Workout Update: Lift 4/Shaun 20/645 Cardio hybrid: Day 54

Day 54 was the last full workout of Lift 4. So, in the morning, it was the cardio circuit workout from Shaun 20 and full-body HIIT in the evening. Both workouts went okay but were challenging. 

Workout Update: Lift 4/Shaun 20/645 Cardio hybrid: Day 53

On day 53, I did the Pure Cardio routine from Shaun 20 and the Shoulders (circuit) routine from Lift 4. Shoulders was very hard, and, like last week, I started out with the higher weight for all the exercises but had to drop the amount of weight I used for some exercises by the third set. Also, by the time I got to the burnout round, I could not do full curls with 15lbs and had to drop that to 10 in order to do the curls for the full 30 seconds with proper form. 

Workout Update: Lift 4/Shaun 20/645 Cardio hybrid: Day 52

Day 54 was the rest day for Lift 4, so I did the 645 cardio routine in the evening. Again, I slacked off and did not do either of the recovery workouts. 

Workout Update: Lift 4/Shaun 20/645 Cardio hybrid: Day 50

Day 50 was the start of week 8 (the final week) in Lift 4. I did Shaun 20's Pure Cardio workout in the morning and then Lift 4's chest and back (circuit) workout in the evening.  I was able to maintain the same weight that I used in the chest and back workout last week. It is basically the same workout, but the exercise order is switched around. It was still a challenge because of having little to no rest between the exercises and only a few seconds of rest between the sets. 

Workout Update: Lift 4/Shaun 20/645 Cardio hybrid: Day 49

On day 49, I again did a higher-impact cardio routine using the 645 cardio workout for timing. I think for the next workout(s), I am going to do Insanity Max 30 in the morning and then Power 90 in the evening. I intend to get myself to a point where I can do the full version of Insanity (probably modified) and P90x (unmodified) as a doubles routine. So, I will modify Max 30 and do Power 90 unmodified. Then, in 90 days, see where I am at. Since Max 30 is only a sixty-day program, I may switch to the full version of Insanity at the end of the 60 days and then pick up with P90x once I finish Power 90, but I will make that decision after I finish Max 30.

Workout Update: Lift 4/Shaun 20/645 Cardio hybrid: Day 48

Day 48 was the 645 cardio routine. However, I did not do either of the recovery workouts from Lift 4. I just did higher-impact cardio moves using the 645 workout for timing. 

Workout Update: Lift 4/Shaun 20/645 Cardio hybrid: Day 47

Day 47 was Cardio Circuit from Shaun 20 in the morning and Full-Body HIIT from Lift 4 in the evening. Both workouts went well, as I can tell that my stamina and range of motion are improving. Full-body HIIT was very tough. Even the cast members in the video had trouble with this one so even if you are in great shape it is very hard to get through without resting or modifying.

Workout Update: Lift 4/Shaun 20/645 Cardio hybrid: Day 46

Day 46 was Pure Cardio from Shaun 20 in the morning and Lift 4's shoulders workout in the evening. During Weeks 7 and 8, the shoulder workout is another circuit workout, doing all of the shoulder exercises from the program basically without breaks.

Workout Update: Lift 4/Shaun 20/645 Cardio hybrid: Day 45

Day 45 was the rest day in Lift 4, so I did the 645 cardio routine in the evening. I did not do either of the Lift 4 recovery routines. The one I have still been slacking during this round is doing the stretching and foam rolling. Once I figure out what workouts I am going to do next, I am going to try to incorporate more flexibility-based routines in.

Workout Update: Lift 4/Shaun 20/645 Cardio hybrid: Day 44

On Day 44, I did the Cardio Circuit workout from Shaun 20 and the Legs (50/50) workout from Lift 4 in the evening. The big switch for this legs workout is that you do triple sets of lifting and then the HIIT portion is shorter, doing the three exercises for 30 seconds each, and not the 60, 45, 30 second split that you did in the 50/50 workouts for the first six weeks of the program. Again, it was a tough workout and it definitely shocks the body a bit, but I was able to keep using the increased weight throughout each block and set. 

