Shred 2019 (also feat. Ripped in 30 & 6 week 6 pack & No more trouble zones & Kickbox FastFix & YogaInferno & KillerAbs)

[Texaco Shirley]

It wouldn’t let me skip through but I missed quite a lot while putting on trainers and organising my mat etc.

[Mountain Goat]

Right, going in for strength round two late after a comedy of errors involving some sourdough discard, four cats and the washing machine. The upshot is that I am now doing this is in my third favourite sports bra and some shorts that would be better off on someone thinner.

[Texaco Shirley]

So long as your activewear doesn’t cause another feline panic attack you’ll be grand.

I am done with strength for today. It was better today just because I wasn’t so bewildered and I’ve made my peace with the moves I have to do the learner version of but my triceps are really very disappointed in me.

[Mountain Goat]

Exact same. I found it much better today, which isn't to say it wasn't hard, but it broke down into things that are fine and things that I need to do the easy version of, so felt doable. I was quite cocky about the whole thing until I got to circuit four, which is a list of things my body can't do.

What weights are you using? I usually use 2kg for Shred etc but I heeded her warning yesterday and shifted down to 1kg, and it doesn't feel like much resistance. The bodyweight parts are mostly bloody hard but the weight parts, not so much.

[Texaco Shirley]

I normally use 2kg, sometimes 3kg, but I’m using 1kg for this. There are a couple of moves where it doesn’t feel very effective but enough where I couldn’t go any heavier without a shoulder tantrum (stork stand fly, I’m looking at you).

[Mountain Goat]

I might do another day at 1kg and then see how 2 kg goes, maybe not for everything though.

[Disco]

I've done it (strength). Fitbit tells me I worked much harder yesterday despite today trying all of the jumping things - and doing a few of each before changing to easier - but I was using my 3 kg weights for the first circuit yesterday and it was really hard going. Today I used my 1.5 kg although for the cauldrons and other lying down thing I used one 3 kg.

[Texaco Shirley]

I think I’ll stick with 1kg. It’s a pain to change mid circuit and there’s at least 1 move in each that I wouldn’t fancy going heavier on.

I think she should have kept the same crew for both workouts. I would like to see Mr Over Defined Six Pack (Ken?) attempt the cardio.

[Disco]

Cardio done. I was huffing and puffing a lot. My high knees weren't high, my sprint was slightly faster than a jog. I hate ski moguls; I get into a rhythm and then lose it but I did a quite a few of those planks where you jump-kick your leg over and I realised my thrusting leg kicks were much more ferocious than all of theirs (it's the same front kick as FastFix KB which is much faster). I burned more calories in today's cardio than yesterday.

Cal total for Monday: 435
Tuesday: 411

[Mountain Goat]

I'm about to go in, I'm bored of waiting now, plus the heating will come on at 6 and I won't be happy if I'm trying to do burpees in that.

I'm like that with fast feet; I can't keep my rhythm and it sets my teeth on edge. Also that thing with the spinny hands. I thumped myself on the chin yesterday.

[Texaco Shirley]

I am also done and similar on the high knees etc. The first circuit isn’t too bad but I hate that bear kicking thing later on*. I find I don’t detest fast feet as much in this as I did in shred, or was it ripped?




*I did not actually kick any bears.

[Mountain Goat]

I am just copying you today Tex. I was full on bounce on the first two circuits but the bear kicks finished me off and then I was really phoning it in during the third circuit as I was knackered from going full throttle at the beginning. I also totally lost coordination during the (not hard) kick things right at the end, second time round and I couldn't make my hands and legs work together (which is always a sign I'm knackered; I can't run downhill safely when I'm past that point for example). I actually didn't hate fast feet so much this time round.

I forgot to say this morning that the bloody stretches are my nemesis in strength. That kneeling quad stretch makes me fall over at the best of times and today I got cramp in my calf trying to do it. That's not supposed to be the hard bit.

[Mountain Goat]

My bastard fitbit recognised the steps in that but has not classed it as exercise.

[Texaco Shirley]

She does the kneeling quad stretch in something else (NMTZ?) and I can’t do it at all. Something always twists or cramps. I’ve given up trying and just do a standing stretch.

[Texaco Shirley]

My bastard fitbit recognised the steps in that but has not classed it as exercise.

I think the non HR ones only recognise a long stretch of regular movement. There’s too much changing about in this.

[Mountain Goat]

It is definitely difficult like that but it recognised it yesterday so now I feel like I didn't do it hard enough today or something, even though I know full well I did it with more verve.

[Texaco Shirley]

Maybe not so rhythmically.

[Mountain Goat]

It's like you were watching.

[Texaco Shirley]

How did Joy cope?

[Disco]

I would set the fitbit each time, Goat. Tell it you're doing exercise then you'd have a record of each session. Although I guess without the heart rate bit it doesn't really give much in the way of stats. I can see on mine that I spent 24 mins in the peak zone today (cardio) and only 15 yesterday.

I love fast feet in this compared to hating it in shred or ripped and I like the football kick-outs. They make me feel a bit agile.