5-30-16 HY: T25 - Alpha: Total Body Circuit + Splits + TCF.
Nice way to start of my day, ShakeO and a workout. I also had the opportunity to play some tennis in the late afternoon, but was suddenly tasked with a family matter so it didn't happen. Maybe next week. But the morning workout was more than enough to give me a good boost for the day.
Total Body Circuit is my nemisis routine from Alpha Round. This is the only routine that I have not been able to do as a Straight 25. Today was close, but again, I wasn't able to make it. I made it all the way to the Oblique Push Ups, that is to say, I made it about 17 minutes in, then needed a break. I started the Oblique Push Up set, but couldn't finish. I only got about a third of the way in then I hit failure. So I stopped, took a break, shook out my arms and shoulders, rewound the DVD to the beginning of the Oblique Push Ups and went through it again. But I had to take a break just as the Burnout started because it started with Tap Push Ups, and I was totally spent. So again, break. Through the 8 minute or so Burnout, I ended up taking about 3 breaks. I wonder if I could do this routine as a Straight 25 if I didn't have a tough resistance day the day before. I might try this one again after my mid-week recovery on Wednesdays. Maybe next week. But that was a good routine and I got a pump and burn in my muscles and lungs.
The heat in my muscles made for a good stretch. It felt good to go low. Just a little additional time today, but still good. The Flow was smooth and clean as well. Went at regular speed and was able to do it totally pain free. Zero pain in my right calf or right knee.
In the end, I torched a good 752kcals. Morning sweat is a fresh sweat!
Monday, May 30, 2016
LATE POST 5-28-16 Splits + TCF + Foam Rolling.
5-28-16 Splits + TCF + Foam Rolling.
My right calf is still hurting and I need make up for not stretching out yesterday, so it is due up for today. Since I have the time, I did a lot of extra holds and pushed lower. I ended up adding about 10 minutes to the regular stretch session. The calf didn't cause any extraneous trouble to the splits. The Flow was good, but I still kept it slow so as not to aggravate my knee or calf.
I foam rolled the calf for close to 45 minutes and I think I got a good release and the muscle should be okay tomorrow. I hope so because the routine tomorrow has some very direct calf moves.
My right calf is still hurting and I need make up for not stretching out yesterday, so it is due up for today. Since I have the time, I did a lot of extra holds and pushed lower. I ended up adding about 10 minutes to the regular stretch session. The calf didn't cause any extraneous trouble to the splits. The Flow was good, but I still kept it slow so as not to aggravate my knee or calf.
I foam rolled the calf for close to 45 minutes and I think I got a good release and the muscle should be okay tomorrow. I hope so because the routine tomorrow has some very direct calf moves.
Sunday, May 29, 2016
5-29-16 HY: ChaLEAN Extreme - Burn Circuit 3 + Extreme Abs + Splits + TCF.
5-29-16 HY: ChaLEAN Extreme - Burn Circuit 3 + Extreme Abs + Splits + TCF.
Calm and lazy morning turned into an active afternoon. My girls and I went out to eat at a local restaurant for lunch, and we had a good time. After that, I was their chauffeur to their shopping destinations. But when I got home, I was still a bit full from lunch so I waited until I felt able to workout without throwing up.
I was testing my calf all day and there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with it now. I stretched it out and rolled it out a lot since I hurt it and it seemed good to go. BC3 has some Calf targeting moves with heavy weights so I wanted to be sure, and I'm sure. It would be fine, and it was. All the moves didn't tweak my calf in anyway. Zero residual pain or discomfort. So I was able to use max weights. Today was shoulders and lower body so I wanted to really push it. I started off with only 12 Wide Front pull ups. That variation really hits my anterior delts in a big way, even more than my back. So when that variation get better, my shoulders should be really popping. The first move on the worksheet, I barely made the 12th rep. There is no way I could have done one more. BURN BURN BURN!!! The lower body moves were all pretty good. My legs are strong, and I don't have enough weights on my dumbbells to push it that much, so the slow reps are good to compensate. The problem today with the lower body moves wasn't my lower body, but rather, again, my forearms and grip strength. Just holding the dumbbells for that long, even in just a hanging position, I can't release the weights quickly after the move is complete. But the lunges and squats are good and have a good range of motion. The three lateral raise moves are tough, but I am able to get to the 12th rep on the verge of failure. So, the next time, I need to go up maybe .5 to 1.0kgs to push it. There was a little tweak in my right shoulder from the Thursday night tennis though that I was feeling so that may have had some influence. The last time, I went down 2.5kgs on the second shoulder move, but today, I went down only 1.25kgs. It was a good weight to get me to failure on the last rep, and the last move. But on the Double Overhead Press with Squat, I was spent. I could only get to 8 reps then had to take a break. I pumped out 4 more reps after a few breaths and shakes, then did the Breakdown. Major shoulder burn again. Last time, I felt really good and was able to pump out 20 chin ups straight. Today, only 15. I just wasn't feeling it today. Maybe it was the heavy lunch, but I will watch out the next time. For the 1-Arm Pull Ups, I tried something a little different. I'm using a step ladder as an assist with both feet on it. But today, for the last few reps on both sides, I tried to raise one leg. I could immediately feel the difference. But I pumped out 10reps per side. I got a good pump and a lot of BURN today.
I stuck with Chalene and did Extreme Abs. It was a tough routine. Because of last weeks schedule, I wasn't able to do a lot of ab work, and I was feeling it today. But I pushed through and breathed through the pain and the burn.
I'm feeling about ready to make another push lower on my splits. I was able to hold the straddle splits a lot lower today and I think I hit a new low, if even by a millimeter. But it felt like a good stretch. I also added some time for the stretch. The Flow was good. I think this is the first time in a while that I didn't feel any pain through all the Flows that I didn't have any pain at all in my right knee. I was still going a little slower, but I think I'm ready to push a bit and get back to speed.
In the end, I torched a good 1087kcals. Nice jump start to the week.
Calm and lazy morning turned into an active afternoon. My girls and I went out to eat at a local restaurant for lunch, and we had a good time. After that, I was their chauffeur to their shopping destinations. But when I got home, I was still a bit full from lunch so I waited until I felt able to workout without throwing up.
I was testing my calf all day and there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with it now. I stretched it out and rolled it out a lot since I hurt it and it seemed good to go. BC3 has some Calf targeting moves with heavy weights so I wanted to be sure, and I'm sure. It would be fine, and it was. All the moves didn't tweak my calf in anyway. Zero residual pain or discomfort. So I was able to use max weights. Today was shoulders and lower body so I wanted to really push it. I started off with only 12 Wide Front pull ups. That variation really hits my anterior delts in a big way, even more than my back. So when that variation get better, my shoulders should be really popping. The first move on the worksheet, I barely made the 12th rep. There is no way I could have done one more. BURN BURN BURN!!! The lower body moves were all pretty good. My legs are strong, and I don't have enough weights on my dumbbells to push it that much, so the slow reps are good to compensate. The problem today with the lower body moves wasn't my lower body, but rather, again, my forearms and grip strength. Just holding the dumbbells for that long, even in just a hanging position, I can't release the weights quickly after the move is complete. But the lunges and squats are good and have a good range of motion. The three lateral raise moves are tough, but I am able to get to the 12th rep on the verge of failure. So, the next time, I need to go up maybe .5 to 1.0kgs to push it. There was a little tweak in my right shoulder from the Thursday night tennis though that I was feeling so that may have had some influence. The last time, I went down 2.5kgs on the second shoulder move, but today, I went down only 1.25kgs. It was a good weight to get me to failure on the last rep, and the last move. But on the Double Overhead Press with Squat, I was spent. I could only get to 8 reps then had to take a break. I pumped out 4 more reps after a few breaths and shakes, then did the Breakdown. Major shoulder burn again. Last time, I felt really good and was able to pump out 20 chin ups straight. Today, only 15. I just wasn't feeling it today. Maybe it was the heavy lunch, but I will watch out the next time. For the 1-Arm Pull Ups, I tried something a little different. I'm using a step ladder as an assist with both feet on it. But today, for the last few reps on both sides, I tried to raise one leg. I could immediately feel the difference. But I pumped out 10reps per side. I got a good pump and a lot of BURN today.
I stuck with Chalene and did Extreme Abs. It was a tough routine. Because of last weeks schedule, I wasn't able to do a lot of ab work, and I was feeling it today. But I pushed through and breathed through the pain and the burn.
I'm feeling about ready to make another push lower on my splits. I was able to hold the straddle splits a lot lower today and I think I hit a new low, if even by a millimeter. But it felt like a good stretch. I also added some time for the stretch. The Flow was good. I think this is the first time in a while that I didn't feel any pain through all the Flows that I didn't have any pain at all in my right knee. I was still going a little slower, but I think I'm ready to push a bit and get back to speed.
In the end, I torched a good 1087kcals. Nice jump start to the week.
Friday, May 27, 2016
5-27-16 HY: ChaLEAN Extreme - Burn Circuit 2 + TCF.
5-27-16 HY: ChaLEAN Extreme - Burn Circuit 2 + TCF.
Yes, that's it, just two routines today. Had a huge time crunch because an appointment went way overtime. So I'll have to do my Splits and maybe even some abs tomorrow night. But the good thing is that I can give my right calf an extra day of rest. It is a lot better than yesterday evening, but it is still very tender, and I can still feel the muscle fibers all bunched up. So still stretching is tough. But I'll try to roll it out some more.
I was thinking about doing a Body Beast routine to give my calf a full rest because Chalene does a lot of lower body work in all the routines, but after looking at the moves, I figured it would be okay with BC2 because the calf isn't directly targeted like in BC3 with those calf raises. So I stayed on schedule. I had a really tough time last round, so I decided to lower my weights a bit on certain moves. I had a huge problem today, and it wasn't the time. After such a long tennis session yesterday, my right forearm was just blown. So holding the heavy weights was extremely tough. I wasn't able to make it all the way through the 12 reps on a few of the moves. The first three moves were fine, but the second and third set of three moves was very tough. So tough that I had to break up the 12 reps and set the weights down for a bit and shake out my forearms. They got a huge pump and burn on the last six moves. As far as going down in weights, I went down on the last four weighted moves. But one good thing is that I was able to maintain the rep count for the pull ups and even raise the last two sets a bit. But my grip did me in. I could have gotten more in, but my grip failed me. Hopefully this will be a turning point for my forearms so I hope they get and stay stronger.
The Flow was fine. I was careful not to stress my knee or calf. It felt really stable so I was happy.
In the end, I torched 650+Kcals. I'm glad to be done with this week.
Yes, that's it, just two routines today. Had a huge time crunch because an appointment went way overtime. So I'll have to do my Splits and maybe even some abs tomorrow night. But the good thing is that I can give my right calf an extra day of rest. It is a lot better than yesterday evening, but it is still very tender, and I can still feel the muscle fibers all bunched up. So still stretching is tough. But I'll try to roll it out some more.
I was thinking about doing a Body Beast routine to give my calf a full rest because Chalene does a lot of lower body work in all the routines, but after looking at the moves, I figured it would be okay with BC2 because the calf isn't directly targeted like in BC3 with those calf raises. So I stayed on schedule. I had a really tough time last round, so I decided to lower my weights a bit on certain moves. I had a huge problem today, and it wasn't the time. After such a long tennis session yesterday, my right forearm was just blown. So holding the heavy weights was extremely tough. I wasn't able to make it all the way through the 12 reps on a few of the moves. The first three moves were fine, but the second and third set of three moves was very tough. So tough that I had to break up the 12 reps and set the weights down for a bit and shake out my forearms. They got a huge pump and burn on the last six moves. As far as going down in weights, I went down on the last four weighted moves. But one good thing is that I was able to maintain the rep count for the pull ups and even raise the last two sets a bit. But my grip did me in. I could have gotten more in, but my grip failed me. Hopefully this will be a turning point for my forearms so I hope they get and stay stronger.
The Flow was fine. I was careful not to stress my knee or calf. It felt really stable so I was happy.
In the end, I torched 650+Kcals. I'm glad to be done with this week.
5-26-16 HY: Tennis + Tennis + Splits + Foam Rolling + TCF.
5-26-16 HY: Tennis + Tennis + Splits + Foam Rolling + TCF.
Today was a big tennis day. I had my regular session in the morning, then, I went to a tennis club for people in the Prefectural Educational Union that I found out about while playing my last tournament with my son a couple months ago. They play on Thursday nights, but since I have a class then, I usually can't go, but tonight, no class, so I wanted to see what it was like. I was wondering if I could do a double tennis session, so in preparation, I have been going to bed a lot earlier than usual to build up my energy. Seemed to work really well, because I had a high level of energy and I wasn't tired during the day. I should keep that up from now on. Another plus is that no more dark circles under my eyes!
The morning session was a high octane session. We usually play for about 2 hours, but we had to cut it a little short today because of some appointments right afterwards. So, with that knowledge, we started in high gear and went as hard as we could till the end. Another slug-fest. My gear was so revved up, I took the first set 6-0. But I couldn't maintain that level and slowed down in the second set, but I took it 6-3. I was on my way to another clean set, but time ran out so it was 3-0. Felt really good and I felt like that session got me ready for the evening session.
I was excited about the evening session because they play doubles, and that is the training I need. I haven't played competitive doubles in almost THREE DECADES!!! I played doubles in two tournaments in the past two years with my son, but we did not do well. Singles and Doubles are two totally different animals. Strategy is different, style is different, targets are different. Plus, the need for communication is very present. I played three and a half sets and lost them all. The first was 6-2, then 6-4, then 6-0, then 3-1. I was able to hold my serve in the first two sets. We got two breaks plus my serve in the second set. Then everything fell apart in the third set. I held my serve in the last set. Had a chance to even it to 2-2, with no-ad scoring, I was trying to save the final point when my right calf cramped on me as I was pushing off of it to chase a ball. I fell to the ground in pain and pulled back on my toe and massaged my calf. What a way to end the session. We played for three hours. Looks like I need some more conditioning so I'll be able to do double session once in a while. I was expecting a little more communication, but I didn't get much, so I guess I'll have to glean what I can on my own. Despite that, I had a good time and I burned a ton of calories.
When I got home, I wasn't able to do my regular splits training, so I modified it to stretch out my hamstrings, inner thighs, and hip flexers. I also foam rolled my injured calf. Felt a lot better afterwards, but a bit later, it tightened up again. I guess I'll just do what I can. I don't think I'll be able to do a ChaLEAN Extreme routine tomorrow because she does a lot of leg work too, but I'll see, and if I have to, I'll modify to give my calf the rest.
In the end, for the two tennis sessions, I TORCHED 2800+kcals. HUGE!!! But I paid the price... Totally worth it for the tennis!
Today was a big tennis day. I had my regular session in the morning, then, I went to a tennis club for people in the Prefectural Educational Union that I found out about while playing my last tournament with my son a couple months ago. They play on Thursday nights, but since I have a class then, I usually can't go, but tonight, no class, so I wanted to see what it was like. I was wondering if I could do a double tennis session, so in preparation, I have been going to bed a lot earlier than usual to build up my energy. Seemed to work really well, because I had a high level of energy and I wasn't tired during the day. I should keep that up from now on. Another plus is that no more dark circles under my eyes!
The morning session was a high octane session. We usually play for about 2 hours, but we had to cut it a little short today because of some appointments right afterwards. So, with that knowledge, we started in high gear and went as hard as we could till the end. Another slug-fest. My gear was so revved up, I took the first set 6-0. But I couldn't maintain that level and slowed down in the second set, but I took it 6-3. I was on my way to another clean set, but time ran out so it was 3-0. Felt really good and I felt like that session got me ready for the evening session.
