Well worth the effort!


Today was hard, plain and simple! I had to really push through,but I am glad I did. I had NO energy despite my day off yesterday, I felt completely zapped but I took it one step at a time and made it through and for that I am SO proud of myself!!  

Workout 1 – Partial Cathe Drill Max DVD along with 36 mins of slow treadmill running between drills. 63 mins of cardio combined with 20 mins of strength training drills – used 11 and 17.5 lb dumbbells, which are heavier than I have used before in this workout, but it gave me a good challenge.  
Strength Training circuits – 
In warm up performed 15 pushups 
Drill 1 – performed drill twice with 11 lb dumbbells  
Drill 2 – band work and push ups – dive bombers-12 core pushups -12  
Drill 3 – bicep work with 17.5 lb dumbbells on balance ball  
Drill 4 – balance ball with 11 lb. dumbbells and 20 pushups with hands only on balance ball.  
Total time – 83 mins  
Calories burned – 738  
AHR – 72% Zone 3 , MHR – 88% Zone 4  
Push ups – 59  
Workout 2 – 60 mins of Yoga/ core work –  
20 mins of Rodney Yee Power Yoga DVD  
20 mins of Segment 2 – Cathe Core Max DVD – Balance ball work 
20 mins of Baron Baptiste Core Power Yoga DVD  
Total time – 60 mins  
Calories burned – 215  AHR – 51% Zone 1, MHR – 68% Zone 2  
Totals for the day –  
Time – 143 mins  
Calories burned – 953 
Caloric deficit – 800