W11D3, Yoga Shred Challenge, Day 5 + SPS P4 + Splits + Tai Cheng Flow.

W11D3, Yoga Shred Challenge, Day 5 + SPS P4  + Splits + Tai Cheng Flow.

The Yoga Shred was a short flow today. Good warm up, as I later found out.

If you wanted a lesson in muscle failure, today was it for me. Shoulders, Core, Calves, Cardio.  Very VERY intense workout today. Standing dumbbell press and Front Shrugs with crunches, 5 sets. I used 19.5kgs and didn't go down. WOW! It was a really interesting progression. Did the 8 reps in set one struggling a bit with the last rep. Second set, I died at 5 reps, after swinging it out, did the last 3 reps. Same for the third, Made it to 6 reps on the fourth set, and did all 8 reps. I was surprised at the lose then strength gain in just 5 sets.   I went down to 12kgs for the next set of moves. 5 sets of Front Shoulder Press with Side Shrugs, with Crunches. With the lower weight, I still really struggled, but got to 8 reps each set.  My shoulders and core were BARKING hard and loud!  The next move was just 3-position Calf Raises. I had 19.5kgsx2 and did 30 reps at each position.  Parallel feet, Open Toes, and Pigeon Toes. The first set was easy. Then second, I needed a few breaks. The last set, I needed a break almost every 6-8 reps. Calves were BARKING!!!.  Final move was the cardio move, 20 secondsx3 for Jump Knee Tucks, Rocking Get Ups, in other words, the  "Dreya Roll", and Forward Bending Fast Arm Circles with a 20 second rest. That series with 20 seconds of rest in between. Doesn't sound like much, but I was dying, DYING I TELL YA!  Such a great workout routine.

The splits and Flow were a real treat after that trial!  But I had a great time with today's workout.