Day 1 and Day 2 of MM100 Prep Calendar

Yesterday I said that I would report back on my experiences with the first workout of the Prep calendar, Cardio Meltdown. It was only 20 mins of cardio. Most of the moves are what you would expect for cardio but these are done to a beat. That is one thing that I really like...Moving to a beat makes so much more sense to me. While I think the "Live DJ" is more of a gimmick, it works and the music he plays goes well with the program.

The moves are performed singly then doubled up into a sequence/pattern and there were some progressions to Star Jacks, and that crazy jump Jericho is doing in the pic above. This girl will be keeping it grounded with the modifiers. And let's talk about those modifiers. Yes, plural. There are 2 modifiers in this program. One that keeps it low impact and a second that is more of a beginner modifier so that everyone will be able to do this program...Can you say standing burpee modifications? Yes, please! I usually make up my own modifiers and having more options will help me both in this program and at the gyms.

Today's workout, Upbeat Strength,was really short...only about 15 mins using dumbbells. Again, fairly simple and basic lifting but using the music for tempo and "time under tension" utilized...reminiscent of Body Pump. The regular Upbeat Strength is 30 mins and looking forward to doing the complete workout.

I have a feeling that this will be my soulmate workout...everyone has one and I was looking for mine.