I did a very short workout this evening (even though I posted earlier today that I wouldn't workout :-) ). I took the workout pretty
slowly since I was still really sick. Since I'd already been off Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and wasn't running a fever, I wanted to do a little something to move. I put on alot of warm clothes, cranked up the heater in my garage, and proceeded with my workout. Originally, I'd planned to do the longer Aerobox workout tonight, but I wasn't feeling THAT capable. I committed to 30 minutes max.
I tried the first workout
in the Aerobox System of Sleek series - Box & Sculpt.
From a time perspective, it was a very short workout, clocking in at
about 25 minutes, including the warm-up. I would rate the workout as
low intensity - a good introductory session. The moves are done at a
pretty slow pace throughout the workout, although there are a few times
when the pace accelerates, which I liked. I really appreciated the
focus on technique, and I had an opportunity to listen to Michael's
guidance as to how he wanted the punches executed for this workout. I
have a natural tendancy to move my hips and throw my entire body into
the punches. He challenges you to mimic that power with less use of the
hips or leaning. It was different, and I liked it! I did not use hand
weights during the workout. I would do this workout again. Even though I
craved slightly higher intensity, I think the workout can be modified
or extended to elevate the intensity. It really is up to you as far as
how hard you want to work. I could have easily transformed the workout
into a higher intensity session with a few tweaks. Again, I was true to
form tonight and respected the integrity of the originally designed
session.
As with any new workout, it's challenging to
really give the workout 100%, since the moves, sequencing, pace, and
instructor may be unfamiliar to you. In his Sleekify book, Michael has
you perform a workout 3 times in a row before moving on to the next
one. The first time is to familiarize yourself with the movement
pattern; the second time is to execute slightly more efficiently since
the workout will be somewhat familiar; and the third time is to give it
110%. This reminds me of a pattern that we observed regarding patterns
of top performers (people or products). There is a storming phase,
followed by a norming phase, then you reach the performing stage where
you can really excel.
Storm-Norm-Perform. The next 86 days I am in heads down, take no prisoners mode.
Execute according to plan - nutrition, hydration, movement, and supplementation.
I will persist until I succeed.
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