Focus T25 Beta Week One

I am happy to announce that today marks the beginning of week two for me of Focus T25's Beta cycle!  This, of course, means that I have completed week one.  Going into Beta cycle I was a bit nervous because I had still been struggling a bit with Alpha cycle (using the modifier, having difficulties with some of the moves, etc.) but after speaking with some other people who have completed the program I decided to jump into Beta cycle at the end of Alpha!

I am so completely glad that I made the leap!  I enjoyed Alpha round a lot; I could feel myself getting stronger and I loved that I finally could see some arm muscles showing.  

As much as I enjoyed Alpha round, I am enjoying Beta round even more!  The workouts seem to be more geared towards specific body parts.  At the end of some I can feel my core; at others my legs are burning and after others my arms are sore.  I can tell that Alpha made me strong enough to handle Beta and so feeling my muscles after each of these workouts is an awesome feeling.

Whereas Alpha seemed more cardio-based, Beta seems to be more strength and toning based (though it's still a Shaun T program so you know the cardio is still awesome!)

This is the workout schedule for the first week - 

Of all the workouts I would say Rip't Circuit is my absolute favorite - it reminds me of Pure Cardio from Insanity which was my favorite in that program as well!  You do each move for a full minute, then at the end he puts them all together - it's a lot of fun and it really gets the time moving quickly!  I see that it will be appearing on the workout calendar a lot over the next 4 weeks so I'm glad for that :) 

If I had to choose a least favorite at this point it would probably be Dynamic Core - but I think that this will change over the next couple weeks as I get stronger.  This workout was the most difficult for me so far but I'm excited to focus on it and really nail the moves!

This is me after I got done with Friday's Double Day - I was a sweaty mess but I felt like a darn super hero!  The Shuffle + Burpees was absolutely insane but as I was doing it I felt incredible!!  A year ago I was just getting started on this journey and I would NOT have been able to do them in the same was as I can now.  It may not be a victory on the scale but it IS a victory nonetheless!

One week of Beta down, four weeks to go!