Today's Workout: The Fix Challenge
Autumn's Inspirational Quote of the Day: "Only look back to see how far you've come"
This reminds me of one of my favorite quotes: "Don't look back--you aren't going that way"
Equipment: mat (optional)
Total Workout Time: 28:54 (no weights AND less then 30 minutes?! Easy, breezy...wait, we're doing what?!)
Set up: let me see if I can explain this in a way that makes any kind of sense. You start out by doing 1 move, repeated 4 times, then you repeat that move 4 times and add on the second move for 4 reps. Then you combine the first move, the second move, and add on a third move, repeating each move for 4 reps. You keep building the moves until ultimately you have 13 moves, which you then repeat 2 times. You end up doing something like 60 surrenders when it's all said and done. When Autumn says it's a challenge, she means it!
Exercises:
Warm-up (about 1 and a half minutes): jog, step back right and left, roll shoulders back, roll shoulders front, side lunge right and left, front lunge with a twist right and left, alternating kick and touch your toe.
Okay, so here I'm just going to tell you the moves. But remember: you do the move, add on the next move, then repeat the set of moves, so you're not just going through each move, you're constantly building and repeating.
Surrenders: oh, goody, they're back. You hated them before, you'll hate them now: start with your right leg, go down onto your knee, left knee, stand up on right leg, left leg. Do 2 on right leg, 2 on left leg.
Inchworm: standing position, walk down to your toes, walk out into plank, walk back and stand up, 4 times THEN do 4 surrenders and 4 inchworms and then add on the next move. See how this is working?
Down and Ups: in plank position, go down onto your right forearm, left forearm, back up to plank on right, then left. Do 2 with right arm, 2 on left arm. Take it from the top.
Hip Drops: in plank position, go back down to forearms and drop right hip to the floor, then left, for a total of 4 reps. Start with Surrenders again.
Side-Arm Balance: push back onto hands in plank, turn to right side, stack hips, and reach arm to the ceiling, switch to the other side, for a total of 4 reps. Back to the top.
Knee Tuck: in plank position, bring right knee to left elbow, then left knee to right elbow, for a total of 4 reps. Back to the top.
Burpee: from plank position at leg lift, jump into squat, jump up into a burpee, back down to squat and down to the floor and back into plank, for a total of 4 reps. Repeat circuit from Surrenders.
Jump Lunge: from burpee, jump right left forward, then left, then repeat for a total of 4 reps. Start over from Surrenders.
Narrow Wide Squat: start with feet together and bend into squat, legs out into wide squat, repeat for a total of 4 reps. Take it from the top.
Curtsy Lunge: step back and cross over with right leg, then left, for a total of 4 reps. Start with surrenders.
Skaters: cross back leg behind and tap the ground with your opposite arm for a total of 4 reps.
Okay, now you've done all the moves! Repeat all moves two more times from the beginning.
Cooldown: just over 1 and a half minutes.
Personal Opinions and Difficulty: I have to be honest. Before I tried this workout for the first time, I really thought it was going to be a joke. I mean, I don't know WHY I was thinking that, since Autumn kicks my butt every day, but it just seemed like it was going to be simple. I was wrong. This is a serious workout and definitely stands up to the others in the program. I typically do this in place of Cardio Fix Extreme.
Difficulty: 5/5 Uh-uh, you won't be moving much after this one. Those surrenders, ugh!! The moves themselves aren't that hard, but boy, oh, boy, you will be feeling them!
Enjoyment: 4/5 I like this workout, but doing the moves over and over can be kind of repetitive. By the end I'm thinking that we've done enough inchworms, push-ups, burpees, etc. I do like all the moves though and think that this workout is a nice change from the usual Autumn workout structure.
Overall: 5/5 This workout has a lot of variety and is perfect for those days when you want a workout but don't feel like using the weights. I think this workout is a great addition to the regular rotation and when it is subbed for Plyo, I still feel like I'm getting a full-body workout (minus the jumping). This workout and the other included in the Ultimate set are worth it, in my opinion.
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