Workout Update: Lift 4/Shaun 20/645 Cardio hybrid: Day 5

On Day 5, I did the cardio circuit workout from Shaun 20 in the morning and the Legs (50/50) workout from Lift 4 in the evening. The cardio circuit workout was a little easier than the first time I did it this week, but it was still challenging. The Lift 4 workout was more challenging in the HIIT part than the lift portion, mainly because my legs felt like jelly by the time I got to the second half of the workout. 

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

On Day 4, I did the Shaun 20 pure cardio workout and Lift 4 shoulders (intervals) in the evening. All the HIIT today ended up being low impact because the moves in the Lift 4 workouts are the ones that are some of the hardest for me to do, but I did do a couple of unmodified no-jump burpees. The Shaun 20 workout was slightly easier than the first time I did it this week but it was still challenging. 

Workout Update: Lift 4/Shaun 20/645 Cardio hybrid: Day 3

Day 3 was the rest day in Lift 4, so I did the 645 cardio workout in the morning and then the two Lift 4 recovery routines in the evening. It seems like rotating the three workouts will work well because the Shaun 20 workouts are definitely more intense (even when doing them low-impact) and are a bit longer than the 645 cardio routine. It absolutely helped to do the stretching and foam rolling routines from Lift 4. Even though they are short, they do help loosen you up. 

Workout Update: Lift 4/Shaun 20/645 Cardio hybrid: Day 2

On Day 2, I did the cardio circuit workout from Shaun 20 in the morning and then the Lift 4 back and biceps (circuit) workout in the evening. The Shoun 20 workout is similar to the cardio circuit from Insanity in that it has three rounds of four exercises, with a strength exercise that transitions you from block to block. Of course, the exercises are all low-impact, but the workout is still challenging. The Lift 4 workout was a challenge as well. I was really trying to focus on my lifting speed and form, trying not to do the reps as fast as I normally do. 

Workout Update: Lift 4/Shaun 20/645 Cardio hybrid: Day 1

Today marked the first day of a new round of workouts. As I said in the last post, I decided to incorporate a couple of the Shaun 20 workouts into the mix to freshen things up. They are led by Shaun T and were filmed during the pandemic when he was filming his Dig Deeper program (which you can tell because he has way more tattoos than he did during the Insanity workouts, and he is super jacked). The workouts are 20-minute, non-impact versions of insanity workouts, making the moves from Insanity and Insanity Max 30, very modified, so there is no jumping. They are perfect for anyone who wants to try Insanity but is not in good enough shape to do the program unmodified or has done Insanity but is now out of shape and wants to work back to the unmodified version. 

So, in the morning, I did the pure cardio workout from Shaun 20, which has a warmup and then a series of one-minute long exercises, all of which appeared in Insanity (e.g., switch kicks, power jacks, etc.,) that you do without jumping, and then you do a short cooldown. Then, in the evening, I did Lift 4's week 1 chest and triceps 50/50 workout. 

Workout Update: T25/Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling- Day 54

This was the final day of the Hybrid workout. I did Speed 1.0 from T25 in the morning and full body HIIT in Lift 4 in the evening. Both of the workouts were tough (the double cardio days tended to be the hardest), but I got through them. For my next workout combination, I am going to continue to do the modified 645 cardio workout in the mornings, and then in the evening, I am going to do the three-week Muscle Burns Fat workout. Over the weekend, I am just going to do the 645 cardio workout and possibly do some stretching, but I want to recover a bit before starting up the new workout on Monday. 

Workout Update: T25/Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling- Day 53

Day 53 was shoulders and arms in Lift 4 and Cardio 1.0 in T25. As was the case in week 7, the shoulders and arms workout is a circuit workout with two quad sets and a three-exercise burnout. You do all of the same exercises that you did in week 7 just with the order of the exercises switched up. The  T25 workout went well. I was again able to do more unmodified exercises for longer.

Workout Update: T25/Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling- Day 52

Day 52 was the rest day in Lift 4, and for a cardio workout, I just did the modified version of the 645 15-minute workout (using some moves from Lift 4 and some moves from T25 in place of a few exercises they are doing in the video). I managed to make it a good workout with all standing exercises.  Because there is no warmup, I go a little easier in the first round, and then go all out in the second and third rounds until I get tired.

