8-01-17 (Tuesday) HY: ChaLEAN Extreme - Fat-Burn Challenge + I've Got Abs + Splits + TCF.

8-01-17 (Tuesday) HY: ChaLEAN Extreme - Fat-Burn Challenge + I've Got Abs + Splits + TCF.

Day 4 of my tournament conditioning.  Normally today would be a resistance day, but instead, I'm keeping it fresh and cardio based to help with endurance.  This is practically a new routine for me because I have only done this routine once to my recollection.  So I really didn't really remember what kind of routine it was, but I knew it wasn't a resistance routine so whatever it ended up being, it would fit my parameters for today.  But I was still curious.  So, I did a little search and found one of the BB Coaches sites and had a full run-through of the routine.  It seemed simple enough.  Three circuits, 3-3-6 moves.  I was thinking only 12 moves for 30+ minutes.  No problem.  AGAIN, Famous Last Words.

As I got into the routine, I thought that the warm up was unusually long so I figured that the rest would be okay.  I understand now why the warm up was so long: I would need it to get through the routine.  WOW!!! This was a really tough routine.  Simple and basic moves, but still, with Chalene, it seemed fresh and fun... AND KILLER!!!  I was thinking to do another short routine afterward, but by the middle of this routine, that idea had been nixed.  The Lunge variations aren't anything new, but today, they were killer moves.  The Squat variations, the same... KILLER!  The Cardio moves, again, nothing new, but I was really pushing and I my legs were burning at the end of each move.  That one move with the thigh toner, KILLER.  My outer thighs and glutes were absolutely on FIRE!!!  My legs were fried by the end of this routine.

I moved right into abs on the same disk and I think I did a lot better this time around.  I kept pretty close pace with Chalene and the crew.  I got the burn I was expecting.  I like the way I get to decide the intensity depending on how much I flex my core.  I really went for it today so the burn came quickly.  Breathing really helped a lot.  The Splits and Flow were back to normal.

In the end, I torched a modest 640+kcals.  Lower than I had hoped, but the burn was good.