significant physical changes if I can couple them with a proper diet. Looking forward to recovery, and then onto next week!