1-19-17 HY: Combat HIIT 1 Power + ChaLEAN Extreme - Extreme Core Circuit + TCF + Splits.

1-19-17 HY: Combat HIIT 1 Power + ChaLEAN Extreme - Extreme Core Circuit + TCF + Splits.

Another morning workout, and another time crunch because of sleeping in a bit too long.  But not as long as yesterday.  I was able to get to it quickly after a morning shake.

The weights track after the warm up is really tough.  My legs were feeling the burn along with my shoulders.  But I was happy that I was able to keep up with Dan.  I started off with just 4kgs, then went up to 5kgs, and then ended the track with 8.75kgs.  That was really tough, just about hit failure.  I almost didn't get the weights up on the last rep.  I had to drop them down.  The surprising thing is that I was able to recover quickly and I didn't need to take any extra break time.  No rewinding, just pushed through and kept up with the team.  I was doing fine without any extra breaks until the end of the track that was just before the Burpee track.  The first round of eight Burpees was fine at level one.  The second round, I was feeling it and breathing hard, but I still had some left in me.  Third round, I really didn't want to flake out and take a mid-set break, while at the same time, I wanted to get up to level three.  Those were some lofty goals.  There is a definite time to strength ratio with me.  So, in order to end with both time and strength constant, I had to pick up the pace and go a bit faster than Dan.  When I have gone at Dan's pace, I would hit failure around rep number 12-13.  So I would rewind and pick it back up.  But I picked it up a few clicks and ended three reps earlier than Dan.  Also, the first four reps, I did at level one (one squat hop),  the next six reps, I did at level 2 (two squat hops).  And the next four reps, I tried at level three (two high knee jumps), but the height on my jumps were pitifully low.  I barely got 6 inches off the ground.  I was dying after four reps at level three, so the last two reps I did at level one.  This time, I needed a few minutes extra break time to recover my breath and strength to go on.  My heart was racing, topping out at 173bpm.  The final track, the core track, I extended a bit to keep rep uniformity.  So, on the Low to High planks, I did 16reps (Dan only does about 14).  Then for the Mountain Climbers, I did 32reps, about 7 more than Dan.  Then I do that circuit one more time.  But I need to take a small break between each move because by then, I am just spent, worn out.  Such a great workout.  And I love that it is a short routine.  Extremely intense and short.  Sweating like crazy!

I wanted to get some abs in, but again, time crunch, so went with my favorite routine in a crunch! Went back to the 2kg weights and burned out the rest of my energy on my Swiss Ball. 

In an attempt to manually lower my heart rate, I went with my Flow.  I tried to control my breathing and my movements.  But it was extremely difficult because my heart was still racing and I found it difficult to stop shaking.  But after a few Flows, I started to calm down and I was able to bring my HR down a bit to the lower end of my zone.

I did the splits in the evening again, after my night class.  I didn't do the regular routine, but the modified routine that focuses on the inner thigh stretch and the hamstrings.

In the end (of the morning session), I torched a happy 901kcals.  Surprised at the amount, but then again, not that surprised because it was super intense.  And in only 100 minutes.