So what did I do instead?\u00a0 I think the title says it all.\u00a0 I wanted to take the awesome from the 30 day shred and convert it into something I could do sans DVD with my own twist on things.<\/p>\n
I present to you, DDR circuits (version 1):<\/strong><\/p>\n 1 song warmup<\/p>\n 1 song + 1 minute strength, rinse and repeat 12 times<\/p>\n 1 more song<\/p>\n 1 song cooldown<\/p>\n The exercise list:<\/p>\n Arms – traveling pushups, 10 lb chest flys, plank flys, lat raises<\/p>\n Abs – bicycles, double crunches, supermans, and plank twists<\/p>\n Legs\/arms – squat and press, lunge and hammer curl, front rows with military press, side arm raises with calf raises.<\/p>\n You’ll recognize most of this from the 30 Day Shred (minus the last legs and arms exercise I concocted all on my own).<\/p>\n The verdict?\u00a0 I did about 3\/4 of a normal 30 minute DDR session, burning about 3\/4 of the calories.\u00a0 I got through a normal strength session worth of 12 exercises.\u00a0 It took about 50 minutes, where that workout would usually take about an hour and a quarter, minimum, so bonus.\u00a0 However, it felt…underwhelming.\u00a0 It was too easy.\u00a0 I’ll reserve judgment for tomorrow, but it felt like a nice light workout.\u00a0 Totally not on par with a shred.\u00a0 I’m not giving up however.<\/p>\n I present to you, DDR circuits (version 2):<\/strong><\/p>\n 5 song warmup<\/p>\n 2 strength exercises – 3 mins total<\/p>\n 2 songs<\/p>\n 1 ab exercises for 1 minute<\/p>\n x 4 total<\/p>\n 5 song cooldown<\/p>\n Same exercise list.<\/p>\n Basically, this is Jillian’s 3-2(ish)-1 ratio<\/p>\n Verdict:\u00a0 the ratio rules.\u00a0 I feel worked just like a shred without any of the heel pain.\u00a0 This will probably make up a good amount of my cross training days during half training.\u00a0 Its a full strength and cardio workout in less than an hour.<\/p>\n And on that note, I’m going to disconnect from lappy and enjoy the rest of my (pre-planned) hookey day.\u00a0 It’s about 75 and sunny and I think I need to find somewhere outside to soak it up.<\/p>\n Have a lovely weekend!<\/p>\n