7-29-16 HY: Combat- HIIT 2 Shock Plyo + P90X - Ab Ripper X + Splits + TCF.

7-29-16 HY: Combat- HIIT 2 Shock Plyo + P90X - Ab Ripper X + Splits + TCF.

Today was a good day.  Final day of classes and gearing up for summer vacation.  I still have some work, but just here and there.  I was able to get home at a good time so I could do a complete workout, so I was happy.

W2D6 of Combat, and like last week, finishing it out with the HIIT 2.  This is a great routine that get my heart going.  Today, the warm up fried my legs.  I was like, "WHAT???!!!" I couldn't hang with the first interval with the lunges, I ended up having to modify just to get through that first set.  But luckily, the lunges didn't return until the second interval so my legs had time to warm up more and get used to the grinding.  So by the second interval, I was more ready and killed the routine from there.  However, again, I modified the routine just a bit and added a set of Pull Ups between intervals for a total of 4 sets or 12 reps with different grips.  I didn't do a set after the warm up, but started after the Leg Interval.  Happy that I can still whip out 12 reps at least.  Somewhere in the middle of the first interval after the warm up, I caught a second wind and my legs felt rejuvenated.  I love is when that happens early in a routine.  One thing I wish this routine would do is have a set rep count.  At the beginning of the routine, the lady said that she would be using a lot of numbers, and counting.  But the rep counts for various moves seemed to be all over the place.  The Side Plank Push Ups (I forget their British name for it), went past 10 reps, then the Lunges were a double 4 count, etc.  In most of the other BeachBody programs, were looking at 8 or 12 reps.  Anything other than those counts, they are shown on the screen so you have a goal and one can push to that goal instead of the seeming endless set.  There is something to be said for that style, but I'm personally not a fan.  But despite that, I really liked this routine and got a huge burn from it.

I wanted to close out the week with an intense round of abs, so I went old school and chose Ab Ripper X!  I felt the burn, but I was able to keep up and nail all the moves.  But my nemesis move was the closer so I really wanted to nail that also and go all the way to the end... NAILED IT!!!, but I cramped up and died as I hit the final rep.  Once I hit around 35, I couldn't keep my legs out, so I had to bend my knees a bit, but I didn't touch the ground, just a slight bend.  Then as I neared 50, I started to open up, but I kept it under control to the end, then fell over in pain.  "I HATE IT! But I LOVE IT!!!"

Splits and Flow were awesome.  Felt really open today and pushed really low.  I've hit another plateau so I have to push more and harder to get passed this one as I've done with all the past plateaus. 

In the end, I torched a round 1030kcals.  Nice way to close out the week.  Ready for my off day! Happy Weekend!