I fully intended to do a morning workout because I wanted a little time when I got home to relax before going to the Xmas party. Unfortunately, because of factors beyond my control, I was unable to get a morning session and and was forced to race home after work and squeeze in a workout before the party with my night class. But actually it turned out to work out because, my metabolism was firing like crazy and it helped with the Italian dinner we had. But again, several things I don't eat, so I ended up picking the veges off the dishes. Again, didn't eat hardly anything. Anyway, back to the workout.
This will be my second go through on this routine with the heavier weights. So I pretty much did everything the same as the previous time on Sunday. There were two anomalies, though. I'll get to those in a moment. But first, I haven't mentioned this before, but I have experienced this almost every time on the first Combo Set (CS). The double set of EZ Push-Ups, which are essentially Uneven Push-Ups, are really "uneven". Right hand down set is really easy for me, but the left hand down, is much harder, and slower. Range of motion is also less, so I have to really focus on keeping the two sides even. By the end of the first CS my heart rate was out the roof. And the game was afoot!
I didn't have the time to add a pull up Lucky 7 round at the end of the routine, so I embedded it into the routine. So here, between CS 1 & 2, I did Circuit 1 and 2 of Pull Ups. Easy Peasy!
Second CS was fine, but I started really feeling it on the last two circuits.
Third CS was also fine, but I miscounted the Circuits and I ended up doing 3's twice. Didn't seem like anything, but I was dying at the end. I just about hit failure on the last circuit. BURN!
Pull Up, circuit 3 & 4. Still Easy Stuff.
Fourth CS scared me a bit because I was feeling tired and winded, but I pushed through. On the 6th Circuit the more limited range of motion in my left wrist started to become an issue on the Military Press. I couldn't keep the backs of my hands facing out. My left hand kept turning palm in. So I held the dumbbells right on my shoulders in an attempt to keep them straight.
Pull Ups, Did only Circuit 5. I started feeling drained, especially after those presses.
Fifth CS was also fine, but I think I'll be able to go up a little on the next go around. Here again, I miscounted my Circuits and I ended up doing Circuit 5 twice. That made a huge difference and I was dying at the end.
Pull Up Circuit 6. Got through it and killed it. But really feeling it.
Sixth CS is almost pure Core work, so I was trying to focus and really flex my abs and core. Visualizing the concentric and eccentric core work.
Pull Ups, final circuit, but instead of doing 7reps, I went and blasted out 10 reps, just to round out the total at 31reps. I should have done only 9, but that felt so incomplete. I figure going over is better than going under a round number total.
Seventh CS, as usual, Killer last circuit. Shoulders were really feeling it today. And today, I think I got the hardest pump from this routine ever! NICE!!!
I was feeling a little bushed, so I went with a really focused ab routine and it was a burner! But I think I'm getting stronger because the burn took a little longer to hit. But this, I think, is my favorite "Come Back" ab/core routine.
Splits and Flow came after the Xmas party with my night class students. I had a good time, but it went long, and I didn't get home until passed 11pm. So I got a late start. But I added some hamstring stretches and lengthened some regular stretches so I was feeling really good. Flow was a picture of perceived perfection.
In the end, I torched 830+ on the first half of the workout. Good stuff!
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