Hey everyone,

I did this E3MOM workout (15 min total):

12 forward-facing jump-over burpees

Then 3 rounds of:

3 single DB snatches (L)

3 single DB snatches (R)

3 single DB front squats (L)

3 single DB front squats (R)

I used a 15 kg dumbbell. I could do all the reps unbroken every round, so strength didn’t feel like the issue but my breathing was absolutely the limiter.

It felt like ~90% effort the whole time.

I checked my HR after:

~37% in Zone 5

~36% in Zone 4

So basically I was redlining almost the entire workout.

What’s confusing me is:

I tried to pace it

I had ~40sec rest each round

Still felt like I never really recovered

It seems like my lungs/cardio are the bottleneck more than strength.

So my question is how do I improve this kind of workout without constantly hitting Zone 5?