ZWOW #51 – Stretch And Tone – Time Challenge
Hi WarriorZ,
This workout takes only 14 minutes, but it’s super intense and effective. As I promised in the Preview, we are going to tone and stretch in this workout. I have incorporated moves that will improve your flexibility however, do not forget to do your own stretching before and after the workout. I know I still owe you a stretching routine and I am going to do that tomorrow, because I realize that you have been asking me for a long time to post one and I really want to focus a lot on stretching this year. So here is the workout breakdown and just in case that you haven’t seen the preview for this workout, go and check it out so that you see what each exercise looks like.
Start with the pike stretch
1. Strict Mountain Climbers 100 reps – push really hard, don’t take a break
2. Pike Leg Lift 20 reps – slow down and focus on keeping your hips straight and try to feel the stretch on the back of your leg while trying to bring the heel to the ground. Keep your head in between your arms and try to keep your back straight.
3. Burpees 10 reps – These are regular Burpees, so make sure that you are keeping your body solid for the push ups and go fast! NO rest.
4. Pike Leg Lifts – 20 reps
5. Burpees 10 reps – KILL IT!
6. Pike leg lifts – 20 reps
7. Burpees – 10 reps – Don’t Slack
8. Mini Air Squats – 50 reps push through the burn in your thighs
9. Dive Bombers – 10 reps – This exercise will improve your strength and flexibility. Try not to take any breaks in between reps, but don’t go too fast. Keep a good form and make sure that the movement is fluent.
10. Mini squats – 50 reps
11. Dive bombers – 10 reps
100 Mountain climbers – Push at your max effort!! It’s the last exercise you should give it your best.
Have fun and let me know how did you like this workout.
Best,
Z.

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Awesome, can't wait to do this one tomorrow and follow it up with your salmon recipe from yesterday! Thanks, Zuzka! :)
just got home and first thing first is to check if Zuzana uploaded it. Actually, I checked my mail first to check if my ZCUT arrives, but it's not there yet. :( ...ok, I'm watching the video now... thank you, Z!!! :)
I am scared AND excited at the same time! LOL!! Gona bring it!!!
Clocked in at 12:07 (with dive bombers from my knees). The epicness!!!
WOW! This is seriously going to kick my butt! I am so sore from ZWOW #50 from yesterday. I think this ones going to be one of my fave's. Thankyou in abundance Z for all the hardwork and for bringing us the best free workout routines ever! P.s - Love the new direction btw! Ciao! x
Studied and noted! Will kill this one tomorrow morning. Thank you! :)
can't wait to try this workout. ouch, i feel the burn in the my legs already...lol!
Hey Zuzana, the site looks awesome! You are truly my inspiration, my life changed when I stumbled across your workouts and genuine enthusiasm for a healthy lifestyle back in 2010. I just have one suggestion. In the real time workouts that you post on Thursdays, you have each excercise name and number of reps written down after the video which is a great help! But it would also be convenient if you could write them down after the preview video as well. I like to watch the previews as I am writing down my workout for the day, and sometimes I have to go back and forth between the preview video and the real time video to figure out the order and reps of things. It would be great to be able to pause after studying an excercise you are showing us in order to then scroll down and write down the name of the excercise and how many reps to do. Just a thought! Either way, I'll do the back and forth if I have to because it's worth it for the amazing results I have achieved thanks to you :)
Looks amazing! Doing this one in the morning!
I'm back to report... Just finished this. You see I'm still gasping and shaking but I wanna type my score. My time was 21:31.45... Next time I'll beat myself... I started aiming for Z's time but I gave my best. :) Dont be scared... Just DO it!!! :)
This looks like it will kill me!! Look forward to trying this out tomorrow!! Love your workouts!! :)
I purchased your DVD set and can't wait to get them! You've been giving me and thousands of others your time producing kick ass home workouts. It's time to pay you back:)
Wow, this was an awesome workout- Thanks Z
Wow, this was an awesome workout- Thanks Z
Trying to get back into this after not exercising in months. This took me 28:03.
