Tuesday, March 4, 2025

WEEK OF MARCH 3, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - ROUND 7 - WEEK 6

MONDAY - MARCH 3, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Upper Body Balance

This was harder than I remember it being. One issue I had was balancing on balls with my feet. Since I can't feel my feet, it was very tough. Before I got sick, it wasn't an issue. I used to love Four Ball Pushups. Today I really struggled. I didn't get in any Impossible Pushups. I gave it several attempts without any success, then decided to give it up before I hurt myself. Even some of the Boat moves were hard. Can't fault my feet on those, but my hamstrings seem tight, so it was hard to keep my legs straight. I especially had a hard time with the Rolling V-Ups. 

Start Time: 6:55 pm; Workout Time: 53 minutes; Calories Burned: 352; Avg Heart Rate: 111.


TUESDAY - MARCH 4, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - On One Leg For Legs

I can't even begin to balance on one leg. I knew I was going to have to modify a lot. Sometimes I did the move on two feet. Other times I held on to  chair. I wasn't really feeling sorry for myself, but halfway through I came to the realization it's just the way things are. If I physically can't balance I can't get better at the moves. All I can do is try things to make it a bit more challenging. 

Start Time: 7:25 pm; Workout Time: 52 minutes; Calories Burned: 235; Avg Heart Rate: 98.


WEDNESDAY - MARCH 5, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Back and Belly

I did all up the pullup moves with bands. The belly moves went well, except for the Roll Up V Ups which always hurt my back. A good workout with a relaxed atmosphere on the video.

Start Time: 8:05 pm; Workout Time: 36 minutes; Calories Burned: 180; Avg Heart Rate: 99.

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

WEEK OF FEBRUARY 24, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - ROUND 7 - WEEK 5

MONDAY - FEBRUARY 24, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Core Ball Sandwich

I did OK. I had to modify several moves. On the "pullup" moves I used a band pulldown and kind of mimicked the move. It was different than what he was doing, but it was still an exercise that required some effort.

Start Time: 7:45 pm; Workout Time: 38 minutes; Calories Burned: 187; Avg Heart Rate: 100.


TUESDAY - FEBRUARY 25, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Butt and Belly

I got all the reps in. I went a bit faster on the second round, because I wanted to make sure I got the 8 Card Pickups done, which I did. 

Start Time: 7:25 pm; Workout Time: 49 minutes; Calories Burned: 336; Avg Heart Rate: 114.


WEDNESDAY - FEBRUARY 26, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - On One Leg

Shoulders, Biceps, Triceps while standing on one leg. I have nerve damage in my feet (neuropathy), so I can't balance, so I have issues trying to do this workout as intended. I tried putting one foot on a medicine ball, but that started rolling, so that didn't work. I ended up  doing most of the workout with both feet on the floor with maybe my heel raised a bit on one leg. I did what I could. I'd usually done this workout in the past with 15 lb dumbbells, but today I used 20's with no problems. So, it wasn't perfect, but I did get some kind of a workout in. 

Start Time: 8:15 pm; Workout Time: 36 minutes; Calories Burned: 217; Avg Heart Rate: 112.


THURSDAY - FEBRUARY 27, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Patience Hummingbird Yoga

Really not good. Totally uncoordinated and not flexible at all. I did what I could. Luckily it is a shorter workout.

Start Time: 7:55 pm; Workout Time: 36 minutes; Calories Burned: 140; Avg Heart Rate: 94.


FRIDAY - FEBRUARY 28, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Ten Minute Crusher Pack

This is basically three Ten Minute Trainer type workouts. You are pretty much moving the entire time. I had problems holding on to the pullup bar for the hanging core moves. I got six very, very ugly reps in on those. The floor ab moves went OK. My balance was bad on most of the leg moves. I did some Kenpo moves instead of the random shadow boxing moves. Obviously no real jump roping, but I  mimed it. 

Start Time: 7:50 pm; Workout Time: 33 minutes; Calories Burned: 197; Avg Heart Rate: 105.


