Turbo Fire EZ 55 / Ab Ripper 200 / Yoga For Stess Relief

Tonite my friends Maylorie and Jenny came over for Turbo Fire EZ 55! Not sure why the "EZ" as it's not an easy workout!

There's a standard Turbo Kick warmup, and some songs and combos from past rounds, and some new ones too!

*section 2)*
 jab upper x4 song "It's Like That" Run DMC speedbag around, uppercut x2 cross x4 4 right knees

b) jab jab speedbag x2 crosses high to low hi lo right x2, 2 jacks

*section 3) *
same combo as R34 kicks song "Get Down On It / Get Your Back Up Off the Wall"

b) 2 high punches, 2 low x4 double bob and weave, upper cross upper, other way 

*section 4) *

song "Give It All You Got" same song used in Round 20 hi low 10, then 2 twist x2 ski 3 knee 7 step

b) r jab @ 12, L jab @ 9
kick front, back, side, knee
clockwork 12 and 9 FUN!!!

*Fire Drill, you do it twice* - similar to one of the HIIT drills on HIIT 15, FUN!!

*Recovery*
jcjc @ 3 pump it back song is "Push It" Salt n Peppa
jcjc @ 12 howzit back
uppercut to corners x2, speedbag around uppercut 3 step

b) same combo and song from Round 39 section 2 part b:
double cross r then L , zig zag knee
jab jab knee alternating sides
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Finale #1 SUPER SUPER FUN!!!*
 

jab cross hop hop back song is similar to "Sandstorm" synchopated punch hop hop back capoeira grab and throw uppercuts to corners wheel r, l 4 quick uppercuts

*Finale #2*
double jab speedbag x2 song is, "Who's house, it's my house" hop hi lo right, then hi lo left 2 high crosses, 2 low front kick, front knee x2 The cooldown is the punching section of the warmup only slower and with the second set of punches like in the old rounds, then there are some standing abs a la zig-zag. This was very fun! My only critique is that this one is filmed (not live) and it seems like Chalene's voice doesn't match her lip movement, like it was a lip synch/voice over. Similarily, the moves were off the music, and I think the audio was placed on top of the video later if that makes sense. 

I kept having to just go by the music and only look at the tv when they introduced something new. Powder Blue does a better job with this kind of filming than Beachbody :) And not all the Turbo Fire workouts are more artistically filmed like this, some are "live" like a newscast is live.
 

Hope this makes sense??

We ended with Ab Ripper 200, but I've reviewed this before and won't do so again here other than to say this is an awesome 5 minute 200 gym style crunches routine! I've stolen the choreo and used it for Amp'd Abs / Crunch Time before.

My beat up body needed restorative yoga so I did a virgin practice from Body Wisdom / Barbara Benaugh's Yoga for Stress Relief: Letting Go of the Day practice. It was heavenly, and just what I needed. Most of the stretches were for hamstrings, lower back and hips. Reclining cobblers pose, supported childs' pose on a bolster, and the praniyama were the highlights.
 

For the breath work you sit in simple cross legged position with your palms facing down on your knees. You breath in for 2, hold, again for 2, hold, and a third time for 2, hold. Then you exhale for 6 counts. It was laborious at first but then you get into a natural rhythm with it and it was quite calming. The other really wonderful thing for me during this practice was that in this one seated spinal twist I was for the first time able to take my back hand off the floor and twist it around my back and place it on the opposite thigh! Before my arms and body were too chubby to do this, so I was smiling ear to ear to discover that I was at last able! Both kitties joined me for this practice too, which also made it special.