9-02-16 HY: P90X - Core Synergistics + Splits + TCF.

9-02-16 HY: P90X - Core Synergistics + Splits + TCF.

So sad! No Pickleball today. So I decided to go Old School and do some good P90X body weight resistance training.

I was afraid I might have lost some strength, and actually, I was still feeling the affects of that last Body Beast workout I did on Sunday, but I was happy to discover that I was still able to pump out the push ups and keep up with Tony and crew.  I kind of gassed out at 11 reps on the "Jail House" or was it "Cell Block" push ups. I usually am able to do a few more but just couldn't do it today.  I don't have any weights here, so I did all the weighted moves without them. Instead, I focused on keeping the flex throughout the move. The "Lunge-hands above the head" and back move was good, but the "Lunge-Elbows Back-Kick Back-Straighten Up-Curl-Press-Down-Reverse Curl" move was extremely brutal. When I do that move with weights I'm focusing on form with weights. But today, I had to focus on putting tension in every muscle I wanted to hit.  I was really exhausted after that move like never before. It was hard keeping up with Tony on that "Locomotives/Standing Crunch" move because I got a little dizzy turning my head from side to side.  I was planning to do an ab routine, but my core was already quite tired and burned out after this routine, so I decided not to do one.

Ah, the splits. This is the longest break from them I've taken since I started this Splits Journey almost two years ago with Dr. Cheng in Tai Cheng. The initial leg swings, especially on my left were very painful, so I had to back off a lot. Everything else went normally in the preliminary ballistic moves.  Needless to say, I was pretty tight, but to my surprise and delight, after the first round, I was back, or close to getting back to my low point. My frame of reference is gone because I don't have my lines or my smooth floor I can slide on, but it felt good and painful. I was worried I might have lost a lot of openness in my legs and hip flexes, but it seems that everything is fine. Flow was also fine. Being in a unfamiliar surroundings is always a challenge, but I nailed all my Flows, cleanly and smoothly.

In the end, I torch 1100+kcals.  I was happy to get back to a regular workout to finish off my busy week.