8-19-15 HY: P90X-X Stretch + Splits + TCF.

8-19-15 HY: P90X-X Stretch + Splits + TCF.

Today was my mid-week semi-break day. 2 of the last 3 days consisted of the tough resistance workouts that will get my strength back to where I would like it to be.  Both were upper body routines so my arms especially are sore.  So, I decided to go with my regular schedule and put in a recovery day.  Boy, did I need it!

This is the only routine in my library that I, to this date, have never done in its entirety.  When I did P90X before I always skipped Yoga X and X Stretch opting for something outside cardio, cycling or tennis.  So I had planned to do this routine when I began P90X last week.

At the beginning, I thought it would be a toned down yoga routine because it started with a Vinyasa. But then, it got into the stretches.  I really liked how it progressed from the head to the feet.  All the upper body stretches I had seen before, but it was nice to just take my time with each stretch, breath, and push. The Dreya forearm stretch was new.  I thought it was nothing at the start, but just a few seconds into the first round, my forearms were really feeling it almost to the point of cramping. And that doesn't happen to much to my forearms.  But it is something I definitely need, especially as a tennis player.  The other new stretch was the calf and shin stretch.  I was VERY happy with my balance.  I was extremely strong and stable.  Not as much as a flinch while doing the move on both legs.  I still am so far from doing a good Plow it's pitiful. But despite that, I'm feeling GOOD with this stretch.

I was considering not doing splits today because of the big stretch earlier, but I thought that I didn't actually stretch my inner thighs that much so Splits were still part of the day's menu.  So, I got to it.  It didn't take much to get low though.  And YES! It hit my lowest point EVER today. Thanks in no small part to the hour long stretch I'm sure!I was like, "Whoa! I'm that Low!!!"  And it didn't even hurt that much, but I could feel the pressure on my knees, so I didn't push for lower.

The Flow was fast and smooth.  I did several passes to smooth out any rough edges.  But I am very happy with the Flow.

In the end, as expected, very low calorie burn, only 250kcals burned, but It was a great day.