HY: P90X3-Cold Start + T25-Speed 1.0 + ChaLEAN Extreme-Extreme Abs + Splits + TCF.

HY: P90X3-Cold Start + T25-Speed 1.0 + ChaLEAN Extreme-Extreme Abs + Splits + TCF.

My workout spanned FOUR programs today.  Awesomeness of the hybrid! I get the best of the best!

If my memory served, I kind of remembered that T25 routines didn't really have a warm up, or so that is what I remembered.  I felt I needed a good warm up to prepare me for the cardio which is why I decided to do Cold Start.  It is probably one of the better warm ups I've used. Also, it is the only warm up I have that is a stand along track on the DVDs so it is easy to access.  Warmed up really nicely.

I kind of waffled last week, but this week, I'm using T25 on my Cardio days. It has been several months since I did T25 so I had, for the most part, forgotten the routines.  In today's routine, I had forgotten about the stretching moves in the first half until the Burn Out for which I was very thankful.  I knew it would task my arches and legs, but the stretch moves were placed perfectly to give me a bit of relief during the routine and also so I wouldn't have to tap out to take a break.  If there were no stretch moves, I would have needed to tap out. But I was able to make a Straight 25!  My arches were feeling it though especially at during cross jumps and then during the Burn Out. The Burn Out pain got quite intense, but rather than tapping out, I modified for a few reps till I got my second wind and then picked it back up.  I had to soften my punches some on the high and low punch move during the BO because of sweat. I didn't want to throw sweat over the whole room so in stead of throwing hard and fast punches, I did a flexed push punch which in some ways is even more intense because of the focus and control needed.  Awesome workout!  I was a little worried about the calorie count for such a short workout, but more on that later.

No break, went as quickly as possible into the next routine.  I was able to keep up with Chalene all through out this routine except for just before the scissor legs move. Right after the Clock move we are able to rest for just a moment before the scissor move begins with lifting our legs straight up and hold it there while Chalene is talking.  I had to keep my legs down until just a few seconds before the scissor move began.  I didn't fall behind, but I didn't stay up for as long as Chalene told us too.  But I am happy because I was able to stick with all the moves on Chalene's pace.  My legs on the Superman move, as Tony calls it, I felt were noticeably higher than I remember. I felt that was due to the extra hip flexor stretches I've been doing for my splits. Happy!  Burned out my abs/core.

Splits and Flow were good, still not great because I had a bit of a control problem that caused a slight balance problem, but I tightened up and held form again, like yesterday.  Just got to keep it going. One of these days it's going to click.

In the end, here is the shocker, I torched over 930kcals in today's short workout.  A great way to start my day.