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

Purple it sounds like a really nasty bug. If you had been trying to exercise while run down it will feel so much better exercising when properly rested after a hol that hopefully it wont be such a shock to the system. The workout I did today wasn't the 8x8 one, it was in the joel's exclusives section on BBOD.

I think there is a modifier for Shaun's step one so you wont need to buy a step to try it but it might not be so much fun without one.

Talking of BBOD there are some really random workouts - autumn has one where there are loads of new mums with babies strapped to their chests (in slings/carriers) doing squats she tells them to prance rather than jog so they don't jiggle the baby too much also sagi has one where he goes through a getting 'pumped' workout with someone and it is amazing he difference in the mans arms at the beginning of the workout compared to the end.

Hello! I couldn’t legitimately post given that I’ve done no exercise since last Tuesday . I’m being very disciplined and waiting until I’m fully recovered before I start back again. It is odd. I have a lot of time in the evening now. I’m worried I could get used to it! I am so knackered though - I have a cough which keeps me up all night. I feel as sleep deprived as when I had non sleeping babies and I’m now wondering how I coped with that for so long... anyway, am off on hols at the weekend so probably won’t get back into the exercise until I’m home now. That will be nearly 3 weeks. I’ll be a beginner again!!

Did you do Joel 8x8 workout poppy? That’s a good one - 23 short minutes. Also there is another one which is a bit longer but also good. Do you have a step to do Shaun’s new workout? I don’t have one and don’t dare get one - we do not need more exercise kit in our house!!

It's very quiet hope everyone is ok

I was going to do my 3rd chalean weights this morning then it occurred to me that it was a bit mad to be doing workouts I have on dvd when paying for BBOD. So I had a look in the weights section and found a Joel workout - 17 minutes and a mixture of weights and body weight exercises. It was perfect short and hard but not too hard! So my plan is to start doing Shaun's new step workout as only 20 mins-ish and I can hopefully do it in the mornings before school run/work - then ideally add in 3 short weights workouts on some evenings or after the cardio if time.

Urgh Purple that's really horrible to be unwell both weekends [blue] Hopefully a rest will help you to shake it off

Urgh not that great a weekend here I’m ill again. I’m feeling rotten. That’s the second weekend in a row. Boo. I think I’m a bit run down as it’s not like me. No workouts for me

Hope everyone is having a nice weekend.

I did chalean weights yesterday and long walk today so overall best week in ages.

fingers crossed for a good day tomorrow Reastie x

Interesting link yumy. Fwiw a glass of milk would provide them too, might be worth a try to see if it works any less? I’m guessing it would be a lot cheaper .

Today has been a bad day. I didn’t even manage yoga. But it’s newrly over and hopefully to,orrow will be better.

This is good on bcaas www.bodybuilding.com/content/ask-the-science-chick-should-i-drink-bcaas-during-workout.html ^If you eat plenty of protein, then your BCAA intake is probably already where you need it. But, if you struggle to hit a high enough protein intake, or you often lack the energy to get through (or recover from) your workouts, a BCAA drink might help.
Sipping on BCAA supplements during your workout may help reduce fatigue and improve both mental and physical performance, especially if you train in a fasted state^ (sounds like it might be good for people who are eating low cal and exercising at the same time rather than just exercising and eating normally)

Plink I was too busy saying yes dd2, sorry dd2, wont happen again dd2 I may have had a chuckle about it on my way to work though what do you use the 8kgs for plink?

I did one of the 20s workouts this morning - yellow team . It was easy to start with then got hard and I have def lost a lot of strength. also I was totally unable to do bridge kick things which I could do before after a fashion - it was hurting my errr under carriage Not exactly sure of the biology kind of in my pelvis? Something didn't feel right at any rate.

Fab news physio is working purple.

Hey Reastie how exciting you're so close to the 3rd trimester!! My 3rd trimester was all about the naps! 😂 couldn't cope without a nap somewhere in the day and maternity leave made that possible 😂😂
Yeah, I did a bit of reading, though I'm certainly not as well versed as you. I use it more as a pre-workout booster to be honest... It's a lovely little kick I get. Maybe it's a placebo effect, I don't know but I know it works for me.

yum hahaa did you laugh? 'Sorry's not good enough' 😂😂 sassy lady 😂😂

purple yes I did for quite a few... but I found that towards the end of the workout I was more exhausted so ended up dropping the weights 😖 my strongest ones now use 8.75kg and that's as high as our dumbbells go so... time to invest in some more. OH needs alot more than me for chest, tris, back and bis so they'd definitely be used 😂😂

Argh - sorry missed your post re corps de force poppy. That’s great! I like the sound of your dd. That’s exactly the sort of thing that my dd says to me. She is very strict for a 5yo!

