Week 1 is in the books and I gotta say, I learned a lot about my physical condition during this time. The “Breakthrough Challenge” is an intermediate level program that uses body weight and dumbbells. I chose this program based on a few factors. One, it doesn’t require a gym or specialty equipment. You can read more on why I started this program Here.

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Week 1 was somewhat tough for me, and although I am a somewhat active guy, I struggled on exercises I thought I wouldn’t. Below are the details on how my first week went. I must humbly say that, you should never judge how well a workout program is going to be just because a female is in the thumbnail. (I did)

Before the Workout

• weight- 213 lbs
• No Flexibility (none)
• low stamina and little to no endurance

Monday Day 1: Lower Body Strength Breakthrough 1 with Betina Gozo

• Morning workout
• 45 minutes
• no breakfast because of time. I drank water and lemon water up until 2:30 pm when I bought a bag of flamin hot fritos
• for dinner I had 3 sausage patties, thick slice of ham and 2 cups of brocoli.
• green tea before I went to bed

The workout was low impact. Not tiring but I started to sweat at around the 20 minute mark. The workout began with stretches (about 10 minutes worth). I will admit that I skipped most of the stretching part, but during the workout I realized hey, I needed them stretches. I struggled on the squats because my knees were feeling weak, but I managed to make it to the end. Trainer was fun, interactive and not pushy.

Tuesday Day 2: Breakthrough HIT & Core 1 with Kristy Godso

• Morning workout
• 38 minutes
• for breakfast I had homemade sausage and egg muffin sandwich
• for lunch I had pork skins and a honey bun
• for dinner I had chicken and broccoli soup with chicken cub bullion
• water throughout the day

Great core and lower body workout, but again, I skipped through most of the stretches. I still haven’t learned my lesson from the first time. Unfortunately I tapped out with about 12 minutes remaining. Honestly, I was highly disappointed in myself, so took some time later in the day to rethink my approach and asked myself some questions. I just wasn’t taking it serious.

Energetic workout, medium impact but not too tough. Well structured session. I will conquer it next week.

Wednesday Day 3: Upper Body Strength Breakthrough 1 with Brian Nunez

• Evening workout
• 43 minutes
• breakfast I had coffee and left over custard pie from work
• for lunch I had a hamburger and some potato wedges
• for dinner left over chicken, rice, french green beans, mac & cheese and a roll.

Low impact workout. I pushed myself hard for this one. Upper body is right up my alley, so I went into this one highly motivated and mentally prepared. I followed this one to the t. Stretches and all.

Thursday Day 4: Rest Day

Friday Day 5: Calm & Focused Yoga with Alex Silver-Fagen

• Evening Workout
• 31 minutes
• breakfast- holiday variety popcorn
• lunch- Jimmy johns sub, chips and soda
• dinner- 4 thick slices of ham and 4-16oz natural light beers

I honestly didn’t plan on finishing this session. I was just gonna let the video play through so I’d get credit for it. I just never took yoga serious. I decided to go through with it because for 1, I wasn’t doing anything else, and 2, I couldn’t live with myself knowing I took a shortcut. I actually made it through the 31 minutes, and I gotta say, yoga is tough. Like tough, tough. At the end it was the best session I had ’til this point. Great middle ground for me to get my thoughts together.

Saturday Day 6: Breakthrough HIT & Flow 1 with Patrick Frost

• Evening Workout
• 41 minutes
• no breakfast
• lunch- 6 baked drumsticks
• Dinner- 4- 16oz. Coors light

Tough, tough workout. I wasn’t prepared for this one, but I managed to make it all the way through.
I had to take a few breaks after the 20 minute mark, but man oh man, the was the toughest one for the week. I built up a sweat after only 10 minutes. I felt it most in my legs. Next week I gotta make some changes to my diet. Maybe get in a few runs during the week to loosen up.

Sunday Day 7: Rest Day

Week 1 Results

• Weight- 209 lbs
• Slightly more flexibility, but I still have a ways to go
• stamina is slightly better.
• No significant improvements in my endurance

Preparations for Next Week

One of my goals for the upcoming week is to change my diet. I lack energy because I’m not eating right. I’ll have to go over the nutrition guide they have and see what’s plausible for me.

Give 100 percent each and every session. Honestly, I’ve only been giving 40-60 percent effort. Something in me is questioning whether this style of working out can yield any real results.

I need to live it. Remind myself that this is only the beginning.