I was excited about the evening session because they play doubles, and that is the training I need. I haven't played competitive doubles in almost THREE DECADES!!! I played doubles in two tournaments in the past two years with my son, but we did not do well. Singles and Doubles are two totally different animals. Strategy is different, style is different, targets are different. Plus, the need for communication is very present. I played three and a half sets and lost them all. The first was 6-2, then 6-4, then 6-0, then 3-1. I was able to hold my serve in the first two sets. We got two breaks plus my serve in the second set. Then everything fell apart in the third set. I held my serve in the last set. Had a chance to even it to 2-2, with no-ad scoring, I was trying to save the final point when my right calf cramped on me as I was pushing off of it to chase a ball. I fell to the ground in pain and pulled back on my toe and massaged my calf. What a way to end the session. We played for three hours. Looks like I need some more conditioning so I'll be able to do double session once in a while. I was expecting a little more communication, but I didn't get much, so I guess I'll have to glean what I can on my own. Despite that, I had a good time and I burned a ton of calories.
When I got home, I wasn't able to do my regular splits training, so I modified it to stretch out my hamstrings, inner thighs, and hip flexers. I also foam rolled my injured calf. Felt a lot better afterwards, but a bit later, it tightened up again. I guess I'll just do what I can. I don't think I'll be able to do a ChaLEAN Extreme routine tomorrow because she does a lot of leg work too, but I'll see, and if I have to, I'll modify to give my calf the rest.
In the end, for the two tennis sessions, I TORCHED 2800+kcals. HUGE!!! But I paid the price... Totally worth it for the tennis!
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
5-25-16 HY: P90X2 - X2 Recovery and Mobility + Splits + TCF.
5-25-16 HY: P90X2 - X2 Recovery and Mobility + TCF + Splits + TCF.
Today was a really nice mid-week recovery day. Got up early and had a ShakeO for breakfast, then got to the routine. It was so nice to just stretch and roll this morning. and I also took the time to Flow. I had time, but I stopped after that. I felt like I got a really good general stretch so I figured I would hold off on doing the splits for the evening so I would be like a double stretch. So I did the splits training in the evening. It was tough getting loose, but I ended up being okay. No HRM for the evening stretch. But I burned a modest 200+kcals in the morning.
I'm heading off to bed a lot earlier than usual because I want to really rest up for tomorrow. It's going to be a big day!
Today was a really nice mid-week recovery day. Got up early and had a ShakeO for breakfast, then got to the routine. It was so nice to just stretch and roll this morning. and I also took the time to Flow. I had time, but I stopped after that. I felt like I got a really good general stretch so I figured I would hold off on doing the splits for the evening so I would be like a double stretch. So I did the splits training in the evening. It was tough getting loose, but I ended up being okay. No HRM for the evening stretch. But I burned a modest 200+kcals in the morning.
I'm heading off to bed a lot earlier than usual because I want to really rest up for tomorrow. It's going to be a big day!
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
5-24-16 HY: ChaLEAN Extreme - Burn Circuit 1 + Extreme Core Circuit + Splits + TCF.
5-24-16 HY: ChaLEAN Extreme - Burn Circuit 1 + Extreme Core Circuit + Splits + TCF.
Today, I started a new worksheet for the Burn Circuit. This is my second round for the Burn Circuit so I wanted to get one more round in to get my weights and reps on paper so the next time I go through ChaLEAN Extreme, I'll have a reference point to start from.
I had a rough go of it the first time around, so I stuck with the same weights and the same reps. There was one thing that increased though, that was the rep count on 3 out of 4 pull up sets. Wide Front is still the toughest grip for me so I went up only one rep to 13. I held at 15 on the Chin ups. On Monday, I was able to pump out 20, but the Posterior Fly work really tired my upper back and shoulders out so I didn't feel the freshness I did before. Went up 3 reps to 15 on the Close Front Pull Ups, and up one to 16 reps on the Horn Pull Ups. Also, on that extra ending Push Up set, I managed to pump out 30 reps, up 10 from last time with in the time of the three slow Push Ups for the final move's Breakdown Extreme set. I even had about 3-4 extra seconds. I wanted to pump out more, but my was burned out. The biggest problem I had today was with my hands and the grip. On the heavy weights, I had a really tough time holding the weights because my forearms burned out really quickly. That fact became painfully clear on move 5, Lunge with Core Rotation. I don't hold just one weight as Chalene does, I hold two dumbbells and Hammer Curl them up when going into the lunge. Do a static hold on the double rotation, then release the Hammer Curl when I stand back up. My grip failed at 10reps, but I did the final 2 to keep the 12 rep ceiling. But I was so burned out, the other side required a bunch of shake out breaks. Forearms got a huge pump. The next move, Bench Press and Leg Lower, brought a new problem. The heavy weights pressed very hard into my palms, and my palms were dying by the 10th rep, but I gutted it out to 12. Plus, with those slow reps, my arms were shaking like crazy. With faster reps, I could probably pump out 20 reps, but no way with the slow reps. It felt like my hands were cramping. A very weird and new type of pain. Then, after a set of Close Front Pull Ups, move seven required more grip strength because I would holding 22kgs in each hand. That made my palms cry out again. I am so thankful that move 8 was only 6 reps on each leg for a total of 12 reps on the shoulders. There is no way I could have done 24 posterior shoulder raises. On the final move, I was tempted to go faster, but I stuck with Chalene's pace and again, my arms were shaking like crazy. The weights I used this time around, may be a bit to heavy at such a slow pace. So, I am considering lowering the weights a bit when I do this program again. But again, awesome pump and burn on every move.
I was feeling a bit exhausted, but I still wanted to go extreme on the abs, so I went with another great ChaLEAN ab/core routine. I used 2kgs dumbbells in each hand and that was tough. But the burn came quickly. Thank goodness for the small breaks Chalene gives us at two different points in the routine. Major groaning and moaning on the fast Boat Rowing that closes out the routine.
It was nice to end with a really good stretch. I may have broken into a record low for me today. With a little adjustment of the hips, I was able to push lower. And the knee pain was slight, even slighter still on the Flow, which was clean and smooth.
In the end, I torched 1090+kcals. Here is the odd part, I was feeling very worn at the end of the workout, but at the same time, I felt good. Go figure.
Today, I started a new worksheet for the Burn Circuit. This is my second round for the Burn Circuit so I wanted to get one more round in to get my weights and reps on paper so the next time I go through ChaLEAN Extreme, I'll have a reference point to start from.
I had a rough go of it the first time around, so I stuck with the same weights and the same reps. There was one thing that increased though, that was the rep count on 3 out of 4 pull up sets. Wide Front is still the toughest grip for me so I went up only one rep to 13. I held at 15 on the Chin ups. On Monday, I was able to pump out 20, but the Posterior Fly work really tired my upper back and shoulders out so I didn't feel the freshness I did before. Went up 3 reps to 15 on the Close Front Pull Ups, and up one to 16 reps on the Horn Pull Ups. Also, on that extra ending Push Up set, I managed to pump out 30 reps, up 10 from last time with in the time of the three slow Push Ups for the final move's Breakdown Extreme set. I even had about 3-4 extra seconds. I wanted to pump out more, but my was burned out. The biggest problem I had today was with my hands and the grip. On the heavy weights, I had a really tough time holding the weights because my forearms burned out really quickly. That fact became painfully clear on move 5, Lunge with Core Rotation. I don't hold just one weight as Chalene does, I hold two dumbbells and Hammer Curl them up when going into the lunge. Do a static hold on the double rotation, then release the Hammer Curl when I stand back up. My grip failed at 10reps, but I did the final 2 to keep the 12 rep ceiling. But I was so burned out, the other side required a bunch of shake out breaks. Forearms got a huge pump. The next move, Bench Press and Leg Lower, brought a new problem. The heavy weights pressed very hard into my palms, and my palms were dying by the 10th rep, but I gutted it out to 12. Plus, with those slow reps, my arms were shaking like crazy. With faster reps, I could probably pump out 20 reps, but no way with the slow reps. It felt like my hands were cramping. A very weird and new type of pain. Then, after a set of Close Front Pull Ups, move seven required more grip strength because I would holding 22kgs in each hand. That made my palms cry out again. I am so thankful that move 8 was only 6 reps on each leg for a total of 12 reps on the shoulders. There is no way I could have done 24 posterior shoulder raises. On the final move, I was tempted to go faster, but I stuck with Chalene's pace and again, my arms were shaking like crazy. The weights I used this time around, may be a bit to heavy at such a slow pace. So, I am considering lowering the weights a bit when I do this program again. But again, awesome pump and burn on every move.
I was feeling a bit exhausted, but I still wanted to go extreme on the abs, so I went with another great ChaLEAN ab/core routine. I used 2kgs dumbbells in each hand and that was tough. But the burn came quickly. Thank goodness for the small breaks Chalene gives us at two different points in the routine. Major groaning and moaning on the fast Boat Rowing that closes out the routine.
It was nice to end with a really good stretch. I may have broken into a record low for me today. With a little adjustment of the hips, I was able to push lower. And the knee pain was slight, even slighter still on the Flow, which was clean and smooth.
In the end, I torched 1090+kcals. Here is the odd part, I was feeling very worn at the end of the workout, but at the same time, I felt good. Go figure.
Monday, May 23, 2016
5-23-16 HY: T25 - Alpha: Speed 1.0 + Splits + TCF.
5-23-16 HY: T25 - Alpha: Speed 1.0 + Splits + TCF.
Morning ShakeO to start the day and straight off to the workout. I was feeling pretty tired still for yesterdays workout so I was happy that it was this routine. I was glad for the stretch moves between tough cardio moves in the first half of the routine. It got me ready and going for the long Burnout. Pulled a Straight 25 with some struggles.
The stretch felt good after a tough cardio session. I felt good and got low. The Flow was also on point for a good recovery. The knee had the slightest of tweaks. Getting better.
In the end, I torched a good 700+kcals. Nice way to start off my day.
Morning ShakeO to start the day and straight off to the workout. I was feeling pretty tired still for yesterdays workout so I was happy that it was this routine. I was glad for the stretch moves between tough cardio moves in the first half of the routine. It got me ready and going for the long Burnout. Pulled a Straight 25 with some struggles.
The stretch felt good after a tough cardio session. I felt good and got low. The Flow was also on point for a good recovery. The knee had the slightest of tweaks. Getting better.
In the end, I torched a good 700+kcals. Nice way to start off my day.
Sunday, May 22, 2016
5-22-16 HY: ChaLEAN Extreme - Burn Circuit 3 + Extreme Abs + Splits + TCF + Foam Rolling.
5-22-16 HY: ChaLEAN Extreme - Burn Circuit 3 + Extreme Abs + Splits + TCF + Foam Rolling.
It was a VERY long day. I went to see my daughter's first ever Field Hockey match. I used to play Ice Hockey in my younger years so I thought I could follow it, but the rules seem to be extremely different and I couldn't catch what was going on. Whistles were blowing and I didn't see anything. I'll have to do a little studying up on the game. But it was beautiful weather, but very sunny and no shade. Sitting in the sun for over 5 hours just take it out of you. It was an interesting and frightening game. The players were taking these huge hacks at the ball regardless of any nearby opponent. I was afraid for my daughter's head! That was a big stresser for sure. By the time I got home, I was just exhausted. I was just relaxing and I fell asleep on the couch. My wife picked me up and moved me to the bed. Hehe, not really, but I moved to the bed and took a good nap for about 30 minutes. I woke up really NOT in the mood to do anything, much less workout. But still, it was not a struggle to decide to workout, it was a struggle to get started to workout. I knew that once I got started, it would be okay.
I got started pretty late, so I was thinking to lighten my weights and keep up with Chalene and finish in about 35 minutes or so. But again, once I got started, I knew I couldn't short change myself by going light. So, I went heavy... a little too heavy on the first move, actually after the Wide Grip Pull Ups. 17kgs on Sumo Squat with Overhead Press started off fine, but again, the slow reps got me, and I barely made it to the 12th rep. Shoulders were on fire! In the next set, for the shoulder move, I decided to go down to 14.5kgs. That was a little too light, so on the final set's shoulder move, I went up to 15.75kgs and I couldn't make it to 12 reps. So I did a split set of 8-4, then the Breakdown Extreme set of 3 reps. I'm feeling it now in my shoulders. The soreness will hit tomorrow or the next day. There was a lot of leg work also. Lunges, Squats and Calf Raises. I went as heavy as I could. The two moves with the Squat/Calf Raise combo topped me out at 25kgs. The Lunge with a Calf Raise was 19.5kgs. All three Lateral Raise moves were at 10kgs. I felt a little tension in my right shoulder, but it felt just like a little rearranging of the tendons and muscle fibers. Nothing pulled, but close. I killed the pull ups today! I finally returned to my max set of 20 chin ups non-stop. It has been a while since I did that. I was planning in my head to stop at 15 reps, but I was feeling really good, so I just kept going and just eked out that 20th rep. Still got my chin over the bar so no half reps here. I changed the 4-Grip Pull Ups into the 5-Grip pull ups, and hit a new record of 25 reps. That's 5 reps per different grip. Everything was as run on the DVD except for the Lunge with Lateral Raise. For the Breakdown Extreme Set, Chalene does 3 slow push ups. But I did two of the main set moves on each legs, THEN I did the Push Ups. Oh, also, when Chalene does a combo move in the main set, the a single move in the Breakdown, I still do the Combo move. I don't see why the legs shouldn't get the benefit of the Breakdown as well. This routine clocks in at about 36 minutes, but I did it in a little over an hour. Here's why, First, I do the extra 4 moves of Pull Ups and Chin Ups. Then, on this particular workout. Almost on every move, I had to transfer weight plates around because it went from a heavy weight to light weight to medium weight in one set of three moves. And I only have two sets of weights. If I had one more set, I could do it without switching plates, but with only two sets, a light and heavy, If I want to get the full benefit of appropriate weights, I have to transfer the plates. But the extra time is definitely not a rest. Great workout, and I got the BURN, literally on every move, and the target muscles got a huge pump. Glad to get the workout in today.
No more dilly dallying, I went to the next level of abs today, and will stay with the advanced routines all week on ab days. I really like this routine, because it is non-stop movement and the burn comes and stays the whole routine. Abs got a good tightening feeling/sensation that lasted a while.
The Splits and Flow were really good today. I added more time to the splits training and pushed hard today. Little by little, I'm increasing the time so I can push more and get lower sooner. The knees felt fine, but I'm still waiting for the front hip flexers to loosen up. The Flow also didn't cause any Tweakyiness on my knee. But I babied it a bit which I will continue to do for this week, then I'll try to put more weight on it.
During the main workout, my legs were shaking like wet leaves, so I decided to take some time to foam roll them, and especially my calves. That felt really good, because I just sat on a big hot spot till it disappeared. LOVE IT!!!
In the end, I torched 1136kcals. Big Bang start to my week.
It was a VERY long day. I went to see my daughter's first ever Field Hockey match. I used to play Ice Hockey in my younger years so I thought I could follow it, but the rules seem to be extremely different and I couldn't catch what was going on. Whistles were blowing and I didn't see anything. I'll have to do a little studying up on the game. But it was beautiful weather, but very sunny and no shade. Sitting in the sun for over 5 hours just take it out of you. It was an interesting and frightening game. The players were taking these huge hacks at the ball regardless of any nearby opponent. I was afraid for my daughter's head! That was a big stresser for sure. By the time I got home, I was just exhausted. I was just relaxing and I fell asleep on the couch. My wife picked me up and moved me to the bed. Hehe, not really, but I moved to the bed and took a good nap for about 30 minutes. I woke up really NOT in the mood to do anything, much less workout. But still, it was not a struggle to decide to workout, it was a struggle to get started to workout. I knew that once I got started, it would be okay.
