Day 2 was the Restore routine in XB. I felt like I was getting a little deeper into all of the stretches during this one, but I still have a long way to go to be as flexible as I want.
The 645 workout today was a total body power routine, focusing on the shoulders and chest. There are again 7 total moves, spread across three blocks. This time, the first and second blocks have three exercises, and the last has one. In the first two blocks, you do each exercise with no rest between them, then get a 45-second break, and then you do another round of the same three moves. In the final block, you do 15 dumbell swings, then rest for 15 seconds, and then do 15 swings again, for four rounds (and a bonus 5th round if you want to do it).
The thing I like about the workouts so far is that Amoila really focuses on functional movements, doing exercises like 1/4 get-ups and lateral skaters. If you have had to watch your parents get old and lose mobility you know how important it is to work on functional strength and mobility exercises, and this program has a lot of that in just the first couple of workouts. You will likely use a lighter weight to start out because of the fast pace of the workout (and the higher number of reps). I found myself getting tired using 15 lbs to do bench presses, which if I were doing them for 8-10 reps I can easily use 25 lbs.
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