Day 37 TapouT XT

Plyo XT - To sum it up in one word, KILLER! That's what this workout was. Coming off a rest day I was ready to hit the workout hard, but I always forget how intense this one is. I start out super strong and slowly digress to barely moving as the sweat begins to puddle at my feet. Even after 37 days of working out and eating right I still find this one challenging. I often find myself muttering obscenities at the t.v. towards the end of this one. I finished strong, but this one always reminds I have a lot of improvement that can be made.

Breakfast: granola bar and 1 hard boiled egg
Lunch: turkey burger no bun, peas and carrots
Snack: peanuts
Dinner: baked bbq chicken, corn, snap peas

Day 36 TapouT XT

Rest Day: Just as the calendar said I rested on the 7th day. My mission for the day was to find some weighted gloves. Mission failed. I found some on amazon that I think I will order, but the ones they had at the store all were wrist weight which won't work with all the punching that comes along with the Tapout workouts. I do wish that there was a tapout store that you could order extra bands and weighted gloves from but I haven't seen any of that type of equipment on the website.

Breakfast: Cheerios and 1 hard boiled egg
Lunch: vegetable soup, grapes, orange
Dinner: turkey burger, peas and carrots
Snack: yogurt

Day 35 TapouT XT

Cardio XT + Ultimate Abs - Another late start to my workout today. Didn't  get to it today till 9:30pm and today was at least a full hour on the mat. I put the time in though and pushed through. I figured it was better to do the workout late than to not do it at all. I was dripping by the end of it and was totally ready to crash. It had been a long day. I am really starting to see my abs. I am starting to think that by day 90 I just might have a six pack like TapouT XT promised! Here is something that I have learned in the past 35 day: if you can just get yourself to push play you will do the workout. Even if you don't finish all of it, it's still better than not doing any of it at all.


Breakfast: cheerios and a hard boiled egg
Snack: grapes
Lunch: baked pork, corn, and an orange
Dinner: pulled pork, corn, and coleslaw

Day 34 TapouTXT

Legs and Back - Didn't get to my workout till 9pm last night, but I got it in. Legs and back is a short one, it is just over 42 minutes,  so doing the workout at 9pm wasn't a huge deal.  I gave  only about 80% last night. I was drained from hurricane clean-up, but I didn't want to miss a workout so I grabbed both my bands and off to TapouT I went. When I was finished I was glad I had done it. Actually you never hear anyone say that they aren't glad that they have done a workout . You always feel more accomplished afterwards. One thing I have learned over these past 30 some what days is that if you stick with this program you will see results, but you only see what you put in.  You have to give 100% and eat right to get the results that you want.  Stick with it and don't give up. Getting in shape isn't an easy journey, but it is one with great rewards.

Side Note: My TapouT XT leg band is starting to look a bit worn, I.E. it is ripping. The arm bands are still hanging in there though. I think that after day 40 it will be time for a higher resistance leg and arm band.

Breakfast: granola bar
Lunch: Hamburger no bun and a chicken breast
Snack: Yogurt
Dinner: Beef stew
Snack: Peanuts

Day 33 Tapout XT

Yoga XT- As usual I skipped this one, see previous post as to why, and did another set of workouts. I am addicted to purchasing workout DVD and recently bought Shaun T's Rockin Body. I decided yesterday to try out one of his workouts. I did the party mix, which was 25 minutes of basically jumping and running around. Not at all like a TapoutXT workout. Much lower impact and overall I found it kind of boring. It got me sweating, but I didn't really enjoy it. Although I do think this would be an excellent workout for someone just starting to get back in shape, it's not so great for someone who has been doing TapoutXT for 30 plus days. I also did the 10 minute ab workout. That was a little more challenging. Didn't sweat as much as Tapout, but at least I got a workout in.  Can't wait to get back to Tapout tomorrow!

Breakfast: 2 quaker oat cluster packs
Lunch - baked chicken and peas
Dinner: pork and corn

Day 32 Tapout XT

Muay Thai - Getting back into my regular workout schedule after the storm. Glad that this one was today. It is one of my favorites. No bands just straight up martial arts. 48 minutes of fist pounding and kicking. Doesn't get better than this one.  I still am seeing results and on day 40 I will post a pick since day 30 came and went and well I was without power. Still loving the workouts and am not bored yet! To quit does not exist!

Breakfast: granola bar
Lunch: Chicken caesar salad
Snack: peanuts
Dinner: pork, potatoes, and peas
Snack: granola bar

Day 28,29,30,31, Tapout XT

Ripped Conditioning - It's been awhile, but here in southern Louisiana we were dealing with a really big slow moving guy called Isaac. Isaac moved out, but after four days I am still without power just waiting for my house to come back on the grid. Even without power and a hurricane blowing my house around I still managed to get my workout in everyday but one. Not bad for  living in a disaster zone. A new video was thrown into the mix  this week with ripped conditioning. Another good one that combined band work with a small bit of cardio to give you a really good workout. It was a short one clocking in at under 50 minutes, but ultimate abs was thrown in there to make it just over an hour. I know my 30 day pics are due, but we will have to wait till power is restored for that one. Still plugging along hope everyone out there is keeping up with their workouts and enjoying them.