I got started pretty late, so I was thinking to lighten my weights and keep up with Chalene and finish in about 35 minutes or so. But again, once I got started, I knew I couldn't short change myself by going light. So, I went heavy... a little too heavy on the first move, actually after the Wide Grip Pull Ups. 17kgs on Sumo Squat with Overhead Press started off fine, but again, the slow reps got me, and I barely made it to the 12th rep. Shoulders were on fire! In the next set, for the shoulder move, I decided to go down to 14.5kgs. That was a little too light, so on the final set's shoulder move, I went up to 15.75kgs and I couldn't make it to 12 reps. So I did a split set of 8-4, then the Breakdown Extreme set of 3 reps. I'm feeling it now in my shoulders. The soreness will hit tomorrow or the next day. There was a lot of leg work also. Lunges, Squats and Calf Raises. I went as heavy as I could. The two moves with the Squat/Calf Raise combo topped me out at 25kgs. The Lunge with a Calf Raise was 19.5kgs. All three Lateral Raise moves were at 10kgs. I felt a little tension in my right shoulder, but it felt just like a little rearranging of the tendons and muscle fibers. Nothing pulled, but close. I killed the pull ups today! I finally returned to my max set of 20 chin ups non-stop. It has been a while since I did that. I was planning in my head to stop at 15 reps, but I was feeling really good, so I just kept going and just eked out that 20th rep. Still got my chin over the bar so no half reps here. I changed the 4-Grip Pull Ups into the 5-Grip pull ups, and hit a new record of 25 reps. That's 5 reps per different grip. Everything was as run on the DVD except for the Lunge with Lateral Raise. For the Breakdown Extreme Set, Chalene does 3 slow push ups. But I did two of the main set moves on each legs, THEN I did the Push Ups. Oh, also, when Chalene does a combo move in the main set, the a single move in the Breakdown, I still do the Combo move. I don't see why the legs shouldn't get the benefit of the Breakdown as well. This routine clocks in at about 36 minutes, but I did it in a little over an hour. Here's why, First, I do the extra 4 moves of Pull Ups and Chin Ups. Then, on this particular workout. Almost on every move, I had to transfer weight plates around because it went from a heavy weight to light weight to medium weight in one set of three moves. And I only have two sets of weights. If I had one more set, I could do it without switching plates, but with only two sets, a light and heavy, If I want to get the full benefit of appropriate weights, I have to transfer the plates. But the extra time is definitely not a rest. Great workout, and I got the BURN, literally on every move, and the target muscles got a huge pump. Glad to get the workout in today.
No more dilly dallying, I went to the next level of abs today, and will stay with the advanced routines all week on ab days. I really like this routine, because it is non-stop movement and the burn comes and stays the whole routine. Abs got a good tightening feeling/sensation that lasted a while.
The Splits and Flow were really good today. I added more time to the splits training and pushed hard today. Little by little, I'm increasing the time so I can push more and get lower sooner. The knees felt fine, but I'm still waiting for the front hip flexers to loosen up. The Flow also didn't cause any Tweakyiness on my knee. But I babied it a bit which I will continue to do for this week, then I'll try to put more weight on it.
During the main workout, my legs were shaking like wet leaves, so I decided to take some time to foam roll them, and especially my calves. That felt really good, because I just sat on a big hot spot till it disappeared. LOVE IT!!!
In the end, I torched 1136kcals. Big Bang start to my week.
Saturday, May 21, 2016
5-21-16 HY: Splits + TCF + Foam Rolling.
5-21-16 HY: Splits + TCF + Foam Rolling.
Today was supposed to be an off day, but since I missed doing my Splits training yesterday because of time, I had to get it in today. Two days off in a row would be disastrous to my progress in my splits and flexibility, so it is ON today.
It is always more difficult to do the splits cold, meaning without a workout before hand, but I think I have a good regime of dynamic stretches and quick warm up moves that loosen my muscles as much as possible outside of a regular workout beforehand. It did take a little longer to hit my mark, but I hit it and pushed it a bit. So I was satisfied with my work today. I still did the Flow and tested my knee by putting a little more weight on it, and it did tweak a little, but not as much as it did, so it is getting better. Just a little more babying for a week or so.
I also had a little tightness in my lower back, probably from the Friday workout, so Foam Rolling was on the menu for today. It was nice to just roll, be in pain, and watch STRONG. It was a good combination.
But it is back to regularly scheduled programing from tomorrow. I've got a big week coming up, so I'm excited and a little nervous. I hope I'll be able to hold up.
No HRM today, so just leaning into the stretch and roller.
Today was supposed to be an off day, but since I missed doing my Splits training yesterday because of time, I had to get it in today. Two days off in a row would be disastrous to my progress in my splits and flexibility, so it is ON today.
It is always more difficult to do the splits cold, meaning without a workout before hand, but I think I have a good regime of dynamic stretches and quick warm up moves that loosen my muscles as much as possible outside of a regular workout beforehand. It did take a little longer to hit my mark, but I hit it and pushed it a bit. So I was satisfied with my work today. I still did the Flow and tested my knee by putting a little more weight on it, and it did tweak a little, but not as much as it did, so it is getting better. Just a little more babying for a week or so.
I also had a little tightness in my lower back, probably from the Friday workout, so Foam Rolling was on the menu for today. It was nice to just roll, be in pain, and watch STRONG. It was a good combination.
But it is back to regularly scheduled programing from tomorrow. I've got a big week coming up, so I'm excited and a little nervous. I hope I'll be able to hold up.
No HRM today, so just leaning into the stretch and roller.
Friday, May 20, 2016
5-20-16 HY: ChaLEAN Extreme - Burn Circuit 2 + Ab Burner + TCF.5-20-16 HY: ChaLEAN Extreme - Burn Circuit 2 + Ab Burner + TCF.
5-20-16 HY: ChaLEAN Extreme - Burn Circuit 2 + Ab Burner + TCF.
I got home a lot later than I wanted to so I was in a major time crunch. I had just over 2 hours to finish my workout so I finished my workout in just over two hours with literally a minute to spare. But this routine took a lot longer than I had expected.
I started off feeling pretty good, but I was rushing to get started and once I got started I started to feel my strength dripping away. By the second move, I started to feel a little weird and my breaks started to get a little longer as I needed more time to recover. I hadn't eaten anything since lunch so I think I was out of gas. But I slowed my pace down a bit and drank a lot between moves and by the middle of the routine I felt better and my strength seemed to be returning. I again, added the spread out four sets of pull ups, and the rep count was much higher than before. The four varieties and rep counts are: Chin Ups 15, Switch Grip Pull Ups 20, 1-Arm Pull ups 8x2, Horn (Parallel grip) 15. Yes, I'm playing with 1-Arm Pull ups. I have to squat on a step ladder and then pull from there, but hopefully I get to the point where I can do them like regular pull ups, with no assist. But that level is far down the road. The targets today were biceps, triceps, lower and upper back, and legs. Right from the first move with the slow reps the pump was ON! Oh MAN was I feeling that pump. Just about hit failure on the final rep. I was also feeling really winded from the squats. On Tricep Kickbacks, I can usual pound out a lot of reps at 10kgs, but again, the slow rep strikes and I was really feeling it pump. On the Dead Lift Row, I should have been a little more careful with the amount of weight. I started to feel it work on my back. Perhaps, my lower back wasn't warmed up enough yet because I was feeling it even with the straight back. I'm also usually pretty good with the Overhead Triceps Extensions but today, at 22kgs, I couldn't make it to 10reps. So I did a split set 8-4. With those slow reps, the full range of motion just kills the arms. I was dying. Probably should have gone down to 19.5kgs or even 17kgs with the slow reps. Here is where I made a big change, on the Dead Lift with Double Row. I knew I could row a lot more weight than I could handle on the Dead Lift, so, instead of doing it like Chalene, I split her move to accommodate the disparaging weights. I did 14.5's on the Dead Lift and then 22kgs on the Row. I made it but it was brutal. This is the first time I really felt the upper back pull and activate. The next move crushed my booty! The Bowlers Lunge is a brutal move, and I also felt it in my lower back. That was a close one as well. The rest of the moves were good. I really wanted to end on a heavy note, so I went heavy, 22kgs on the Forward-Lean Lunge with Double Row. Thank goodness it was only 6 reps per side, plus two for the Extreme set. I was dead. After that move, the final move, Triple-Threat Push-ups were super easy. This is usually one of my better routines with Chalene, but today, I forced myself to stay slow, and I TOTALLY FELT IT WORKING ME!!! AWESOME STUFF!!! I also got a big cardio affect with the heavy weights and the Leg work.
I had just enough time to fit a short ab routine in so I again, went with Ab Burner. And yes, I got burned OUT!!! Still a great routine! Worked me hard and left me for wasted. I didn't have time for the stretch and splits, so I just did the Flow and it was clean and smooth. But I will take my off day for the stretch today, and do it tomorrow, my regular off day. It will work out.
In the end, I torched 1000+kcals. Way to close out the week. Happy Weekend, everybody!
I got home a lot later than I wanted to so I was in a major time crunch. I had just over 2 hours to finish my workout so I finished my workout in just over two hours with literally a minute to spare. But this routine took a lot longer than I had expected.
I started off feeling pretty good, but I was rushing to get started and once I got started I started to feel my strength dripping away. By the second move, I started to feel a little weird and my breaks started to get a little longer as I needed more time to recover. I hadn't eaten anything since lunch so I think I was out of gas. But I slowed my pace down a bit and drank a lot between moves and by the middle of the routine I felt better and my strength seemed to be returning. I again, added the spread out four sets of pull ups, and the rep count was much higher than before. The four varieties and rep counts are: Chin Ups 15, Switch Grip Pull Ups 20, 1-Arm Pull ups 8x2, Horn (Parallel grip) 15. Yes, I'm playing with 1-Arm Pull ups. I have to squat on a step ladder and then pull from there, but hopefully I get to the point where I can do them like regular pull ups, with no assist. But that level is far down the road. The targets today were biceps, triceps, lower and upper back, and legs. Right from the first move with the slow reps the pump was ON! Oh MAN was I feeling that pump. Just about hit failure on the final rep. I was also feeling really winded from the squats. On Tricep Kickbacks, I can usual pound out a lot of reps at 10kgs, but again, the slow rep strikes and I was really feeling it pump. On the Dead Lift Row, I should have been a little more careful with the amount of weight. I started to feel it work on my back. Perhaps, my lower back wasn't warmed up enough yet because I was feeling it even with the straight back. I'm also usually pretty good with the Overhead Triceps Extensions but today, at 22kgs, I couldn't make it to 10reps. So I did a split set 8-4. With those slow reps, the full range of motion just kills the arms. I was dying. Probably should have gone down to 19.5kgs or even 17kgs with the slow reps. Here is where I made a big change, on the Dead Lift with Double Row. I knew I could row a lot more weight than I could handle on the Dead Lift, so, instead of doing it like Chalene, I split her move to accommodate the disparaging weights. I did 14.5's on the Dead Lift and then 22kgs on the Row. I made it but it was brutal. This is the first time I really felt the upper back pull and activate. The next move crushed my booty! The Bowlers Lunge is a brutal move, and I also felt it in my lower back. That was a close one as well. The rest of the moves were good. I really wanted to end on a heavy note, so I went heavy, 22kgs on the Forward-Lean Lunge with Double Row. Thank goodness it was only 6 reps per side, plus two for the Extreme set. I was dead. After that move, the final move, Triple-Threat Push-ups were super easy. This is usually one of my better routines with Chalene, but today, I forced myself to stay slow, and I TOTALLY FELT IT WORKING ME!!! AWESOME STUFF!!! I also got a big cardio affect with the heavy weights and the Leg work.
I had just enough time to fit a short ab routine in so I again, went with Ab Burner. And yes, I got burned OUT!!! Still a great routine! Worked me hard and left me for wasted. I didn't have time for the stretch and splits, so I just did the Flow and it was clean and smooth. But I will take my off day for the stretch today, and do it tomorrow, my regular off day. It will work out.
In the end, I torched 1000+kcals. Way to close out the week. Happy Weekend, everybody!
Thursday, May 19, 2016
5-19-16 HY: Tennis + Splits + TCF.
5-19-16 HY: Tennis + Splits + TCF.
Today was tennis day!!! Favorite workout of the week!!! But there was a new dynamic that was unexpectedly introduced into the mix: An Audience. Yes, an audience came with the purpose of watching us play. We had never played in front of an audience before. There have been times when students were using the other half of the gym, but they weren't watching us, they were doing their own thing. Maybe a glance now and then, but not watching. Today, just as we were beginning, a group of students quietly entered the gym and sat down on the floor. Luckily, they were on the far side of the gym, away from me so I was a little relieved. But the whole dynamic changed in that now we were under the microscope, as it were, of our students. We could hear the "Ooo's" and the "Ahh's" for good shots and the "oh no's" and "Uggh's" for junk shots. We definitely were playing with a lot more seriousness than fun. Of course we didn't want to look bad, so we upped the level and were stroking the ball very well. As for the match, I had to adjust to the added stress so it took a while to get the first game. We were all even until 4-4, but then I shifted up a gear and I finally ended the first set at 6-4. That took a lot longer than it usually does. Finally, after a little more than an hour, the students had to leave and that in itself was like having a huge weight removed from my back and I swung free. And I took the second set 6-1. But at the end, we both were a lot more tired that we usually are.
I did my Splits and Flow after my night class so I was able to take a little more time with them both and sink in a little deeper. I'm really feeling good with the splits. But the three positions I'm stretching for are all at different levels. The lowest and best right now is my left side splits. The second lowest is the straddle splits, and the highest is the right side splits. Below is the Left Side Splits. I'm almost there, just about 4 inches or so. My straddle splits are about 6 inches away, and the Right Side Splits are close to 6 inches. It is those naughty front hip flexors that are giving me the trouble. I need to loosen them up big time. But I'll get there.
The Flow was very smooth and clean. Just a little tweak on the right knee, but it's getting less day by day.
In the end, for just the tennis, I torched a nice 1100+kcals. Next week, I'm going to try attending a tennis club at night so it's going to be a lot of tennis next Thursday. YEAH!!!
Today was tennis day!!! Favorite workout of the week!!! But there was a new dynamic that was unexpectedly introduced into the mix: An Audience. Yes, an audience came with the purpose of watching us play. We had never played in front of an audience before. There have been times when students were using the other half of the gym, but they weren't watching us, they were doing their own thing. Maybe a glance now and then, but not watching. Today, just as we were beginning, a group of students quietly entered the gym and sat down on the floor. Luckily, they were on the far side of the gym, away from me so I was a little relieved. But the whole dynamic changed in that now we were under the microscope, as it were, of our students. We could hear the "Ooo's" and the "Ahh's" for good shots and the "oh no's" and "Uggh's" for junk shots. We definitely were playing with a lot more seriousness than fun. Of course we didn't want to look bad, so we upped the level and were stroking the ball very well. As for the match, I had to adjust to the added stress so it took a while to get the first game. We were all even until 4-4, but then I shifted up a gear and I finally ended the first set at 6-4. That took a lot longer than it usually does. Finally, after a little more than an hour, the students had to leave and that in itself was like having a huge weight removed from my back and I swung free. And I took the second set 6-1. But at the end, we both were a lot more tired that we usually are.
I did my Splits and Flow after my night class so I was able to take a little more time with them both and sink in a little deeper. I'm really feeling good with the splits. But the three positions I'm stretching for are all at different levels. The lowest and best right now is my left side splits. The second lowest is the straddle splits, and the highest is the right side splits. Below is the Left Side Splits. I'm almost there, just about 4 inches or so. My straddle splits are about 6 inches away, and the Right Side Splits are close to 6 inches. It is those naughty front hip flexors that are giving me the trouble. I need to loosen them up big time. But I'll get there.
The Flow was very smooth and clean. Just a little tweak on the right knee, but it's getting less day by day.
In the end, for just the tennis, I torched a nice 1100+kcals. Next week, I'm going to try attending a tennis club at night so it's going to be a lot of tennis next Thursday. YEAH!!!
5-18-16 HY: P90X3 - X3 Yoga + Splits + TCF.
5-18-16 HY: P90X3 - X3 Yoga + Splits + TCF.