Amen Sister!!!Fab workout. My body is aching and shaking and happy. Shared on my facebook page so that my friends can try it out. Thanks!!!
Hi Zuz!! I'm really exited about your workouts!!! I follow you for about half of a year in facebook, twitter and instagram))) After giving birth I'd like to start doing workouts. But I can't clearly get, how many times a week should I do them? Mayibe I missed when you told it, that's why i'm asking it now)) I'll be really happy, if you answer!!! Best wishes, Oksana!
Your hair looks shorter this waY and it looks absolutely amazing ♥
Talking about the picture :D
On my agenda for today evening :-)))
First i wanna thank you for your great workouts, i´ve been followed you since you started out in your basement :). i was wondering if it would be possible you could make a weekly schedule as you did before?
This workout looks scary! 100 strict mountain climbers is insane! I shall see if I can do this workout. I hope you will post your warm up routine as well : )
AWESOME workout Zuzka. In the end I actually had sweat dripping off my face on to my mat. It feels great though that I COMPLETED it!! Thank you for these intense workouts, they are great and totally fit perfectly into my day. Have a good weekend! :)
Hi!Zuzana!I've just completed this workout,and this workout is really intense.I love your workout very much,and these workouts make me stronger and more fit.Thank you so much,and hope you have a wonderful weekend!
I did it in 13:24min.,it was a really great cardio.Thank you,Zuzka :)
Are you going to go on the talk show circuit with your new DVD series?
oh.... it was so hard! Strict mountain climbers - so endless and hard to do without pauses.. after 50 i took some seconds to stop. Like new exercise with leg lift! always love dive bombers!
oh.... it was so hard! Strict mountain climbers - so endless and hard to do without pauses.. after 50 i took some seconds to stop. Like new exercise with leg lift! always love dive bombers!
I think your workouts are great. I have 2 questions for you. 1. Can I do these workouts everyday or do I have to take a break and do them every other day? 2. I would love to buy your DVDs. I went on Amazon.com and was not able to order them. Is it possible that it is not available for Canada.
Oh my, this looks absolutely brutal!
Great workout Zuzana, super intense as you say !!!! I managed to do it in 15:03 Keep up the good work !
i will to the workout tomorrow^^ I will write my time after i finish my workout cannot wait ^^
17:40 is my time... Strict mountain climbers really slowed me down, they are much harder than mountain climbers you used to do in your older workouts! And I am also really proud that I can do regular dive bombers!
this workout took me 16 min :( i kow i could do better but i was so tired so took it easy
15'11'' great workout, however, dive bombers are not my fav ;-) really slowed me down even though I can do regular ones. Thank you for great workout Zuz !
Ahh sounds good! Tomorrow morning my first thing will be this! Thanks! :)
I just did!! It it took me 14 min. those last 100 strict mountain climbers uffffff! But after that, I feel great! u Z u are the best!!!!
18 mins for me :-) not great, but not bad, definitely aim for better time next time :-) I love the feeling after finishing a hard workout! yey
Zuzana we finished the workout. My wife did it in 16:02 & I in 13:51. The last 30 strict mnt climbers really slowed me down and we both to work really hard to complete these. Another great workout, thank you, Zuzana!
It was tough same time as Z it was tough!
That is very helpful to do the workout with you ! You push me to not quit :) Thanks. Almost 14 min. The dive bombers killed me !
I can't wait to try this one!! Those mountain climbers are going to be a challenge. Looking forward to one day hopefully to have arms and abs like yours!! Keep us the good work.
Great workout!!! 12:22
This was a killer workout. After two days of arm killing Bob Harper workouts and then shoveling several inches of snow this morning, this workout was so hard. My arms were killing me. Talk about sweat fest. I love you and your workouts Zuzka. Thank you for all you do.