3rd trimester reastie! well done! Remember when you were only 6wks and it felt endless and look how far along you are now. Excellent geeky nutrition knowledge too!

That’s a shame re a little more obsessed, but the production values on all of the long workout programmes seem to be worse than the old school ones presume as they have to do so many more workouts for the same cost? 21df and 21dfx are excellent. Autumn is a bit perky and enthusiastic and slightly too focussed on telling us about entering bikini contests, but she is effective.

Poppy - glad you’re feeling better. Are you able to exercise at all (country heat doesn’t count ) or is that the next step?

Plink - week 6 - excellent. Did you up your weights like he says?

I’m afraid I ignored all your good advice and did chest/tris yesterday and legs today. Cough is better but very loud. I don’t feel poorly though so I thought working out was ok. I’m doing all the stretches the physio said and I think knee is feeling better . But frankly it could be placebo effect. I guess the test will be at the weekend if I go for a long run. Legs feeling all wobbly after legs workout so they’ve been tested!

Have a good evening all

Not quite third trimester until next week, but at least it’s getting closer. Did 18 mins on bike today. Had to cut down from 30 minutes as it was making me too sick. In good news physical aches and pains are improved atm from last pg. May of course all change but for now I’m grateful for more mild pains than last time at this point. I like getting in the red zone but in my watch I don’t think you shoukd have sustained lengths in the red zone.

Reastie that is so exciting that you are in the third trimester!

I did some core de force this morning - my watch is showing red for exercise which I think is good really pleased to have got it done early and have managed 12000 steps alongside work in the office. However I did make dd2 late for school so I think I need to speed up the morning routine a bit! I told dd I was sorry for making her late and she said 'sorry is not good enough mummy!'

Thank you for the kind comments. Am 27 weeks today. Double chin is becoming triple chin . But next week I’ll be in third trimester.

I have a garmin Watch. I’m not sure what sort it is but I really love it. Annoyingly it’s not much use atm as I’m not exercising enough to log it! I find the hr wrist monitor heaps more accurate than my Fitbit ever was. I have to log exercise though, it doesn’t come up automatically. Dd asked for a Fitbit for her birthday so we got her a cheap fitness watch from amazon and she really loves it, she’s akways checking her steps! I’m actually surprised how few she does. Pre preg I’d do roughly 6-10k steps a day, she averages more like 6k!

Branch chain amino acids I believe are just 3 types of essential amino acids that have a branched chain; leucine, valine and isoleucine. You can get these types of amino acids from normal foods (amino acids is a fancy science way of saying protein as proteins are made up of loads of them). I believe (from memory) they are all essential amino acids, which means you get these amino acids from all proteins giving high biological value eg meat, soya, dairy. I get so excited when my nutrition knowledge gets a bit of flex . So, I don’t know what you’re taking but I reckon it’s soething you already get lots of in daily life but having it as a supplement is a way of the people selling it making money rather than needing to take it as a supplement.

That's a shame about A Little More Obsessed Roman . Apart from her and Bobby's Fixate, I can't get on with her 😂😂 too shrill to my ears 🤣 what about Tony Horton's stuff? You tried any of his programmes?

Take it easy Purple , my cough really affected my breathing so listen to your body. Rest if you need to. Better to rest up and heal completely, then you can get back to smashing it!

I take them for a bit of a pre-workout boost Yum . They're great 🤩 that's great the watch has got you all out! Gotta love a nice, long walk 😄 I think there will always be a little bit of inaccuracy with them but I guess it's more about finding the best one that suits you.

Workouts have been good this week. Legs were hard!!! And shoulders were pretty intense too - twisted mountain climbers after shoulder flys?! I was dying 😂 Week 6 this week and I can now officially say that this has been the longest I have ever committed to a workout programme! Hooray! 😂😂 I have been good with my diet - perhaps better than I ever have been. Even being ill for a couple of weeks has not derailed me and I'm super chuffed with that.
I'm also super excited for the next 3 weeks and what that will bring!

