21 Day Fix Extreme Ultimate Workout Review: ABC Extreme

Another workout available in the Ultimate Workout set for Extreme is ABC Extreme.  In the regular calendar rotation, it is subbed for Dirty 30 (What, no compound moves with weights or that awful wobbling plank pull?  I'll take it!).

Today's Workout:  ABC Extreme

Autumn's Inspirational Quote of the Day:  "Limitations only exist if you let them"

Equipment:  light and medium weights, mat (optional)

Total Workout Time: 32:13

Set up:  there are 11 moves which are performed for 1 minute each; then the set of 11 moves is repeated.

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.

Squat Tap:  holding a set of weights, start with feet together, arms by your side, and slightly bend knees into a squat-ish position, tap right leg back, bringing weight down to your toe and other weight (left arm) into your chest, switch legs.

         

Figure 4 Reach:  we've done this move before, but this has an added bonus:  left foot on the floor, right ankle resting on left knee, left arm out on the ground, right arm behind your head, pull up and crunch to the knee of the leg that is on the ground and lift up your toe while doing so.  30 seconds on right side; switch and do 30 seconds on left side.
Sumo Hit:  start with your feet out in sumo squat, holding the weight on both sides, jump feet together and bring weight up to chest height, jump back out into sumo and bring weight straight down.
Accordion:  hold the weight on both sides, lay on your back in crunch position, crunch knees in and chest up with the weight.
Squat Hold:  oh, what a sneaky little...she tries to be all coy with this one and make you think you're going to do something fun here.  I guess this is her version of fun:  holding weights by your sides, drop down into a squat and hold for 1 minute.
Squat Jump:  drop the weights, go down into squat position, jump up and drop down into squat position.
Curve Twist:  holding the weight on both sides and sitting in a crunch position, bring the weight forward and twist abs, then to the back of the room and twist the abs.  You can bring your toes off the floor for the advanced version.
Lunge Arabesque:  holding the weights at your sides, step leg forward into a lunge position, then stand up and bring the back leg straight behind you and do a little lift (try not to touch the foot to the ground between the lunge and back leg lift).  30 seconds on one leg, switch, 30 seconds on the other leg.

    

In and Outs:  laying on your back in crunch position, hold the weight on both ends and lift up to the center, then to the right side, then back to center, then to the left side and repeat.
Single-Leg Bridge:  laying flat on your back, put the weight on your right hip, lift your hips up to the ceiling and your left leg up, keeping it as straight as your can, heel flexed.  30 seconds on right leg, then switch and do 30 seconds with left leg down and right leg up to the ceiling.
Side Plank Drop:  lay on your right side, hips stacked and push up on to your right forearm, weight on your left hip, drop down to the ground and push back up.  30 seconds on right side, switch and do 30 seconds on the left side.
Repeat all moves.

Cooldown:  just over 1 minute.

Personal Opinions and Difficulty: This is a workout that I look forward to every time it's on the schedule.  It has good variety, is fun, and the time goes by fast.  Plus, we're working larger muscle groups, so the heart rate is up and you will be sweating. 
Difficulty: 4/5  Nothing overly complicated, but you can make this more a challenge by upping the weights.
Enjoyment: 4.5/5  This workout has the same set up as the other one in the Ultimate set:  go through all the moves once, then repeat.  This is different from the typical set up of her workouts where you do a circuit with 2 moves, repeat, and then move on.  I still think I like that a little bit better, but I enjoy this workout a tad more than Power Strength Extreme, so that's where the .5 came from (I'm a tough but fair judge...)
Overall:  5/5  I think this is a great addition to the regular rotation of Extreme workouts.  I would definitely recommend the two extra workouts to anyone who already has Extreme.  They add variety to the rotation and provide different and advanced moves.  I think you'd really enjoy this workout!