Beachbody Thread 6 (Insanity, T25, 21 Day Fix, 80 Day Obsession etc)

I am now stuck in my chair having sat down after week 7 legs. I think I will never be able to get up again! That was hard! I hadn’t realised it was 3x weights circuits so I was pretty done in after circuit 2 and then found there was another one! I had a little lie down after it was all over i was so knackered. I will be sore tomorrow but it is a rest day thank goodness.

How is your toe today plink? Stubbed toes are the most painful injury ever (apart from standing on Lego/upturned plugs). Have you taped it. It might help?

I went to decathlon today to get some stuff for dcs. What a great shop - I can’t believe I’ve never been before! I wanted to buy everything. I tried 10kg dumbbells - I did 1 squat and nearly didn’t get back up again! I didn’t buy them but I will soon

Purple ah well done!! Always great when you make those little bits of progress. Those little victories feel so good!! Still fitting in your runs too .. amazing!! I don't really have a favourite T25. I never made it past Alpha though so maybe I should give it a shot again sometime 🤔 Plyometric Circuits is my fave Insanity one.

Roman I am slightly dreading full body HIIT 🙈 it only happens twice though (silver lining?) - must be essential to the shred part. I did Legs HIIT today and well... I didn't enjoy it as much as the other workouts, put it that way 😂😂 so full body is gonna be a killer!!

In other news, I managed to stub my toe on my weights as I was putting them away last night 😟 I think I have broken it 😖 it's all swollen and sore. Very sore to touch. And a bit bumpy. But as its my little toe its not impeding me that much. I did still workout which may or may not have been a good thing... but I had to really not put any pressure on that side of my foot (triple bears were done at a slightly odd angle 😂)

I’m doing legs tomorrow and after your post roman I’ve got the fear!
Shoulders and arms today. Wasn’t great as I think my 4kg weight is a bit light (good problem to have) but 8kg is too heavy so I didn’t get a great workout. I nailed the swimmers and skull crackers for the first time ever though so I’m definitely stronger. Legs a bit sore after 11mile run yesterday. I thought it was going to be 9miles so I was a bit surprised!

I feel like you re t25 plink. I used to love it. Now I find 25min with no break a bit boring. I still love speed 2.0 and the gamma ones though.

Have a good evening all

Purple Oh my days!! Triple bears kill me 😖😖 I can only do like 10secs and then rest a bit, then another 10 secs... terrible! Well done for doing the whole 30 seconds. Ouch!! Weird how your taste buds change isn't it? I found that with chocolate recently and biscuits. Just not as satisfying? 🤷🏻‍♀️

Roman you're so right. T25 is great for cardio but it really is too long without a break. I can manage it but it's a very laborious workout and I'm hating almost every second. Love the buzz after don't get me wrong but during it? Ugh.
I highlight my tracker. All the exercises that don't result in me shaking by the end get a highlight and need to be pushed up 😂😂 seems to be working.
Oh I can't wait to reach week 7 and 8 🤩🤩🤩🤩

Good luck with legs tonight roman.
I wish I’d read your post before I started wk7 chest/back. I did all the chest ones with 8kg. I feel achy already. I’m worried about tomorrow now! You’re right about pushing harder. It’s definitely more mental than physical - i think the way to do the burn out is to do each round like it’s your last. The problem is that it is so hard to make yourself push like that. Maybe you should start all workouts at a slightly higher weight and just aim for one set at the higher weight and see what happens? I try that but as I only have 4kg and 8kg weights when I move to the 8kg ones for say biceps I can normally only do about 2 reps!

Well done on triceps plink. I know exactly the feeling - Joel says by the end of the burn our your arms need to be exhausted but they’re already exhausted before you even start it! I swear I did about 2 tricep push ups the first time. I’m a bit better now but only a bit....

Week 6 legs for me tonight. All HIIT. Yay I really like that one. Sadly I got myself a bit confused and didn’t realise there were 2 burn out rounds so I went all out on the first one and was broken. Then I realised I had to do it all again good learning though as I actually did it so I obviously wasn’t as tired as I thought. Those triple bears are awful though. I toughed them out and did the full 30s unmodified in the first burn out and my legs were agony. That is the first time I’ve hung on as long as that so I was pleased.

