The second week of the Freeletics Basic Package brings with it a return of the Aphrodite workout, but it also kicks things up a notch by including two additional max workouts. The first of which is Push Up Max, and it definitely doesn't play around; it may only be 100 seconds long, but if you're looking to score a star performance on this one, you're going to have to get your chest completely on the floor and briefly lift up your hands between each repetition, ensuring that the muscles go through their entire range of motion. The second max workout is Squat Max, and while this one comes in at 300 seconds long, after all of the squats from last week's Aphrodite sessions, it really isn't too bad at all. At the end of the day, the addition of a couple of max workouts to an already established workout isn't the most exciting change to the program, but it does add a new challenge.
The directions are actually pretty unclear though as to whether you're meant to do all three workouts in each session or if you're supposed to alternate between Aphrodite and the two max workouts. Thankfully, a fellow blogger by the name of Catalina was able to get some answers directly from the source. It turns out that it's entirely your decision; according to the folks over at Freeletics, you can choose to do all of them together or alternate between the sessions, whichever aligns best with your goals, progress, and current fitness. I opted to stack all of the workouts together for each of the four sessions this week, mostly because it seemed like a good way for a teacher on summer break to put off all of the things that he should actually be doing, like lesson planning, studying for the GRE's, and getting our house ready to sell.
Starting off the sessions with the two max workouts certainly made the Aphrodite workouts tougher, but at the end of each session I was extremely surprised to find that I hadn't done as poorly as I thought I would do. I guess even when you're worn out and it doesn't feel like you're making progress, the numbers speak for themselves, and you really can experience a positive change in just a short period of time. The highlight of the week was definitely the third session, when I finally broke the half-hour mark in Aphrodite for the first time, but I was also super pumped with the fact that I had pulled off at least one new PB in each session.
If you're willing to commit yourself to getting all of the sessions done each week, you'll undoubtedly see results. The workouts are long, and oftentimes grueling, but there's an incredible satisfaction that comes with completing them and seeing tiny bits of measurable progress each day. I've only been at it for two weeks now, but I'm already thinking about how I can rearrange my schedule so that I can continue beyond the Freeletics Basic Program once school starts again. At least for right now though, I definitely have next week to look forward to.
The directions are actually pretty unclear though as to whether you're meant to do all three workouts in each session or if you're supposed to alternate between Aphrodite and the two max workouts. Thankfully, a fellow blogger by the name of Catalina was able to get some answers directly from the source. It turns out that it's entirely your decision; according to the folks over at Freeletics, you can choose to do all of them together or alternate between the sessions, whichever aligns best with your goals, progress, and current fitness. I opted to stack all of the workouts together for each of the four sessions this week, mostly because it seemed like a good way for a teacher on summer break to put off all of the things that he should actually be doing, like lesson planning, studying for the GRE's, and getting our house ready to sell.
Starting off the sessions with the two max workouts certainly made the Aphrodite workouts tougher, but at the end of each session I was extremely surprised to find that I hadn't done as poorly as I thought I would do. I guess even when you're worn out and it doesn't feel like you're making progress, the numbers speak for themselves, and you really can experience a positive change in just a short period of time. The highlight of the week was definitely the third session, when I finally broke the half-hour mark in Aphrodite for the first time, but I was also super pumped with the fact that I had pulled off at least one new PB in each session.
If you're willing to commit yourself to getting all of the sessions done each week, you'll undoubtedly see results. The workouts are long, and oftentimes grueling, but there's an incredible satisfaction that comes with completing them and seeing tiny bits of measurable progress each day. I've only been at it for two weeks now, but I'm already thinking about how I can rearrange my schedule so that I can continue beyond the Freeletics Basic Program once school starts again. At least for right now though, I definitely have next week to look forward to.
Session 1: Push Up Max (38) (*) (PB) | Squat Max (165) (*) (PB) | Aphrodite (38:28) (*)
Session 2: Push Up Max (40) (*) (PB) | Squat Max (186) (*) (PB) | Aphrodite (33:45) (*)
Session 3: Push Up Max (41) (*) (PB) | Squat Max (174) (*) | Aphrodite (29:52) (*) (PB)
Session 4: Push Up Max (40) (*) | Squat Max (190) (*) (PB) | Aphrodite (31:13) (*)
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