WEEK ONE - DAY 3

The soreness finally set in today but it still wasn't as bad as I thought.  I could feel it in my abs and hamstrings but only enough to make me wonder how it was going to translate during my evening workout with Kevin.  Busy day kinda flew by but as I walked by the flat bench press I spotted Kevin spotting Danny with 275lbs and figured I would give it a shot.  Managed to knock out 3 reps of 275lbs pretty easily, so at least the strength is still there(don't tell my fiance I did that though lol).  Before I know it Kevin's trash talking me about what lies ahead in Star Max and 6:15 is here.  I get the feeling he has something special planned but no worries; I'll take whatever he throws my way.  Kevin starts us off with the warm-up and then comes out swinging......

--Sprints: 4 x baseline to baseline
--Dynamic Stretch: high knees, butt kicks, frankensteins, heel tuck(in), heel tuck(out) baseline to baseline and broken up by sprints


We then each grabbed a 40lb barbell to start our circuit....


--Push ups w/ Toes on Barbell: 20 reps (this is a great push up variation that incorporates more core work but my abs were already way too sore for this, so I did regular push ups.  Just give me a couple of weeks though)
--Chest Press w/ Leg Raise: 40lbs x 20 reps
--Alternating Abdominal V-Ups: 40 reps
--Russian Twists: 40 reps
--Wind Sprints: 8 x baseline to baseline


At this point I felt like my heart was about to pop out of my chest and I needed a minute because I was having a hard time catching my breath.  Couldn't take too long cause all eyes were on me but maybe I should have cause Kevin really was just beginning.


--Barbell Clean, Press & Squat: 40lbs x 15 reps
--Barbell Bicep Curls: 40lbs x 15 reps
--Ab Planks on Barbell: 3 x @ Kevin's whim
--Ab Bicycles: 40 reps
--Back Pedal Suicides: 2 x baseline to baseline
--1 Arm Barbell Snatch: 40lbs x 10 reps


We got 3 minutes of active recovery (http://sportsmedicine.about.com/od/tipsandtricks/a/activerecovery.htm) at this point and I had to walk away for a bit to get refocused for part 2 of this madness.  As soon as I stepped back on the court it was time to go again.

--Push ups: 20 reps
--Chest Press w/ Leg Raise: 40lbs x 20 reps

--Alternating Abdominal V-Ups: 40 reps

--Russian Twists: 40 reps

--Barbell Clean, Press & Squat: 40lbs x 15 reps

--Barbell Bicep Curls: 40lbs x 15 reps

--Ab Planks on Barbell: 3 x @ Kevin's whim(I came in with my abs burning, so I ended up doing regular planks on my last 2 sets here)

--Ab Bicycles: 40 reps

--1 Arm Barbell Snatch: 40lbs x 10 reps

--Suicides: 3 x baseline to baseline

I was burnt after this circuit and didn't think I would ever get through the suicides but I pushed through and finished it up.  As I sat there trying to catch my breath after the workout the Step class came in and 1 of the members commented on how tired I looked.  I had to laugh because I've had a couple of people now comment on the workout, knowing that they wouldn't dare step up to the plate.  That's cool though because I plan on adding Step into my program at some point and I'm gonna be putting my step right next to her when I do........hope she can keep up;)