Buns scared me. If any of you remember the original TAEBO workout "Advanced" it had a buns section that killed me every time. I never really looked forward to that section of the workout. So just the word "Buns" in terms of a workout routine scares me.
I was right. It killed me buns! The worst thing is that I had to sit for an hour right after that on my drive to work. Then I had a tennis match to play. But actually, it was a great buns workout because it really focused on the butt. Thank goodness it was only 25 minutes (not counting the warm up). I don't remember the names of the sections except a couple said "Primal", and boy did it every get primal. Groaning and moaning like a jungle beast. I few new moves and combinations today, but basically the same with the squats, lunges and bowler's lunges. More reverse leg raises focusing on the butt, so that was good. But really brought me almost to the point of cramping. I almost went straight through, but a few times I missed the instructions so I had to stop, rewind and watch again. Burned close to 400kcals in this sub-30 minute routine. WOW!!!
Tennis was good, then odd. The gym was extremely cold today and it
took almost twice as long to warm up. It also took a lot longer to get
into a groove. But that was true for both of us, my playing partner and
I. I must have caught on faster, because I took the first set 6-0. Then I
promptly lost the first 2 games of the second set before get back on
track winning the next 6. Then the odd happened. I terribly miss-hit
the ball at the very top of my racket and my strings snapped. After
loosening the strings quickly, I borrowed a racket from the gym. It was
like hitting with a trampoline. I just couldn't get full control of the
racket.
Right after tennis, I did some breathing and then went for a 10 yard Tai Cheng Flow walk. I did the flow continuously for the full cross-length of the tennis court. It took about 20 minutes. I lost balance only once, and I missed a move only twice at the very beginning. Again, doing Phoenix Tail instead of Ward Off. But is was so cool to be unhindered by anything and just flow in silence and peace. If you haven't done it, I highly recommend it. It is an indescribable high.
When I got home at night, I stretched out for about 20 minutes, but since my muscles weren't warm enough, I didn't want to go for regular splits, but I just stretched out my inner thighs to keep them as open as possible.
I'm playing in a doubles tennis tournament with my son on Sunday, so I need to get my racket restrung quick and break in the new strings or I'm in trouble. Wish us luck!
Right after tennis, I did some breathing and then went for a 10 yard Tai Cheng Flow walk. I did the flow continuously for the full cross-length of the tennis court. It took about 20 minutes. I lost balance only once, and I missed a move only twice at the very beginning. Again, doing Phoenix Tail instead of Ward Off. But is was so cool to be unhindered by anything and just flow in silence and peace. If you haven't done it, I highly recommend it. It is an indescribable high.
When I got home at night, I stretched out for about 20 minutes, but since my muscles weren't warm enough, I didn't want to go for regular splits, but I just stretched out my inner thighs to keep them as open as possible.
I'm playing in a doubles tennis tournament with my son on Sunday, so I need to get my racket restrung quick and break in the new strings or I'm in trouble. Wish us luck!
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