10-12-17 (Thursday) HY: YAYOG - Advanced: Timed Sets + ChaLEAN Extreme - Ab Burner + TCF.

10-12-17 (Thursday) HY: YAYOG - Advanced: Timed Sets + ChaLEAN Extreme - Ab Burner + TCF.

I only had about 90 minutes to complete my workout because of a night class after a full day schedule.  So the time crunch was on. 

The last time I did the Advanced Timed Sets, I was about dead at the end.  Mark said that this was the toughest routine in the program, and last week, I truly thought it was.  The four moves done for 8 sets each for 20 seconds, then a 20 second breaks between.  The first two sets were fine, just warming up, good form, and relatively steady breathing.  The next two sets, I started to feel the grind, but still relatively strong.  The next two sets were TOUGH.  Muscles started to feel the burn, and form started to wain, but I was able to keep it in check.  The last two sets were BRUTAL, a true test of fortitude.  The BURN was on and for each move, strain and pain.  The first two moves were the worst of it.  Star Jumps is just so not cool to start a routine with.  The second move was "Half" Dive Bombers, but I did full Dive Bombers.  The Pain and Strain were killers definitely in the last two sets.  The third move, Oblique V-Ups, I really pushed it ion this move,  I did each rep as fast as I could but with good form, full range of motion, a jerk-pause at the top and bottom to prevent momentum, and steady breathing to air out the pain.  I was able to hammer out 20 reps on both sides in the last two sets. OUCH!!!  The final move, Hip Raises, the real challenge was to keep my shoulders above my hands.  I kind of let things slip a bit allowing some momentum to help me swing my hips into position.  At the end of the routine, I didn't feel as dead as the last time.  I felt pretty good actually and I was able to move on to the next routine quickly.

I had intended to step up to Extreme Abs, but because of the limited time, I stuck with Ab Burner.  My abs were already somewhat fried because of the Oblique V-Ups earlier, but I was able to power through.  I did have to take a break in stride (no need to rewind the DVD), by just putting my feet down for a moment, but it was quick, just to relieve the cramping coming on.  Abs were feeling it.

The Flow series at the end was solid after a big "Blank Out".  I was 3/4 of the way through my first Flow when I suddenly forgot what the next movement was, so I started over and got through.  Because of that miss, I did a double series, luckily I had the time.

In the end, I burned just over 600kcals.  I knew I was going to feel it all night and the next day.