Ohhh legs and back! I was so excited for this since my legs are usually where I have the biggest gains in toning and seeing results. I was pretty satisfied with this workout and my knees didn't hurt too badly. The one thing I loved about this is that it had a great alternation between upper body and lower body. The lower body was difficult, especially the wall sits, but I feel good right now.
I did have some problems with the upper body portion that I definitely did not anticipate. We have this pull-up bar in the basement that I was all set to go with, but what I wasn't all set to go with was an appropriate chair to use to assist me with the pullups. Here's the thing; the way the program is set up, you can use a chair as "assistance" for pullups. I'm definitely afraid of falling flat on my ass during this process, but I guess I'll get over it. The only chair that was in the basement at the time was part of an old dining room set and I didn't want to be putting my dirty shoes all over the top of the good chair. I looked quickly for the step stool but couldn't find it, but realized my resistance bands were pretty readily available. Problem solved... or so I thought. I got the bands out, continued with the workout, but really didn't get a good back workout. I am pretty disappointed so now it's off to find new resistance bands. I'm think that if I can get good bands that will give me a good workout, I'll be set to go. I've almost made a decision regarding the bands vs. pull-up bar; if I can find good bands, I'll do some reps with the bar and then finish with the bands since they're easier. I don't want to kill myself and I want a good workout, so what's the point of doing 2 reps with the bar when I could do 8-10 and get to exhaustion there?
Another day of Ab Ripper X and I'm not to the 25 reps, which I'm OK with. Hell, I may never get there. I am struggling a bit with the fact that it's a lot of abs and I can't seem to get my back flat on the ground. I end up with lower back discomfort (it's not quite pain) and get frustrated. Not exactly the way I like a workout to go, but what can I do? The one move I can't seem to grasp is the oblique crunches; I have NO idea how in the WORLD they get their legs all the way up to their elbows! You're laying on your side and are supposed to crunch your elbows to your knees; your legs are at a 30 degree angle to your body. Yeah, right. One, that hurts like hell... my hip bone digs into the ground. Two, apparently I'm weak! It went better today though, I'm getting there.
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