And no - my diet is not on point. I’ve eaten pasta and biscuits today. And they didn’t even taste nice which is something I suppose

Pancakes were lush thanks Purple

I had a lovely cheat day. There were even bits I didn't enjoy so much so I won't be doing that again. The second glass of wine I didn't enjoy as much as the first so now I know that's what my body likes, that's all I'll be doing.

Week 2 day 1 complete tonight and OH joined in on the Liift fun too with Week 1 Day 1. He enjoyed it much much more than T25 🤣 he's a cardio-phobe 😂

I can barely lift my arms. I worked damn hard. I really couldn't complete the triceps push ups or the wide push ups either because my arms were already gone 🙈 gonna feel it tomorrow!

How did you all do this weekend? Nice trips anywhere? Good workouts? Nutrition on point?

I think you are very strong roman and are just being modest. 3kg for swimmers is very impressive. I was dying with 2kg. I think you did warn me about the HIIT for back/biceps but holy crap it was hard. There is no way I can get my knees to my elbows for wide mountain climbers. Can you?!

Although I took my pulse at the end of circuit 1 and it wasn’t even close to as high as it gets during max30 so I think I might have been slowing down a bit too much.

Enjoy the cheat day plink. I’ve got a great joe wicks recipe for protein pancakes. Yum.

Also, cheat day is tomorrow and I cannot wait! Pancakes for breakfast? Um.... yes!!!!!

God yes Roman I hate jumping to say it too soon but the results I feel are already amazing. Less bloated and tired. Sore yes but not as tired. And my stomach is definitely going down!!! I can't wait to see the results at the end of 6 weeks!
Oh well done on Shoulders and Legs!! Fantastic!

Purple well done on that progression! Must feel so satisfying going up to a higher weight 🤩🤩 and a run too 🙈🙈 I don't know how you do it 😂😂😂 you're a machine!!

Did Shoulders yesterday which was amazing though I clearly need to up the weights as I wasn't sore half as much as I should be. And I did legs today 🤩🤩 that was hard - biggest muscle group so it always kills!

I quite like Joel's banter. Makes me chuckle a bit 😄😂😂

How did you get on with shoulders roman? I did that on weds as I wanted a quick workout and it hurt! I am no better at swimmers - they are painful. I know I should see it as a ‘good’ pain plink but it never feels that way at the time

In good news though I did chest and triceps yesterday and mysteriously have suddenly got a lot stronger and did all the chest press/inclined chest press/corkscrew press using 8kg.
Did a run today. Legs felt really tired and it was so windy I was struggling a bit. It was nice to get some fresh air though.
Have a good weekend all!

God Reastie must be pretty hard to give up sugar. I've attempted it a few times and never been able to stick it out. How long have you been doing that for? I've got hot chocolate but it never really satisfies me. Petits filous sounds real good though 😂 I also got the Halo top ice cream from Tesco so I feel less guilty about it.
Ah yes, muslin cloth or towel works very well in that situation. They tend to wee when the cold air hits so be on the look out 😂 well done on the cleaning! I remember bleach made me feel very sick and faint in the 1st tri so I avoided it thereafter 😂

Purple but it's totally a good pain right?
Smashing the workouts! Well done!!
I'm going to nab that potty training trick too as we're not there yet, thank you! 😂😂 it is hard and I'm with you in its the only bit of time I get to do some self care really. Occasionally I'll be able to do some other bits but they really are few and far between.

Yesterday I shuffled round my rest days so I took an extra one yesterday and I'm having one on Sunday instead. I'm glad I can flexible with it like that. I had my lashes lifted yesterday so I couldn't have a shower or put my lenses in and I HATE working out with glasses on 😠 so I decided to shuffle it round. Can't wait to get back on it tonight. It doesn't feel like 40 mins. It feels like half that, I love it so much!!

Well - I thought I wasn’t sore and was congratulating myself for being so hardcore and fit yesterday. Sadly I was totally wrong and after shoulders yesterday I now am knackered and I have arse ache from the legs workout 2 days ago like Roman. Damn those side lunges!

Roman - that is fab on the shape change. Excellent.

