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.