I was looking for another filler routine to end the week on. I really didn't want to start a new primary program on a Friday. Finally, I found the prefect one. I think I have done this routine only once before several weeks/months after acquiring it. And since I was in the middle of another program at the time, I didn't really think to much about it. But it came back to mind today quite suddenly and I unretired it.
IT WAS THE BOMB!!! I was saying before that I wish there were more routines that mix Cardio and Resistance. This is the second one in the ChaLEAN Extreme program that perfectly does this. If there were just 5-6 more routines of this caliber on which a program was built, I would be a happy guy. But today, my was in constant BURN MODE. The cardio moves were short but intense. The resistance moves made me hit failure every set, and I also added my own spice by doing a set of Pull Ups every 5 minutes or so. Usually I do 10 sets, but today, I only did 6 sets, but I did 10 reps per set. The major burnout set today was on Shoulders. Again, I was just using 4kgs, but doing up and around 30+ reps, I had to tap out, shake out, then get back into it. The original time of the routine is close to 45 minutes, but with the added Pull-Ups, it ended up being just over 1-hour. There were times that I had to rewind the DVD after learning the move, and a few times after a move that I needed a little extra break. But it starts off with that killer Thigh Toner move. My outer thigh and gluts were SCREAMING right from the start. There was also a jump rope move that I thought would be tough because of the focus on the calves, but I guess the Shaun T training prevented it. I felt strong all the way through.
Since I added to the routine and increased the time, I was in a bit of a time crunch so I only had time for the FLOW at the end. It was clean and smooth, so I was happy to end on a calm note.
In the end, I torched around 950kcals. That's a big number for a much shorter than regular workout. But I love it!!!
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