SATURDAY - MARCH 1, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Cardio Intervals

I can't move my feet real fast, because every time I hit the floor after moving them, it takes me a bit, sometimes just a split second, to readjust my balance. This really slows me down. I did feel it, though. 

Start Time: 5:40 pm; Workout Time: 41 minutes; Calories Burned: 258; Avg Heart Rate: 108.


SUNDAY - MARCH 2, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Iso Abs

Probably my favorite ab routine, It's one of the longest, but I like the moves and the pace.

Start Time: 6:00 pm; Workout Time: 38 minutes; Calories Burned: 154; Avg Heart Rate: 97.


SUNDAY WEIGH IN

Weight: 174.4 (-1.0 lbs)
Body Fat: 17.0% (no change)

A small step in the right direction.


THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK

These workouts seem to be a bit easier than the first month. However, they can be trickier. I'm encoraged a bit by the small wight loss. I just have to concentrate and keep it going. 

Monday, February 17, 2025

WEEK OF FEBRUARY 17, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - ROUND 7 - WEEK 4

MONDAY - FEBRUARY 17, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Recovery 4 Results

I'm starting to get the gist of this one, and I like it. The pacing was good and I didn't tire myself out because I knew what I was doing.

Start Time: 7:45 pm; Workout Time: 38 minutes; Calories Burned: 187; Avg Heart Rate: 100.


TUESDAY - FEBRUARY 18, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Bun Shaper

Overall, I like this routine. The 8 Card Pickup is a bit of a challenge, but I always get it done. I usually start that move immediately after the previous one ends, because I can't go nearly as fast as he does. I did OK today.

Start Time: 7:25 pm; Workout Time: 49 minutes; Calories Burned: 336; Avg Heart Rate: 114.


WEDNESDAY - FEBRUARY 19, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Diamond Delts

A bit of a shorter routine. I did pretty good on it today. On the last round I used 25's on the Deep Swimmer's presses and 20's on the "Y" Presses, which can be a test for me.

Start Time: 7:20 pm; Workout Time: 36 minutes; Calories Burned: 221; Avg Heart Rate: 108.


THURSDAY - FEBRUARY 20, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Fountain Of Youth Yoga

Pretty good. I just took things one move at a time instead of thinking how many moves I had to go until I was done, which I have a tendency to do a lot.

Start Time: 7:40 pm; Workout Time: 47 minutes; Calories Burned: 234; Avg Heart Rate: 100.


FRIDAY - FEBRUARY 21, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Mammoth UML

Much like Road Warrior from last week, I'm starting to pick up the sequences better, going slower,  and appreciating things more, I increased my reps on a few moves from last week. It was a good workout.

Start Time: 8:35 pm; Workout Time: 55 minutes; Calories Burned: 361; Avg Heart Rate: 111.


SATURDAY - FEBRUARY 22, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Medicine Ball Core Cardio

Better than last time, but still a bit clunky because I can't move are on my feet too quickly. I did what I could with the feet movement, but probably could have compensated by going a bit lower and possibly touching the floor on a few moves.

Start Time: 4:50 pm; Workout Time: 36 minutes; Calories Burned: 235; Avg Heart Rate: 111.


SUNDAY - FEBRUARY 23, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Killer Abs

One again, I did the moves off the worksheet instead of using the video. I did the harder Ab Ripper X moves first, them finished up with the easier Ab Ripper moves.

Start Time: 8:15 pm; Workout Time: 20 minutes; Calories Burned: 117; Avg Heart Rate: 102.


SUNDAY WEIGH IN

Weight: 175.4 (+1.6 lbs)
Body Fat: 17.0% (+0.1%)


THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK

The workout went well, but I'm still concerned with the consistent weight gains. This was the end of the first month and the Volume One series. Good workouts. I did good.

