May 30, P90X3, Week 3, Day 6- The Warrior.

May 30, P90X3, Week 3, Day 6- The Warrior.

Venue was the same as last week. I went to the gym, found a quiet corner, set up a cushion mat and went at it with my iPad. Last time for this routine until, I think, block 3. I don't have the Fitness Guide or the schedule at hand, so don't quote me on that. What can I say about training like a warrior. It was intense and I pushed it as hard as I could. Even though I knew I would be playing tennis right afterward, I pushed and it almost felt like a hit a new level of something. I can't explain it. I mean, the sweat and heaving from exhaustion were palpable, but that just energized me somehow.  Again, I went full bore with the Super Burpees and lasted only three and a half reps before having to slow down. The burnout: Depth Charges started off great, I was jumping as high as I could... for the first 3, or so, jumps, then for the rest of the move, it was all I could do to just get off the ground. I had to bring in a mop to clean up the sweat.

Now, why did I say the workout energized me? I had about 30 minutes before my tennis match, so I set up the net and practiced serving for a while, then I shot the basketball around for a while. When I started playing the match, I felt so focused. I was smacking the ball like it was a golf ball, but I was seeing a bowling ball.  I was sprinting for every ball.  I roared out of the gate and played a perfect first 4 games. Didn't lose a point in the first four games. Won all at love. Then I got careless and dropped a game before finishing off the set. Same story in the second. No perfect games, but took it at love. First bagel in a while. Then I drop the first game of the third. But the first two sets, Man, Those were the best two sets of tennis I've played in a long time. My feet felt light, I was focused, concentration was on. I was in the zone. It felt so good.

Last week, when I did The Warrior and then played tennis, I felt heavy and wasn't moving well. But this week. I just felt so good. One thing I must say is that I consciously tried to get more sleep the night before. I had to tell myself "STOP" when I was doing some work and the hour was getting past 11pm. Last night, I got 7.5 hours and I felt GRRRREAT! Am I seeing a turning point? I hope so. I'll keep you in the loop.

Final score, 6-1, 6-0, 6-3, 6-1.
Final Calorie burn = 2009kcals

I don't want to sound so full of myself, because I know I would never have hit this type of performance without Beachbody, and all the awesome tools they have provided for my fitness. I laud them for their efforts and for supporting me. And I thank you all for you continued love and support.

I'm glad to have finished Week 3 of P90X3 with a BANG!