2-20-17 HY: Insanity MAX 30: Sweat Intervals + Ab Attack: 10 + Weights - Chest + Splits + TCF.

2-20-17 HY: Insanity MAX 30: Sweat Intervals + Ab Attack: 10 + Weights - Chest + Splits + TCF.

Today was a pretty regular day except for the fact that I got home a little earlier than usual.  So I spent that extra time with my wife watching our favorite TV show.  When we finished, I started getting ready for my workout. 

This will be the final go through for this routine.  My three previous max out times were 11:16, 17:34, and 25:56.  Today, I was planning to go all the way.  I wanted to go three in a row for full max outs.  Again, getting through the first two rounds was the most difficult, but once my calves warmed up, things got a lot easier.  I was cruising through the next two rounds and when I got to that fifth round, I started to see the finish line and another full max out.  But there was something odd about today's routine thus far,  I always feel like a burst of energy around the 15-18 minute mark, but today, minus the calves warming up, I didn't get that surge of energy, and I didn't feel like I caught my second wind.  I passed the last max out time simply by finished the first move of the last circuit.  I was really struggling during the second move, and when the third move started, Cross Jack Jab, I could barely even get my legs to move together after going out.  That was it, I was spent and I had to tap out.  My MAX OUT time was 26:38.  Only 42 seconds past last week.  It was a small victory getting passed my previous max out time, but I let myself down in that I was able to do a full max out on the two previous days.  I needed two more breaks to finish, both just before starting the final move of each round.  I wanted to crush the last round, but I just couldn't get it and had to take a break just before the final move.  There might be one contributing factor to my failure as well.  I felt a little under the weather all day.  I've been coughing again, and my whole body feels on the achy side.  I decided to go ahead and workout because I still felt that I could do it, and in the past, when I felt this way, I would feel better after working out.  Yeah, I just full of excuses today. But I will come back to this routine and crush it when MAX 30 becomes part of my hybrid, which it definitely will.

I was exhausted after Sweat Intervals.  I usually go right into Abs without much break, but today, I didn't feel so good, so I took a much longer break to recover.  Once I got started, everything seemed to be going well.  I came dangerously close to maxing out on the first move (Sitting Tucks) and the fifth move (Scissor Kick Punch).  My form on the Scissor Kick Punch was a lot better than the last time.  I was able to get my low leg closer to the ground and keep my legs straighter.  Once I got passed that point I was able to all the way to the 8 minute mark which is my usual max out area.  But today, I got a lot further than previous times.  I still went out on the Sitting Ab Attack, but My MAX OUT time was 8:45.  That is 15 seconds better than the last time.  That is a big win for me, especially with abs, so I'm satisfied.

Today, I did weights and focused on Chest.  I added a few more moves:  Chest Press - 17kgs, Chest Fly - 12.5kgs, Low Chest Presses - 12.5kgs, Band Cross Upper Cuts (Blue + Blue/Black x2),  Shoulder Shrugs - 12.5kgs.  All of these moves were done in 3 sets of 12 reps with only 15-20 seconds rest between sets.  I also slowed down the reps so I could focus on activating my chest.  I wanted to work out upper, mid, and lower pecs.  Felt good to activate those chest muscles.  My left shoulder is still feeling really sore, so the Flies and the shrugs were a little uncomfortable because of the pain.  But I'm glad I could get it done.

My legs were feeling like rubber after the first part of today, so the stretch just magnified that pain, but stretching it out loosened me up a lot and I got back to my low.  I wanted to watch that pain in my knees so I was careful not to push too hard on my Straddle Splits, but I went for it on my Side Splits.   I slowed down my Flow to focus on form.  It has been a while since I did that so I also, by default, took care of my balance and posture as well.  Still spot on.

Today, I took a lot of time to really do a lot of things for different areas of my fitness. Everything took just over 3 hours.  I'm feeling spent and tired, but in a good way. 

In the end, I torched a satisfying 1415kcals.  I'm finishing this early so I can hit the hay early.  Tomorrow is Pickle-Ball day, so I want to get a lot of rest.