Level 2 resistance, week 1 today. I guess they call it level 2 for a reason! I found this really hard going although my new workout clothes with magic wicking fabric and discreet breathing panels at least meant I felt less like melting. When things got really tough I focussed on the lovely Tracy and how one day I might make it look as effortless as she does (ha, probably not, though!).
Cross-over pushups - I'm still doing mantlepiece pushups for these, although I did manage one of the 4 (4!!! Ryan!!!) sets doing box pushups on my knees veeery slowly. Was seriously astonished to see these crop up four times in total!
Squat and dunk - Ryan looked so enthusiastic introducing these that I almost haven't the heart to say I modified them. My knees aren't great so I avoid jumping - I did a squat and dunk without the jump, just went on tip-toe at the end. I must admit I did not envision getting my skinny jeans down off the top shelf!
Catapult situps - I enjoy these and today they seemed really easy after the variation with a twist seen in week 1 core!
Kettlebell flies - was pleased to see these reappear as they didn't much in level 1 and I enjoy them and find them a really good exercise. For set 1 I stuck with my 7.5lb bell but in set 2 I decided to challenge myself with the 10lb. I managed them, but had to go very slowly and by the end I couldn't have done any more!
One-armed chest press - I liked this new exercise and was surprised I was able to do it with the 6kg bell, although again I couldn't have done many more reps
Pull-over and crunch - oh, goodie. I'm soooo glad these are still here in level 2. Haha. Hahaha. Ha!
Back-step squat lunge - I find lunges really difficult. I think part of it is that my ankles aren't too flexible and so it's hard for me to get low enough to be in a powerful position to come back up. I managed these in set 1 and set 2 but hold the bell in front of my chest instead of passing it under as this makes me want to fall over!
Side leg pulses - always find these soooo hard, and whichever leg I start on is then really sore to stand on while I do the other one. I guess it's good that these are in level 2 as obviously I still need to work on them! They seem to last forever!
Side curtsey lunge - more lunges, noooo. In set 2 I had to do these without the bell.
(more pushups, see above!)
Forward squat lunge - more lunges, gah! I had to do these without the bell in set 2, too.
Lying leg-overs - these were a bit strange but felt quite effective. I don't think I would have stood a chance with these without having done level 1 core workouts!!
So, that's it. Next week I'm going to have to be a bit more careful about eating the right breakfast to fuel Resistance, and not wait too long after breakfast to do it. Hopefully this will give me enough energy to get through it with more oomph and I'll be able to do more of the exercises 'properly'.
On the plus side I feel I challenged myself today to step up intensity/weights on some of the exercises and I didn't have to pause as much as I used to (got through the whole lot in 36 minutes, which for Resistance is pretty good for me).
