30 DAY HIIT WORKOUT CHALLENGE
Hi all and welcome back again. Lets give you an update on my 30 Day Workout Challenge. I was able to complete 2 and a half weeks of the routine and learned a good deal about myself. The first few days of the 30 Day HIIT body weight routine were tough, really tough. The complete routine calls for 2 round but I was not able to do two complete rounds, it was just too much. Just doing one full round round left me completely exhausted but I was really pushing it.
When I practiced the routine I did half the reps and the whole routine and I was beat. My Achilles heal, those darn Burpees. Those things are super tough to do and you cannot cheat. Took me almost 45 minutes to get through Day one.
As I got further in, I found that I could feel my whole body engaged and my blood was flowing. It felt good and the consistent sweat was also a good indicator. I found myself looking forward to the routine, except for one exercise.. those darn Burpees. Just in case you don't remember what all the exercises were, I put them down below again.
This HIIT is pretty good and does target the whole body and I do recommend it. I had to stop doing it after 2.5 weeks. Why you ask ? Those darn burpees. My shoulder just could not take it. You know how they say push through the pain or no pain no gain. I took that too heart. I had no problems with the pushups or mountain climbers but as soon as I would go through the burpee motion, pain in the shoulder would stop me from completing those reps. I looked up how to do a burpee and common user mistakes and it helped a little bit but not entirely. My last day I did the routine, I felt something in that shoulder and that was it, no more. I actually had to stop working out for 3 weeks altogether to make sure I had healed and was no longer in danger or damage to the shoulder. I did a little research and not everyone can do Burpees. It is a touch exercise and it can put some tough stress on your shoulders and and biceps because of the nature of the exercise.
I kept in the back of my mind, no pain no gain. That is not always true. Somethings you have to endure and push harder. That last rep, those extra pounds or the last mile. You have to listen to your body and not ignore it. I ignored mine for a bit because I wanted to finish. As I got further along I then started to feel hurting and not sore outside of the workout session. The shoulder was harder to move and it was getting harder to pick things up on that side. I found that I had not only a problem with shoulder but with the bicep as well. When I felt a real tight / twinging filling that one night, that did it. I found myself stretching the bicep and shoulder as well as using the massage gun to get back to where I was. When I do this again, not if, I am going to substitute the Burpees with another exercise. I am not sure what I would do in place of it, but there has to be something that can replace it.
One of my big take away from this besides don't quit is listen to yourself. You are the only one that can say if your in pain, can go farther or have reached some kind of limit. Limits are meant to be pushed but need to be done with caution. Everyone has a different limit and physical ability. You are not expected to walk a mountain trail after a few walked of 8k-10k steps. Its progression and perseverance that get you some where. Keep watch on your progression and push yourself but remember to be your trainer and observer at the same time and listen to yourself.
30 Day Challenge HIIT Routine
1st SET
2nd SET
30 Mountain Climbers
