W3,D2, PiYo: Core + SPS: Cardio 1 + Tai Cheng-Full Flow + Splits.

W3,D2, PiYo: Core + SPS: Cardio 1 + Tai Cheng-Full Flow + Splits.

Two days in a row of relaxation and laziness.  Since today was a national holiday and the kids had their own activities, another day at home.  Got my workout in a little earlier than yesterday, though.

Core is a really grueling routine. It seems quite different than other core routines because it brings me to the breaking point but not past it, and it maintains a level and intensity that keeps me just before that breaking point for an extended period of time.  I am able to do all the moves and all the reps with heavy breathing and grimacing, but no breaks.  At the end, and for about an hour afterward, my core feels really tight. Another first feeling for me.

I'm mixing it up with SPS a bit. Usually, I have two weights days an off day, then two cardio days. But this week, I'm doing one weights then one cardio.  So today, I did Functional Cardio 1 today.  I tried to raise the intensity today by pushing as hard as I could would one of the moves.  I mean just go all out for the whole time, which is only 20 seconds. Today's move of choice was the Push Up Jacks.  The last time, I was pacing myself and ended up with 14 in 20 seconds.  Today, I was bouncing between 15 and 16, hitting 17 twice in the 10 rounds.  I tried to keep pace with the other four moves.  Next week, I'll add a move and go from there.  Great workout with a burn and sweat to boot!

The theme this week is FORM! So I tried to concentrate on form today.  Foot positioning, arm position, hand and finger position. Kept reminding myself to... TUCK THE HIPS! Pry out the knees. All the regular stuff that I may have gotten a bit sloppy with in the past few weeks.  Yes, I had gotten a bit sloppy.  But I'm remembering the form better now.

At the end, I worked on my splits, and really took my time with it.  I haven't really paid all that much attention to the time in the past, but today, I kept track and my splits training took close to 20 minutes.  I thought it took less than 10 because in the Neural Reboot, we do splits for only about 6 minutes, if that.  So I was happy.