3-07-16 HY: Basketball + T25- Alpha: Speed 1.0 + 0-6 Abs- P2: L13 + Splits + TCF.

3-07-16 HY: Basketball + T25- Alpha: Speed 1.0 + 0-6 Abs- P2: L13 + Splits + TCF.

Today was my first real vacation day. I spent it getting up late (I was up late the previous evening), watching the democratic debate, then playing video games and watching a movie with my son. Then, soon after the movie was done, I went to play basketball with my daughter. It was very weird, because I had spent the majority of the day extremely sedentary, then suddenly put in a situation when I was forced to task myself. After 20 minutes of basketball, my legs felt like jello. I was like, "What is the deal? I should have way more endurance and strength than this!" I also felt really weak. I guess I hadn't fueled up enough for the sudden exertion. I sweat up a storm, too. I should have used my HRM. It was only 40 minutes because it was close to dark, but that was enough. I was tempted to call it a day, but I had to get in my regular cardio with a HRM.

I'm still on schedule so Speed 1.0 was up. THANK GOODNESS!!! I don't know what I would have done if it was Total Body Circuit. Anyway, it was borderline Straight 25, because the minute long moves really killed my arches, and if the stretch moves weren't embedded in the routine, I wouldn't have made it through. Moves like those Low Cross Jacks, Squat Thrust + Criss Cross Jacks and Criss Cross + Half-Tuck Jumps just totally BLASTED my arches. Again, it's not an endurance issue with regard to my cardio stamina, it is a pain in the foot issue. I have to get past that, over that, what ever it is until it just doesn't hit me like a brick truck every time. I had to modify on a few of the reps and not actually jump or hop, but I kept going and finished it out.

This is the first time that I did the Level 13 Abs without absolutely dying after the last rep. I was ALMOST dying, but not quite there. But still enough core cramp to keep me going on L3 for the rest of this week. I want more leeway at the end.

I really tried to push the splits today. It was hard and painful, but as always, in a good way. And as always, the Flow was smooth and clean.

In the end, I torched a modest 681kcals. Probably would have been closer to 800 if I had used the HRM from basketball. Next time!