Take it Slow, and Modify

manning999 — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:53:26 -0500

Whether you do Lean or Classic, the workouts are still fairly intense. Whichever one you decide to stick it out with, start small, and slowly build up. If you go conservative and do curls with a very light weight to start with, for example, that's fine. Then, gradually add more weight each week until the last couple of reps in your target range is challenging enough. If you need to pause or stop a PlyoX move before 30 seconds are up, because you really need to catch your breath, then just do it and plan on making an incremental improvement next time. There's a reason the program lasts 90 days, not 7 days.

I think it's also very important to write everything down, so that you know what your goal is for the next workout to make gradual progress. Write down all your reps and weight used, and other helpful notes. If you stumbled on a particular move, no biggie. Note it, and move on. You can do better next time. If you had to modify a move, that's OK. Note that as well. And, record everything even for those workouts where they did not provide a worksheet. Make your own or use the ones created in DailyBurn.

I started out last year in the Classic program like a bat out of hell, pushing myself very hard. After the first week, I thought I was gonna die. I did feel pretty good by phase 2, but had to quit by phase 3 because of injury. After 5 months off from any exercise, I restarted just after New Year's. But, I started out smaller, and progressed slower, writing everything down so that I can actually see progress, or learn from "failures". I'm halfway through, and the results are noticeable and measurable. I was not perfect, but I keep trying within reason to do better than the last week.

Good luck, and "bring it"!

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Take it Slow, and Modify