6-16-15 HY: P90X2- X2 Total Body + X2 Ab Ripper + Splits + TCF.

6-16-15 HY: P90X2- X2 Total Body + X2 Ab Ripper + Splits + TCF.

Evening workout today as par for my Tuesday schedule.  It was raining all day today and that may have played a role in my feeling sleepy and my head ache. I'm not really a head ache type of person, but today was different. Not a terrible one, but just enough to let me know it was there.
When I got home, I was tempted to take a nap, but I ate one of my Peanut Butter Power Balls and went to my gym (second floor man cave).

I knew it was a resistance day but I was planning to not do the pull ups today because of my shoulder injury.  But I set the bar up anyway thinking I would use the bands off of it.  Warm up was good. Loved the rolling!  I need to do more of it.  There were only twelve moves done in 2 circuits. Starting off with the 1-Arm Chest Press, easy stuff.  However, I had to go down in weight because of the added balance element. Usually I can do between 22-25kgs, but I was only able to do 14.5kgs the first round, then upped it to 17kgs the second round.  That weight was my limit because each side got more flexed. Almost to the point of cramping. The 4-Position Pull Up was next. I decided to go for it after doing the test hang.  I was doing most of the pulling with my left side though.  I could really feel that imbalance in power.  After that move, my shoulder was really tight and it felt like I had lost some range of motion. I did the Push-Up Side arm balance on my foam roller since I don't have two med balls.  Was rather challenging still.  The Switch Lunge Press was really tough. That gave me a really good cardio affect. Heart was pumping and I was heaving.  The next two moves, the Warrior 3 Kickback and Curls really forced me to come down in weight because of the balance thing.  I can usually do up to 10kgs+ on the kickbacks, but was only able to handle 3kgs.  Anything more and my balance was way off. Same type of issue with the curls. went down to 7.5kgs. It worked my balance, but not much my biceps.  The burn was in my hip flexor, not my arms. The Boing Push-Up was a fun but probably one of the toughest moves in this routine.  Very Cardio for me.  The Crunchy Lever Pull-Up didn't see that bad because I wasn't actually pulling up as much as keeping a 90degree angle on my elbows, and levering back and forth.  There was a little pain while I was doing it, but when I got off the first time, I was in some real intense pain in my shoulder.  I regretted doing it the first time. But I had to go into the Mule Kick Burpee. Great move! I hung the first round, but faded in the second. This is the most cardio move in this routine.  I was heaving after this move. Again balance was a huge issue with the Swimmer's Curl Press in half Chair.  A lot less weight to keep balanced.  The next to last move was my savior today.  The first time I did it with my left arm on the ball, my right shoulder was really aching so I only used 5kgs.  The miracle came when I put my right arm on the ball and did the kickback with my left.  I pushed to the last rep and then basically fell off the ball.  When I got up off the floor, my right shoulder felt great. I had almost no pain, and greatly improved range of motion. I was like, "WHAT???"  My shoulder felt really good until the second round and I got to the 4-Position Pull Up. Then it hurt again, and it hurt even more with the Crunchy Lever Pull-Up.  But then felt better again after the elbow was on the ball performing the one arm plank.  I think it had the affect on my shoulder that the Neuro something stretching has. It just loosened up my shoulder a whole lot.  It tightened up again later in the evening, but I think I found a way to stretch out that shoulder when it tightens up. The final move, Rocket Launcher Preacher Curl, took a big hit in terms of weights. Went a lot lighter than usual, but I'll try more weight next time.  Great routine with a great cool down.

I wasn't planning on doing an abs routine, but I didn't stop the DVD player and it went right into X2 Ab Ripper, so what's a guy to do?  I went ahead and did it. OUCH!!! Very different from the mama.  A lot of slower moves and holding.  Got a good ache and burn.

All day, my inner thigh has been really sore so I though I wouldn't be able to do splits this evening, but I did it, and was able to stretch out a really tight muscle.  The Flow was quite smooth and felt really solid.

In the end, I torched just under 850kcals.  Work in progress!