September 1, P90X3, Week 17, Day 2/3 (Elite)- CVX + X3 Yoga.

September 1, P90X3, Week 17, Day 2/3 (Elite)- CVX + X3 Yoga.

Here goes the compressed Elite Week. On the schedule, day 2 was X3 Yoga, and day 2 is CVX. I combined them and did CVX first then X3 Yoga. Of course, I began with Cold Start. It's been over 2 months since I did CVX. I remembered the basic idea of the workout, but totally forgot how tough it was. I used my 5kg medicine ball as my weight and regretted it right away. I tried to focus on form and range of motion, and when appropriate, speed.

Right from the first move I was feeling it in my shoulder, then core, then my anterior deltoids. TOTAL AGONY! hehe. But I pressed on. The second time around was worse, but still pressed on.
In the second circuit, the side to side move was brutal. I was moving significantly slower than Tony was at first, but tried to maintain a good pace through each move. Was able to pick it up a bit the second time around.

Thank goodness for the third circuit where the first move is weightless. That was extremely kind of Tony to put that in there.  Sort of cooling down, but still as intense as all get out.  I was pretty much able to keep up and at pace, but needed an extra 30 second breather.

By the final circuit, I had caught my second wind and powered through both rounds.
I was back to the old Sprinkler action again. No AC during this workout and the room temps topped 32 degrees Celsius.

I went right into X3 Yoga. Felt really good. I did well, but felt my legs give a little on the long crescent poses. I had to come out of them a few times or I'd topple over. I lost my balance a bit on the Warrior 3 series and the Moon moves. My balance was surprisingly good in the balance section, though.  Odd. Tree, Toe Bind, Ted's Chair, Crow. Held them all with no tap out.

Over all, I was really happy with my workout today. Tomorrow is going to be another double day, the day before I leave for the US.

CONFESSION TIME: Over the years, I have treated my trips back to the US as decadent times. I didn't workout, and I would eat everything that I can't get in Japan to my heart's content. I have been fighting an inner battle as to what this trip was going to be like. I decided to bring workout clothes and shoes, heart rate monitor, workouts, and keep my schedule up. Not a program, per se, but to workout my regular 6-days a week. I will have to make myself set aside the time to workout. The eating thing is a whole different beast. I have a lot of people to meet and the main thing is to meet over a meal, usually a buffet. Wish me luck with that. I will really have to struggle with the strong temptation to eat like there is no tomorrow. And for me, after this trip, there really is no tomorrow to get that kind of food I crave/love. Mexican food is so hard to get here, aside from homemade. I did bite the bullet and decided to purchase the 3-day refresh and have resolved to do it while I'm in the US, and another one for when I get back to Japan. I'm about to enter a dark time. Wish me luck!