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Bob Harper’s Workout Plan, Day 13
Two days left in what has been a difficult, challenging, but tremendously enjoyable workout program. Today is Yoga for the Warrior, while tomorrow holds the dreaded Strength portion of Bob’s Workout. But as Bob says in the yoga video, focus on the now and don’t worry about what’s coming up.
Before we do the yoga, we do some chores, moving boxes into the new shelves in the garage. It’s a nice day, in the 80s, so we have the windows open. We break a sweat doing the various chores, so when we get down to the basement for yoga, we’re already warm. Pretty much from the first minute on, Lady Aravan and I are both sweating so much that it’s going into our eyes, our mouth, sometimes even getting inhaled. When we go into down-dog, it runs back uphill, and having sweat running up your spine is a different sensation. It patters like little raindrops on the mat under my head. Maybe turning on the fan beforehand would have been a good idea.
Bob Harper’s Workout Plan, Day 12
Three days left for the Inside Out Method workout plan. Today is an odd day for us, since normally Saturday is a day where we do longer workouts. All that was scheduled for today, however, was the 20 minute Butt and Balance workout from Bob’s cardio video Pure Burn. 20 minutes? That’s it? I mean, yes, my entire body is sore, but 20 minutes of exercise in a day just seems, I don’t know, decadent or something.
Bob Harper’s Workout Plan, Day 11
Friday, my second favorite day of the week. Today will be another session with Helen, Stephanie, and Francisco, with Bob yelling at us. It’s also weigh-in day. As she discovered yesterday, Lady Aravan is down another pound. Oddly enough, earlier in the week I told her that I felt heavier, and that I was afraid I’d gain this week, for no good reason. I’d lost 3.5 pounds last week, so would I break through the 180s and go into the Unknown Zone of the 170s?
Nope.
Bob’s Workout Plan, Day 10
It’s day 10! Strange that it actually feels like it’s getting close to the end. Today is the last day for the full Cardio routine under Bob’s 4-week plan (since we started on week 3), but I know that I’ll continue with it as a regular part of my routine. I just enjoy it too much. Which is weird, considering how absolutely painful it still can be.
A bit slow again today. Lady Aravan gets on the scale this morning, which isn’t a weigh-in day. I mention something, and she says it’s weigh-in day. It is up to me to provide the cruel, painful news that it isn’t Friday. “Noooooo,” she half-screams, and she looks like she’s about to burst into tears. Nothing worse than waking up and thinking it’s Friday when it ain’t. The news that she is down a pound so far is no consolation for the rug being pulled out from under her.
Bob Harper’s Workout Plan, Day 9
Today was the first day of trying Bob Harper’s workout plan that I was struggling mentally. Well, OK, I was also struggling physically, but I just didn’t feel enthusiasm this morning, like I usually do. I think it’s apprehension about work coloring my mood. My boss was on vacation last week, which made me happy. Not so much this week. To say I dislike my boss is a bit like saying the American colonists had a bit of a tiff with their British overlords: correct, but woefully understated. I came home yesterday hating my job and dreaded going back, went to bed resentful that my time away from work was already done, and woke up depressed at the prospect of going back. I am upset that it was affecting my effort, even a little bit.
Bob Harper’s Workout Plan, Day 8
It’s day 8! That means enough rest, Monday is far behind now. We begin week 4 today. Yesterday I complained about not getting up to exercise. Naturally, this morning is incredibly difficult to face. 4:30 is 9 hours earlier than I remember it being. My quads are sore, which surprises me a bit, but I guess the Turkish Get-Ups from Sunday, plus trying to push a couch up a 6-inch-wide stairwell, have made them a bit overexerted. I get the feeling that Bob won’t care.
Exercise DVD Review: Bob Harper’s Inside Out Method Bob’s Workout
This is the final review of Bob Harper’s Inside Out Method DVD set. You can find the Pure Burn strength review here, the Body Rev cardio video here, and Yoga for the Warrior here. You can probably find my reviews of the workout plan pretty easily, since there is a new one every day.
Bob’s Workout. As I said in an earlier post, that name really says it all, with a nice deadly understated ring to it. What’s this? Oh, it’s just Bob’s workout. The implications behind that, however, stand out loud and clear. This isn’t going to be easy. This isn’t going to consist of jumping jacks and toe touches. No, the name promises that it will bring the mighty to their knees in a sweat-coated shivering palsy. And that was me before I actually put it in.
Bob’s Workout Plan, Day 7 – And On That Day, Aravan Rested
Last day of the week. There is, blissfully, no exercise today – we’ve earned a day off. We normally take Monday off anyway – it’s the hardest day for us to get into gear, and having a day off was always part of the plan.
Overall, I feel very good about the first week of Bob’s program. It’s challenging, but exceptionally rewarding. I am noticeably stronger, more flexible, and my endurance is better. A 3.5 pound weight loss in a week is pretty amazing too, so I’d say that the workout plan is a winner.
Bob Harper’s Inside Out Method Workout Plan Review, Day 6
Well. The day I dreaded was here. I knew Bob was waiting for me in the basement, and I wasn’t feeling particularly ready. The night before, I had prepared myself for this day by inviting over friends, drinking booze, and smoking a handful of cigarettes. I went to sleep around 4 am. I knew I had to help a friend move today as well, at 12:30, so when I woke up at 10:30 Lady Aravan and I groggily determined that working out beforehand was for the best, which meant now. Right away. Oy. Down an Aleve, drink my special weekend protein drink (worth a tangent: if you like Creamsickles at all, then you can make a surprisingly tasty facsimile of one using EAS Whey Protein powder [vanilla] mixed with sugar-free Orange Metamucil. I know, I know, it sounds disgusting, or at least unsavory, but it is surprisingly good. To me, anyway. Lady Aravan agrees as well, and it was her idea to begin with, so credit to her. 48 grams of protein and plenty of fiber! Heh.), fill up the water, and away we go.
Bob Harper’s Inside Out Method Workout Plan Review – Day 5
Ahhh, Day 5. Yoga Day. The idea seemed so calm and serene, especially when I would say “Yo-gaaaaaahhhh,” which would make me feel like I was saying “Shangri-La.” I’d been through Bob’s Yoga for the Warrior twice before, and I knew it was hard, but not Pure Burn or Body Rev intense. I was especially looking forward to it after 4 days of the other stuff, plus my own strength workouts. My body felt especially sore this morning, after attempting to do 100 pushups in row the day before (and succeeding! Woo hoo!). So I was ready for Bob today. I thought.
Winter in Derenemyn 