9-2-15 HY: P90X-Yoga X + Splits + TCF.

9-2-15 HY: P90X-Yoga X + Splits + TCF.

This was a good day.  I had minimal soreness from the previous day so I was able to go all out on the poses today.  I went for the full experience, turning off my florescent light and only had natural light coming into my space and I also went barefoot.  It was nice to just move in the semi-darkness and freely flow with no interruptions.  I tried to extend all my poses and open everything that was targeted with an open stance.  On the Warrior poses I really tried to stretch out my hip flexors keeping in mind to stay balanced.  The difficult poses was the Half-moon sequence with the standing splits.  I have never been able to get my back leg higher than 90 degrees on either side.  Balance was a huge issue on my right, but a lot better on my left.  I kept tapping out and falling off balance.  Warrior 3 was also a lot easier on my left than on my right.  In the second half, the balance poses were a lot easier than the previous time.  I have never been able to touch above my head on Plow, but I'm getting closer.  I don't want to push too hard because of how it bends my back.  Once I lose my spare tire, I think I will have a chance, but just my body shape puts me at a disadvantage for that kind of move.  All in all, it was a great session.

I was thinking to not do the splits, but I wanted to see if there would be a difference after Yoga.  BOY! WAS THERE EVER!!!  I was able to hit my mark right off the bat and later, push way past it.  This was the lowest ever to date.  Very happy about that.  So, I extended the times a bit for more work.

The Flow was also very good.  I did a slow run and was very smooth, again keeping watch of my hip tuck and steady speed on all points.  Breathing as well.

In the end, I burned a solid 460+kcals during this workout.  YEAH!!!