It's finally here! The iPhone application I've been talking about for months is finally complete and on the market! You probably thought I was full of it all this time, seeing as it's been months in the making and each time I'd say it was "about to be released" there would be some kink in the process, delaying it further into the future. However, its finally done and I can finally share the amazing finished product!
Yes, I realize I just used the word "finally" four times in one paragraph but I'm sitting here perusing thesaurus.com and I just don't see any other words that would make a suitable replacement. :)
I won't give you a complete run-down of all it has to offer seeing as I've mentioned most of it in past posts (and I want you to buy it!) but I will say that the final product came together wonderfully and it truly has some great features to offer people of all fitness levels and desiring different results. It was officially released on the 16th and so far it has only 5-star reviews! Yes, the one by "PortlandGymRat" is me haha. To find it, go to your iPhone App Store and search "maXtreme". It should come up and the icon looks like this:
It's fairly large, so it takes about 8 minutes to download and you need to have a wireless connection to do so. Yesterday was my first trial with it and I chose to do the 15-minute "Butt Awe" workout. It was a great mix including squats, leg lifts, and jacks, all 1-minute in duration. What I discovered pretty quickly was that while the moves may not have been too difficult for me, doing them for 15 minutes straight with no breaks in between was killer! Additionally, many of the moves are variations of traditional ones that you wouldn't normally think of doing. For example, a jumping jack isn't necessarily a traditional jumping jack but rather perhaps a squat jack...way more difficult! Today I tried out the 15-minute "Doomsday Abs" routine. This one was killer....my knees DO NOT enjoy any form of jumping and there are quite a few variations of plank jacks and plank jumps in this one! It's pretty funny to scroll through and see myself as the example and then struggling to get through the moves in real-time lol. In general, the workouts are meant to be done as your entire workout for the day buy my anal gym rat ways won't let me do that just yet. Soooo here's a rundown of my total workout for today:
-15 minute Run/Walk warm-up (walk 2 mins/Run 10 mins/walk 3 mins)
-15 minute Doomsday Abs routine
-Weighted chess press on stability ball (3x12)
-One-arm bent over rows (3x10 each arm)
-Standing weighted side-crunches (3x12)
-Lat pull-downs (3x10), mixing wide, narrow, and backward grips
It was pretty late when I was finished because when I originally arrived at the gym after work, I went inside to change only to realize that I forgot to pack shorts! Being a Friday and quite tired I was tempted to bag the workout all together but knowing that I had told Kingsley (app creator) I would let him know how the ab routine went, I made myself go home for proper attire. It was, of course, ultimately worth it though because I feel so much better now than I would have had I come straight home, ate an early bird dinner, and vegged out in from of the TV all night! Plus, the rain seemed to keep everyone other than the avid gym rats out of the place tonight so it was nice and quiet with good views all around hehehe ;)
I think I may get up early tomorrow morning, sign-up for another month of spin (3 weeks off has been way too long!) and do one of the 30 or 45 minute total body routines prior to spin class. Should be fun! I've been so excited about maXtreme all week, wanting to show everyone I come across. I'm sure my enthusiasm is at times a bit annoying so I'll try to tone it down haha. If you see me at the gym though and want to see the app for yourself before buying, let me know and I'll happily give you a run-through! Well, I'm off to do that vegging out on the couch now before I pass out for the night (long week w/late nights!). Happy Friday everyone and keep up the workouts this weekend!
Yes, I realize I just used the word "finally" four times in one paragraph but I'm sitting here perusing thesaurus.com and I just don't see any other words that would make a suitable replacement. :)
I won't give you a complete run-down of all it has to offer seeing as I've mentioned most of it in past posts (and I want you to buy it!) but I will say that the final product came together wonderfully and it truly has some great features to offer people of all fitness levels and desiring different results. It was officially released on the 16th and so far it has only 5-star reviews! Yes, the one by "PortlandGymRat" is me haha. To find it, go to your iPhone App Store and search "maXtreme". It should come up and the icon looks like this:
It's fairly large, so it takes about 8 minutes to download and you need to have a wireless connection to do so. Yesterday was my first trial with it and I chose to do the 15-minute "Butt Awe" workout. It was a great mix including squats, leg lifts, and jacks, all 1-minute in duration. What I discovered pretty quickly was that while the moves may not have been too difficult for me, doing them for 15 minutes straight with no breaks in between was killer! Additionally, many of the moves are variations of traditional ones that you wouldn't normally think of doing. For example, a jumping jack isn't necessarily a traditional jumping jack but rather perhaps a squat jack...way more difficult! Today I tried out the 15-minute "Doomsday Abs" routine. This one was killer....my knees DO NOT enjoy any form of jumping and there are quite a few variations of plank jacks and plank jumps in this one! It's pretty funny to scroll through and see myself as the example and then struggling to get through the moves in real-time lol. In general, the workouts are meant to be done as your entire workout for the day buy my anal gym rat ways won't let me do that just yet. Soooo here's a rundown of my total workout for today:
-15 minute Run/Walk warm-up (walk 2 mins/Run 10 mins/walk 3 mins)
-15 minute Doomsday Abs routine
-Weighted chess press on stability ball (3x12)
-One-arm bent over rows (3x10 each arm)
-Standing weighted side-crunches (3x12)
-Lat pull-downs (3x10), mixing wide, narrow, and backward grips
It was pretty late when I was finished because when I originally arrived at the gym after work, I went inside to change only to realize that I forgot to pack shorts! Being a Friday and quite tired I was tempted to bag the workout all together but knowing that I had told Kingsley (app creator) I would let him know how the ab routine went, I made myself go home for proper attire. It was, of course, ultimately worth it though because I feel so much better now than I would have had I come straight home, ate an early bird dinner, and vegged out in from of the TV all night! Plus, the rain seemed to keep everyone other than the avid gym rats out of the place tonight so it was nice and quiet with good views all around hehehe ;)
I think I may get up early tomorrow morning, sign-up for another month of spin (3 weeks off has been way too long!) and do one of the 30 or 45 minute total body routines prior to spin class. Should be fun! I've been so excited about maXtreme all week, wanting to show everyone I come across. I'm sure my enthusiasm is at times a bit annoying so I'll try to tone it down haha. If you see me at the gym though and want to see the app for yourself before buying, let me know and I'll happily give you a run-through! Well, I'm off to do that vegging out on the couch now before I pass out for the night (long week w/late nights!). Happy Friday everyone and keep up the workouts this weekend!
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