21 Day Fix Extreme Additional Workout Review: 10 Minute Hardcore

This is the review of the ab workout that comes with the program, 10 Minute Hardcore.  Same as 10 Minute Abs, you can add this workout in on any day of the week.  I try to skip a day between to rest my abs.  *Note:  you will see in the pics that I am barefoot.  I typically do this with my shoes on, but I was doing yoga and wanted to jump right into it.*

Any Day's Workout (I like to do this M/W/F or T/Th/S):  10 Minute Hardcore

Autumn's Inspirational Quote of the Day:  "Challenge your limits"

Equipment:  1 medium weight, mat (optional)

Total Workout Time:  10:31

Set up:  8 moves, 1 minute each

Exercises:
Weighted Crunches:  lay flat on your back, knees bent, feet hip-width apart, holding a weight at your chest.  Lift up your shoulders, crunching your abs, making sure to keep your core tight.  Make sure not to pull on your neck.
Knee Drops:  lay flat on your back, knees bent in table top position, holding the weight at your chest.  Drop your knees, keeping them together, to the left, then contract your core and bring knees back into table top position, then over to the right side and back to center.
C-curve Pass:  sit in a c-sit position, with knees bent, feet hip-width apart, abs contracted back so your body looks like a 'C."  Hold the weight in one hand, twist back to the left and tap the weight to the floor, bring weight back to the center, switch hands and twist back to the right and tap the weight to the floor.

    

 Hip Drops-R:  get in side plank position and hold weight on your hip, lower hip down to the floor and tap it (don't spend too much time down here resting!) and push back up.  Make sure to keep your back straight and your butt tucked under you and not sticking out.
Hip Drops-L:  switch sides and repeat, this time on the other side.
Leg Lift Crosses:  laying on your back, put your hands by your side and legs out straight, cross your ankles for four times up and then four times back.
One Arm Rotation-R:  get in plank position on your hands and twist your right arm under your body, reaching towards the other side.  Try to keep your hips as level as possible and not to twist upper body.

    

 One Arm Rotation-L:  repeat on the other side, with left arm reaching this time.

Personal Opinions and Difficulty:  Another great addition to the every day workouts.  It's a quick way to work your abs and the addition of the weight ups the difficulty.  I don't love this one as much as the abs workout that comes with the Fix, but I enjoy this one nonetheless.
Difficulty: 5/5  Tough, intense workout for the abs, and with the weight, you'll definitely feel it.
Enjoyment:  4/5  The last few moves aren't that exciting to me and I just want it to be over!  Not because it's a bad workout, but my abs are burning by then.  I guess that means it's working?
Overall:  5/5  Great for all parts of the abs, including the obliques.