- What's up elite THENX athletes, I'm Zay Tiggs
and welcome back to another video of Official THENX.
Today we're gonna be switching things up,
and we're gonna be pushing ourselves
through this endurance challenge.
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Alright so before we get started,
when we talk about endurance, most people often think
of cardiovascular endurance, which is how long your heart
can function in a physical activity
before you get out of breath.
However there's another form of endurance
that's very important , and that's muscular endurance.
Muscular endurance is the amount
of repetitive force generated against resistance
before your muscles get tired and give out.
With muscular endurance you're helping get more blood
in and out of your muscles as you exercise.
The increased blood flow helps bring oxygen and nutrients
into the muscle to keep it going.
Some of you may know this as getting a pump.
Developing this type of endurance allows you
to perform exercises and activities longer
before fatigue sets in.
If you find yourself fatiguing easily during your workout,
the risk of injury increases, so this will prevent
those injuries by making your bones and joints stronger.
When I first started training,
I would find myself struggling with this.
Mentally, I wanted to keep working out,
but physically, my muscles wouldn't allow me to.
So this is something I wanted to train towards
and get better at.
So in order to develop muscle endurance,
I created a pushing routine of multiple exercises
that consist of higher reps and shorter rest periods
that'll lead to a longer time under tension.
So for today's challenge, I'm bringing my boy Paz with me.
What up.
So we can motivate and push each other
to complete this challenge.
Alright so for this challenge we're gonna be doing
50 pushups to start off,
40 straight bar dips
30 regular dips,
20 tricep extensions,
and last, 10 diamond push ups.
So in order to track our progress,
we're gonna time this routine and try
to complete it as fast and efficiently as possible.
So the next time we try this routine,
we have a reference to what time we wanna beat.
It's good to challenge yourself like this once in a while
to track your progress and make sure
you're constantly progressing.
Before we begin, always remember not
to sacrifice form for a faster time.
Make sure to keep that full range
of motion throughout each exercise.
If you need to pause or take a break,
make sure you give yourself enough time
to make sure you recover enough
to perform each exercise after that with clean form.
All right, so with that being said,
Paz, you ready?
- I'm ready!
- Let's do this man.
Start the timer.
50 push-ups, let's go.
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(heavy breathing)
Remember to pace yourselves guys.
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(bell dinging)
All right, 50 push-ups.
Like I said, remember to pace yourself after each exercise.
(bell dinging)
We still have a long way to go.
Next we got 40 straight bar dips.
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Push through, push through.
Remember to give yourself enough time to rest,
so you can finish each exercise with good form.
Let's go.
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♪ Carya music ♪
(heavy breathing)
Five left.
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Whew.
(bell dinging)
All right.
That's 40 straight bar dips.
We got 30 dips next.
I'm gonna give it some time for my muscles to recover.
Right now you should feel that pump kicking in.
Go for 30 dips.
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♪ Carya music ♪
(heavy breathing)
Halfway there.
Fifteen left.
(bell dinging)
How you feeling, Paz?
- Feeling good.
- Good?
Let's finish strong, man.
- Yeah, let's do it.
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(heavy breathing)
(bell dinging)
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- Next we got 20 tricep extensions.
All right.
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(grunting)
(bell dinging)
There we go.
The last exercise we've got.
10 diamond push-ups.
Let's finish strong.
Let's go, Paz.
Fight through, fight through!
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(bell dinging)
All right.
There we go.
Let's go, P.
Push.
(bell dinging)
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♪ Carya music ♪
Nine, ten.
Good, good form, good form.
(heavy breathing)
(hands clapping)
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Ten, there we go!
Last exercise.
10 diamond push-ups.
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Take a short break.
Shake it off.
You're almost there, bro, let's go.
For those trying this at home,
remember to finish strong.
Push yourself.
(hands clapping)
Let's go, P, let's go.
Push through, push through!
You're almost there.
Aye.
(bell dinging)
There you go, bro
Good work, man.
And Paz, thanks again,
pushing through this workout with me.
And this completes today's pushing challenge.
This type of training has taught me
discipline, focus, and the mental composure
to continue through ups and downs,
and finish strong throughout my sessions.
And with that being said,
thank you guys so much for watching.
If you like this video,
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and try this challenge with a friend,
and comment down below,
and let us know what your times are.
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And with that being said,
I'll catch you guys next time.
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