Workout Update: Lift 4/Shaun 20/645 Cardio hybrid: Day 43

Day 43 was the start of Week 7 in Lift 4, which is the first of the two shred weeks in which you switch up what body parts are being worked in the various workouts. In the morning, I did Pure Cardio, and in the evening, it was Chest and Back (circuit) in Lift 4. The circuit workout was very tough (since there was little to no rest until the end), although I was able to use the same amount of weight for all the exercises in each set of the workout.

Workout Update: Lift 4/Shaun 20/645 Cardio hybrid: Day 42

Day 43 was kind of hectic for me, so I again just did the 645 cardio routine in the late afternoon/early evening without doing either of the Lift 4 recovery routines.  

Workout Update: Lift 4/Shaun 20/645 Cardio hybrid: Day 41

Day 41 was just the 645 cardio routine. I did the workout in the evening and did not do either of the recovery routines from Lift 4.  

Workout Update: Lift 4/Shaun 20/645 Cardio hybrid: Day 40

On day 40, I did the "Ass and Abs" workout from Shaun 20 (which is the last workout in that program I had not yet done) and Legs (HIIT) from Lift 4 in the evening. The Shaun 20 workout is another circuit workout with two blocks that you repeat twice. You do need a moderate sized weight for some exercises. Each circuit has four exercises consisting of two leg exercises and two ab exercises. You do each exercise for one minute and get a break after you have done all three exercises and then between the two circuits. The Lift 4 workout was challenging even though, aside from triple bear, it did not have the most challenging HIIT moves in the programs.

Workout Update: Lift 4/Shaun 20/645 Cardio hybrid: Day 39

Day 39 was the Pure Cardio workout from Shaun 20 in the morning and Shoulders (Intervals) from Lift 4 in the evening. I found the shoulder workout was a lot more challenging than last week. So, although I started with the same amount of weight for each exercises as I used last week, I had to reduce the amount of weight I used for most of the exercises by the third set in each block (aside from shoulder presses and upright rows).  

Workout Update: Lift 4/Shaun 20/645 Cardio hybrid: Day 38

Day 38 was the rest day in Lift 4, so I did 645 cardio in the evening followed by the Lift 4 stretch routine. Both went fine, and because I just did one workout today, I did higher-impact and more difficult versions of the exercises in the cardio routine. 

Workout Update: Lift 4/Shaun 20/645 Cardio hybrid: Day 37

Day 37 was the back and biceps (50/50) workout in Lift 4 (which I did in the evening) and the Cardio Circuit workout from Shaun 20. Both workouts went okay. I was able to use the increased weight for all sets of the lifting exercises in each block of exercises in Lift 4, although it was a challenge to finish off the wide biceps curls in the last set.  

Workout Update: Lift 4/Shaun 20/645 Cardio hybrid: Day 36

Day 36 was the start of week 6 in Lift 4, so I did the Pure Cardio routine from Shaun 20 in the morning and the Chest and Triceps (circuit) routine from Lift 4 in the evening. I started the first set in both blocks of the Lift 4 workout using the same increased weight as last week, but I had to reduce the amount of weight I was using for some of the exercises by the third set. 

Workout Update: Lift 4/Shaun 20/645 Cardio hybrid: Day 35

On day 35, I did the 645 cardio routine, followed by the Lift 4 stretch routine. Both went fine, although I admit I did not go all out on the Lift 4 workout, mainly because I was having streaming issues. But, I was able to get it done.

Workout Update: Lift 4/Shaun 20/645 Cardio hybrid: Day 34

On day 34, I just did the 645 cardio routine in the evening. I again did the workout a bit later than I anticipated, so I did not end up doing either of the recovery workouts.