I was really wavering on whether or not I should do Legs & Back today, or Body Beast's Bulk Legs, because I really felt like I needed to do a leg routine. But when I saw the UP's moves, the desire to finish the P90X series resistance routines, so Legs will start of my week on Sunday. Today, it was all about the upper body.
Below, you can see the comparison to the last time I did the routine to today. Not many big differences except on 09,14, 17. Only one big weight increase on 19. Bicep Everything. All the other differences are just an additional one or two reps, and one additional kilogram. But the low weight moves like 18. Shoulder Everything, Oh man, that was so tough to get through. Major shoulder burn. On a few of the pull-up moves, I upped the rep count only one or so. But on basically all the moves that I matched the rep count and weight, I was dying. I tried to will out more reps, but I burned out. Several times, I burned out before the time ended. But only by around 5 seconds or so. The final move, 20. Combat Push-Ups. When I saw the demonstration, it looked easy, and I thought I could really up my rep count. I was dying and sweating like crazy, and in the end, got only one more rep. Even though there was a lot of iso, I got a huge cardio effect. Everything went well, but on one move I felt like a pulled a muscle, but a very unexpected muscle for the move. 07. "L" Chin-Ups, I was hammering them out, trying to stay stable and not swing ,and legs at 90 degrees, when it happened. My lower right pec muscle suddenly felt a bit strained. But not too badly, so I finished the set. But from that point, I was very aware of the discomfort from that move. Now, when I push down, I can feel the muscle straining a little. We'll see how it feels tomorrow, and Saturday. The major part of workout soreness for me, comes mostly two days after the workout. I did well on 13. Warrior Swim. Actually, I did well on the right side, but I had a lot of balance issues on the left side. I wish I could stay balanced. All in all, it was a great workout.
I was going to do Abs/Core Plus, but it was a bit longer than I could do. I accidentally took a nap in the afternoon and because of it, I was in a bit of a time crunch. That routine was 20 minutes long. So, my old Power 90 disk caught my eye, and the idea of doing good ol' Ab Ripper 200 caught my fancy. But I figured that 20 reps were a bit low, so I did an extra 5 reps. No problem, right? WRONG! Started of well, but faded quickly. By the middle of the routine, I needed to take mid-set breaks just to get to 25. It's old, but it can still kick my butt! Again, Major BURN!!!
Splits were good. I love it when I find that sweet spot and am able to really push with only limited pain. But it really takes a lot for me to find that sweet spot. The Flow was really smooth and clean.
In the end, I torched a good 960+kcals in 2.5 hours. Happy to be finished with resistance this week. Only Cardio day left until my off day!
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