Ever have one of those want-to-hide-under-a-rock-because-nothing-went-right type days? Well that was me, all week. This past week was an epic fitness-journey fail, so much so that I’m actually ashamed to be writing this post. However, I think it is safe to assume that we are all human on here and every single one of you has been where I am, maybe more than once. If not, well more power to you (and would you like to write this blog for me??). Okay, pity party over, let’s get down to this week’s exercise regimen.
Ever heard of 21 Day Fix, created by the lovely Autumn Calabrese? Well she came out with a revamped version, cleverly titled 21 Day Fix Extreme. Having been working through the challenging Focus T25, I thought I could easily jump right into this one…. Yeah, that was a mistake. Not only does this regimen consist of daily workouts (which I totally did not keep up with) but you also have the option of upgrading to the ultimate kit and tormenting yourself with doubles on four of the seven days.
Another damper in my overly enthusiastic approach was the fact that you need a lot more equipment (compared to T25). To be exact, a heavy-set of dumbbells, a light-set of dumbbells and a resistance band are needed for each workout (and a medium-set of dumbbells for the core-focused doubles option). May not sound like a lot to some people but for me that was a major hurdle. In fact I tried to get away with just a heavy-set of dumbbells and the resistance band that I already had but that did not play out so well.
Since I was only able to get through three of the seven weekly workouts, I decided that I couldn’t really give this regimen a fair review. For those of you that haven’t tried the original 21 Day Fix this site gives a pretty detailed review of it and what it is all about http://unlockweightloss.com/ and I would definitely recommend checking that out before trying to attempt the Extreme version. If, however, you are ready to move on to the next challenge in the 21 Day Fix series then I would check out this awesome bloggers review http://soreyfitness.com/beachbody-2/21-day-fix-extreme/
I’m still trying to decide if I should stick this out for another week or cut my losses and move on to another regimen….. I guess we’ll find out next week.