Reastie - congrats on a boy! They’re lovely. So cuddly. My other boy willy tip is for potty training - point it down otherwise you’d be amazed how far the wee can go!!

Plink - I’m so impressed at your 2hr workout marathon. I’d have given up. I still have dd interrupting me after she should have gone to bed (too hot/tired/thirsty/bored/sad etc etc) and she doesn’t get much sympathy from me whilst I’m grunting through liift. I resent it a bit - that’s my only ‘me’ time in the whole day so I don’t want to be interrupted.

Not sure what I’ll do tomorrow. Admin has got in the way of my normal run. Annoying. Maybe liift in the afternoon.

Plink I used to get that with chocolate (before I gave up sugar etc, after a while when I gave it up the cravings kind of went away) and I’d buy low calorie hot choc which would help satisfy my cravings or else I’d eat a small pot of chocolate petit filous . Gave me an outlet for my craving without doing too much damage. Thank you for that nappy changing tip, I’d never have known that! I’m also really worried I’ll get wee’d on the face during nappy changing times, any way to stop that? I’m thinking about covering it over with a flannel for as much as possible during the change to avoid a wee spurting on my face .

No attempt at anything physical today as recovering from getting to hospital yesterday. Have managed to clean the bathroom though which I haven’t done in over 3 months so that was my exercise for the day. I really hope dh has cleaned it in the interim as that’s a long time! There was a lot more dust about than when I do it regularly so I’m assuming his attempts were pretty superficial.

Roman it took a while and I'm still feeling it a bit. Keep giving him extra tight hugs before he goes off for work now. Oh well done on the Clubbercise - probably a bit of both cycle and Liift4 cardio magic? I was always amazed at how quickly you can shape up with cardio. First 3 days are a struggle maybe but pretty soon you're keeping up and doing jumping jacks with the best of 'em 😂 ugh mountain climbers 😖😖 bloody hate them! Burpees, ok, 180 degree squats, ok but ouch... mountain climbers, nooooo. They're evil! 😂 It's nice noticing the changes in the body isn't it? Very encouraging!

Oh Reastie you poor thing. I remember that feeling so so well. Awful. I felt so upset I couldn't work out. So I ended up bingeing on cheesy chips and beans (I don't advise you do that 😂😂). Oh yay!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 a boy!!!!!! Congratulations! Boys are awesome (in my entirely biased opinion 😂). I'm going to tell you now because we weren't made aware until alot later than we should have been: when you change their nappy, you have to tuck the willy down, so it points down and not up. That stops the nappy keeps leaking all the time. Ridiculous the amount of times we changed him 🙈🙈🙄🙄 yeah OH is v grateful and genuinely remorseful. He said he'd never do it to me again. Bless him. Think he's gone off vodka for a bit 😂

Well I managed to complete the 2nd workout last night but DS woke up no less than 6 times. He's got a cough and a bit of a temp as a result of that so he's a tad restless at the moment. Poor little mite. I started the workout at 9.30pm and finished at 11.30pm. Very interrupted but I still got it done! We had roast chicken for lunch today and I allowed myself a few treats throughout the day. I had an extra pot of roast potatoes, gravy, a biscuit and a sparkling flavoured water with a dash of vodka. The important thing is I didn't binge or go overboard.

On a less exciting note, I have my period arriving and I always, always struggle to eat well during the first few days. I crave chocolate like mad and I just want comfort food. I never feel like I have the energy to workout and I just feel crappy. So I'm hoping I can avoid that this time. If not, at least minimise the damage. I already feel my chocolate cravings. I won't deny myself so I might have a 2 or 3 pieces but that's all... And I'm not going to take the chocolate bar with me, I'm going to break off the pieces there and put it back in the fridge... I will be so disappointed in myself if I don't 😣

Hi, I’m here, I just struggle to read your posts as I’m so damn envious of your workouts when I can’t manage anything. It’s not fair! So I made the scan on Friday as snow wasn’t nearly as much as predicted and all was ok and they think it’s a boy which I was surprised about as just kind of assumed it would be another girl. Not sure what to do with a boy!!

Plink sounds like you’ e had a really eventful few days! Hope dh realises how lucky he is you saved his life!

So envious of all your leg and bicep aches!