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Originally Posted by Buff
Do what CaptainCrunch does and work at your own pace. He has been doing this for a couple of months now and he has only done Energy and Fat Burner. I say good on him for not rushing into the next workout! He knows his body, and he is fully learning proper form.
A person can do Diamond Cutter workout and then go back to Energy and feel like they aren't getting a good workout, but if you really take the time to own each move you can make Energy a really good workout. Not every workout has to kick your ass super hard, but you can make it kick your ass harder than the next guy by owning the workout.
I did Diamond Cutter in my 14th week of doing DDP Yoga. I probably could have waited another week or two but I wasn't out of place. Having done it 3 nights in a row now, I've seen how much I've progressed within the workout. My heart rate didn't stay above my fat burning zone on the 3rd night for as long as it did on my 1st night. I had to modify less on my 3rd night as I did on my 1st night, but I still modify and hit an extra safety zone or two. You can take your time and only do Energy for a few weeks until you are doing it every night and pushing hard every second without modifying and you are still getting a very good workout.
You don't have to hurry up and workout harder on the harder workouts to get a good workout. Take your time and own the workout. You are still making a difference on your body and you are owning your life.
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Great advice. I still get a good work out on Energy and on Fat Burner because you usually start these workouts in modification where you're down on your knee for example or doing a three legged broken table to start with. Then you slowly move into short lunge positions or near upright and then into more of the tougher positions.
When I started Energy I was going into safety zone every few minutes, but that's because I was trying to be really cognizant of how you lock down your lower body and keep it locked down, and making sure that your creating your own resistance.
My arms still shake on rows and punches because I make an effort to really have everything locked in.
I've gotten to the point where I'm still in a fat burn zone, I'm sweating like a dog, and I'm still getting the shakes when it comes to things like broken table(When I started this I really couldn't hold broken table for more then a few seconds, now I kick its a$$). The DDP pushups, I can do them and still get that amazing quaking in my chest shoulders biceps and triceps.
When I got completely comfortable with Energy I moved into fat burner, which is to me very tough because of the transitions between movements. Also the pace picked up significantly to where I look at Energy's more sedate pace fondly. But because I took the time and built up my ability to stay in runner's lunge while doing the movements, and I know how to lock it down in DDP's words I can attempt and to the more advanced stuff and not stumble and die like broken table crunches. three legged down dog, doing 4 sets of DDP full pushups without doing the modify.
But the important thing to know, this isn't a race, you don't have to stick to the schedule, if its getting too hard and your racing out of your fat burning zone then modify. Heck even Page modifies in the fat burner and he's been doing it forever.
Its your workout, do it safely and be comfortable in doing it. And he's right, everyday that you do it, you can literally feel the results happening as your balance becomes better, your lockdown becomes better and you can hold positions longer.
I wish this thing had been around or I'd known about it years ago.
Plus the lovely Stacey is lovely. And a great story on her own