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So I did Pure Cardio(Insanity) last night, followed by Build Shoulders (Beast). Gotta say, that is a hell of a combination! Pure cardio really drives home the solid core throughout and then there are a few moves in Build shoulders (Sagi's 6 way and the 1,1,2 raise) that I FELT the core in a big way. And it felt GOOD

And then I helped to move boxes and table tops around for a few hours. It was a good day

Pure Cardio from Insanity and Body Beast's Bulk Shoulders are a great pairing!
I do the cardio first (because I find that Beast has a very limited warm up) and that means I was already drenched and limber for shoulders. A little extra warm up stretch and then I dove into Shoulders. And almost immediately had to remind myself that I am not actually a superhero Lateral raises are great moves to kill my ego. I can do them, just not as heavy as I keep thinking. Still I got the 20lbs going with good form so I am improving.
And the moment I got on the floor to do the superman stretch and plank twist-twist, my cat Twitch dove under my belly to try and play with the strings of my shorts. Well, there's some great motivation to keep my back straight and core tight: don't want to fall and kill my cat!

On the wedding front- we have a day picked out and my internal count down has started... I still have a year and 7 months to get ready, and I am going to rock a column/sheath style dress. By that time I should have the body shape I have been working so hard for, and I will be showing it off, but tastefully. It's a summer wedding, and I've decided on barefoot under my dress And flowers in my hair. Sometimes I wonder if I was a hippie in my past life...

Thanks Gene
I didn't plan on doubling up when I started Beast, but I found that I really missed the cardio. Which is definitely a new thing for me. As I used to hate cardio. But now I have definitly found a soft spot in my heart for it now.

Let me know how Combat goes, it's on my wishlist for the new year, and I can't wait to hear some feedback on it!

I'm getting into the last stretch of Beast and it's a strange sensation. I feel like I've gotten a LOT of strength gains without as many physcial changes to my appearance. But that could jsut be in my head, or due to faulty nutrition on my part. Makes me want to try the Beast again, only this time more strict with my diet. I have the P90X/Insanity hybrid planned for the new year, and during the holidays I have a more relaxed workout schedule planned as recovery, but I might throw one more week of Beast onto the end of this round, jsut for that extra, final push. We shall see!

But for sure, I am definitely coming back to this program. I am not jsut getting wedding dress ready, but I am also prepping for two Tough Mudders and a Spartan Beast. And that means I have to Beast Up.