3-21-16 HY: P90X-Chest & Back + Ab Ripper X + Splits + TCF.

3-21-16 HY: P90X-Chest & Back + Ab Ripper X + Splits + TCF.

Today was a National Holiday, Vernal Equinox or, the first day of Spring here in Japan.  It was a nice day off with beautiful weather.  I spent it trucking my daughter around.  It wasn't originally supposed to be that way, but a 30-40 minute ride turned into an almost all day thing.  So, when I finally got some time to do something, I had no time and had to get right into my workout.  Oh Well!

After finishing Body Beast, I was wondering what program to do next.  I was thinking of ChaLEAN Extreme, or one of my non-Beachbody programs for my resistance half.  But then I figured that I should go back to the beginning and see how I'm progressing since the last time I went through the routines.  So, I'm not going to do the entire 90 Day program of P90X, but I'm going to cycle through all the routines as they fit into my schedule.  I have the last set of worksheets and I will compare then and now.  I've seen big improvements already from day one.  Here goes...  Chest & Back is a great routine to begin because it is extremely basic in nature and tests over-all upper body strength while specifying to focus on two areas.  While I am comparing the last time I went through P90X, this first time through this time, I'm not going to change rep counts, so most of the reps are the same as last time.  The last time was 8-16-14, yep, almost a year and a half ago.
01. Standard Push Up-30/30.  I felt really good on R1, but R2 was a bit of a struggle, but not too bad.
02. Wide Front Pull-Ups- Huge change in that the last time, I was using the Green resistance band for an assist.  With that assist, I did 10/10.  This time, I didn't use any assist.  I still did 10/10, but R1 was full range of motion, and R2 was at about 135 degrees on my elbows, still no assist.  I was very happy about that.
03. Military Push-Ups- Same 20/20 for both times, but I think I felt stronger this time around.
04. Reverse Grip Chin-Up- Same story as the previous set of Pull Ups.
05. Wide Fly Push-Ups- This version is probably the easiest for me.  I actually upped the rep count accidentally on this one.  I went from 25/25 to 30/30.  I needed to take a few mid-set breaks in R2.
06. Close Grip Overhand Pull-Ups- At this point in R1, I'm really feeling the pump, and I can't get my arms back on the huggers the pump is so high.  R1 was good. R2, I needed to come off the bar after 7 reps, then I finished the last 3 reps after a little swinging of the arms. Still no assist.
07. Decline Push-Ups- I almost didn't use the Push Up stands on this one because the angle on the decline wasn't that big on them.  But I ended up using the stands and they were easier than I expected.  But again, in R2, I needed a few mid-set breaks to get to 20 reps.
08. Heavy Pants- All 15 reps wit the weights.  R1 at 17kgs, but this time I raised my weights a bit for R2 to 19.5kgs.  I usually keep the weight the same, so this was a first.  Felt Good!
09. Diamond Push-Ups- Last time I did 20/15-5reps.  But this time, I did 20/10-10reps.  I was getting really bushed by this point in R2.  But I was able to muscle through.
10. Lawnmowers- Last time, 17/17 at 15reps each set. But today, I upped the weight to 19.5kgs in the second round.  It was tough, but doable.
11. Dive-Bomber Push-Ups- Last time, 10-4/10-5 reps.  But this time, I did 15/10-10. This is probably the most DBPU's I've done in one sitting.  But in R2, I started to get a cramp in my right front hip flexor.  So I needed to stretch it out a bit, hence the break at 10reps.
12. Back Flys- Last time I was at 7.5kgs, but today, I upped to 10 in R1 then 11.25kgs in R2.  Got a good burn in the upper back.  Tony's instruction on this move is perfect.  Demonstrates the correct way to hit the Back.  And boy, did I!
This routine was 58 minutes If I was able to keep up with Tony and Team.  But I wasn't. For some reason, I was getting really winded.  I had to a couple times, extend my recovery times to catch my breath. So, I ended up adding about 20 minutes to this routine. Brutal routine it is.

I was intending to finish off the 0-6 Abs program by doing L14, the final level, but Ab Ripper X came on the screen so seen after the main workout, I just went ahead and did it.  This routine really pushed me hard.  I don't remember it being this tough.  A couple times, I had to pause the DVD to rest my abs.  I was focusing on the big question, "Can I get all the way through Mason Twist with no breaks?"  The answer is... YES! I totally nailed that final move.  Just a big moan and groan after the move ended.  Abs felt really tight.

The Splits kept the level up/down.  High level, getting low in my splits.  But the near cramping during the Dive Bombers didn't help things.  I decided to raise my time a bit and do some extra stretch moves to push myself harder.  Still working on angles and what not.  Great Day!  Flow was as usual. Smooth and Clean!

In the end, I torched a solid 1213kcals.  Big burn to start off the resistance week. Got to keep up the intensity!