After trying to decide between rescheduling today's LB strength + Core EC workout or swapping out a workout, swapped the scheduled LB strength (a favorite w/ Daniel) for a Pilates-style LB strength workout and do the scheduled Core EC.
The legs are definitely toast now despite no weights for the LB workout, and the scheduled Core EC w/ Daniel got the abs and lower back burning nicely. Even the upper back got some extra burn today w/ several different Backbow variations after it was already torched so well yesterday, lol! ;)
Tomorrow's scheduled workout is the last of the 3-day UB splits, but it might need to be postponed an extra day to allow the muscles some extra rest time to recover more fully to make the most of the workout.
So far, Mass is feeling the most like the Booty/Flex combo muscle-wise, even though it's got a more interesting, fewer days/week structure by combining LB and Core on the same day. Having Core workouts 2xs/week is really cool, and combining it with LB is a nice change compared to combining UB and Core or only hitting Core 1xs/week.
While this format feels less punishing than the Booty/Flex combo, it is still quite a challenge w/ the 3 burnout style UB splits leaving the arms jellified after each UB workout. ;)
Week 2 doesn't have any splits, and only 1 Core workout total, so adding a short Core burnout onto Day 8 or Day 12 might be helpful, since that's a weak area.
It would be really interesting to see 2xs/week for muscle groups (1 separate, 2 combined) instead of 3/2, along w/ 1xs/week lighter cardio in the middle to give a little extra time for recovery from the burnout style strength sessions - something like UB, LB+Core, Cardio, UB, LB+Core, Recovery Cardio/Flexibility.
It will be interesting to see how the body responds to the shift back to mostly strength training after getting used to a higher amount of HIIT/Cardio in FB 30 R4.
Hope your week is going well, and happy Blending everyone! :)
Mass Challenge, Day 4 - Complete!
After trying to decide between rescheduling today's LB strength + Core EC workout or swapping out a workout, swapped the scheduled LB strength (a favorite w/ Daniel) for a Pilates-style LB strength workout and do the scheduled Core EC.
The legs are definitely toast now despite no weights for the LB workout, and the scheduled Core EC w/ Daniel got the abs and lower back burning nicely. Even the upper back got some extra burn today w/ several different Backbow variations after it was already torched so well yesterday, lol! ;)
Tomorrow's scheduled workout is the last of the 3-day UB splits, but it might need to be postponed an extra day to allow the muscles some extra rest time to recover more fully to make the most of the workout.
So far, Mass is feeling the most like the Booty/Flex combo muscle-wise, even though it's got a more interesting, fewer days/week structure by combining LB and Core on the same day. Having Core workouts 2xs/week is really cool, and combining it with LB is a nice change compared to combining UB and Core or only hitting Core 1xs/week.
While this format feels less punishing than the Booty/Flex combo, it is still quite a challenge w/ the 3 burnout style UB splits leaving the arms jellified after each UB workout. ;)
Week 2 doesn't have any splits, and only 1 Core workout total, so adding a short Core burnout onto Day 8 or Day 12 might be helpful, since that's a weak area.
It would be really interesting to see 2xs/week for muscle groups (1 separate, 2 combined) instead of 3/2, along w/ 1xs/week lighter cardio in the middle to give a little extra time for recovery from the burnout style strength sessions - something like UB, LB+Core, Cardio, UB, LB+Core, Recovery Cardio/Flexibility.
It will be interesting to see how the body responds to the shift back to mostly strength training after getting used to a higher amount of HIIT/Cardio in FB 30 R4.
Hope your week is going well, and happy Blending everyone! :)