I was planning to wake up early and do a longer recovery routine today. But, when I woke up, it was too early so I went back to sleep and my wife woke me up at 8am, which was about an hour and a half later than expected. So my plan changed because of the time crunch. But I felt a lot more energized with the extra sleep. So I'm not getting too down on myself. I was planning to do X3 Yoga anyway, but I was also going to do one of the PiYo intro routines and some more stretching, but I had to get down to the bare bones of the workout, just the essentials. One good thing is that my calves were feeling really sore, so I'm glad I wasn't going for another tasking cardio workout.
It has been a while since I did this routine so I was kind of excited to give it a go once again. It was fun and relaxing, but I still got a good sweat on. I felt really stable on a lot of the moves that were previously pretty wobbly for me. Half moon, Twisting Half moon, Crane, Toe Bind, have been my toughest, but I did a lot better today. The Wrap is feeling a little tight, but I was able to snag my finger tips and open up on the pose so I was satisfied... for today, but I want to do better. My shoulders are really tight so I need to work on opening them up.
The splits were good because I was nice and loose. The Flow was also on track. Knee felt only a little gimpyness on one position so I was good.
In the end, I burned a nice little 250+kcals. Pretty much what I expected from a recovery day.
I was planning to wake up early and do a longer recovery routine today. But, when I woke up, it was too early so I went back to sleep and my wife woke me up at 8am, which was about an hour and a half later than expected. So my plan changed because of the time crunch. But I felt a lot more energized with the extra sleep. So I'm not getting too down on myself. I was planning to do X3 Yoga anyway, but I was also going to do one of the PiYo intro routines and some more stretching, but I had to get down to the bare bones of the workout, just the essentials. One good thing is that my calves were feeling really sore, so I'm glad I wasn't going for another tasking cardio workout.
It has been a while since I did this routine so I was kind of excited to give it a go once again. It was fun and relaxing, but I still got a good sweat on. I felt really stable on a lot of the moves that were previously pretty wobbly for me. Half moon, Twisting Half moon, Crane, Toe Bind, have been my toughest, but I did a lot better today. The Wrap is feeling a little tight, but I was able to snag my finger tips and open up on the pose so I was satisfied... for today, but I want to do better. My shoulders are really tight so I need to work on opening them up.
The splits were good because I was nice and loose. The Flow was also on track. Knee felt only a little gimpyness on one position so I was good.
In the end, I burned a nice little 250+kcals. Pretty much what I expected from a recovery day.
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
5-17-16 HY: ChLEAN Extreme - Burn Circuit 1 + Ab Burner + Splits + TCF.
5-17-16 HY: ChLEAN Extreme - Burn Circuit 1 + Ab Burner + Splits + TCF.
Made it home a little early so I was able to start my workout a little early. To start with, I am starting ChaLEAN Extreme as my primary resistance program for my hybrid. But I am doing small adjustments to each routine to add a little intensity. Basically, I am adding four sets of pull ups at the beginning and end then after every third move. You can see below where I wrote what I would do. WF means Wide Front. CF mean Close Front. Horn means parallel grip. In other routines there are other variations but I'll explain as it goes. It has been almost a year since I last did this program. So I'm excited about going through it again. Also, the last time, I remember not really going for the slow reps, but this time around, I'm going to follow that principle and see how it goes. One last tweak was on the final move where the Extreme set was push ups. Instead of push ups, I did three more of the initial move, then did an extra set of push ups to close out the routine. Most of Chalene's moves are synergistic in nature so a lot of combination moves. I began with a set of Wide Front pull ups. I was so happy that I improved the rep count. Previously I did only 6, but this time, a hammered out 12 reps. This routine, on the worksheet, starts off with a killer move. The last time I did it, I didn't hold the weights on my shoulders like Chalene does, but this time, I did. I died! I may have used too heavy weights, but made it through... barely. The other moves were good. But in the next set of three, my least favorite move was waiting. Lunge with Core Rotation. I despise that move. LOL! Not really, but sort of. It is another killer move. I do it a little differently. Chalene uses only one weight, but I use two and do an extra Hammer Curl and Static Hold as I rotate. Major burn on the biceps. Chin ups were raised from 8 to 15 reps. The thing that surprised me most in the routine is the Bench Press and Leg Lower. I am usually pretty strong on this move, but today, my arms were shaking like a leaf. And the pain in my palms from the pressing dumbbell handle was almost too much to take. But I stayed the course, and almost smashed my face in the process. I was losing my grip on the 11th rep and probably shouldn't have gone for the 12th. Close call. Then Close Front Pull Ups raised from 8 to 12. The final set (I call them sets, groupings of three moves, but Chalene doesn't divide them that way.) was fine until the final move. The Chest Fly took me to failure. It was Brutal. The odd thing is that my right arm almost gave out while my left arm felt a lot stronger and stable. But then this is where that tweak came in. The Horn pull ups also went up from 8 to 15. I was actually surprised that I was able to pump out 15 because I was exhausted. Then I almost died on the last extra set of push ups. I did them as fast as I could, but it wasn't fast at all. Major pump and major burn, AGAIN!!! Another good thing is that my knee held up under all those lunges and squats. There was a little discomfort, but over all, it was an awesome workout.
I figured that since I started ChaLEAN Extreme, that on the inaugural day, I'd stick with Chalene for my abs also. So I went with Ab Burner. Got the burn I was expecting.
The Splits were good and stable. Pushing is so close. And the Flow was a lot better as well. My knee wasn't as tender as it was previously, so that's a good thing.
In the end, I torched a nice 965kcals. I was a little surprised because time wise, I was a lot shorter today than on previous resistance days.
Made it home a little early so I was able to start my workout a little early. To start with, I am starting ChaLEAN Extreme as my primary resistance program for my hybrid. But I am doing small adjustments to each routine to add a little intensity. Basically, I am adding four sets of pull ups at the beginning and end then after every third move. You can see below where I wrote what I would do. WF means Wide Front. CF mean Close Front. Horn means parallel grip. In other routines there are other variations but I'll explain as it goes. It has been almost a year since I last did this program. So I'm excited about going through it again. Also, the last time, I remember not really going for the slow reps, but this time around, I'm going to follow that principle and see how it goes. One last tweak was on the final move where the Extreme set was push ups. Instead of push ups, I did three more of the initial move, then did an extra set of push ups to close out the routine. Most of Chalene's moves are synergistic in nature so a lot of combination moves. I began with a set of Wide Front pull ups. I was so happy that I improved the rep count. Previously I did only 6, but this time, a hammered out 12 reps. This routine, on the worksheet, starts off with a killer move. The last time I did it, I didn't hold the weights on my shoulders like Chalene does, but this time, I did. I died! I may have used too heavy weights, but made it through... barely. The other moves were good. But in the next set of three, my least favorite move was waiting. Lunge with Core Rotation. I despise that move. LOL! Not really, but sort of. It is another killer move. I do it a little differently. Chalene uses only one weight, but I use two and do an extra Hammer Curl and Static Hold as I rotate. Major burn on the biceps. Chin ups were raised from 8 to 15 reps. The thing that surprised me most in the routine is the Bench Press and Leg Lower. I am usually pretty strong on this move, but today, my arms were shaking like a leaf. And the pain in my palms from the pressing dumbbell handle was almost too much to take. But I stayed the course, and almost smashed my face in the process. I was losing my grip on the 11th rep and probably shouldn't have gone for the 12th. Close call. Then Close Front Pull Ups raised from 8 to 12. The final set (I call them sets, groupings of three moves, but Chalene doesn't divide them that way.) was fine until the final move. The Chest Fly took me to failure. It was Brutal. The odd thing is that my right arm almost gave out while my left arm felt a lot stronger and stable. But then this is where that tweak came in. The Horn pull ups also went up from 8 to 15. I was actually surprised that I was able to pump out 15 because I was exhausted. Then I almost died on the last extra set of push ups. I did them as fast as I could, but it wasn't fast at all. Major pump and major burn, AGAIN!!! Another good thing is that my knee held up under all those lunges and squats. There was a little discomfort, but over all, it was an awesome workout.
I figured that since I started ChaLEAN Extreme, that on the inaugural day, I'd stick with Chalene for my abs also. So I went with Ab Burner. Got the burn I was expecting.
The Splits were good and stable. Pushing is so close. And the Flow was a lot better as well. My knee wasn't as tender as it was previously, so that's a good thing.
In the end, I torched a nice 965kcals. I was a little surprised because time wise, I was a lot shorter today than on previous resistance days.
Monday, May 16, 2016
5-16-16 HY: T25 - Alpha: Cardio + Splits + TCF.
5-16-16 HY: T25 - Alpha: Cardio + Splits + TCF.
ShakeO in the early morning and some prep stuff and it was off to my workout. Actually, I was considering holding off on doing a morning workout because I was feeling a little tired, but I decided to go ahead and just do it. Good thing, because I had to unexpectedly pick my daughter up from school and then REALLY Suddenly to the store sporting goods store to get her equipment she needs for a game on Sunday. I didn't get home until past 9pm. It wouldn't have been the ideal day, but since I did do it in the morning, everything was relaxed and fun.
First things first. YES! I was able to do a Straight 25! It's been a while since I've been able to do one of those. But it didn't come easily. That first running progression always tests my arches. But today, it was more my calves than my arches, but the arches came into play a lot in the second half. It was very odd, because my calves started really feeling the burn by the Double Jack Feet, and I was really feeling it by the time I got to the Basic Jack. From that point on, until the first burn out, I was trucking along at a pretty good pace with Shaun T. But the second round, I started to fade by the Agility move. I started to want to take a break, but with only a few minutes left, there was nothing except severe pain that was going to stop me from finishing. I was happy to get a good cardio workout in because since Gamma was more strength, I've not really stressed my arches or legs much recently in a cardio manner. It was raining a lot today, again, so the humidity level was high and the sweat was flying.
I was able to have an intense stretch session today. Again, got to my mark quickly. Push hard today, but I had to watch out for my right knee still. The Flow was as good as it gets considering the conditions.
In the end, I torched just under 700kcals. Happy to get it done early.
ShakeO in the early morning and some prep stuff and it was off to my workout. Actually, I was considering holding off on doing a morning workout because I was feeling a little tired, but I decided to go ahead and just do it. Good thing, because I had to unexpectedly pick my daughter up from school and then REALLY Suddenly to the store sporting goods store to get her equipment she needs for a game on Sunday. I didn't get home until past 9pm. It wouldn't have been the ideal day, but since I did do it in the morning, everything was relaxed and fun.
First things first. YES! I was able to do a Straight 25! It's been a while since I've been able to do one of those. But it didn't come easily. That first running progression always tests my arches. But today, it was more my calves than my arches, but the arches came into play a lot in the second half. It was very odd, because my calves started really feeling the burn by the Double Jack Feet, and I was really feeling it by the time I got to the Basic Jack. From that point on, until the first burn out, I was trucking along at a pretty good pace with Shaun T. But the second round, I started to fade by the Agility move. I started to want to take a break, but with only a few minutes left, there was nothing except severe pain that was going to stop me from finishing. I was happy to get a good cardio workout in because since Gamma was more strength, I've not really stressed my arches or legs much recently in a cardio manner. It was raining a lot today, again, so the humidity level was high and the sweat was flying.
I was able to have an intense stretch session today. Again, got to my mark quickly. Push hard today, but I had to watch out for my right knee still. The Flow was as good as it gets considering the conditions.
In the end, I torched just under 700kcals. Happy to get it done early.
Sunday, May 15, 2016
5-15-16 HY: P90X2 - V Sculpt + X2 Ab Ripper + Splits + TCF + Foam Rolling.
5-15-16 HY: P90X2 - V Sculpt + X2 Ab Ripper + Splits + TCF + Foam Rolling.
Yesterday was a TOTAL day off. I did absolutely nothing physically strenuous or anything that made me break a sweat. I was thinking about doing some stretching but when I considered my knee, I figured I should just give it a rest. So, coming off an Off Day like that, I was ready to go. Also, this is the closer workout for P90X2 so I was excited to finally get to the end. But then the problem hit. For some reason, the DVD wouldn't plan in my computer and my DVD player. So I had to improvise. I found a beachbody coach on YouTube that had made a video of the moves in V Sculpt and posted it. So using that video, the worksheet and my memory, I started the workout.
Unfortunately, as I was going through the video, I discovered that not all the moves were included. In fact, only about half the moves were shown. So I had to dig back into my memory and figure them out. At the beginning, though, I put another DVD in and did the regular warm up, then used the same DVD to do the cool down and then later X2 Ab Ripper. But when it came to the main routine, I used the YouTube guy. Most of them were pretty self explanatory, but a few of them I was lucky that they were in the video, and the others, I just had to do something that worked out the target muscle. The most difficult style of move in this routine is the variety of Renegade moves there were. The thing that made this a very brutal routine is the amount, they varieties and the placement of the pull ups. Moves 9, 11, and 12, that run of moves, just killed me. Ending with 12. Entman's Chin Ups. I used a 5kg Med Ball and I could only do 8 reps. But that being said, I really felt that my Pull Ups and Chin Ups are a lot more stable than they were before. All the weighted moves, I kept around 10-12kgs. There were two exceptions, They came in the second half. Move 13. Ball Preacher, and 18. Straight Arm Pullover. I used 7.5kgs on the Ball Preacher, and 25kgs on the Straight Arm Pullover. I had to guess about the High-Rep Balance Curl. The worksheet says, "(Switch legs at 15 Reps)". Since I didn't have Tony's direct instructions, I wasn't sure if I should go with weights that were a lot lighter than what I was using, So I just went with the 10kgs and started off. I ended up switching at 8 reps. No way I was going to 15 reps twice. This routine gave me a huge burn and a huge pump. Felt good and totally woke me up.
Since this is my final P90X2 routine, I figured I'd go out with a bang and did X2 Ab Ripper. I popped another DVD in and did THIS routine with Tony. I had to add some time to move my furniture and mat around to make room or to have room for the different moves. I wanted to do every move at the fullest range of motion possible this final time around, so everything worked out fine. I got the burn I was looking for.
The Splits, after a full off day, were a little tight at first, but quickly warmed up and with the first straddle Splits, I hit the mark. I added time to several poses to push more and go lower. This is the longest session yet. The Flow was good, except for the right knee issues. I tried to be careful, but no go. I had to go for an off position pose just to get through some of the moves on the right side. Left was a breeze.
I was going to head down to take a shower, but it was occupied, so while I was waiting, about 15 minutes, I foam rolled my back, lats and other upper body areas. Felt really good.
In the end, I torched 1098kcals. Nice way to start off my week. But since P90X2 is done, I'm going to ChaLEAN Extreme for my resistance days from now on.
Yesterday was a TOTAL day off. I did absolutely nothing physically strenuous or anything that made me break a sweat. I was thinking about doing some stretching but when I considered my knee, I figured I should just give it a rest. So, coming off an Off Day like that, I was ready to go. Also, this is the closer workout for P90X2 so I was excited to finally get to the end. But then the problem hit. For some reason, the DVD wouldn't plan in my computer and my DVD player. So I had to improvise. I found a beachbody coach on YouTube that had made a video of the moves in V Sculpt and posted it. So using that video, the worksheet and my memory, I started the workout.
Unfortunately, as I was going through the video, I discovered that not all the moves were included. In fact, only about half the moves were shown. So I had to dig back into my memory and figure them out. At the beginning, though, I put another DVD in and did the regular warm up, then used the same DVD to do the cool down and then later X2 Ab Ripper. But when it came to the main routine, I used the YouTube guy. Most of them were pretty self explanatory, but a few of them I was lucky that they were in the video, and the others, I just had to do something that worked out the target muscle. The most difficult style of move in this routine is the variety of Renegade moves there were. The thing that made this a very brutal routine is the amount, they varieties and the placement of the pull ups. Moves 9, 11, and 12, that run of moves, just killed me. Ending with 12. Entman's Chin Ups. I used a 5kg Med Ball and I could only do 8 reps. But that being said, I really felt that my Pull Ups and Chin Ups are a lot more stable than they were before. All the weighted moves, I kept around 10-12kgs. There were two exceptions, They came in the second half. Move 13. Ball Preacher, and 18. Straight Arm Pullover. I used 7.5kgs on the Ball Preacher, and 25kgs on the Straight Arm Pullover. I had to guess about the High-Rep Balance Curl. The worksheet says, "(Switch legs at 15 Reps)". Since I didn't have Tony's direct instructions, I wasn't sure if I should go with weights that were a lot lighter than what I was using, So I just went with the 10kgs and started off. I ended up switching at 8 reps. No way I was going to 15 reps twice. This routine gave me a huge burn and a huge pump. Felt good and totally woke me up.
