August 10, P90X3, Week 14, Day 1 (Elite)- Complex Upper + X3 Ab Ripper + Swimming.
I was a little nervous about this routine. I'm not the best with repetition and this routine is 5 moves in 4.5 sets.
The first set went without a hitch. I completed all the moves with no problem. The second set was a lot tougher. I really didn't want to, but I ended up using the pull-up assist the rest of the way through. The Slow Mo Chin ups really took it out of me and wasn't able to recover enough to not use the assist. For the rest of the sets and for both the chin-ups and W Pull-ups, I used the assist. I was able to complete the sets of 12.
Move two, X Plyo Push ups, Were good, I was able to all the reps in all the sets. I could have gone for more than eight reps. For move three, I used 10kgs in each hand. WOW, that was tough, but I pushed through with all four sets.
Move five was good for the first three sets. But in the fourth set, when Tony was pushing for longer holds, I could not hang. That was so much tougher. I had to come down several times.
The Burn Out did exactly that, it burned me out. Any strength I had left got burned up in the Burn Out. If it was a full set, I would not have lasted.
I was not able to do the Cold Start because I was sort of pushed for time suddenly because my daughter wanted to go swimming and so I went swimming with her. We were in the pool for about 90 minutes. Any reserve I had stored up was totally used up with the swimming. My legs and shoulders are screaming! I had a great time though!
A big BAD thing happened to me though this week. The transmitter strap for my heart rate monitor died. On Friday, according to my HRM, I died at 681kcals, so, I may have burned more. When I put it on today, I was still dead. So I ordered one today, and it is supposed to get here on Wednesday. So no "calories burned" stats. I'm still going to run the HRM to get the time logged.
Great way for me to start the week and the Elite Block off.
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