Workout Update: T25/Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling- Day 51

Day 51 was Legs in Lift 4 and Speed 1.0 in T25. I did have to modify more of the exercises in T25 than I wanted to, but when I did the HIIT portion of Lift 4, I was able to modify less. So, it was a bit of a wash today. Overall, however, they both went fairly well.  

Workout Update: T25/Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling- Day 50

Day 50 was the start of week 8 in Lift 4 which was the chest and back workout and Cardio 1.0 from T25. 

Chest and Back was a circuit workout, with four exercises in each block and, of course, three sets of each exercise. Even without cardio, my heart rate was elevated for most of the workout, and I did break a sweat toward the end. The T25 workout went well, and I could again do more unmodified exercises throughout the workout.

Workout Update: T25/Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling- Day 49

For day 49. I just did the modified version of the 15-minute cardio workout from 645. It went well and I found that in the jumping pulse squats because of all the squats in Lift 4 and T45, I could do the 30 seconds in each of the three rounds without modifying.  

Workout Update: T25/Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling- Day 48

For Day 48, I just did the two recovery routines from Lift 4. They went exactly the same as they did on Wednesday. There was no increased flexibility or mobility, but neither had decreased either.

Workout Update: T25/Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling- Day 47

Day 47 was speed 1.0 and Full-Body HIIT. Each of them was hard, and I did have to modify each of them a lot. Full-body HIIT has a lot of push-ups (there are push-ups in each of the three blocks), and you have to switch between getting up and down very quickly. After the three regular blocks are finished, you do each of the 6 exercises back-to-back for 30 seconds with no break. So, by the end most people will be toast. 

Workout Update: T25/Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling- Day 46

Day 46 was shoulders and arms from Lift 4 and Cardio 1.0 from T25. The shoulders and arms workout was a tough circuit workout that went fast and was hard to get through, even with moderate weight. Again, I could do more of the speed 1.0 workout unmodified, but I cannot get through the entire thing without modifying yet.

Workout Update: T25/Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling- Day 45

Day 45 was the recovery day in Lift 4, meaning I did the two recovery workouts. Then, I did the 15-minute cardio workout from 645 but altered it a bit. I did not do any of the plank-based exercises or the kicktroughs. I swapped those three out for soccer sprints, speed skaters, and high-knee runs from Lift 4 since those get my heart rate up and don't work the chest.

Workout Update: T25/Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling- Day 44

Day 44 was the legs workout in Lift 4, which was a 50/50 workout, and Speed 1.0 in T25.

Both of the workouts went well, and I was able to do more of the unmodified moves in each of them. My cardio stamina is not where I want it, but it is getting better.

Workout Update: T25/Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling- Day 43

Day 43 was the start of week 7 (the first shred week) in Lift 4 and Cardio 1.0 from T25. That means the muscle groupings get mixed up in Lift 4, with today's workout being the chest and back circuit workout. Even though this one does not have a HIIT component, it has the three-exercise, three-round burnout, which wipes you out (at least it wipes me out) as much as doing HIIT does.  The T25 workout in the morning again got a little bit easier, especially in the lunges (which have been difficult for me).

Workout Update: T25/Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling- Day 42

Day 42 was upper and lower body foam rolling from 645. I did both routines back-to-back and definitely felt refreshed after doing them. These are the best foam rolling routines I have done since the P90X2 mobility and recovery routine. Between the two, you foam roll all of your major muscle groups, which is absolutely necessary when doing two-a-day workouts. 

Workout Update: T25/Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling- Day 41

Day 41 was just the two Lift 4 recovery routines. I don't have anything new to say about either of them. I have not progressed or regressed since I did them on Wednesday.

Workout Update: T25/Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling- Day 40

Day 40 was Speed 1.0 from T25 and Legs in Lift 4. Of course, because this was an even-numbered week in Lift 4, it means that the legs workout was a HIIT workout.  So, this day was a lot of cardio, which I actually liked. It was hard, and I still have to modify, but each workout gets a little bit easier.