Monday, February 10, 2025

WEEK OF FEBRUARY 10, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - ROUND 7 - WEEK 3

MONDAY - FEBRUARY 10, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - 30-15

My numbers were 32 pushups and 16 pullups, which I did band pulldowns instead. I also did 16 bonus pushups and 8 bonus pulldowns, which took me to 400 total pushups and 200 band pulldowns. A good workout. I like this one.

Start Time: 7:00 pm; Workout Time: 58 minutes; Calories Burned: 371; Avg Heart Rate: 110.


TUESDAY - FEBRUARY 11, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Plyo Legs

I took it one move at a time and got through it OK. I had problems with some of the jumping moves, especially the switches, but I did what I could. I also didn't go real low on some of the moves where I was supposed to touch the floor and explode up, because I would lose my balance easily. I reached for the floor on those moves, but tried to keep my butt down.

Start Time: 7:25 pm; Workout Time: 63 minutes; Calories Burned: 433; Avg Heart Rate: 114.


WEDNESDAY - FEBRUARY 12, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Rest

No heat in the house when I got home from work, as the furnace wasn't working. I was scheduled to do Just Arms, but when my hands are cold, which they were, my grip strength is almost non existent, so I didn't think working with weights would have been safe. I was going to do Road Warrior instead, which uses bands, but I decided to spend the evening buying space heaters and trying to stay warm.


THURSDAY - FEBRUARY 13, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Fountain of Youth Yoga

Not great. I wasn't feeling really good. I came out of a lot of poses early because I just didn't have the mindset today to push through.

Start Time: 8:15 pm; Workout Time: 47 minutes; Calories Burned: 238; Avg Heart Rate: 100.


FRIDAY - FEBRUARY 14, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Road Warrior

I'm getting better with the bands, precisely better at where to step on them. This allows me to get into the move quicker and do the amount of reps I want. This ended up being a pretty good workout that had me tired and sweating a bit. I can still get better with the bands, but it was a good leap forward.

Start Time:7:20 pm; Workout Time: 53 minutes; Calories Burned: 357; Avg Heart Rate: 113.


SATURDAY - FEBRUARY 15, 2025 - 1) TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Super Cardio

Not my favorite for some reason. It seems simple, but it does tire me out. I modified a few of the spin moves because I lose my balance. As usual, not a great effort on this one.

Start Time:5:00 pm; Workout Time: 46 minutes; Calories Burned: 284; Avg Heart Rate: 107.


   2) TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Road Warrior

Second workout of the day. This was a makeup from Wednesday's missed one. I only waited about 30 minutes after finishing the first workout before I started it. I've done two workouts in a day a few times over the years, but never this close together. Things went OK. I went faster than they did on the video because I wanted to get it done. I didn't sacrifice my effort though.

Start Time:6:20 pm; Workout Time: 46 minutes; Calories Burned: 349; Avg Heart Rate: 122.


SUNDAY - FEBRUARY 16, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - KillerAbs

I was watching the NBA All Star game, so I did this one off of the worksheets instead on the DVD. I did most of the harder Ab Ripper X moves befor the easier Ab Ripper moves, but finished with the Mason Twists, It seemed to work out well, as I wasn't as tired for the "X" moves. I even did the V-up Rollups OK.

Start Time:9:35 pm; Workout Time: 21 minutes; Calories Burned: 103; Avg Heart Rate: 98.


SUNDAY WEIGH IN

Weight: 173.8 (-0,2 lbs)
Body Fat 16.9% (-0.1%)

Baby Steps.


THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK

A bit disjointed with the missed day, but I recovered and got through everything OK. I'd say it was a solid week.

Wednesday, February 5, 2025

WEEK OF FEBRUARY 3, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - ROUND 7 - WEEK 2

MONDAY - FEBRUARY 3, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Recovery 4 Results

As the name states, this is a recovery workout. You aren't beating your body up. Some stretching and some light cardio and light weight resistance moves. You can work up a mild sweat, though, which I did. While I like recovery workouts, I'm not sure about this one because there are some resistance moves where you are working. That mix has me feeling mixed in general.