I guess I am too slow I did 22 min but it is a great workout ;-)
Amazing workout Zuzka, thank you very much for all your had work!! Finished it in 16:25 :) I'm happy!
My time was 16 minutes. I love this killer workout.
16 minutes oh gee I wanted to stop but I pushed through - I really wanted to match your time but I was soo tired. Next time, great workout thumbs up!
Thank you Zuzana!!! Zwow #51 was amaZing, I did in 10:43 minutes...those mini air squats were a killer!!! ;-) Just one thing... I'm in Canada and I reaallly want your Power Cardio DVDs!!! When would it be available for sale to us outside U.S.A? xoxo
starting it right now... i'm expecting to sink in my sweat by the end of the workout! :)
with a bulged disc in my neck, I really had to think about trying this at all. But my right arm has lost most of its strength and I can't bear to see more go away. So, since I'm feeling way better today, I tried. I could only do all the air squats, none of the bombers from the pike, but sets of them from my knees (super hard!) and my shoulder did not like those, half of the burpees about half as good as used to do them all year, and then only half of the strict mt climbers .. so I did some side crunches to just keep moving. It feels great that I TRIED. :) yeay ..and I broke a good sweat so this was worth the sore muscles I know I will have tomorrow. .. feeling very good right now, too! yeay!
ps - I have gotten a lot stronger just going as many reps as I can to match when you stop and start each exercise. Doing so, I don't do longer or less time than you, I just try to keep up. This has really worked for me and I am sharing this because I read a lot of comments about how we beat your time, but that can seem discouraging for someone just starting out. I am 50 and these are not that 'easy' to do unless we just work up to it all. Keeping time with when you end one exercise and start another has proven perfect advice for this old gal and I'll just keep doing it! :)
26 min. it was awesome!!!!!!!!! i'm finally getting my body back after back injury!!!!!! feel so high! :)))))))))
Hi Helene, I suggest that you start doing these workouts every other day to give your body enough time for recovery and to get used to exercising at this intensity. You can do yoga in between that will speed up the recovery as well. The dvds should be available for Canada. Best, Z
Hi Tanya, I am glad that you are sharing this and you are right that your approach would benefit those who are just starting out.
During workout, I always do my best but if I don't feel exhausted after workout, does that mean I did not push myself enough? Also some days, I would be dripping with sweat, some days not so much. If I don't sweat a lot, does that mean I did not push myself enough?
Hi Zuzka!!!! I did your new workouttoday at gym^^ the time was 11mins. The last 100 Mountain Climbers were the killer....>
Huh! 14:02! I'm waiting for your NEW warm up video :) (hihi I do always your older hot blooded warmup) I hope you'll find a good place for it. xoxo
Me too)) And also Start me up Warm up routine. Also would like some new stretching!
to zuzka when can the DVD sales to other country i really wanna buy them!!! it is possible to make worldwide sale??!! PLEASE !!!!
I smashed this out this morning. Got it done in 15 minutes 1 second! Those strict mountain climbers were particularly brutal and by the end of the workout my legs felt like they were jello (love it!). Thanks Zuzka :)
Can't wait to do this one tomorrow morning! PS. Please arrange for the ZCUT series to be shipped to Canada!! Canada needs some Zuzka love too!
12:28 my time.T.Y Zuzka!
Ooooh, I'm behind everyone. I did everything in 28 minutes))) I'm just starting out, but I'm still a proud :)))
i did the same workout today again. the time was 10mins 31sec^^
13:54 broke the MC into two sets of thirty and one set of twenty:) I can definitely feel how effective they are...
I wasnt sure that I would be able to do the routine with two hernaiated discs...the mountain climbers are what looked painful to try but I tried it and loved this routine. My strategy was to keep up with Z during the workout, even if I didn't make the set numbers like she did, and I still had an amazing workout. This time, I will try to do all the sets in my own time frame now that I know the routine. I am sure both ways are a great workout ;) And NO back pain, yay! These routines are helping me strengthen my back! Thanks Z!!!!!
