W10D3, P90X3: Cold Start + SPS P3 HEAVY Weights 3 + Tai Cheng Flow + Splits.

W10D3, P90X3: Cold Start + SPS P3 HEAVY Weights 3 + Tai Cheng Flow + Splits.

Long day at work today, for entrance exams. When I got home, got right to the workout, because had a little celebration tonight for a Japanese Holiday, "Girls Day"!

Routine 3 in phase 3 is sort of easier than the previous two days so it was good because of my back.  I was able to do all the moves without any back discomfort. A few times, I felt some pain coming on, but I checked my posture and I was fine.

But I used 17kgsx2 throughout the whole workout.  Both on Squat to Shoulder Presses and Bicep Curls.  It was almost.. ALMOST too heavy on the bicep curls, because I had to cheat just a little bit on the final rep to get it up. I leaned back just a touch and held my breath just a moment.  I usually then go up to 25kgsx2 on the dumbbell shrugs, but I was a bit nervous about that weight on my back so I stuck with the 17's and did 10 extra reps to failure. On the Squat to Shoulder Presses, I didn't go down as low as I normally would, instead, I just went to 90 degrees on my my knees.  That prevented my back from bending at a bad angle so I stayed virtually pain-free though the whole workout.

I went right into the Flow today to get done quicker for the celebration.  By my reckoning, I made only ONE slight bobble. Almost... ALMOST perfect today.

I took a hot shower and had the Girl's Day celebration with my family, then we watched AI together.  I was stretching and doing splits while we were watching. It was nice, because my legs were still nice and warm after the bath.  I may try that again sometime.

Back is getting better, but I hope I gets better quicker because I have some tennis days coming up.