Since this is my final P90X2 routine, I figured I'd go out with a bang and did X2 Ab Ripper. I popped another DVD in and did THIS routine with Tony. I had to add some time to move my furniture and mat around to make room or to have room for the different moves. I wanted to do every move at the fullest range of motion possible this final time around, so everything worked out fine. I got the burn I was looking for.
The Splits, after a full off day, were a little tight at first, but quickly warmed up and with the first straddle Splits, I hit the mark. I added time to several poses to push more and go lower. This is the longest session yet. The Flow was good, except for the right knee issues. I tried to be careful, but no go. I had to go for an off position pose just to get through some of the moves on the right side. Left was a breeze.
I was going to head down to take a shower, but it was occupied, so while I was waiting, about 15 minutes, I foam rolled my back, lats and other upper body areas. Felt really good.
In the end, I torched 1098kcals. Nice way to start off my week. But since P90X2 is done, I'm going to ChaLEAN Extreme for my resistance days from now on.
Friday, May 13, 2016
5-13-16 HY: P90X2 - P.A.P. Upper + Power 90 - Ab Ripper 200 + Splits + TCF.
5-13-16 HY: P90X2 - P.A.P. Upper + Power 90 - Ab Ripper 200 + Splits + TCF.
Made it home a bit earlier than usual so I had no time crunch to deal with. But for some reason, I was really sleepy, so once I got home and sat on the couch, I was stuck for some time. I kind of frittered my time away, and then I ended up having a time crunch to deal with. So I had to push it to get my whole workout done and done.
The P.A.P. Upper routine is a little shorter than the Lower, but I still added some time because of some extra pain and windedness. The warm up is nice, and I went through it along with Tony. But the one thing that I did change up was the Foam Rolling. I doubled the DVD time. I did a whole 3 minutes on each side. I could feel the difference right afterwards. The first Complex was way more brutal than the second Complex because of the spread out nature of the moves and their target muscle groups. Complex 1 was more total body for sure. The first move, Renegade Rows, for some reason was really tough, not because of the move itself, but over the four rounds it just got tougher and tougher. I had to gut it on on the final round. The Plyo Push Ups were relatively easy all four rounds, but they really winded me. The last two moves, Plank on a Med Ball, and Superman, OH MY GOODNESS!!! I was dying from the second round. One minute and 45 seconds seems like forever. I was sweating like crazy after the first Complex. The second Complex was a little better except for the first round. The Towel Pull Ups were okay the first time around, but right after letting go of the towel, my fingers started aching. I used only one big towel draped over the two horns of my pull up bar so I just grabbed on and went at it. My fingers felt like they were pulled back at a weird angle. I needed some time to shake them out. But it really hurt for a short time there. Then I felt a pull on my lats and my outer chest muscles. Big difference in target muscles for those Towel Pull Ups. I followed Tony's advice and folded my towel so I could grab onto a double towel and put my index finger in the middle so I wouldn't slip. That made a huge difference. A lot less finger pain on the remaining 3 rounds. This move also really pushed my forearms. As I type, I can feel the flexing of my forearms... and the eventual soreness coming on. The first round of Med Ball V-Ups was almost disaster. I was a little too loose and almost hurt my back in the process. But I changed that the rest of the rounds and it workout out well. The Step up Hammer Curls are still a bit of a mystery to me. I must not be doing it right because it doesn't feel like a balance move but there is no sign of any other issues. But by the third round my ares were pumping up nicely. The Roller angle was a nice break because I'm pretty flexible. But I was trying to push back and get bother elbows and wrists on the ground.
I felt really tired after that one so I went with an oldie but goodie, Ab Ripper 200. This one always gives me a good burn. The Flow was good, and I was very careful about my knee so I was able to do the right Flow without wincing too much.
In the end, I torched a solid 830+ kcals. Way to coast into my off day.
Made it home a bit earlier than usual so I had no time crunch to deal with. But for some reason, I was really sleepy, so once I got home and sat on the couch, I was stuck for some time. I kind of frittered my time away, and then I ended up having a time crunch to deal with. So I had to push it to get my whole workout done and done.
The P.A.P. Upper routine is a little shorter than the Lower, but I still added some time because of some extra pain and windedness. The warm up is nice, and I went through it along with Tony. But the one thing that I did change up was the Foam Rolling. I doubled the DVD time. I did a whole 3 minutes on each side. I could feel the difference right afterwards. The first Complex was way more brutal than the second Complex because of the spread out nature of the moves and their target muscle groups. Complex 1 was more total body for sure. The first move, Renegade Rows, for some reason was really tough, not because of the move itself, but over the four rounds it just got tougher and tougher. I had to gut it on on the final round. The Plyo Push Ups were relatively easy all four rounds, but they really winded me. The last two moves, Plank on a Med Ball, and Superman, OH MY GOODNESS!!! I was dying from the second round. One minute and 45 seconds seems like forever. I was sweating like crazy after the first Complex. The second Complex was a little better except for the first round. The Towel Pull Ups were okay the first time around, but right after letting go of the towel, my fingers started aching. I used only one big towel draped over the two horns of my pull up bar so I just grabbed on and went at it. My fingers felt like they were pulled back at a weird angle. I needed some time to shake them out. But it really hurt for a short time there. Then I felt a pull on my lats and my outer chest muscles. Big difference in target muscles for those Towel Pull Ups. I followed Tony's advice and folded my towel so I could grab onto a double towel and put my index finger in the middle so I wouldn't slip. That made a huge difference. A lot less finger pain on the remaining 3 rounds. This move also really pushed my forearms. As I type, I can feel the flexing of my forearms... and the eventual soreness coming on. The first round of Med Ball V-Ups was almost disaster. I was a little too loose and almost hurt my back in the process. But I changed that the rest of the rounds and it workout out well. The Step up Hammer Curls are still a bit of a mystery to me. I must not be doing it right because it doesn't feel like a balance move but there is no sign of any other issues. But by the third round my ares were pumping up nicely. The Roller angle was a nice break because I'm pretty flexible. But I was trying to push back and get bother elbows and wrists on the ground.
I felt really tired after that one so I went with an oldie but goodie, Ab Ripper 200. This one always gives me a good burn. The Flow was good, and I was very careful about my knee so I was able to do the right Flow without wincing too much.
In the end, I torched a solid 830+ kcals. Way to coast into my off day.
5-12-16 HY: Tennis + Splits + TCF.
5-12-16 HY: Tennis + Splits + TCF.
It's been two weeks since I last played so I was wondering how things would go in today's session. Also, I have been a little worried about my knee since at certain angles it won't bear weight. Plus, I can't find my knee brace. That being said, adrenalin covers all sorts of pain. After a cautious warm up, I felt good, so I went ahead and shifted into a higher gear. The shots and mishits came, but control was also present. I felt good, and I could see the ball well. The waves of concentration were in my favor so I had to capitalize when I was up, and withstand the crashes when down. Ended up taking the match 6-2, 6-2, 3-0. The other wildcard condition was that the gym floor had small pools of water on the opposite side because of drippage from the ceiling. The first time I went to retrieve a ball from that side, I slipped and almost fell. Then around the middle of our session, the dripping started close to the net on our side of the gym. Very dangerous so we had to be more careful, not to mention what happens to the ball if it rolled through the water. But despite that, it was a good session.
I had to do my splits and Flow after work a little later in the evening, but the splits were good. I'm finding the warm up stretches are a little easier and I can get to my mark a lot faster than I used to. I will have to keep pushing to get lower. The Flow was good all around except for the knee issue again. I had to step lightly and at a slightly different angle than my left, but it was good.
In the end (of the tennis only), I torched 950+kcals. I'm hoping to get more tennis in later this month with a different group of people.
It's been two weeks since I last played so I was wondering how things would go in today's session. Also, I have been a little worried about my knee since at certain angles it won't bear weight. Plus, I can't find my knee brace. That being said, adrenalin covers all sorts of pain. After a cautious warm up, I felt good, so I went ahead and shifted into a higher gear. The shots and mishits came, but control was also present. I felt good, and I could see the ball well. The waves of concentration were in my favor so I had to capitalize when I was up, and withstand the crashes when down. Ended up taking the match 6-2, 6-2, 3-0. The other wildcard condition was that the gym floor had small pools of water on the opposite side because of drippage from the ceiling. The first time I went to retrieve a ball from that side, I slipped and almost fell. Then around the middle of our session, the dripping started close to the net on our side of the gym. Very dangerous so we had to be more careful, not to mention what happens to the ball if it rolled through the water. But despite that, it was a good session.
I had to do my splits and Flow after work a little later in the evening, but the splits were good. I'm finding the warm up stretches are a little easier and I can get to my mark a lot faster than I used to. I will have to keep pushing to get lower. The Flow was good all around except for the knee issue again. I had to step lightly and at a slightly different angle than my left, but it was good.
In the end (of the tennis only), I torched 950+kcals. I'm hoping to get more tennis in later this month with a different group of people.
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
5-11-16 HY: P90X2 - X2 Yoga + Splits + TCF.
5-11-16 HY: P90X2 - X2 Yoga + Splits + TCF.
I'm getting a little lazy in the mornings and not waking up early enough to put together a full workout before having to go to work like I did last month a few times. So I had to split my workout today. But for this particular workout, it workout well.
It has been a while since I've done X2 Yoga, so I was excited to get to it. I felt good right from the start. Then a few minutes in, Tony says, "I can feel the beads of sweat coming to the surface of my skin." And I wasn't feeling that so I figured I wasn't pushing hard enough. But minutes later, the floodgates opened, and I was sweating like crazy. The moves were all good. Half-Moon was a lot better than I remember doing it last. Crane was way more stable and I was able to hold it a lot longer than I did before. The Wrap seemed to be a little tighter than before, though. I was happy that I was able to do all the push ups with good form. All in all I felt good with today's yoga.
I had to wait till after work to get in my Splits and Flow. But after doing yoga in the morning, it was like getting a double stretch in. Not "Like", but it was a double stretch. So I was able to get to a new low on my splits. But the Flow still had a little trouble on the right side because of my knee. Left was right on.
I was wearing my HRM, but when I looked to see how many calories I had burned, I realized that I had forgotten to turn it on. So I was very not happy about my stupidity. So no calorie count today.
Today was an all around good midweek recovery. Again, I am thinking of adding a Wednesday recovery to my schedule. Feels good!
I'm getting a little lazy in the mornings and not waking up early enough to put together a full workout before having to go to work like I did last month a few times. So I had to split my workout today. But for this particular workout, it workout well.
It has been a while since I've done X2 Yoga, so I was excited to get to it. I felt good right from the start. Then a few minutes in, Tony says, "I can feel the beads of sweat coming to the surface of my skin." And I wasn't feeling that so I figured I wasn't pushing hard enough. But minutes later, the floodgates opened, and I was sweating like crazy. The moves were all good. Half-Moon was a lot better than I remember doing it last. Crane was way more stable and I was able to hold it a lot longer than I did before. The Wrap seemed to be a little tighter than before, though. I was happy that I was able to do all the push ups with good form. All in all I felt good with today's yoga.
I had to wait till after work to get in my Splits and Flow. But after doing yoga in the morning, it was like getting a double stretch in. Not "Like", but it was a double stretch. So I was able to get to a new low on my splits. But the Flow still had a little trouble on the right side because of my knee. Left was right on.
I was wearing my HRM, but when I looked to see how many calories I had burned, I realized that I had forgotten to turn it on. So I was very not happy about my stupidity. So no calorie count today.
Today was an all around good midweek recovery. Again, I am thinking of adding a Wednesday recovery to my schedule. Feels good!
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
5-10-16 HY: P90X2 - P.A.P. Lower + RevAbs - Mercy Abs + Splits + TCF.
5-10-16 HY: P90X2 - P.A.P. Lower + RevAbs - Mercy Abs + Splits + TCF.
Regular day, today. Work then workout is the order of the day. Got home a little later than hoped because of torrential rains. It was like a monsoon on the road, and when trucks drove by it was a momentary whiteout. Not fun and rather stressful. As I started my workout, I was a little tired from the tense drive home, so the workout was the perfect thing to release all that tension.
I had totally forgotten what P.A.P. was, so I was trying to listen. Right from the beginning I misunderstood or misheard four rounds per Complex for four Complexes. So when I got through the first Complex, I was thinking, "What! Three More of these!" I was heaving hard. But thankfully, I discovered that there were only two complexes of four rounds each. The moves weren't that difficult, but doing them four times in a row, Man, by the time I hit that fourth round, I was spent. With that last stability move, "Tony's V" in the first Complex, my butt was really feeling it. But that Side Plank with Leg raise in the second Complex, OUCH!!! Actually, only half OUCH!!! My right leg lift was strong all four rounds, but my left leg raise was drooping little by little every round, and by the fourth round, I could barely get it a few inches off my left foot. There was no budging that leg up. It was dead. But I got a huge burn from today's routine. I had wanted to get in some lower body work so I was quite satisfied with the workout today. The only little hitch was that my knee started to act up a little. I started feeling it in the first Complex with the One Leg Hop, then felt it even more in the second Complex with the Monster Hops. I had started off with a 2-3 foot jump distance, but at that distance my knee was not going to hold up, so I shortened it to about a foot and a half and went fast. That was a little better, but there were times when I had to baby my right knee. The first move of the second Complex is where I saw the most improvement quickly. In the first round, I was falling off balance every rep almost. But by the last round, I was stable and steady. I fell out of balance only a couple times. Aside from the knee issue, Big pain, Big sweat and BIG BURN!
X2 Ab Ripper didn't pop up and I wasn't going to do abs today because I had done them two days in a row already, but I decided to go ahead and knock something out and went with Brett. I always get a good burn with Mercy Abs, and today did not disappoint. I was feeling it right from the first set of crunches. Man! That was good, and my abs were really contracting today and flexing hard. I was really focusing on keeping tension up and down and I felt the results. Basic moves, but incredibly intense!
My right knee felt a little gimpy, so I was careful not to push too hard, but searching for the right angle paid off, and I was able to push lower than expected for today. FLOWing was hard because of the knee. Right side was a bit off, but left side was on par. Smooth and clean.
In the end, I torched a sweet 1000+kcals! Good workout today.
Regular day, today. Work then workout is the order of the day. Got home a little later than hoped because of torrential rains. It was like a monsoon on the road, and when trucks drove by it was a momentary whiteout. Not fun and rather stressful. As I started my workout, I was a little tired from the tense drive home, so the workout was the perfect thing to release all that tension.
I had totally forgotten what P.A.P. was, so I was trying to listen. Right from the beginning I misunderstood or misheard four rounds per Complex for four Complexes. So when I got through the first Complex, I was thinking, "What! Three More of these!" I was heaving hard. But thankfully, I discovered that there were only two complexes of four rounds each. The moves weren't that difficult, but doing them four times in a row, Man, by the time I hit that fourth round, I was spent. With that last stability move, "Tony's V" in the first Complex, my butt was really feeling it. But that Side Plank with Leg raise in the second Complex, OUCH!!! Actually, only half OUCH!!! My right leg lift was strong all four rounds, but my left leg raise was drooping little by little every round, and by the fourth round, I could barely get it a few inches off my left foot. There was no budging that leg up. It was dead. But I got a huge burn from today's routine. I had wanted to get in some lower body work so I was quite satisfied with the workout today. The only little hitch was that my knee started to act up a little. I started feeling it in the first Complex with the One Leg Hop, then felt it even more in the second Complex with the Monster Hops. I had started off with a 2-3 foot jump distance, but at that distance my knee was not going to hold up, so I shortened it to about a foot and a half and went fast. That was a little better, but there were times when I had to baby my right knee. The first move of the second Complex is where I saw the most improvement quickly. In the first round, I was falling off balance every rep almost. But by the last round, I was stable and steady. I fell out of balance only a couple times. Aside from the knee issue, Big pain, Big sweat and BIG BURN!
