7-17-16 HY: Combat - Kick Start (Combat 30) + ChaLEAN Extreme - I've Got Abs + Splits + TCF.

7-17-16 HY: Combat - Kick Start (Combat 30) + ChaLEAN Extreme - I've Got Abs + Splits + TCF.

Today was a nice relaxing day. Just at home in the morning, running errands with my wife in the early afternoon, watching news in mid-afternoon, and then working out in the late-afternoon.  Nice day.  The only thing that was sort of a downer was the extreme heat.  When I got home, I was so hot and tired that I just sat.  Didn't feel like doing anything.  But I finally got my butt of the sofa and got to it.

I decided to go ahead and just do it, so I started Les Mills Combat.  I decided to just go with the starter level schedule, "Combat Warrior".  For now, it fits my daily schedule perfectly so I won't have to change anything up.  It has been several years since I did a martial arts based program, but it slowly came back to me.  Initially, it was pretty easy, and I was a little bored.  But after the first few minutes, it got fun with all the combinations.  I was actually surprised that I was getting a little winded and that I was sweating a lot.  I was rather disappointed that my side kicks were so low, even when I tried to kick up higher.  But that is an anatomical issue. HA! One thing that I wish they did more clearly on the DVD is to tell us which side a move or combo starts from.  Often times, I started on the wrong side, and sort of got confused when they had some sort of left-right punch-kick combo.  It was a lot different from TAEBO.  The combinations are a lot more interesting than individual moves of TAEBO.  But the later amalgamations of TAEBO started putting together more combinations, but still had a lot of individual moves.  So as far as a martial arts program, I'm liking Combat.

I was intending to stick with the Combat program, but I was feeling pretty energetic so I wanted to do some extra abs so I while I was flipping through my DVDs, I saw I've Got Abs.  So I started it up and I was very impressed at how much burn it put me through.  I wonder why I haven't done that routine more.  I'm sure I've done it at least once, and maybe only once, but I'm definitely doing it more as a supplemental part of my workouts.  There were several of the same moves like Crunches, Crosses, Cat-Cow, etc., but some new moves and new styles that really brought on the burn.  Plus more Plank stuff and Push Ups.  Really good routine.

Splits and Flow were good.  After an off day, I usually have a little trouble getting low, but today, I went right to the bottom and pushed lower.  I'm also including those micro-movements to change the angle of my muscle so as to stretch the whole muscle and spectrum of the muscle bands.  I'm working on the inner thigh especially for those Straddle Splits.  I really feel the pull.  Flow was really good as usual.  Felt the Flow flowing through me.

In the end, I was very surprised to have torched a big 800+kcals.  Happy to start off with a big burn!