Everyone has such great things about Body for Life that I have decided to give it a try! I read the book on my vacation last week & today was my first workout - lower body - and I have to say that Bill Phillips kicked my butt!
A few questions for those of you more knowledgable than I:
On the quads, I kicked *** - DEFINITELY to the point of exhaustion - on my final 6 reps, I had to rest between each rep! ouch. Hamstrings, I didn't do enough, and realize it - upping the weight there next time. Calves, I did good - could maybe go up a little. Abs - just not challenging! I did ball crunches & then weighted floor crunches, but I can crunch 'til the cows come home.
So, the first thing I need - what ab exercises do you recommend that are good for the 12-10-8-6 thing? With crunches, I didn't know how to make them harder for the lower-rep sets.
Second - after I did the routine, I still had some time left while my hubby finished his workout, so I did 30 min. elliptical. Is this bad? I know that he says 20 min cardio 3x a week - but is it going to hurt me or delay my progress to do more? I like cardio - it is fun for me - and would gladly do more than my 3 weekly HIIT sessions.
Thanks, everyone! I'm sure I will have more questions as I continue on in this!