Our second week of XIT fell on Halloween this week, so our instructor added some special Halloween add-ons to make it a bit more challenging. We had to do either 31 jumping jacks or 31 butt kicks in between each Continue Reading »
https://youtu.be/cOwR-1gV_Io https://youtu.be/D0y7TE8t07o My current leg press PR is 1040 pounds, which is 22 45 pound plates and 2 25 pound plates. I was able to do 6 reps at this wait, but it was a struggle. My goal Continue Reading »
https://youtu.be/dNKBWzu4hZc https://youtu.be/t-3CiTCWqXg It has been really fun getting to add new moves into our boxing workouts as we've all become more proficient at the basic punches and kicks. Not only do we get Continue Reading »
https://youtu.be/-aHP7u4TH9U My 6 year old daughter is a jump roping machine. She spend a good chunk of every evening jump roping and makes it look so easy to jump rope for 5 minutes straight. Unfortunately, that is Continue Reading »
https://youtu.be/j3T7uZhLgb8 So we've worked with the loose bag a couple of time before in boxing class, but usually we're just told to punch it or move it across the floor. Today our instructor told us to give it Continue Reading »
With my weekly XIT workouts, you're always supposed to do as many reps as possible (AMRAP) during each 15 minute circuit. For some people, this means trying to get through each circuit as many times as possible in the Continue Reading »
https://youtu.be/xuA4JAu5wHw https://youtu.be/1UToUTfoVeE https://youtu.be/tMDBn9WMrcs Our XIT workout for the last two weeks was very heavy on the burpees, and that's without the burpees that I had to do in boxing Continue Reading »
While I have mentioned that having a strict training schedule is the key to my continued success at maintaining my motivation to go to the gym, that's only part of the story. When you work out as much as I do for as Continue Reading »
https://youtu.be/xnf5iX_atI0 Today's workout was inspired by another trainer at our gym. She and her daughter do these crazy complicated workouts together and share the videos on FB. I decided to attempt one of the Continue Reading »
https://youtu.be/QIKCFm1azN4 While hitting the bag is always a great way to get your frustrations out, ball slams are a close second. There is something so satisfying about picking a heavy ball up over your head only Continue Reading »