X2 Ab Ripper didn't pop up and I wasn't going to do abs today because I had done them two days in a row already, but I decided to go ahead and knock something out and went with Brett. I always get a good burn with Mercy Abs, and today did not disappoint. I was feeling it right from the first set of crunches. Man! That was good, and my abs were really contracting today and flexing hard. I was really focusing on keeping tension up and down and I felt the results. Basic moves, but incredibly intense!
My right knee felt a little gimpy, so I was careful not to push too hard, but searching for the right angle paid off, and I was able to push lower than expected for today. FLOWing was hard because of the knee. Right side was a bit off, but left side was on par. Smooth and clean.
In the end, I torched a sweet 1000+kcals! Good workout today.
Monday, May 9, 2016
5-09-16 HY: T25 - Gamma: The Pyramid + ChaLEAN Extreme - Ab Burner + Splits + TFC.
5-09-16 HY: T25 - Gamma: The Pyramid + ChaLEAN Extreme - Ab Burner + Splits + TFC.
This is the beginning of my regular schedule. From now on, Monday workouts get to happen in the morning. I like morning workouts because it gets my day started nicely and it frees up my evenings after work. LOVE IT!!!
I knew that The Pyramid was more of a strength routine, so I was considering going back to Alpha Round to do Cardio or Total Body Circuit. Ultimately I decided to finish out Gamma today, and then go back to Alpha or other cardio on my next cardio day. I was nailing the routine right from the beginning, but once I got to the Plank-Pike Up move, I was dying and had to take a break. After that, I took a lot of breaks, and I ended up adding about 5 minutes to the total workout time. But I got a good burn, and I also got a pretty good cardio workout from the few cardio moves as well. I burned about 50kcals less than a regular cardio workout so not that much loss. It in interesting how much +1 rep +1 rep can kill you. I could feel myself just dying to get through those last reps of the final step. One thing I sort of wish this routine did was standardize the rep/step count. the max step should be like 8 reps, or 10 reps. But it would fluctuate between 6 and 10 so sometime it felt a little light and sometimes it couldn't end soon enough. Oh well, maybe in the next program. But great all around routine.
At the end of Extreme Core Circuit, Chalene said to rest the core tomorrow (today) but I had the time, so I wanted to do a little core, so I went with Ab Burner. More range of motion, flexing harder, always does the trick to intensify an easy routine. Got the good burn I was looking for.
Splits were good, Flow was great. Happy to energize myself like this in the morning.
In the end, I torched a good 700+kcals. Let's get this party started and run it the whole WEEK.
This is the beginning of my regular schedule. From now on, Monday workouts get to happen in the morning. I like morning workouts because it gets my day started nicely and it frees up my evenings after work. LOVE IT!!!
I knew that The Pyramid was more of a strength routine, so I was considering going back to Alpha Round to do Cardio or Total Body Circuit. Ultimately I decided to finish out Gamma today, and then go back to Alpha or other cardio on my next cardio day. I was nailing the routine right from the beginning, but once I got to the Plank-Pike Up move, I was dying and had to take a break. After that, I took a lot of breaks, and I ended up adding about 5 minutes to the total workout time. But I got a good burn, and I also got a pretty good cardio workout from the few cardio moves as well. I burned about 50kcals less than a regular cardio workout so not that much loss. It in interesting how much +1 rep +1 rep can kill you. I could feel myself just dying to get through those last reps of the final step. One thing I sort of wish this routine did was standardize the rep/step count. the max step should be like 8 reps, or 10 reps. But it would fluctuate between 6 and 10 so sometime it felt a little light and sometimes it couldn't end soon enough. Oh well, maybe in the next program. But great all around routine.
At the end of Extreme Core Circuit, Chalene said to rest the core tomorrow (today) but I had the time, so I wanted to do a little core, so I went with Ab Burner. More range of motion, flexing harder, always does the trick to intensify an easy routine. Got the good burn I was looking for.
Splits were good, Flow was great. Happy to energize myself like this in the morning.
In the end, I torched a good 700+kcals. Let's get this party started and run it the whole WEEK.
5-08-16 HY: P90X2- X2 Chest+Shoulders+Tris + ChaLEAN Extreme- Extreme Core Circuit + Splits + TCF.
5-08-16 HY: P90X2- X2 Chest+Shoulders+Tris + ChaLEAN Extreme- Extreme Core Circuit + Splits + TCF.
Happy Mother's Day to all you Mothers out there. This is the first Mother's Day that we weren't able to celebrate together as a family. Son at school and daughter needing to do school duties. So I took my wife out to eat at a newly re-opened Indian restaurant. Again, we ate till we were very full. But it was delicious. And although I ate till I was very full, if I compare the last time I ate there, I ate about half the amount. Good news that my stomach seems to be getting smaller so I can't eat nearly as much as I used to be able to eat. At the start of my workout today, I didn't feel as heavy as I did on Friday, also, it is a good thing that I wasn't doing cardio.
I have four routines left to finish out X2, and this is the final defined one, meaning the specific focus of the routine is in the name. One thing I'm not really fond of is the fact that the majority of Chest moves are push ups. I wish there were more Chest presses and flies, etc. But anyway, This was a good routine. Another one of the Two Round routines of 11 moves. I improved my Chatterocker Push-up count between rounds. In the first round, I stopped way sooner than I wanted, but I pumped out a few more because I had the time. Second round, I hit my target, plus a few extra reps. Felt good and very winded. I did the strip press 1-3 reverse to what Tony did. I did mine the Body Beast way, Lower weight, medium weight, heavy weight, with decreasing rep count. 15-12-8. The first round was good, I was able to handle all three levels. Second round was a lot tougher. Totally hit failure at the end with the heavy weight and had to get all "Fugly" to get the last rep in. I raised my weights also, all the dumbbells by 1.25kgs. Made a huge difference. Three-Ball Extravaganza is tough, because I don't have three balls. So here is a shot of what I do instead.
It is basically the same idea, balance is a big issue but only vertically. I do the same thing on other moves like Push-Up Side Arm Balance, and 3-Ball Dip. Also, you'll notice that I have a cheapy med ball that squishes. I wish I had a hard one. Maybe someday, I'll put out the bucks for one or two. On the 3-Ball Dip, I did 15reps with both feet on the med ball, and then the set with each leg raised. I was able to double the leg raise sets in the second round. Over all, a good workout. I got a really good burn and pump. But the odd this was that I didn't feel like I was popping out of my shirt, rather, my muscles felt harder. Just a different sensation today. Felt good though. With all the balance work on the foam roller, my forearm is feeling quite sore right now as I type.
I really didn't feel the Jam for X2 Ab Ripper today, so I went with Chalene. I really like this routine because it new, fresh and challenging. Also, it gives my core the same "hard core" sensation that I got from the X2 routine today, not pumped, but hard. My core got the good burn, but no pump, rather a core tightness. I still feel it now a few hours post workout. I think that is a good thing.
The Splits felt really good today. No extra pain anywhere, and I'm hitting and passing the mark a lot sooner than later. And the Flow is right on par. Good to get it done today. Looking forward to my ShakeO for dinner.
In the end, I torched a solid 1179kcals. Good way to start my week.
Happy Mother's Day to all you Mothers out there. This is the first Mother's Day that we weren't able to celebrate together as a family. Son at school and daughter needing to do school duties. So I took my wife out to eat at a newly re-opened Indian restaurant. Again, we ate till we were very full. But it was delicious. And although I ate till I was very full, if I compare the last time I ate there, I ate about half the amount. Good news that my stomach seems to be getting smaller so I can't eat nearly as much as I used to be able to eat. At the start of my workout today, I didn't feel as heavy as I did on Friday, also, it is a good thing that I wasn't doing cardio.
I have four routines left to finish out X2, and this is the final defined one, meaning the specific focus of the routine is in the name. One thing I'm not really fond of is the fact that the majority of Chest moves are push ups. I wish there were more Chest presses and flies, etc. But anyway, This was a good routine. Another one of the Two Round routines of 11 moves. I improved my Chatterocker Push-up count between rounds. In the first round, I stopped way sooner than I wanted, but I pumped out a few more because I had the time. Second round, I hit my target, plus a few extra reps. Felt good and very winded. I did the strip press 1-3 reverse to what Tony did. I did mine the Body Beast way, Lower weight, medium weight, heavy weight, with decreasing rep count. 15-12-8. The first round was good, I was able to handle all three levels. Second round was a lot tougher. Totally hit failure at the end with the heavy weight and had to get all "Fugly" to get the last rep in. I raised my weights also, all the dumbbells by 1.25kgs. Made a huge difference. Three-Ball Extravaganza is tough, because I don't have three balls. So here is a shot of what I do instead.
It is basically the same idea, balance is a big issue but only vertically. I do the same thing on other moves like Push-Up Side Arm Balance, and 3-Ball Dip. Also, you'll notice that I have a cheapy med ball that squishes. I wish I had a hard one. Maybe someday, I'll put out the bucks for one or two. On the 3-Ball Dip, I did 15reps with both feet on the med ball, and then the set with each leg raised. I was able to double the leg raise sets in the second round. Over all, a good workout. I got a really good burn and pump. But the odd this was that I didn't feel like I was popping out of my shirt, rather, my muscles felt harder. Just a different sensation today. Felt good though. With all the balance work on the foam roller, my forearm is feeling quite sore right now as I type.
I really didn't feel the Jam for X2 Ab Ripper today, so I went with Chalene. I really like this routine because it new, fresh and challenging. Also, it gives my core the same "hard core" sensation that I got from the X2 routine today, not pumped, but hard. My core got the good burn, but no pump, rather a core tightness. I still feel it now a few hours post workout. I think that is a good thing.
The Splits felt really good today. No extra pain anywhere, and I'm hitting and passing the mark a lot sooner than later. And the Flow is right on par. Good to get it done today. Looking forward to my ShakeO for dinner.
In the end, I torched a solid 1179kcals. Good way to start my week.
Saturday, May 7, 2016
5-07-16 Badminton + Splits + TCF.
5-07-16 Badminton.
Smash-fest with my daughter. It was dependent on the wind. When the wind was with me, I would dink and my daughter would smash. When I had the wind I would smash and she would dink. I got a good sweat on. It was a good light to semi-intense workout with a lot of fun and laughs mixed in. No HRM, but I'm guess a good 350+/-kcals burned.
Now to just relax with my girls.
Smash-fest with my daughter. It was dependent on the wind. When the wind was with me, I would dink and my daughter would smash. When I had the wind I would smash and she would dink. I got a good sweat on. It was a good light to semi-intense workout with a lot of fun and laughs mixed in. No HRM, but I'm guess a good 350+/-kcals burned.
Now to just relax with my girls.
Friday, May 6, 2016
5-06-16 HY: T25 - Core Speed + The Core Challenge + Splits + TCF.
5-06-16 HY: T25 - Core Speed + The Core Challenge + Splits + TCF.
Today was an odd day. Rainy and cool. I wasn't feeling like I was the past couple days, but I was just here. But I ended up going to the Apple Service Center to get my daughters phone checked out. Ended up getting it replaced for free! But since this was the last official day of my vacation, my wife and I age out at, what is swiftly becoming, my favorite restaurant. Unfortunately, I ate a little passed my full point so I was stressing my belt some. When I got home, I sat to relax and allowed my stomach to settle. But I was again, under a time crunch, so I had to start my workout within an hour of getting back home. I was still feeling full. Not good.
I really didn't want to do a T25 strength routine because I was tired, not just from lunch, but from a full workout week, 4 strength/resistance workouts and one cardio, my ride. So I wanted to get a real cardio one in to close the week. The Pyramid was up, and if memory served, that too, is a strength routine, so I went with Core Speed. It started off really fast, and I couldn't keep up with Shaun T's pace, so I just did my best. I was not able to do a straight 25, I'll say right off. I basically took a short break between each of the 3 levels of Round One. Round Two was better. I stopped only to learn a move. Anyway, the reason why this is now one of my favorite routines is because the moves are just the right level to challenge me, but not kill me. There is one burpee variation in each round, and that is plenty. A lot of fast footwork moves, and a good dose of plyo moves. So this is the type of routine that I want to do over and over and not get bored of it. So I will definitely do this one again. I got a great sweat on. My stomach felt heavy at the beginning, but felt a lot better by the time of Round One Level 3 came around. Blew it away!
I was happy to get in another round of The Core Challenge today. The crunches were a little tough today being full and all, but I burned through them.
The Splits hit a new low today which made me happy. So I may do a round of splits on my off day, which is tomorrow, but I definitely need the rest day. And my Flow was on par with my standard.
In the end, I torched a good 700+kcals. I also finished in plenty of time before the sunset. Happy Off Day, everyone!
Today was an odd day. Rainy and cool. I wasn't feeling like I was the past couple days, but I was just here. But I ended up going to the Apple Service Center to get my daughters phone checked out. Ended up getting it replaced for free! But since this was the last official day of my vacation, my wife and I age out at, what is swiftly becoming, my favorite restaurant. Unfortunately, I ate a little passed my full point so I was stressing my belt some. When I got home, I sat to relax and allowed my stomach to settle. But I was again, under a time crunch, so I had to start my workout within an hour of getting back home. I was still feeling full. Not good.
I really didn't want to do a T25 strength routine because I was tired, not just from lunch, but from a full workout week, 4 strength/resistance workouts and one cardio, my ride. So I wanted to get a real cardio one in to close the week. The Pyramid was up, and if memory served, that too, is a strength routine, so I went with Core Speed. It started off really fast, and I couldn't keep up with Shaun T's pace, so I just did my best. I was not able to do a straight 25, I'll say right off. I basically took a short break between each of the 3 levels of Round One. Round Two was better. I stopped only to learn a move. Anyway, the reason why this is now one of my favorite routines is because the moves are just the right level to challenge me, but not kill me. There is one burpee variation in each round, and that is plenty. A lot of fast footwork moves, and a good dose of plyo moves. So this is the type of routine that I want to do over and over and not get bored of it. So I will definitely do this one again. I got a great sweat on. My stomach felt heavy at the beginning, but felt a lot better by the time of Round One Level 3 came around. Blew it away!
I was happy to get in another round of The Core Challenge today. The crunches were a little tough today being full and all, but I burned through them.
The Splits hit a new low today which made me happy. So I may do a round of splits on my off day, which is tomorrow, but I definitely need the rest day. And my Flow was on par with my standard.
In the end, I torched a good 700+kcals. I also finished in plenty of time before the sunset. Happy Off Day, everyone!
Thursday, May 5, 2016
5-05-16 HY: P90X2 - Base+Back + "The Core Challenge" + Splits + TCF.
5-05-16 HY: P90X2 - Base+Back + "The Core Challenge" + Splits + TCF.
Today was another day when I felt really lazy and basically sat and watched the political news on CNN most of the morning. My body was feeling quite tired still, I assume from yesterday's ride. I was planning on doing a recovery or a yoga routine today. Then things changed. Today, my daughter was planning to go out with some friends so my wife and I were planning to just relax at home. But then my daughter's plans fell through. So we decided to go out for dinner. We wanted to go to a new burger joint that just opened up about an hour away, but it is the only one in our area so we really wanted to give it a try. This was our chance and I knew I couldn't not do a regular workout. So I changed my workout plans and went hard.