Start Time: 7:50 pm; Workout Time: 38 minutes; Calories Burned: 222; Avg Heart Rate: 107.


TUESDAY - FEBRUARY 4, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Bun Shaper

This is one of my One On One favorites. It doesn't look real hard, but you can definitely feel it, specially during and after the 8 Card Pickups, in which there are 64 squats. And then you repeat it later. I did pretty good.

Start Time: 7:05 pm; Workout Time: 49 minutes; Calories Burned: 295; Avg Heart Rate: 107.


WEDNESDAY - FEBRUARY 5, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Diamond Delts

Shoulders. 3 moves per set, then repeat. 18 moves total, so it's a bit short, but it really doesn't need to be longer. I was having a hard time with 25's on the Military Presses at the start. The first time I did them seated, then stood up the second time, which seemed a bit easier, but I still struggled. I'd been using 30's for Military Presses lately. Guess those four weeks off made a difference. On the third round, I decided to use only 20's on the Arnold Presses on the first go, but went to 25's on the repeat because the 20's felt light. On the Upright Rows to Y-Press I used 15's on the first set, then increased to 20's on the second set, again because the first set felt too easy. I can already tell I'm going to feel this for the next few days.

Start Time: 7:50 pm; Workout Time: 36 minutes; Calories Burned: 205; Avg Heart Rate: 106.


THURSDAY - FEBRUARY 6, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Fountain of Youth Yoga

Certainly better than last week. My balance was a bit better, but certainly not good, and my flexibility was better.  

Start Time: 8:10 pm; Workout Time: 47 minutes; Calories Burned: 229; Avg Heart Rate: 100.


FRIDAY - FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Mammoth UML

I pushed myself a bit where I could. It ended up being a pretty good workout. I went a bit faster than they did by going off my worksheets and limiting the down time between moves, which worked out OK. I modified a few moves, doing Wide Pushups instead of the Plyo Skippers, and Mary Katherine Lunges instead of the Jump Knee Tucks, which I simply can't do anymore.

Start Time: 8:15 pm; Workout Time: 55 minutes; Calories Burned: 310; Avg Heart Rate: 105.


SATURDAY - FEBRUARY 8, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Medicine Ball Core Cardio

Simply not a good workout. I was having problems doing some moves because of my bad balance and inability to get off the floor. However, I did what I could. I used an 8 lb medicine ball for most of the moves. I tried a 5 lb dumbbell on one move, but it didn't seem right.

Start Time: 6:30 pm; Workout Time: 36 minutes; Calories Burned: 227; Avg Heart Rate: 112.


SUNDAY - FEBRUARY 9, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Killer Abs

I almost forgot to do the workout, and started it very late. It went OK, but I'm finding I can't do the V-up Roll Ups. They hury my back, so I did them with limited range.

Start Time: 10:15 pm; Workout Time: 24 minutes; Calories Burned: 135; Avg Heart Rate: 104.


SUNDAY WEIGH IN

Weight: 174.0 (+0.8 lbs)
Body Fat: 17.0% (no change)

Both are ridiculously bad numbers.


THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK

The weight increases are an issue. Need to put a stop to that. The workouts went well for the most part.

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

WEEK OF JANUARY 27, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - ROUND 7 - WEEK 1

MONDAY - JANUARY 27, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - 30-15

Back at it after 4 weeks off. I love the One On One workouts and this is one of my favorites. Pushups and pullups. I did 30 pushups on each set and 15 Band Pulldowns on each pullup set. I can't do unassisted pullups anymore. I don't know if I'm physically incapable since I got sick a few years ago, or if it's just a lack of upper body strength that I might be able to get back. I can do them a bit with the pullup assist, but have been using the bands the last few years, and I can feel some results. I did tire a bit on some of the middle to later sets of pushups, which did surprise me a bit, but overall, I think I did OK. Since the last time I did this workout I've bought a new smart TV and had been streaming my workouts. I hadn't even connected a DVD player for over a year, but finally got it done. About two thirds of the way through the workout, the DVD started freezing up. I finished the workout off of the workout sheets, but hope I'm not going to have future problems with the DVDs. I don't think the One on Ones are available on a streaming platform, and it would be a real shame to not be able to do them.. 

