Day 12: Friday Fight: Round 1
After last week, I wasn't looking forward to this all that much. Shaun T definitely kicked my tail with this uber-intense cardio workout. I've built my strength enough so where I can get through the warmup with relative ease -- so much so, I almost have a little bit of cockiness.In my mind, I'm thinking: I'm going for 30 minutes. But that's about two or three minutes in. Lest I forget the moments before I hit play, I turned to my wife and said, "I really don't want to do this workout; I'm scared."
There aren't a lot of breaks in Friday Fight: Round 1. It's not like Tabata Power where we know a break is coming every five minutes. For Friday Fight: Round 1, you bang out a five-minute warmup (which if you've never done a Shaun T workout, his warmup is as intense as the workout itself) and immediately jump into the main portion of the routine.
Each move is one minute long. It's an uphill climb to get to that first break. A week ago, I succumbed to the pain at 8 minutes, 15 seconds. This time around, I barely made strides from last week, conking out at 8 minutes 22 seconds. Hey, improvement is improvement. Only something to motivate me for next Friday.
Last week, I didn't hit my Weep Time until 12:13. I couldn't even make it as far as that this week, shouting for mercy at 11:40. Once again, I wasn't able to push through to the first break before hitting both my low points.
But, all in all, I sweated out a bunch of goop; I pushed through to the end (with a handful of breaks, gasping for air); and I move on to fight another day -- and another week. Cause for celebration, I say. But not too much. My "recovery" day is quickly approaching. Next up: Pulse.
Recap
Workout: Friday Fight: Round 1
Max Out Time: 8:22
Weep Time: 11:40
Weekly Weigh-in: Stay tuned for Day 15 of the journey
Monthly Photo: Stay tuned for Day 30 of the journey
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