15:48, killer workout!!!
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Lets just say the workout took me a lot longer than everyone else. It did kick my butt literally and figuratively those mountain climbers were what did me in. Instead of doing the burpees (bad back) I did huggy bear abs until Z was finished. with burps.
14:52.... Holy SWEAT! Loud loud music and all the windows open for this one (it's in the low 30's F here today). Thanks for the FANTASTIC workout Zuz! :D
I did this zwow again it seems to help ready my legs for the stretch excise I have been working on for my wing chun training. Thanks Z for the awesome workout! I will be doing this one again tomorrow :)
You're THE BEST, Zuzka! :) I'm amazed by visible changes on your body ever since the first ZWOW, well done! Please, make your DVDs available for Europan area as well. Best wishes from Croatia!
Took me roughly 18 minutes to finish! The burpees and strict mountain climbers slowed me down a lot! And I couldn't manage to put my feet next to my hands like you, I'm not that flexible, so I just tried to get them as far as they could go and do the exercise like that :)
17:48..totally wipe out :-)
20.33!!!! Happy!!!!!!!
My time was 20 minutes and phew I am sweatin' and breathing hard :) Great workout!
I probably did 20% of what Z did, but I'm sweating like a prostitute at Sunday School. :) This is my first workout, 43 year old male, couch potato. I have a loooong way to go. But you have to start somewhere.
Hey Zu! I just wanted to tell you congratulations on your DVD and I'm so happy for you! You're rockin' it ;)
Ok so I repeated this today, this time with the timer correctly set up: took me 14.53min. pheeww! XD
I STILL feel great after doing this workout yesterday evening. Thanks!
did it this morning. my time was 12:09.3. no mods. finished off with 10 mins pilates for abs. thank you Z!!
My first of any of your workouts. This was insane. I couldn't finish the last 90 mtn climbers. My left shoulder gave out. I stuck with you at your pace until then. Thank you!
Wow, Did my best, but not even close! Got out of working out daily after vacation last April, and put 25 pounds back on! Went from being able to do 35 push ups to barely eeking out 10. Was only good for 40 mountain climbers total and dive bombers on my knees and not much better on burpees - but pushed hard as I could and got a good sweat. Starting over - but starting in earnest!
Hi Zuzka, this is workout is very good for people who don't have any equipment at home. However, it is not appropriate for beginner. I tried this workout, but I felt strong pain in my arms. I think that they are not strong enough for my weight (60kg).
It was a killer...my buttocks are burning! Another round today again ^_^
Great challenge! Thank you Zuzka!
14 minutes?! Yea right... :-D It took me a little bit more than 21 minutes to finish this zwow! 100 strict mountain climbers is a serious KILLER and Dive bombers is a weak spot for me so it slows me down, but I totally loved this workout! And I'm so going to beat my time next time I do this zwow!Hugs & kisses from a snowy Sweden! :-)
You mentioned you are working on another series about building lean muscle. Is there any more news or information on that? Just ordered ZCUT btw!:"D
Awesome workout. Intense, yes. Super hard, yes. But we are warriorz, so bring it on! Thanks Zuzka :D
More like "stretch and die" ! :D 13:40 , nice one! ;)
15:10 yay my first workout I have done without dropping to my knees for the push ups or dive bombers at all :) progress , it's awsome to see it !
Sigourney my question is stupid to have abdominal tiles how much weight should be?
Day #2 and this WOD was killer I did it in 17 mins (I wanted to finish it) Thanks Z you are amazing!
14:00 pffff Zuzka that was crazy with these mountain climbers.. but I did it! And it feels sooo good! But I am sure: this workout - never again :D Zuzka, you are the Best!
Awesome workout :) Feels great afterwards!
I did this workout yesterday and I finished it in 14:59 haha, but was about to die and last 40 reps of Strict mountain climbers I had to change to regular mountain climbers, but that feeling after can't beat anything :-)
13:06 holy crow that was hard but great!
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