Today was the “recovery” day. I quote the word recovery because it is recovery from cardio, but not a rest day per se. As mentioned before, the Cardio Recovery day is really still work. We work the muscles by doing poses which you hold until you start to burn. Some of the squat moves really get to me before I have to release. I can handle doing the squats in motion, it is when we finish the set of 10 or 16 or whatever, he has you stop and remain in the squat position. Then he goes on talking about the posture, etc. for what feels like 20 minutes! (In reality it is like 1 minute, but the burning in my legs tells me another story).

The plank exercises I actually like. They are working the core which I can feel is getting stronger.

So you do still get a workout, but not an intense one. It is a nice break for sure and a day I look forward to weekly now! I don’t even wear my heart rate monitor on Cardio Recovery day because it really isn’t needed. Also having this easier workout is quite motivating. It reminds me that there are only 2 more days until a REAL rest day!

Day 10 – Back to the Plyometrics Cardio

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