Hi everyone, just checking in with the community after today’s workout! Month 1 Week 1 Day 5 of the Jump Rope + Dumbbells program is done.

To be honest, I did not want to do a workout today, but I pushed through those feelings to get it done. Otherwise I’d be messing up my schedule!

All those bicep curls surprisingly got a burn in even though I was using relatively light weights (15 lbs). 100 push ups also did a doozy on my triceps.

JRD Jump Rope and Dumbbells Month 1 Week 1 Day 4 is done!

My quads are still sore from the last workout I did two days ago. I took yesterday off as a rest day due to leg soreness and work/life issue.

Because of that, I mostly stuck to Regular Bounce and Boxer Skip with a little bit of run in place for today’s “Jump Rope Only” workout.

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Month 1 Week 1 Day 3 of the JRD Jump Rope and Dumb bells is done. My quads are fried, and turned to jello during the “cool down” jump rope section of the workout.

Today, I thought I’d try using heavier weights (and more specifically kettlebells because I am more used to squatting with kettlebells than I am with dumb bells)

Attached is a short video clip of me struggling (and failing) to match Dan’s pace during the “thrusters” (“squats with press”) section of the workout 😅 I’m using double 20 KG (44 lbs each/88 lbs total) kettlebells for this one. Yeah, I think I’m going with a lower weight next time…

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JRD Jump Rope + Dumb bell program, Month 1 Week 1 Day 2 is done! I’ve done this workout many times already (when I was doing JRD MAX), so not much to say other than I miss doing jump rope workouts in general.

Sweaty post-workout selfie as proof that I exhausted myself 😅

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Howdy folks! I know I’m a sporadic poster here, but I am still using the JRD app for all my jump rope-related workouts.

It’s been a while since I’ve done a full JRD workout program, though and I never really did the Dumb bell one (only picked workouts from it here and there to mix with my kettlebell workouts)

That changes today! I started with Month 1 Day 1 with a pair of 15 lb dumbbells and my trusty 1/4 lb Crossrope. The weights felt a little too light until I reached the 3rd, 4th, and 5th rounds though. I think I’ll go a little heavier next time 😁

Summer Shred Week 3 Day 1

No picture today! I forgot to take one because I was so eager to leave the park and go back home after finishing the workout + 10 minute Yoga stretch.
Today’s workout was definitely the hardest Summer Shred Challenge/Power Plyo workout I have done so far. I was already exhausted after just 1 round, and there were 3 more to go after that! 😩
1 minute of butt kicks + 1 minute of (crisscross) run in place tired me out more than expected. And 1/2 pound double unders for 1 minute worked the arms and shoulders a lot more than the 1/4 pound rope did last week!
See you all in Day 2!

Summer Shred Week 2 complete!
Jumping Lunges two days in a row did a number on my lungs and upper legs! I was also completely gassed by round 4 of the circuit again.
I started off one day early on this week because I needed Friday and Saturday completely free for other activities. I’ll try to kick off Week 3 on Sunday since I do not like to take more than two rest days in a row.
One thing I would like to point out is that I have to budget an extra 10 minutes every workout for Brandon’s Yoga Recovery sessions in order to keep up with the “5 day a week” workout pace. Otherwise I’d need more time between workouts for my knees and legs to recover. Hope this tip is helpful for anyone else in my shoes!

Summer Shred Week 2 Day 4

Today was not as hot as yesterday (about 10 degrees Fahrenheit lower). Still worked up a sweat because I wasn’t expecting the sun to wipe out the shaded area I was using, haha. Hope everyone doing this workout tomorrow is ready to do jumping lunges!