Start Time: 6:30 pm; Workout Time: 58 minutes; Calories Burned: 309; Avg Heart Rate: 104.


TUESDAY - JANUARY 28, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Plyo Legs

You know you're in a tough workout when the body part you are working starts to give out midway through the workout. This happened several times today, most noticeably after the first set of Wall Squats. Because I really can't get off my feet anymore and have virtually no balance due to neuropathy in my feet, I had to modify a lot of moves. However, I did get a good workout for what I was able to do. From what I remember, I'm usually sore for a few days after this workout. No glitches today on the DVD.

Start Time: 7:05 pm; Workout Time: 63 minutes; Calories Burned: 399; Avg Heart Rate: 110.


WEDNESDAY - JANUARY 29, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Just Arms

I usually like weight days. Today was OK. It was a shorter workout timewise, but it seemed like it went a bit slow. I used the weights I thought I could handle best, and they seemed to be the right choices. On the decline bicep curls I did 8 ugly reps with 25's, started the second set with 25's, then realized I was being stupid, and finished the set with 20's. I went back and looked at my numbers from the last several times I did this workout and saw I'd used 40's on the bicep curls in 2019, but had dropped to 30's by 2023. This was like this on a lot of the moves. I'd gotten sick in early 2021 and lost a lot of strength. I remember at one time that 15's had been tough for me to lift. I am older, and am sure age also has a lot to do with strength loss. Overall I was happy with what I did today.

Start Time: 7:45 pm; Workout Time: 46 minutes; Calories Burned: 293; Avg Heart Rate: 113.


THURSDAY - JANUARY 30, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Fountain Of Youth (Yoga)

Horrible. I could tell when I was getting ready to do the workout that my balance was going to be bad, and it was. Also had very little flexibility, and had a hard time on the leg swing throughs on the vinyasas. However, my attitude was still pretty good. 

Start Time: 7:55 pm; Workout Time: 47 minutes; Calories Burned: 190; Avg Heart Rate: 95.


FRIDAY - JANUARY 31, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Road Warrior

It's tough to get a feel for this one because he's going so fast. I have problems positioning myself with the resistance bands to perform the move, so I have to rush through it with improper form and the inability to concentrate on the move itself. I don't even know if the bands are effective because of this. I did what I could, but might want to take a few minutes with the bands to slow things down and see how effective they really can be.

Start Time: 7:50 pm; Workout Time: 53 minutes; Calories Burned: 302; Avg Heart Rate: 104.


SATURDAY - FEBRUARY 1, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Super Cardio

Poor workout. My legd were feeling real heavy, so I wasn't moving too fast, and I wasn't going to the floor on the moves where I should have. My bad.

Start Time: 7:10 pm; Workout Time: 46 minutes; Calories Burned: 275; Avg Heart Rate: 105


SUNDAY - FEBRUARY 2, 2025  - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Killer Abs

Again, not too good. I struggled with a lot of the moves, especially the last half of the Ab Ripper X section. The ones where I had to come up off my back were painful and my form was really bad. I could have done more damage than good to my lower back.

Start Time: 7:50 pm; Workout Time: 24 minutes; Calories Burned: 130; Avg Heart Rate: 103.



SUNDAY WEIGH IN

Weight: 173.2 (+0.4 lbs)
Body Fat: 17.0% (+0.2%)



THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK

Not bad after a four week layoff, but I did notice some rustiness. I usually think of the first three days of this rotation as the roughest stretch of the round, but I did OK with those. It was the other for days that were humbling.  I'm not happy at all about the weight and body fat increase. I need to start taking it seriously. 

