The idea of doing four more weeks of STS is a bit daunting right now. Maybe I'm just tired. Or maybe I did too much cardio last week. Either way, I'm not feeling it. Butt off we go!
Monday: STS Shoulders, Biceps, and Triceps + YWA
I like how the different upper body muscles get grouped together and then scrambled up for the next Mesocycle. This workout definitely got all the muscle groups. I had to skip a few sets to fit this workout into my daily routine. If done in its entirety, it's 70 minutes long! After work, I did a new YWA - for golfers! At first, I laughed when I saw it posted but at the end of this day, it seemed like a good way to stretch the upper and lower body. Very nice!
Tuesday: STS Plyo Legs + walk + YWA
Okay, so today kicked my bum. In this final mesocycle, you have two options for legs - Plyo legs or Squat Rack Legs. Since I don't have a squat rack or heavy weights, I'm doing Plyo Legs. In this format, you alternate a cardio leg-intensive circuit with a weighted leg circuit. Both keep your heart rate spiked and the sweat pouring. Wow. My legs were shaking! At lunch, I walked - no power walking today - around the track at the rec center and did some sit-ups and planks. Then, finally, a YWA to end the day, which was very nice on my tired, tired body.
Wednesday: Cathe's 4-Day Split Kickbox + ICE Cardio Blizzard Burn
A bit of a mix today... I did the cardio from this 4-Day Split workout because I wanted some new kickboxing. But in the middle of it, I did the 9-minute Blizzard Burn from this ICE workout. That got my blood pumping and it didn't slow down during the Kickbox workout. Dang! Cathe doesn't give you time to think - you just keep jumping and punching! I'll do the 4-Day Split series after STS so I wanted a bit of a preview today....
Thursday: Cathe's Afterburn + weights + YWA
Something different today - metabolic training! I haven't done a cardio+weights workout in quite a while so today I decided to do one! I'd heard a lot about Afterburn, a part of Cathe's Low Impact Series, and was curious to try it. It's a good workout that alternates a weighted move and a cardio move. I liked some of the other workouts in this series better but I'll give Afterburn a second try sometime. At lunch, I did weights at the rec center, though I almost talked myself out of it. Sigh. But it gave me a boost to see the weights I'm lifting! After work, I did this YWA, though my back was mostly okay.
Friday: Cathe's Yoga Relax
Ah, my rest day! This isn't my favorite yoga ever but I wanted super relaxed this morning and this fit the bill. My legs were actually hurting from holding some of the positions Cathe led us through. But it was good!
Saturday: Cathe's ICE Low Impact Sweat + STS Chest and Back + abs
I was a bit rushed this morning and a longer STS didn't help. So, I only did 20 minutes of this ICE workout. I recently learned that Cathe's ICE series is her intermediate series. This wasn't the hardest workout but I got a good sweat going. Then, it was time for STS - and this one was longer due to the amount of rest required between sets. But it definitely seemed effective! Dang! After that - a bit over 60 minutes - I did about 7 minutes of abs (Cathe) and then stretched. Whew!
Sunday: Cathe's Rockout Knockout + Pauline Nordin's Butt Bible Lower Level 1 + 200 lunges + abs + YWA
A well-rounded day, for sure! I started with cardio - 40 minutes of Cathe's fun kickboxing. This was a great video and I'll have to do it in its entirety sometime! After that, 200 walking lunges kept my heart pounding. And then, Butt Bible - level 1. Yes, I ended with level 3 in the last Mesocycle but I wanted a shorter workout today so I did level 1 and added weights where Pauline used none. I know I'll be feeling all those hip thrusts (holding 16 lbs) tomorrow! Then, 8 minutes of abs (Cathe) followed by a stretch and this short YWA. Fun!
Calorie Counts:
Monday - BAD
Tuesday - 1199
Wednesday - 1432
Thursday - 1253
Friday - bad
Saturday - 1439
Sunday - BAD
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