In July of 2016 I was about six months postpartum and looking for the right program to really help me get back on the path to building lean muscle mass. I got lucky and there was a test group starting for the 21 Day Fix Extreme program, so I decided I’d give it a go. I had dabbled in the workouts but never committed to the program completely. At the time I was still nursing and up around 5 or 5:30 a.m. to pump and feed my son, so for the first time in my life I wrapped my head around working out in the morning.
For years I’ve read countless articles about the benefits of working out in the morning; it helps you burn calories all day, more energy, better mental clarity at work, and the list goes on. As I got into the routine, I found that the biggest advantage for me was that I didn’t stress out at night about getting home from work, dinner, homework, family time and then squeezing in a workout. Thankfully for me, my husband knows how important it is to me to have this time each day to decompress, so we usually managed to find balance, but there was still some underlying stress. That good o’l mom guilt I guess.
So, here was my first 21 DFX workout, Plyo Fix. Whoa! It became my fav workout of the program and the one I saw the most improvement in over the course of 3 weeks. If you have the space and some weights, try a couple of the moves and see what you think!*
*Safety first. Always warm up and stretch before exercising as well as cool down and stretch after. Use a safe and reasonable weight for your current fitness level.