DAY 10 - HIGH INTENSITY - TOTAL BODY 2.0

It’s the last day & to close out this challenge, we're GOIN' HARD!

We've seen similar exercises before, so let's talk about PROGRESSION:

The way that we build strength & improve our fitness is to consistently perform the same exercises while occasionally progressing them. You can progress exercises by:

adding resistance
performing more reps per set
completing more sets
changing your movement tempo [sometimes moving slower is more challenging, while other times moving faster is more challenging]
finishing the same amount of work in less time [i.e. doing the workout that took you 30min last week in just 25min this week]
increasing your range of motion [i.e. squatting deeper]
focusing on your mind/body connection [really squeezing the muscles you're trying to work]

If you look back at the workout from Day 7 , you'll notice that I've taken all of those exercises & progressed them! For the plank drill, I replaced the shoulder taps with plank marches; for the step-through lunges, I added a plyometric [powerful/explosive] element by adding the switch jump; for the mountain climbers, I increased the number of reps; & for the high knees, I replaced them with a drill that's higher intensity, requires more coordination & challenges your agility.

Progressing the exercises in your workouts every 2-4 weeks is essential for earning results. Likewise, consistently doing the same exercises for at least 4 weeks is equally as important. So the pressure to "mix it up" & "keep your body guessing" can be a little misleading. No, we definitely don't want to keep doing the same exercises with the same approach week after week, month after month... but if we lack any sort of consistency, we won't earn results as efficiently as possible.

So if today's workout is a little too much, do the workout from Day 7 instead! And repeat that workout 1-2x per week until you're able to bang this one out!