So yesterday marked the end of week 1 of LIIFT4, and I’m sore as hell. One of the reasons why I decided to give LIIFT4 a go is that it’s a four day a week program (two days on/one day off/two days on/two days off), so that you can almost make your own schedule—picking two days to start, taking the next day off, going two days, and then having a full two days off before starting the second week. So this isn’t the first weight training program I’ve done through Beachbody (I’ve done CharleanExtreme, Les Mills PUMP, 21 Day Fix, 21 Day Fix Extreme, and T25—all of which are either majority resistance training or a mixture), and I’ll have to say that it’s nice to know that I haven’t totally loss my ability to lift semi-heavy.

Now I know that some people will say that lifting five to 8 pounds isn’t lifting heavy (or even semi-heavy), but when you haven’t been working out consistently for months—I think it’s pretty damn good that I can lift that amount for three rounds of 10. Though I did order a 10-pound dumbbell set (and it should be delivered before week 2 starts), and then I can use those for some of the exercises where the 8-pound did feel a little light. There were some exercises where I didn’t lift any weights (reverse lunges), mainly because those are my weak points. So I do have a goal that by the end of the program I can hopefully hold weight through at least two repetitions of the reverse lunge, and that I might be able to do three triceps pushups on the floor (and not elevated or standing).

I’m also going to try to do active recovery days (potentially trying to fit in either a cardio dance [country heat or CIZE], or something more pilates or yoga based)—that way once the next week starts I will be a little more loose and limber.

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