Today was a big day! I was able to play tennis with my wife again after work for a couple of hours before it got dark. The weather and temperature were PRIMO!!! We had a really good time. I got in more control practice and she ran me around like a rabbit. We also got in a lot of good serving practice. We had better balls today so we were able to keep rallies going longer than on Sunday night.
We were able to play at the park court near our house so we made it home in about five minutes and I soon after got started on my regular workout. I was a little tempted to just leave my workout today as the tennis, but I didn't want to go three days without my resistance training, so I let that thought disappeared pretty quickly. This was another short but intensely focused routine that blows the shoulders off the chain! The warm up brought on a nice little burn in the shoulders right from the start. The first Super Set was BRUTAL! Lateral raises are definitely not my strong suit. I'm still at a pretty low weight. When I go higher, I feel and hear a clicking in my right shoulder so I'm actually a little scared to go any heavier. So my limit for now is 6.25kgs. The second move is the Arnold Press. The first set was tough. The second set I was struggling, but got it. The Drop Set, I couldn't finish in the seated position. I needed to stand and use a little squat push to get the last few reps up. Especially on the heavy first set. But by then, I was fried, so I couldn't sit on the second Drop Set. I stood on the last 4-5 reps and needed a little bounce to get the weights started going up. Very little. I really hit my limit on those last two sets. The Progressive Set with Upright Rows was extremely touch on the heavy weight and then the last two sets on the descending sets. It was necessary for me to take several short breaks, but I did not let the weights down. And only for a breath or two. The next Super Set with the Alt. Front Raise and the Plate-Twist-Twist. OH MY GOODNESS. Talk about a burn in the shoulders AND the forearms. On the PTT, I would be fine until I hit 7 reps, then I would die. But I'd come back to life and pump out the last three reps. OUCH!! The front raises were really tough, especially on the heavy weight. I really tried to fix my form so my right shoulder wouldn't click. For the most part, I got it, but there was one click in the beginning. The final Progressive Set started out good, but my range of motion kept getting lower and lower. Also, I do this one bending over because on the ball, it wouldn't work. I did the last two sets very slowly and with a breath between each rep. Tried very hard not to hold my breath. The last Super Set is a little peculiar. The Superman Stretch is something I do, sort of, in ChaLEAN Extreme in Ab Burner, but I'm still trying to workout how to activate the appropriate target muscles. The Plank-Twist-Twist is a tough move, but good for the cardio. Great burnout routine.
I moved into Abs and actually, I started off strong. My V-Ups were really good with a lot of range of motion. First Sets are always a good start, but the real work started when I hit the second set. Now the burn started to set in. The final Spicy Set was painful! Not only abs, but shoulders as well. I got the expected burn.
Splits and Flow were both on point, and not much to worry about with the knee either, so I was happy. Still being careful, though. There is another Spooky Challenge up, but I was beat, so I'll do it next time.
In the end, after over four and a half hours, I torched 1925kcals. HUGE BURN!!! And got it done early so I was happy! Resistance and Tennis! What a first half!!!
james@mail.postmanllc.net
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