July 29, P90X3, Week 12, Day 3 (Block 3)- Eccentric Upper.

July 29, P90X3, Week 12, Day 3 (Block 3)- Eccentric Upper.

Okay, didn't get as much sleep as I was hoping for last night, but got enough. I wasn't too groggy when I got up early this morning. I think I can feel my metabolism speeding up because I was so hungry this morning. I had a regular dinner last night instead of Shakeology, though. Maybe that had something to do with it.

After a light breakfast, I did Eccentric Upper. This workout always takes about 45 minutes, on top of the 15 for Cold Start. One reason is that I have to keep adjusting my weights. Another reason is my eccentric movement is a little slower than Tony's pace. I'm getting up faster, but the eccentric is what I am trying to focus on. Really trying to engage every muscle I can and breathe at the same time. That is a big issue for me. When I was just starting out, I would hold my breath a lot, especially when lifting heavy. Sometimes I catch myself holding my breath, and have to consciously force myself to breathe.

Another reason is that on the Pull ups, and chin ups, I can't keep up. So I have to break the 10 down. The first set of regular Pull ups, I can knock out the 10 with no big problem. Then next Chin ups, I have to break into at least a 6-4 split. Today, I was able to do the V-Pull ups in a 6-4 split, but there have been times when I could only do a 4-4-4 split. The final Vaulter Pull ups, I also managed a 6-4 split. For some reason, I start to swing when doing pull ups. I am trying to be steady, but I still swing. Any advice on how to stop swinging?

For the Push ups and Presses, I rocked them out with some major strain on the last 2 reps. Especially on the Kick Backs, I could barely keep my elbows up on rep 9, so I took one breath before 10 and held my elbows up for a fraction of a second which is more than last time!

For the rows, kick backs, and kneeling curls, the moves where I'm in either Rocket launcher stance or some sort of lunge stance with one leg forward, I do 5 reps then switch legs and then finish out the 10 reps. Just want to stay even because I'm getting a good iso workout on my butt in that stance.
Today, I basically went to failure on each move and totally wore myself out. Felt exhausted after each move, but after everything was done, I felt energized. Go figure! But in the end, I burned over 900kcals during today's workout. Yee Haw! BYE BYE FAT!!!