1-12-17 HY: Combat - HIIT 2: Shock Plyo + Core Attack + Splits + TCF.

1-12-17 HY: Combat - HIIT 2: Shock Plyo + Core Attack + Splits + TCF.

Today, I finished Week 8 of the Les Mills Combat Warrior 60 Day schedule.  Only four routines left then I can officially say I completed one round of Les Mills.  Not as designed, but still, I did all the routines in sequence as a hybrid with Body Beast.  Shock Plyo finishes out week 8, and when I got up in the morning knowing what was coming, I had no apprehension.  My legs felt good, and I felt ready.  All gassed up, I was ready to go.  My legs started burning halfway through the warm up, and that made me a little nervous, but then, I felt my second wind kick in and I was feeling good.  Only twice, did I need a little extra break after a track, but I was feeling good despite that. The last track on the floor, I took only a couple short mid-set breaks.  I was sweating like crazy, and I topped out my heart rate at 167bpm.  Legs were burning, but they didn't buckle.

I was in sort of a time crunch, but I wanted to try a new routine.  One, I had forgotten was even in the program, or was it that I had not even known of its existence.  Not sure, but when I saw it, I wanted to try it.  Core Attack is the newest ab routine I have (that I know of.  I will see if there is a focused ab routine in MAX 30).  It was tough! It does most of its moves slowly so I had to tap out a few times.  It is a little longer than I wanted to take, but I finished it.  There weren't any totally new moves, rather, it was just a new mash up of common moves.  Different vibe with Dan in the lead.  Got a good burn, and I could feel my core has strengthened up since my abs don't hurt or feel sore when I cough anymore.  Step by step.  It was a good routine, that I will do again.

I adjusted my Splits routine today and started to do something a little different.  I am focusing now, on opening my hip flexors and lengthening my hamstrings.  So my stretches today focused on those two areas.  I will interchange routines to mix things up and to get off the plateau.  Flow was on point.

In the end, I torched 850+kcals in the morning session.  Nice two part workout today.