1-22-17 HY: Combat 45 - Power Kata + ChaLEAN Extreme - Extreme Core Circuit + Splits + TCF.

1-22-17 HY: Combat 45 - Power Kata + ChaLEAN Extreme - Extreme Core Circuit + Splits + TCF.

Today was a Cardio day, and I am one workout away from finishing my first round of Les Mills Combat, Warrior 60-Day schedule as part of a hybrid with Body Beast. 

Power Kata is, as I have said almost every time I've done this routine, my favorite routine in the Combat program.  I was feeling good as I started the routine, but my room was cold, so I had the heater on before I started, and it got nice and warm about 10 minutes in.  And that warmth helped the sweat flow even more.  I wanted to see how the far I could get without an extra break or an extended break.  I lasted until the Boxing Track.  Then, after the Boxing, the tracks became longer and I needed an extended break after each Track until the end.  If memory serves, I needed three extended breaks before the last three tracks.  Muay Thai was Awesome!  The Tae Kwon Do/Capoeira Track with all the Knees was awesome.  The final Kick Boxing Track that features the Pink song was awesome.  I agree with Rachel that that song is awesome to workout to.  It really gets the blood and emotions to another level.  Through out the routine, I was using the 1kg hand weights and I was working of keeping a tight center of gravity for all my punches.  With that style, my shoulders were feeling it.  I think I found a good form when using weights with a cardio/martial arts routine.  Also, the pain probably came from residual pain from yesterday's resistance workout in which I burned out my shoulders.  Either way, I had a great session.

I was feeling good, so I decided to go ahead and do a bonus ab workout.  So I tacked on an extra 12 minutes with Chalene.  Again, I tried to keep good form, and raise my position on the Swiss Ball to make it more difficult.  Got a great burn, and there was more moaning and grunting today.  Again, I was using the 2kg hand weights so that added to the resistance.  Felt good grinding it out.

Splits, with sore hammys, was tough, but I gutted it out.  I pushed hard through the pain, and I think I made some headway in my efforts to get off the plateau.  Still need a lot of work, though.  I will do it this year.  The Flow was on point.  I have hit a stable place with the Flow, so I am satisfied.  I feel balanced on both sides and control is much better.

In the end, I torched a nice 1008kcals.  I was happy to break a grand.  I'm still working out my schedule for the week since I started on Saturday instead of Sunday.