Very busy day at work so I was ready to burn it off in my workout today.
In the resistance routine, I did as I did on Sunday, I dropped the weights from 1.25kgs to 2.5kgs. I was struggling way too much last time and form was not good on the late reps. I also wasn't able to make it to 10reps much less 12 without a break on several moves. Still did the slow pull ups and slow everything. I pretty much hit failure or exhaustion on every move. Got a major cardio affect. There was also a lot of core activation in a lot of the moves. But I guess that that is the intention of this phase. I did my best to keep the Chalene pace and go slow. A few moves I was a little slower, like on move 6. Plank with Single-Arm Row and the breakdown. Also on that move, Chalene said so keep my shoulders square, but that is impossible with my weights. If my shoulders were square, That would leave me with only about 5 inches to raise the weight. So I have to go higher with the lifting side, also to activate my back. By the end of the routine, my shoulders were really feeling it. I feel I got a better workout and burn than with heavier weights. The burn felt good. But I was sweating like crazy.
Since I was feeling good, and time wasn't a factor, I went with an oldie but goodie. It has been a while since I did this one so I wanted to see if I could still do it all the way through. Actually, I made it all the way through to the Mason Twist, and I felt good, but right around rep 35, my abs just about gave out and I had to stop at 40. I stretched out a moment, then started again from 31 and made it to the end. I really wanted to finish, but the cramp and pain was brutal.
The Splits and Flow were good. I'm at a good place now, just sinking into each position. Maybe another week or so before I go down another level. Getting there. The Flow was as usual.
In the end, I torched a solid 1313kcals. Nice big burn again. Helped by the heat of my room. Sweat like crazy!
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