You can always kick up the intensity of Lomax with a few power modifications during the warm-up and step segments in order to keep your HR higher throughout the workout. These intensifiers can be done in the exact same running time as an unmodified LoMax.
These will also significantly increase the impact level in LoMax, making it more “MediumMax.”
And remember, you should always GO LOW, and perform your kicks, punches, knee smashes, and knee sculpts with intensity.
Warm-Up
Lift the over-face in-overs and the side ups. You can keep these mods in the final version of the Warm-Up combo.
Step 2
Lift the alternating knees at the beginning before the combo starts (ala the “accelerating” in Imax 3).
Make the front kicks on the corner into a jump kick
Step 3
Lift the knees on the corner, then instead of tripling back and around your step go over the step. It will put you in the exact same position, but is a harder move (on your heart that is, I’m forever screwing up triples around the board!)
In the first part of the combo lift the knee straddles and knee face front before you add the slap claps.
You’ll only be able to keep the first mod in the final product.
Blast #3 (If you actually want to make this harder) Put a lift on the dynamic outer thighs where Cathe has you do a little “push up.” In other words, when she tells you to keep one foot in contact with the step, you jump and break contact with the step.
Step 4
After the turn and walk, instead of doing basic steps on the narrow end of the board, turn them into “starburst arm and switch your feet” ala Imax 3 Blast #3.
Then lift the step knee straddles. You can keep both these mods in the final product.
Step 6
After the grapevine down the board you can go over the step and back (the long way with a clap overhead) instead of doing 2 sidesteps. This only works in the first part of the combo. Then, when Cathe inserts the 2 pivot turns and one side step, you can lift the side step.
When it comes time to insert the lateral A step, the first half (on the board) is the same, then instead of doing 2 side steps on the floor do 2 ski hops instead. This is the only mod you’ll be able to keep in the final product.
I am looking for a steadystate cardio and leaning towards lowmax but I can't remember if it keeps the HR in the mid zone (I'm okay with an elevated HR) but don't want to have it drop too low in between cycles. I'm in one of those indecisive moods today, help me just get moving :7