I had totally forgotten what Back + Base was all about, but I knew since it was Back, there would be Pull Ups. But the Base part? Not so sure about that one. It ended up being Plyometric Cardio. So it was a variation of pull up alternating with a plyometric move. Only 10 moves done twice in two rounds. I thought, "Easy Peasy!" WRONG!!! For most of the Pull Ups, I stayed right in the middle of the Tony-stated range of 8-12reps. On the worksheet, when you see two numbers with a hyphen between them, the hyphen means I either came off the bar, or took a break for a moment and just hung on the bar. All the moves were BRUTALLY INTENSE except for the Surfer Spin. That was rather easy and served as an active break. But after each of the other plyo moves, MAN!!! I was totally dying!!! Heaving like crazy, well, not that bad, but hands on the knees trying to catch my breath. The one anomaly was with the V Pull Ups. In the first round, I could only do 5-5. But in the second round, I was able to pump out 8-2. Not sure how that happened. Maybe I got a second wind. On the Kippy Cross Fugly Pull, I really got into a nice rhythm and knocked off 10 straight both rounds. But I was doing A LOT more kipping in the second round. But the move that killed me the worst was the last move, "Jack-in-the-Box Knee Tuck". At the end of both rounds, I was just spent and could barely catch my breath. After the first round, I definitely needed breaks that were a bit longer so I added about 30 seconds to several of the break times. More after the Plyo moves for sure. But the workout ended only about 8 minutes overtime. That is a lot shorter than the other routines in X2. But I got a great burn and a good pump. My legs were dying though, so I had to push hard to finish especially in the second round.
I was feeling so spent, I took a step back and decided to go with a shorter Ab routine, and I had the ChaLEAN Extreme Ab Burner disk in and playing through and had finished the first few moves when I remember The Core Challenge that my Beachbody Coach is running in a Challenge Group. So I stopped the routine and dug out the Challenge graphic and started off. Not to bad at first, but the deeper into the cycle, the more tired I got. But again, I caught a second wind, and the last 4 moves, I was able to push through. This is what I did.
That 2 minute Bridge, I didn't think I could do it, but was happily surprised that I made it all the way through keeping form, or at least as high as I can get. My shoulders are really tight on Bridges. I'll need to open them up soon. But it was nice to get one round of this challenge done. This is the first challenge that I have completed with my coach since I've been with her. I've been with her since January of this year. Shout out to my coach, Elizabeth!
The Splits were good today. I was able to push low and long. I added some time in the straddle position to hopefully keep them open longer than usual. The Flow was Awesomeness!!!
In the end, I torched a good 850+kcals. I didn't want to workout at the beginning, but it was so worth it in the end. This time, I got my own butt off the couch.
Today was another day when I felt really lazy and basically sat and watched the political news on CNN most of the morning. My body was feeling quite tired still, I assume from yesterday's ride. I was planning on doing a recovery or a yoga routine today. Then things changed. Today, my daughter was planning to go out with some friends so my wife and I were planning to just relax at home. But then my daughter's plans fell through. So we decided to go out for dinner. We wanted to go to a new burger joint that just opened up about an hour away, but it is the only one in our area so we really wanted to give it a try. This was our chance and I knew I couldn't not do a regular workout. So I changed my workout plans and went hard.
I had totally forgotten what Back + Base was all about, but I knew since it was Back, there would be Pull Ups. But the Base part? Not so sure about that one. It ended up being Plyometric Cardio. So it was a variation of pull up alternating with a plyometric move. Only 10 moves done twice in two rounds. I thought, "Easy Peasy!" WRONG!!! For most of the Pull Ups, I stayed right in the middle of the Tony-stated range of 8-12reps. On the worksheet, when you see two numbers with a hyphen between them, the hyphen means I either came off the bar, or took a break for a moment and just hung on the bar. All the moves were BRUTALLY INTENSE except for the Surfer Spin. That was rather easy and served as an active break. But after each of the other plyo moves, MAN!!! I was totally dying!!! Heaving like crazy, well, not that bad, but hands on the knees trying to catch my breath. The one anomaly was with the V Pull Ups. In the first round, I could only do 5-5. But in the second round, I was able to pump out 8-2. Not sure how that happened. Maybe I got a second wind. On the Kippy Cross Fugly Pull, I really got into a nice rhythm and knocked off 10 straight both rounds. But I was doing A LOT more kipping in the second round. But the move that killed me the worst was the last move, "Jack-in-the-Box Knee Tuck". At the end of both rounds, I was just spent and could barely catch my breath. After the first round, I definitely needed breaks that were a bit longer so I added about 30 seconds to several of the break times. More after the Plyo moves for sure. But the workout ended only about 8 minutes overtime. That is a lot shorter than the other routines in X2. But I got a great burn and a good pump. My legs were dying though, so I had to push hard to finish especially in the second round.
I was feeling so spent, I took a step back and decided to go with a shorter Ab routine, and I had the ChaLEAN Extreme Ab Burner disk in and playing through and had finished the first few moves when I remember The Core Challenge that my Beachbody Coach is running in a Challenge Group. So I stopped the routine and dug out the Challenge graphic and started off. Not to bad at first, but the deeper into the cycle, the more tired I got. But again, I caught a second wind, and the last 4 moves, I was able to push through. This is what I did.
That 2 minute Bridge, I didn't think I could do it, but was happily surprised that I made it all the way through keeping form, or at least as high as I can get. My shoulders are really tight on Bridges. I'll need to open them up soon. But it was nice to get one round of this challenge done. This is the first challenge that I have completed with my coach since I've been with her. I've been with her since January of this year. Shout out to my coach, Elizabeth!
The Splits were good today. I was able to push low and long. I added some time in the straddle position to hopefully keep them open longer than usual. The Flow was Awesomeness!!!
In the end, I torched a good 850+kcals. I didn't want to workout at the beginning, but it was so worth it in the end. This time, I got my own butt off the couch.
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
5-04-16 HY: Cycling + Splits + TCF.
5-04-16 HY: Cycling + Splits + TCF.
Happy Star Wars Day!!!
It was a beautiful day, but... I went to bed late last night and got up late. I didn't feel too energetic, and in fact, I just felt like doing nothing. The day was just slipping away and my wife asked me, "Are you going for a ride?" I responded with, "Ehhhhh..." to which she said, "Go!". So I said, "Okay." I slowly got ready, and almost an hour later, I was ready to go. I was just feeling so BLAAA. But once I got on the road, I was in it. It was pretty windy so certain directions were slow going trying to power through, and others were nice with the wind. This is my first real ride in over a year, so I was a little nervous about how my legs would hold up. They were fine on flat surfaces, but I felt the burn on the mountains. So, for the first part of my ride, I stayed on a relatively flat road. Only gentle rolling hills, that were still tough to climb, but at least they were short lived. I got a little confidence so I decided to ride the route my daughter takes to school. There is a steep 3km hill right in the middle of it. Once I hit that mountain, it was like that mountain that just wouldn't end. I couldn't see the end of it for the longest time. My legs were burning and for some reason, my left hip flexor was feeling a little kinked. I actually wanted to stop and take a selfie with the hill, but I was afraid that if I stopped in the middle, I wouldn't be able to get started again, so I kept on going. I eventually made it. It was so nice to get to the top with a little slope, but then another little climb. I got to my daughters school... which is in a small valley. I knew I had another climb coming just to get out of the valley. Plus, I got stuck behind a school bus. I did all I could not to breathe. But you know what they say, breathe or die, so I had to a little. I flew down that hill and it was so exhilarating. But by this time, it was getting a little late so the temperatures were starting to dip, and the wind had a little chill in it. I turned my sights to home. My house is in the middle of a mountain so I knew I had one last climb left, and although it is a lot shorter than the mountain going to my daughter's school, it was also a lot steeper, but every 30 meters or so was a flat intersection so I could rest a few beats before pushing onward. I usually don't have any problems with that climb, but I am so out of the cycling game, again, I was a bit nervous. Well, to make a long story short, I made it up without stopping, but there was just a little tinge of a cramp coming on but no worries. I did, at the end, take a picture to commemorate my first ride of the season. By the end of my ride, I was feeling so good, and so grateful to my wife for getting me off my butt!
Oh, and just in case you were wondering, no, my bike is not a normal bike. It was what is called a Recumbent bike. I used to ride regular road bikes, then switched to a mountain bike, but after seriously re-injuring my lower back, that slumped over posture was murderous to my back and after every ride, I wasn't able to stand straight for hours. I thought my cycling days were over until my brother introduced me to recumbent bikes. In fact, the bike I'm riding now (pictured) is a gift from my brother. The recumbent is so much easier on my back and I can ride for a lot longer with this bike. Plus, I love the looks I get when I ride around the city.
I was especially happy to get back riding this year because actually, I haven't been able to ride for over two years. I bought a special riding cap that is under my helmet when I went to California back in the Spring of 2014. This is the first time for me to actually use that cap. I worked exactly like I had hoped and planned.
My legs were so tired and so pumped at the same time, I was going to just go soak in the shower, but then I figured, it would be a good time to stretch out, so I went ahead and did my splits training. It felt really good, and I think it is going to reduce my soreness in the days to come. My legs actually felt rejuvenated some after stretching with splits. And the Flow was good.
In the end, I torched a big 1200+kcals. Lovely for my first ride of the year.
Happy Star Wars Day!!!
It was a beautiful day, but... I went to bed late last night and got up late. I didn't feel too energetic, and in fact, I just felt like doing nothing. The day was just slipping away and my wife asked me, "Are you going for a ride?" I responded with, "Ehhhhh..." to which she said, "Go!". So I said, "Okay." I slowly got ready, and almost an hour later, I was ready to go. I was just feeling so BLAAA. But once I got on the road, I was in it. It was pretty windy so certain directions were slow going trying to power through, and others were nice with the wind. This is my first real ride in over a year, so I was a little nervous about how my legs would hold up. They were fine on flat surfaces, but I felt the burn on the mountains. So, for the first part of my ride, I stayed on a relatively flat road. Only gentle rolling hills, that were still tough to climb, but at least they were short lived. I got a little confidence so I decided to ride the route my daughter takes to school. There is a steep 3km hill right in the middle of it. Once I hit that mountain, it was like that mountain that just wouldn't end. I couldn't see the end of it for the longest time. My legs were burning and for some reason, my left hip flexor was feeling a little kinked. I actually wanted to stop and take a selfie with the hill, but I was afraid that if I stopped in the middle, I wouldn't be able to get started again, so I kept on going. I eventually made it. It was so nice to get to the top with a little slope, but then another little climb. I got to my daughters school... which is in a small valley. I knew I had another climb coming just to get out of the valley. Plus, I got stuck behind a school bus. I did all I could not to breathe. But you know what they say, breathe or die, so I had to a little. I flew down that hill and it was so exhilarating. But by this time, it was getting a little late so the temperatures were starting to dip, and the wind had a little chill in it. I turned my sights to home. My house is in the middle of a mountain so I knew I had one last climb left, and although it is a lot shorter than the mountain going to my daughter's school, it was also a lot steeper, but every 30 meters or so was a flat intersection so I could rest a few beats before pushing onward. I usually don't have any problems with that climb, but I am so out of the cycling game, again, I was a bit nervous. Well, to make a long story short, I made it up without stopping, but there was just a little tinge of a cramp coming on but no worries. I did, at the end, take a picture to commemorate my first ride of the season. By the end of my ride, I was feeling so good, and so grateful to my wife for getting me off my butt!
Oh, and just in case you were wondering, no, my bike is not a normal bike. It was what is called a Recumbent bike. I used to ride regular road bikes, then switched to a mountain bike, but after seriously re-injuring my lower back, that slumped over posture was murderous to my back and after every ride, I wasn't able to stand straight for hours. I thought my cycling days were over until my brother introduced me to recumbent bikes. In fact, the bike I'm riding now (pictured) is a gift from my brother. The recumbent is so much easier on my back and I can ride for a lot longer with this bike. Plus, I love the looks I get when I ride around the city.
I was especially happy to get back riding this year because actually, I haven't been able to ride for over two years. I bought a special riding cap that is under my helmet when I went to California back in the Spring of 2014. This is the first time for me to actually use that cap. I worked exactly like I had hoped and planned.
My legs were so tired and so pumped at the same time, I was going to just go soak in the shower, but then I figured, it would be a good time to stretch out, so I went ahead and did my splits training. It felt really good, and I think it is going to reduce my soreness in the days to come. My legs actually felt rejuvenated some after stretching with splits. And the Flow was good.
In the end, I torched a big 1200+kcals. Lovely for my first ride of the year.
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
5-03-16 HY: P90X2 - X2 Shoulders & Arms + ChaLEAN Extreme - Extreme Abs + Splits + TCF.
5-03-16 HY: P90X2 - X2 Shoulders & Arms + ChaLEAN Extreme - Extreme Abs + Splits + TCF.
What do you do on a rainy day? WORKOUT!!! Thunderstorm conditions all morning. Not much else to do, so after a quick errand, I got to it. I was considering having my lunch ShakeO first, but decided to go for it before the ShakeO. It went well.
Shoulders and Arms is probably the least complicated routine so far in X2. Just three rounds of 7 basic strength moves with the added balance component. But you know what happens when there are three rounds! Body Beastiness. Once I realized that the three rounds were of the same moves, I had it decided in my mind to start with low weight and high reps and increase the weight every round while reducing my rep count. But once I got started things changed a little bit. You can see the progression on the graphic below. There were a few anomalies. Like I accidentally missed the balance part on move 04., so I added the balance part for move 11. keeping the same weight but adding a rep to the total to keep even. When you see a number like "8-8" That means that due to the balance component, I did 8 reps on one leg and 8 on the other. Switching in the middle to keep even. When there is just one number in the rep count side, that just means that I did both weights at the same time. Of the 7 moves, there were two moves that especially killed me, move 05. and 06. Those Crazy Eights were intense. In the last round, I did half, 8 and 8 no problem, but needed a quick break before the 3rd and 4th sets. Also, no reduction in rep count despite the rise in weight. The Y-T Fly was so tough. I knew I wouldn't be able to go over 4kgs, so I did 3kgs twice at high reps, and went down in reps a bit and up in weight a bit for the last round. Round 3 saw a rise in all the weights, and a reduction in all the rep counts except Crazy Eight. Although I was thinking to go a little less. But since I couldn't change the name, I couldn't change the count. I got a huge pump and burn from this workout. This routine showed the one complaint I have about P90X2. There are long breaks between moves, and that is fine, but instead of talking, I wish Tony would introduce the move. He does once in a while, but on most routines and on most moves, he shows the moves as the time for the move starts, so I ended up watching the move, then rewind the DVD. This is one big reason why I add so much time to the workout. At the same time, I welcome the idea of having a little extra rest time between intense moves. Still and awesome pumping burning routine.
I knew X2 Ab Ripper was quickly coming up, but I wanted to do something a little different but just as intense so I went with Chalene's Extreme Abs. It has been a while since I did this routine, so I was looking forward to it. KILLER to the max!!! I really felt the advantage of Shaun T's advice about quickly blowing out the air to give a quick recovery. That blow out helped a lot. Major core burn. Great abs work today.
The Splits went to a new low today, and the Flow was spot on again. Feels good when everything comes together. KNOCK KNOCK!
The pain in my right hip flexor is almost totally gone, so I was very happy about that. Also, no knee pain either. Woo Hoo!
In the end, I torched a good 989kcals.
In looking over the remaining X2 routines, I don't see a lot of lower body routines or work except for P.A.P. Lower, So to keep some balance, I might change up the progression of the routines and go with that one to finish off the week. But I'm glad that I could get a good jump start on the month with a week of vacation that allows me to focus a little more than a regular week would allow.
What do you do on a rainy day? WORKOUT!!! Thunderstorm conditions all morning. Not much else to do, so after a quick errand, I got to it. I was considering having my lunch ShakeO first, but decided to go for it before the ShakeO. It went well.
