chapter one: twisted sista

a statement stood out to me today: "this is crazy, and it's only day one." am i sick because my response was, "damn, we only have 29 days left?"

this made me wonder, is adrenaline the newest form of street drugs? a wise woman once said, "working out gives you endorphins. endorphins make you happy. happy people just don't go around killing their husbands." clearly, that's gotta be a good sign. i mean, she's an expert (obviously) you just can't argue with that. so day one it is, and i'm already in "i hope this lasts forever-mode".

i blasted into the challenge strong with a 'release plus' class, or the newly g-dubbed: pump it and pull it. group of eight; just enough to get the energy jacked up, but still enough one-on-one time to make sure you don't cheat on the bike. we opted for disco tracks on the airwaves, to keep us energized through the car-de-ohhh! big al demo'd a sweet remix of 'what's updog, downdog' that looked more like a ghetto booty shake dutty whine. it was wicked.

6 minutes of cardy, (3 tread, 3 bike... or as i like to refer to it as: my vehicle-like coffin) push it, push it, push it 80%. phase one tread was a walk in the park, or... a run on a tread?! whatever, it felt good. jumped over to the bike, high rpms = sore ass legs. just when i think my pins are about to take off on me, we get the 5 second coundown. peace out cardio...

6 minutes of releasing. dynamic, fluid, sexy. just what i needed after the cardy press. 4 stations targeting different types of muscle release. so good. i have a noticeable flaw (who knew) in my positioning. hyper-extension of the lower back, or in street words "the girl guns out her butt-butt." so my fitness goal has been handed to me on a silver platter, i will remain with a neutral spine, i will remain with a neutral spine.

feeling good, the muscles have been stretched, i'm in a good place in my head and "5 seconds". back to the cardy. damn, i just want to keep what's updogging. so we repeat, but press harder, 90% this time. 5 seconds. back to release. then finish up with a dynamic release routine, er-bear couldn't have finished it off better.

i'd order this combo again.