Monday, December 23, 2024

WEEK OF 12/23/2024 - THE POWER OF 4 - ROUND 6 - WEEK 13

MONDAY - DECEMBER 23, 2024 - THE POWER OF 4 - Cardio 24

Start of a "recovery week" to finish the round out. I actually went pretty hard at this one, even though it's really not that hard. I did the Burpees on the first move to get it out of the way early. That got my blood pumping a bit and got me into things more than I normally would have. A good start to the week as far as I'm concerned,

Start Time: 7:40 pm; Workout Time: 26 minutes; Calories Burned: 167; Avg Heart Rate: 106.


TUESDAY - DECEMBER 24, 2024 - THE POWER OF 4 - Pure Stretch

It was a bit cold in the house as I was starting, so I was wearing a baggy sweatshirt and slippers. I decided to try the workout without changing into my workout clothes, so I left those on. It was Ok, but a bit uncomfortable. Stretching went OK.

Start Time: 6:55 pm; Workout Time: 48 minutes; Calories Burned: 212; Avg Heart Rate: 98.


WEDNESDAY - DECEMBER 25, 2024 - THE POWER OF 4 - Cardio 24

Pretty much a repeat of Monday's workout, effort wise. I felt good about it. I like this routine. It's not too tough, but you can work up a sweat if you really push yourself. Sean and Christina are two of my favorite cast members. Christina cracks me up trying to convince herself to "power down". The captions are also a good tough here too.

Start Time: 8:00 pm; Workout Time: 26 minutes; Calories Burned: 168; Avg Heart Rate: 107.


THURSDAY - DECEMBER 26, 2024 - THE POWER OF 4 - Pure Stretch

Went back to the regular workout clothes and shoes. It just felt better. The stretch went good, but still a bit tighter than the old days on a few things, like the twists and wide legged stretches.

Start Time: 6:50 pm; Workout Time: 48 minutes; Calories Burned: 176; Avg Heart Rate: 96.


FRIDAY - DECEMBER 27, 2024 - THE POWER OF 4 - Cardio 24

Good workout. It's quick. In and out, and you get out of it what you put into it. Today was a bit above average..

Start Time: 7:25 pm; Workout Time: 26 minutes; Calories Burned: 175; Avg Heart Rate: 110.


SATURDAY - DECEMBER 28, 2024 - THE POWER OF 4 - Pure Stretch

Last workout of the round. I wasn't feeling well going into it, but I got through it OK. I just got some Xero Shoes "slippers" which I used, and they worked OK in the downward dogs, which leads me to believe I might be able to use them for yoga possibly. I'm still not as stretchy as I'd like, but it's something to work on.

Start Time: 6:40 pm; Workout Time: 48 minutes; Calories Burned: 239; Avg Heart Rate: 101.


SUNDAY - DECEMBER 29, 2024 - THE POWER OF 4 - Rest


SUNDAY WEIGH IN


Weight: 169.4 (-2.4 lbs)
Body Fat: 15.9% (-0.2%)


THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK

I like how I'd set up the final "recovery week" with these two workouts. It worked out very, very well. Cardio 24 is sneaky effective and Pure Stretch is just what it is, but needed after 12 weeks of beating up your body. The weight loss was a bonus. I honestly never know what the plus or minus is going to be each week. All I can do is eat better. The scale numbers are there, but not the final determination of how I feel.


WEIGH IN FOR THE ROUND

Weight: +2.2 lbs
Body Fat: no change


THOUGHTS FOR THE ROUND

I feel good about it. I started it with only a two week rest after the previous round. I usually go a few weeks more than that for mental reasons and to let my body rest a bit, but I wanted to finish the round before the new year, and I did that  On most of the strength workout days I really pushed myself. I can feel like my arms seem a bit bigger and my back seems a bit thicker. Both are those are notable feelings. Whether they are or not is moot. I worked hard. The cardio and plyo days are a bit different because of the situation with my feet (neuropathy) and my lack of balance. Most times I just do what I can do. It's tough to try and improve things because of the way it is, but there were days when I tried. I still need to work on my nutrition. That is something I can control., and really didn't concentrate on it enough. Obviously, it's very important. Overall, I was very, very happy with the round.