So, I dropped the weight to 25 pounds, and this workout was STILL more challenging than I remembered! My hands were absolutely smoked, and I only completed two cycles. But I showed up, and to me, that counts more than anything. I’ll drop the weight down to 20 pounds if I have to, but I…
Today, day five, the mental battle was self-inflicted. I felt motivated to come home from work today and complete my workout. I sat down and started doom-scrolling, almost wasting an entire hour! Anyway, I am still working with 30lbs. In the first cycle, it felt like those beeps were coming quickly. I am feeling a…
Today was another tough day to get started. However, the beauty of this program is that I only need to commit to 25 minutes. I came home from work, took an unplanned nap while still in my work clothes, and woke up knowing I had some unfinished business with my 30-pound sandbag. I did a…
Day three was the most difficult mentally so far. I was feeling lazy today and did not want to do it. I had to remind myself that I’m an adult and sometimes we do what we need to do, not what we want to do. As soon as I completed that last lunge, it felt…
(8/15/2025) Today I was only able to do two cycles and 1 round of the third cycle, still with the 25lbs. I worked out during my lunch at work outside in the parking lot. The heat absolutely drained me! I’m going to need to get back in a climate-controlled environment until I get a bit…
Wow, what a workout! I started with 25lbs, thinking I was being conservative. My hands are smoked (in a good way)! If grip strength is tied to longevity, my hands were telling me I didn’t have much time left! It took me about 26:30 minutes to complete 3 cycles. I had to rewind a couple…