Shoulders and Arms is probably the least complicated routine so far in X2. Just three rounds of 7 basic strength moves with the added balance component. But you know what happens when there are three rounds! Body Beastiness. Once I realized that the three rounds were of the same moves, I had it decided in my mind to start with low weight and high reps and increase the weight every round while reducing my rep count. But once I got started things changed a little bit. You can see the progression on the graphic below. There were a few anomalies. Like I accidentally missed the balance part on move 04., so I added the balance part for move 11. keeping the same weight but adding a rep to the total to keep even. When you see a number like "8-8" That means that due to the balance component, I did 8 reps on one leg and 8 on the other. Switching in the middle to keep even. When there is just one number in the rep count side, that just means that I did both weights at the same time. Of the 7 moves, there were two moves that especially killed me, move 05. and 06. Those Crazy Eights were intense. In the last round, I did half, 8 and 8 no problem, but needed a quick break before the 3rd and 4th sets. Also, no reduction in rep count despite the rise in weight. The Y-T Fly was so tough. I knew I wouldn't be able to go over 4kgs, so I did 3kgs twice at high reps, and went down in reps a bit and up in weight a bit for the last round. Round 3 saw a rise in all the weights, and a reduction in all the rep counts except Crazy Eight. Although I was thinking to go a little less. But since I couldn't change the name, I couldn't change the count. I got a huge pump and burn from this workout. This routine showed the one complaint I have about P90X2. There are long breaks between moves, and that is fine, but instead of talking, I wish Tony would introduce the move. He does once in a while, but on most routines and on most moves, he shows the moves as the time for the move starts, so I ended up watching the move, then rewind the DVD. This is one big reason why I add so much time to the workout. At the same time, I welcome the idea of having a little extra rest time between intense moves. Still and awesome pumping burning routine.
I knew X2 Ab Ripper was quickly coming up, but I wanted to do something a little different but just as intense so I went with Chalene's Extreme Abs. It has been a while since I did this routine, so I was looking forward to it. KILLER to the max!!! I really felt the advantage of Shaun T's advice about quickly blowing out the air to give a quick recovery. That blow out helped a lot. Major core burn. Great abs work today.
The Splits went to a new low today, and the Flow was spot on again. Feels good when everything comes together. KNOCK KNOCK!
The pain in my right hip flexor is almost totally gone, so I was very happy about that. Also, no knee pain either. Woo Hoo!
In the end, I torched a good 989kcals.
In looking over the remaining X2 routines, I don't see a lot of lower body routines or work except for P.A.P. Lower, So to keep some balance, I might change up the progression of the routines and go with that one to finish off the week. But I'm glad that I could get a good jump start on the month with a week of vacation that allows me to focus a little more than a regular week would allow.
Monday, May 2, 2016
5-02-16 HY: Cycling + T25-Gamma: Extreme Circuit + Splits + TCF.
5-02-16 HY: Cycling + T25-Gamma: Extreme Circuit + Splits + TCF.
Since last night, my right front hip flexor was really sore. I may have injured it while trying to pull up some of the roots of the tree stump. The pain didn't come until later in the evening. When I woke up in the morning, it was really stiff. I had to walk with a limp until it stretched out a bit. I went to see Captain America: Civil War in the morning. So AWESOME!!! No spoilers though. I know it hasn't opened yet. If you're into that type of movie, you'll love it! Real adrenaline pumper, so when I got home, I was raring to go.
Cardio Day! It was a beautiful day, and I really wanted to go for a ride. So, I got my bike out. It has been a long time since I rode it. Close to a year. Last year, I didn't have a lot of time, plus, on days that I did have the time, it was raining or ashing or something. So when I got my bike out, it was in bad shape. So I started to clean it up, oiled her up, and then took her out for a short ride. But the left gear shift was totally melted so I couldn't use it. So I had to stay on the largest sprocket. I only rode for 30 minutes testing the smaller gears that I could shift with my right shifter. It was a nice warm-up. Exactly what I needed for my hip flexor.
I wanted to do Cardio, and I was hoping that Extreme Circuit would be and Extreme Cardio routine, but it was a strength routine. I almost stopped and changed to a cardio routine, but 5 minutes in and I couldn't stop. I really liked that 4 - one-minute moves and one minute Burnout. The first circuit was killer. I didn't stop, but I wasn't able to hold the weights at 90degrees the whole time. Although I let the weight down some, I didn't totally drop the ball. I felt the burn for the first three circuits, but I was able to keep going. But the last two circuits just killed me. I was so tired that I needed to take a quick breather after the more cardio-ish moves. I don't remember the names of the moves, but I remember need the breaks. Although is wasn't a total cardio workout, I got in some cardio.
I was afraid I wouldn't be able to do a good deep stretch because of my pain, but it was warm so I was able to stretch as normal. I pushed lower than ever today. Felt really good. And the Flow was spot on as well.
In the end, I torched a nice 606kcals. Hopefully the stiffness will be less tomorrow.
Since last night, my right front hip flexor was really sore. I may have injured it while trying to pull up some of the roots of the tree stump. The pain didn't come until later in the evening. When I woke up in the morning, it was really stiff. I had to walk with a limp until it stretched out a bit. I went to see Captain America: Civil War in the morning. So AWESOME!!! No spoilers though. I know it hasn't opened yet. If you're into that type of movie, you'll love it! Real adrenaline pumper, so when I got home, I was raring to go.
Cardio Day! It was a beautiful day, and I really wanted to go for a ride. So, I got my bike out. It has been a long time since I rode it. Close to a year. Last year, I didn't have a lot of time, plus, on days that I did have the time, it was raining or ashing or something. So when I got my bike out, it was in bad shape. So I started to clean it up, oiled her up, and then took her out for a short ride. But the left gear shift was totally melted so I couldn't use it. So I had to stay on the largest sprocket. I only rode for 30 minutes testing the smaller gears that I could shift with my right shifter. It was a nice warm-up. Exactly what I needed for my hip flexor.
I wanted to do Cardio, and I was hoping that Extreme Circuit would be and Extreme Cardio routine, but it was a strength routine. I almost stopped and changed to a cardio routine, but 5 minutes in and I couldn't stop. I really liked that 4 - one-minute moves and one minute Burnout. The first circuit was killer. I didn't stop, but I wasn't able to hold the weights at 90degrees the whole time. Although I let the weight down some, I didn't totally drop the ball. I felt the burn for the first three circuits, but I was able to keep going. But the last two circuits just killed me. I was so tired that I needed to take a quick breather after the more cardio-ish moves. I don't remember the names of the moves, but I remember need the breaks. Although is wasn't a total cardio workout, I got in some cardio.
I was afraid I wouldn't be able to do a good deep stretch because of my pain, but it was warm so I was able to stretch as normal. I pushed lower than ever today. Felt really good. And the Flow was spot on as well.
In the end, I torched a nice 606kcals. Hopefully the stiffness will be less tomorrow.
Sunday, May 1, 2016
5-01-16 HY: Yard work +P90X2- Chest + Back + Balance + X2 Ab Ripper + Splits + TCF.
5-01-16 HY: Yard work +P90X2- Chest + Back + Balance + X2 Ab Ripper + Splits + TCF.
Yard work? Yes! I've been waiting for a day with good weather to get a big project done. This will be the first time to cut the grass/weeds in our lawn since around October of last year so there was a lot to cut, rake up and bag. But that only took about 45 minutes. The bulk of the time was for the big project. Something I had never done before, dig out a stump. I knew it was going to be tough, but I had no idea how tough it was going to be. I tried to kick the stump and it didn't even shimmy. It was solid in the ground. So I had to dig all around it and find each root trailing away. I had to dig out each root and follow it as far as I could. I tried to dead lift one of the roots to get the stump to loosen up, not one bit of movement. Then pulling up the trailing roots ended up being like a major match of tug-of-war. Totally exhausting. Well, to make a long story short, I eventually got the stump out. I had to hack off all the root stumps from the bottom of the main stump to make it small enough to bag and throw away. In all, THREE HOURS!!! I took a shower and just vegged out on the couch and watched some TV, did some editing. Plus, I was hot! I got a really nice tan out in the sun for 3+ hours.
I almost decided that the yard work would be my workout for the day because I was absolutely exhausted afterwards. But come late afternoon, I was home alone with nothing to do, so I changed my mind and got up and decided to go for a regular workout. Also, I wanted to start off this month with a BIG BANG.
I had forgotten what this routine was until I looked at the worksheet. Pull ups and Push ups. All body weight moves with zero dumbbells. I thought it would be easy, plus, only 20 moves. Again, dead wrong. I was a little nervous about the bar work because my right forearm was really sore from the yard work, but thankfully it held up, and I held on. I was actually very happy with the number of reps I was able to pump out on all the bar moves. If I came in a little short, I went back up and cranked out a few more. In the second half, there were a lot of pull ups that allowed me to get off the bar and change grips, so that helped a lot. The Push ups were all on balls, and I have only one medicine ball. So I used my foam roller and my medicine ball on a lot of the moves. For example, 04. Push-Up Side Arm Balance, I did on just the foam roller. 06. 4-Ball Push-Up, I did it with my hands on the foam roller and my feet on one ball. 10. 3-Ball Plyo Push-Up, I did on the foam roller and one ball hopping back and forth. The push ups in the second round, I did pretty much the same way. Move 20. I did on my one Med Ball. VERY TOUGH!!! The Stability Ball moves were not bad, but 12. Elevated Stability Ball Push-Up, I was shaking like a wet Chihuahua. The previous Stability Ball moves, I felt pretty stable, but this one blew me out of the water. But the most intense move had to be 18. Chattarocker. I thought I would be able to do it well, but I was dying and couldn't pull off the 15reps. I thought this routine would be easy without the weights. NO WAY! I also got a huge pump and a fiery burn.
I was sort of thinking to do a less intense ab routine, but then just went with X2 Ab Ripper. It is a really tough routine, and I always get a good burn. But this time, I took the time to move my mat and towel around so I could do all the moves with as much range of motion as possible. The last time, I was a little lazy and ended up being a little cramped on a few of the moves that required more space. Also, I tried doing today's ab work without shoes just to see how different it is. HUGE DIFFERENCE!! I immediately felt the difference. It allowed me to move faster and on moves with leg lifts, it was noticeably easier, but still tough. I just tried to increase my range of motion and got the same burn as if I had my shoes on. Next time? We'll see.
The Splits were good. Again, I was a little nervous about my right knee, but it was fine. No excess pain or discomfort. I was able to get a touch passed my mark so I was happy. Pushing more now. The Flow was right on the money.
I didn't wear a HRM for the Yard work, but for the regular workout, in the end, I torched a nice 1300+kcals. BOOM!!! May starts with a BANG!!!
Yard work? Yes! I've been waiting for a day with good weather to get a big project done. This will be the first time to cut the grass/weeds in our lawn since around October of last year so there was a lot to cut, rake up and bag. But that only took about 45 minutes. The bulk of the time was for the big project. Something I had never done before, dig out a stump. I knew it was going to be tough, but I had no idea how tough it was going to be. I tried to kick the stump and it didn't even shimmy. It was solid in the ground. So I had to dig all around it and find each root trailing away. I had to dig out each root and follow it as far as I could. I tried to dead lift one of the roots to get the stump to loosen up, not one bit of movement. Then pulling up the trailing roots ended up being like a major match of tug-of-war. Totally exhausting. Well, to make a long story short, I eventually got the stump out. I had to hack off all the root stumps from the bottom of the main stump to make it small enough to bag and throw away. In all, THREE HOURS!!! I took a shower and just vegged out on the couch and watched some TV, did some editing. Plus, I was hot! I got a really nice tan out in the sun for 3+ hours.
I almost decided that the yard work would be my workout for the day because I was absolutely exhausted afterwards. But come late afternoon, I was home alone with nothing to do, so I changed my mind and got up and decided to go for a regular workout. Also, I wanted to start off this month with a BIG BANG.
I had forgotten what this routine was until I looked at the worksheet. Pull ups and Push ups. All body weight moves with zero dumbbells. I thought it would be easy, plus, only 20 moves. Again, dead wrong. I was a little nervous about the bar work because my right forearm was really sore from the yard work, but thankfully it held up, and I held on. I was actually very happy with the number of reps I was able to pump out on all the bar moves. If I came in a little short, I went back up and cranked out a few more. In the second half, there were a lot of pull ups that allowed me to get off the bar and change grips, so that helped a lot. The Push ups were all on balls, and I have only one medicine ball. So I used my foam roller and my medicine ball on a lot of the moves. For example, 04. Push-Up Side Arm Balance, I did on just the foam roller. 06. 4-Ball Push-Up, I did it with my hands on the foam roller and my feet on one ball. 10. 3-Ball Plyo Push-Up, I did on the foam roller and one ball hopping back and forth. The push ups in the second round, I did pretty much the same way. Move 20. I did on my one Med Ball. VERY TOUGH!!! The Stability Ball moves were not bad, but 12. Elevated Stability Ball Push-Up, I was shaking like a wet Chihuahua. The previous Stability Ball moves, I felt pretty stable, but this one blew me out of the water. But the most intense move had to be 18. Chattarocker. I thought I would be able to do it well, but I was dying and couldn't pull off the 15reps. I thought this routine would be easy without the weights. NO WAY! I also got a huge pump and a fiery burn.
I was sort of thinking to do a less intense ab routine, but then just went with X2 Ab Ripper. It is a really tough routine, and I always get a good burn. But this time, I took the time to move my mat and towel around so I could do all the moves with as much range of motion as possible. The last time, I was a little lazy and ended up being a little cramped on a few of the moves that required more space. Also, I tried doing today's ab work without shoes just to see how different it is. HUGE DIFFERENCE!! I immediately felt the difference. It allowed me to move faster and on moves with leg lifts, it was noticeably easier, but still tough. I just tried to increase my range of motion and got the same burn as if I had my shoes on. Next time? We'll see.
The Splits were good. Again, I was a little nervous about my right knee, but it was fine. No excess pain or discomfort. I was able to get a touch passed my mark so I was happy. Pushing more now. The Flow was right on the money.
I didn't wear a HRM for the Yard work, but for the regular workout, in the end, I torched a nice 1300+kcals. BOOM!!! May starts with a BANG!!!
April workout results.
Here is what my April looked like. Orange is Tennis and off day workouts.
I'm ready for May!
I'm ready for May!
4-30-16 Badminton, Football, Baseball.
4-30-16 Badminton, Football, Baseball.
It was inevitable. It was a beautiful day and I knew it was coming. "Daddy, let's play badminton!" YES! I was waiting for that. We just got new birdies so we were ready to play. The only "fly" in the ointment was that my daughter was very sore from her hard practice the day before and wasn't able to move like usual. But we played hard and I got my sweat on. My daughter was feeling a little too sore, so we switched sports to Football. She is really getting her throwing down pat. When she is on, she has a nice tight spiral on the ball and can heave it down field. I, of course was her receiver so she wouldn't have to move except out of the snap. More sweat since I had to run up hill. Then, she had the idea of playing baseball, so I got to play catcher while she pitched. Just a few wild pitches but I got a good squat stretch in for my inner thighs.
Full sports day and lots of fun!
It was inevitable. It was a beautiful day and I knew it was coming. "Daddy, let's play badminton!" YES! I was waiting for that. We just got new birdies so we were ready to play. The only "fly" in the ointment was that my daughter was very sore from her hard practice the day before and wasn't able to move like usual. But we played hard and I got my sweat on. My daughter was feeling a little too sore, so we switched sports to Football. She is really getting her throwing down pat. When she is on, she has a nice tight spiral on the ball and can heave it down field. I, of course was her receiver so she wouldn't have to move except out of the snap. More sweat since I had to run up hill. Then, she had the idea of playing baseball, so I got to play catcher while she pitched. Just a few wild pitches but I got a good squat stretch in for my inner thighs.
Full sports day and lots of fun!
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