Day 8 was the Restore routine in XB and Week 2's version of Lower-Body Strength in 645.
I definitely feel like I progressed a little bit in the XB Restore routine. I can get a little deeper into all of the stretches in which you have your leg up on the chair and had a little better range of motion.
The lower-body strength workout was similar to, but a bit different than the week one workout. This week again starts out with an EMOM block, and you are doing squats, but this time holding a weight that you extend as you squat down. Block 2 has three exercises, a plank move in which you extend one arm in front and then to the side and then switch arms. Then you do deadlifts, and then you do a variation on deadbug. In block 3, you do the final three exercises, which have split lunges that you do for 15 reps on each side, a row in which you are in a lunge with only your back toe on the floor, and then the dumbbell drags (from side to side) that you can do on your knees or in a plank.
The 645 workout is a good workout and is again challenging even if you are modifying it. I like that you work the same muscles (legs, glutes, and back) that you did in week 1, but you are doing different exercises so it does not get boring (which is the main issue I have always had with programs like P90x and Chalean Extreme).
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