6-7-15 HY: P90X3-Cold Start + Complex Upper + RevABS-Mercy Abs + Splits + TCF.

6-7-15 HY: P90X3-Cold Start + Complex Upper + RevABS-Mercy Abs + Splits + TCF.

Busy morning to get ready for a busy evening. Woke up and had a breakfast shake. Usually I don't do that, but the plan for today required it. Right after finishing, I went outside and did the lawn. We are in the midst of rainy season and the weeds and grass have grown like crazy in the last week due to all the rain and sun on alternate days. Couldn't pass up this nice cloudy morning to stay ahead of their growth. Lawn looks great now. I'll probably have to cut again in a few weeks after the rainy season. Not probably, for sure. Hands got a bit blistered, but they were deep. After I finished, I went right in and got ready for my workout.

I knew I would be doing the Elite workouts this week so I was ready for it. I had forgotten the routine, but after Tony's explanation, it came back real quick. 5 moves of 4 circuits (turned out to be 4.5 circuits). 3-count Chin Ups, Plyo Push ups, Jumping Lunge Presses (10kgsx2), W-Pull Ups, Dog Dancer Crunch Push ups. The first round began and there was no way I was not using the Pull Up Assist. On the first pull up I felt a strong pain in my right shoulder, the shoulder I strained playing tennis last Thursday. It didn't feel like a tear or anything serious, so I pushed through with all 12 reps. Good thing is that the more I pushed with the Chin Ups and Pull Ups, the pain became noticeably less. I guess the muscle just needed to be warmed up. The burn was the same though, intensified as the set went on. In the last 2 circuits, I had to go with an 8-4 split on the Chin Ups and W-Pull ups. I was spent. The other three moves, though, I KILLED IT!!! I was surprised at how steady I was on both push ups styles and the jumping lunge press. No stopping and went all the way. Except for the 4th circuit's Dog Dancer Crunch Push Up. When Tony calls the holds. I definitely needed breaks then. Couldn't hold the DDCPu for as long as Tony was calling for. YOU'RE MEAN TONY!!! smile emoticon Got a great burn and a great pump. Hands held up, and I think the Adrenalin kept the blister pain at bay.

I was trying to remember what ab routine I haven't done in a while when I remember RevABS. I had always thought that that program was a lot less intense that the BIG THREE's programs. But I figured, why not. It would be nice to do an easy ab routine, especially after I had just killed my upper body. 3 easy rounds of 2-3-3 moves. And the reps were slow. Later I saw on a TV program this advice, "Never assume, it could be your downfall." Good advice especially for this routine. I had assumed it was easy, but it turned out to be extremely intense. Crunches, one-legged push kick sit ups, In and outs, V-Ups. all 15 reps. 15 SLOOOOW reps. I was spent after each move and I really felt my abs activate and tighten. That is a feeling that I don't even get from Ab Ripper X. Great, yet short routine, really hit the spot.

Moved right into splits. Coming off an off day, It took a few stretches to get close to the mark, but I didn't get to my mark until the very end. But now, I can push even harder from today to get lower.

My Flow was good, and it felt solid. I made one big mistake by touching my heal instead of my toe on one move so I did it more to reinforce the move. But felt a lot better than Friday's weirdness.

In the end, not including the yard work, I torched a good 976kcals. Way to blast into the new week. This is going to be an odd week because I have to adjust my workout schedule because of my schools physicals for teachers and staff. No breakfast on Wednesday until after my blood test. So I have to do my workout at the gym on that day.