2-05-17 HY: Insanity MAX 30: Tabata Power + Splits + TCF.

2-05-17 HY: Insanity MAX 30: Tabata Power + Splits + TCF.

Today was a junk day.  Not in terms of food, but in terms of activity.  It was raining, kids were gone, wife was out. I was all alone.  I used that time to catch up on some TV.  Literally, that is all I did for several hours.  But I did wake up at noon, so a lot less than if I had woken up at my regular time.  I was feeling a little dumpy around 5:30pm as I started to feel like I should do something more active, namely, my workout.  Oh, I did go out shopping a bit to get an anniversary gift for my wife.  I knew what I was getting and where, I just needed time, and I had all the time in the world today, so no pressure.

Tabata Power round three.  The previous max out times were 11:00 and 29:16.  So, the only improvement I could make that I would be satisfied with was a Straight 30 minutes.  But with the way I was feeling, I was a little nervous as to whether or not I could actually get through even half without a break.  I was also considering doing Cold Start again to warm up, but eventually ended up deciding against doing it.  I'm not sure why, but it ended up being a good decision, because the Tabata Power routine had a nice quick and short stretch that I was able to change a bit to stretch more muscle groups.  The Tabata style really fits me, I think.  I get really tired, but am given just enough time to recover just to get bushed out again.  Also, the first half only is cardio, but the second half has a lot of the Power circuits.  The third circuit, the Push Up circuit is definitely power, but the jumping circuit comes after that.  Then the Triceps and Abs circuits come in the second half so I can catch my breath then and then push the power.  And with only 20 seconds, I can push through the pain for only 5-10 seconds.  Then that 10 seconds is just long enough to recover a bit.  Anyway, I'm proud to announce that my MAX OUT time was 30 minutes! I finally did a Straight 30!  The move that took me out the last time was the 60 second power jumps at the very end.  But when I got to the Power Jumps today, I felt like I was getting more and more energy.  I actually sped up a bit at the end, and crushed the Power Jumps.  The only thing that I need to do better is to get my knees higher on those Power Jumps. 

Splits and Flow were good also.  I was pushing hard on the splits, but I know I need to push harder.

In the end, I torched a good 1033kcals.  Glad to get it done today.