Roman Branch chain amino acids (where are the nerd emojis?) I have never taken them but they are supposed to be good for preventing muscle wastage if you are dieting or exercising fasted so like if doing 16:8 and exercising in the morning. That's a shame about little obsessed you used to be such an autumn fan - fingers crossed Joel brings out something new soon. Are you still on VIP have you checked out shaun t's new step workout?

Purple well done for having a rest fingers crossed your on top form soon. Did you look into the vitamin D3 thing at all - it is supposed to be good for immunity but also joint pains. I am taking this spray which is 3 x as strong as regular tablets but still within safe day to day levelsamazon I have had my first not weeks/months late period since September (early slightly annoyingly!) my joint aches and pains are also gone (although I haven't done much exercise so that will be a test). I am not 100% full of beans but that physically tired feeling has gone. I did also take some super high 20,000 iu gel tablets of vit d3 at first but this lower dose spray seems good.

Plink the watch measures heart rate and steps. The heart rate thing seems to work, step counter seems good but the annoying thing is that it sometimes tells me to move when I am walking about and doesn't when I am sitting down It has been good actually for getting us all to do some long family walks at the weekends. I got this one argos but from amazon spain for 80 euros. I haven't tested it enough for workouts yet but will let you know if it's any good.

I’m posting some non exercise on here . Have a cough and feel lousy so no workouts for me this weekend. On the bright side my back was sore (in a good way) from Friday’s workout all day sat and sun so it must have done something! And went to physio and she gave me some stretches and reassured me that I wasn’t crippling myself by exercising. As I’ve now rested it for 7 days it is feeling a lot better.
I’m hoping for a miracle illness recovery by tonight so I can do chest and triceps.

for country heat! I presume it just wasn’t getting your heart rate high enough? You’ve obviously kept a bit of fitness even though you’ve been off for a while which is great! Fun to have a new gadget too. I had a forerunner (an old model) when I was running a lot. I loved it and spent a lot of time looking (obsessing) over my heart rate/pace etc. Now I just seem to obsess over lululemon leggings. There are some in the sale and I was just trying to convince myself that even though I’ve got 3 pairs that I need a 4th....
also did wk 1 back and biceps. Ow. I can’t believe I thought 3 weeks ago that 4kg was too light for bicep curls. What an optimist!!

Oh they are yum
They also sent me some free protein bites which were disgusting (no wonder they were free)... they sent me 3 packs of them too so they're like my last resort emergency stash. If I get a craving for something sweet I'll pick them I guess 😂

Ooh a new watch 🤩 lovely! Is it a track everything one or just exercise one? Haha I think it says more about country heat 😂😂 does it come with a heart monitor band?

Purple really sorry to hear about your knee - hope the appt with physio helps.

Plink those BACCAs sound delish!

I bought a garmin forerunner this week - it seems like the heart rate monitor works as if I am walking and pick up the pace to feel out of breath the monitor does increase. I did country heat this week though and although I added in some burpees to try and get in the exercise zone it didn't register it as exercise … not sure if that says something about country heat, my effort or the watch!

Hey Purple

Sorry to hear about your knee. I like that Liift gives you options to take the impact out. I never do those plyo lunges, I always do the modified version. My knees just can't take it.
It's good you've booked the physio though, see what's going on 😊😊 then you can hopefully get right back into your runs.

I found, after I was ill, that I needed to drop my weights too but it didn't take me long to get right back up again. I suspect it'll be the same for you too?

I know some people drink their BCAAs on days even when they're not working out just to help keep the muscle as muscle can waste away pretty fast. Maybe try that for when you have a gap next time? Women's Best have some pretty lush flavours, I'm just finishing off my peach iced tea one and I've got a lemon iced tea tub waiting for me 🎉🎉

Hi all!
Not a great week for me. Knee was super sore after my long run on Sunday (shame as i felt great whilst I was actually running). I was limping on Monday so thought enough was enough so am gojng to physio on sat am. I’ve then had 3x rest days. 1 planned and the other 2 as I’ve been feeling a bit under the weather. Back on it today (phew). I’ve started liift again as I don’t think all the jumping in max30 is helping my knee. Did shoulders tonight. Was nice to be back into it but I seem to have lost strength even though it has only been 3wks since I last did a liift workout!

Hope you’re all ok