TapouT XT Day Sixty Eight - Cardio XT

I was feeling pretty run down today so I was not looking forward to Cardio XT, not that I ever look forward to it. Mandi was running a little late so we jumped right into it when she got home. Surprisingly I held up pretty well and Mandi did great, as always. I cannot get over, as I've said before, how much I'm like Monet in this one. We both are dying the entire time. I can always muster something extra for all of the other routines but this one I keep it slow and steady to just survive. It crushes me every time, go TapouT XT.

I did manage to engage my core more so I think I might have gotten a better workout than usual. The straight arm 180 rope swing things are horrendous. I always try to use Mary's technique because Mike's is crippling. I focused on keeping my arms straight which brings an entire new level of pain. I can't believe I've been doing them wrong, or not optimally, this entire time. It's funny how I still catch little things here and there that improve my form and kicks it up a notch. I think that if I ever hit a point where I can pound through Cardio XT then it's time to start TapouT XT2.

Crawling into Ultimate Abs, I was happy for the change in workout. We started strong but when we hit the champions they began killing me. This is where all of the Cardio XT extra core engagement slapped me in the face. Holy tearing muscles batman! I was thinking this can't be good, especially since Ultimate Abs had just started but somehow I turned it around. Who knows where the second wind came from but boy did it save my struggling behind. I started to pound everything out and felt really good by the end. Mandi had a great day with both routines and could be a stand-in if they ever need to re-shoot the DVDs.

Tonight we decided to do some shopping since we have a busy weekend planned. We dropped by Costco to see if we may want a membership and ended up joining. They carry several organic things we use, coconut oil being one, so the savings on that alone will cover the membership fee. I'm not a fan of gigantic warehouse stores but the staff there really makes it a pleasant experience. Being new and not knowing the store hours we were still shopping when they were starting to close. We apologized and everyone was nice about it, even making jokes... what planet am I on! That alone made the membership worthwhile.

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