June 8, P90X3, Week 5, Day 1- Eccentric Upper.
Let me start by saying I really didn't know what to expect from this workout. And in this case, that was definitely a good thing because had I known the strain and pain I was headed for, I probably would have been really frightened and intimidated by this workout. I mean, I really didn't know what "Eccentric" meant in terms of working out. This was totally new for me in every sense of the word.
I skimmed through the moves on the worksheet,"Hmmmm, push ups, pull ups, presses, etc. nothing I haven't seen before, and, huh, only 10 reps per move, easy. No wonder it's only 30 minutes." Famous last words, "Only 10 minutes."
Now, I could go over every move and let you relive the move with me, but that would take longer than you have so I'll just talk about the highlights of this routine for me.
Let me get rid of a third of the workout here and now. All the Push up style moves, I did with relatively no problems. I got through all ten reps basically. However, as I got more and more worn, I found myself, after doing the eccentric half, blasting up became slower and slower. Not so slow that it was the same speed and going down, but number 10 was considerably slower than number 1. Also, I found that in the later sets, I needed to slightly jerk my head up to get myself moving upward. I could not hang with the Plyo Push-ups. In P90X, I could real off 16 in a row of the regular style, but with the eccentric move added, I barely made it to ten, plus I had to take a quick one rep breather which put me one rep behind in the end.
Second third. The presses. I had no frame of reference to choose my weights with this workout, so I just chose weights that I would normally use for the stated move. For example, the Military Press, I would usually start at 17kgs in each hand. So I started with that today. WAY TOO HEAVY!!! The next set of presses, Deep Swimmer's Press, I dropped to12kgs. That worked a lot better. Felt in more control and had better form. Same thing with the curls, I started way to heavy, but by the end of the routine, I was using 7.5kgs. For the fly moves, I ended up using 5kgs. I started off well with the heavier weights, but by rep #4, I couldn't hold the weight up in good form. Especially on the kickbacks.7.5kgs was still way to heavy. Just going up and down, I usually used 10-12kgs. But with eccentric, I think I'll drop to 5kgs next time.
Last third. I just could not hang at all with the pull ups. The first set of standard pull up, I got through okay. But it went downhill from the next set on. I still wanted to get the 10 reps, but broke up the numbers. I went 8-2, then 4-4-4 with the V-Pull ups. Vaulter Pull-ups were 5-3-2. This style too way more time, and I couldn't ride that wave of speed. Had to concentrate on each move and yes, I cheated a lot and kipped up in the later stages.
I did Cold Start. And I hand to rewind the DVD several times to learn some of the new moves. Also, I took a lot of extra time, switching with weights. So the 30 minutes, actually became closer to 50 minutes with all that extra stuff between moves. Burned almost 800kcals. At the end of this workout, my upper body was just quivering. A sensation I had not felt before in quite that way. I felt the pump and burn with all the resistance workouts from P90X, Chalean Extreme, etc. but this was a different feeling. I can't wait to see what happens with this workout next week.
My final feelings about this workout, I have to quote albeit somewhat out of context, Tony. With regards to this Eccentric Upper Workout, "I hate it, but I love it."
Have a great week everyone!
Let me start by saying I really didn't know what to expect from this workout. And in this case, that was definitely a good thing because had I known the strain and pain I was headed for, I probably would have been really frightened and intimidated by this workout. I mean, I really didn't know what "Eccentric" meant in terms of working out. This was totally new for me in every sense of the word.
I skimmed through the moves on the worksheet,"Hmmmm, push ups, pull ups, presses, etc. nothing I haven't seen before, and, huh, only 10 reps per move, easy. No wonder it's only 30 minutes." Famous last words, "Only 10 minutes."
Now, I could go over every move and let you relive the move with me, but that would take longer than you have so I'll just talk about the highlights of this routine for me.
Let me get rid of a third of the workout here and now. All the Push up style moves, I did with relatively no problems. I got through all ten reps basically. However, as I got more and more worn, I found myself, after doing the eccentric half, blasting up became slower and slower. Not so slow that it was the same speed and going down, but number 10 was considerably slower than number 1. Also, I found that in the later sets, I needed to slightly jerk my head up to get myself moving upward. I could not hang with the Plyo Push-ups. In P90X, I could real off 16 in a row of the regular style, but with the eccentric move added, I barely made it to ten, plus I had to take a quick one rep breather which put me one rep behind in the end.
Second third. The presses. I had no frame of reference to choose my weights with this workout, so I just chose weights that I would normally use for the stated move. For example, the Military Press, I would usually start at 17kgs in each hand. So I started with that today. WAY TOO HEAVY!!! The next set of presses, Deep Swimmer's Press, I dropped to12kgs. That worked a lot better. Felt in more control and had better form. Same thing with the curls, I started way to heavy, but by the end of the routine, I was using 7.5kgs. For the fly moves, I ended up using 5kgs. I started off well with the heavier weights, but by rep #4, I couldn't hold the weight up in good form. Especially on the kickbacks.7.5kgs was still way to heavy. Just going up and down, I usually used 10-12kgs. But with eccentric, I think I'll drop to 5kgs next time.
Last third. I just could not hang at all with the pull ups. The first set of standard pull up, I got through okay. But it went downhill from the next set on. I still wanted to get the 10 reps, but broke up the numbers. I went 8-2, then 4-4-4 with the V-Pull ups. Vaulter Pull-ups were 5-3-2. This style too way more time, and I couldn't ride that wave of speed. Had to concentrate on each move and yes, I cheated a lot and kipped up in the later stages.
I did Cold Start. And I hand to rewind the DVD several times to learn some of the new moves. Also, I took a lot of extra time, switching with weights. So the 30 minutes, actually became closer to 50 minutes with all that extra stuff between moves. Burned almost 800kcals. At the end of this workout, my upper body was just quivering. A sensation I had not felt before in quite that way. I felt the pump and burn with all the resistance workouts from P90X, Chalean Extreme, etc. but this was a different feeling. I can't wait to see what happens with this workout next week.
My final feelings about this workout, I have to quote albeit somewhat out of context, Tony. With regards to this Eccentric Upper Workout, "I hate it, but I love it."
Have a great week everyone!
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