3-1-17 HY: Insanity MAX 30 - Cardio Challenge + Ab Attack: 10 + Splits + TCF.

3-1-17 HY: Insanity MAX 30 - Cardio Challenge + Ab Attack: 10 + Splits + TCF.

I was scheduled to play Pickle-Ball today, but I ended up postponing the game until next week.  I'm still feeling rather weak and I was debating with myself the whole day as to whether or not I'd actually do any type of workout today.  The thing that sealed it was a post on FaceBook made by my coach about starting a month-long challenge group.  My record thus far this year in her challenge groups has been absolutely abysmal.  So this is where I turn it around.  However, the fact still remains that I am definitely not at 100% yet.  I'd say I'm around 65-70%.  I still feel light headed if I move too quickly and my strength is at the lowest point it's been at in probably years.  So, I'm embarking on a program of modified routines to get back into things and regain my strength and stamina.  Today is just the beginning initial step in my "rehab".

When I started MAX 30, I went full tilt and got my first full routine completed in the second week. I believe it was the first Tabata routine. So today, I went back to the starting point again, but this time, because of my condition, I will be doing full modifications.  No jumping, spinning, turning, or anything too intense yet.  I didn't start really sweating until the third circuit, around 13 minutes.  But at about the same time, I started to feel a little light headed, so I took my pace down about.  When I felt a little better, I would raise my pace, but then I'd have to lower it because of light-headedness or that dizzy feeling.  I wouldn't have been able to continue if I tried going all out.  Today was just about getting a feel back.  Getting my body used to moving again.  Following the modifier, I was able to go all the way, but again, that wasn't the main goal.  I wanted to test myself to see how much I could do, and I discovered that I still can't do much.  But I'll get there. All too many times today, my legs felt as if they were on the verge of cramping.  Each move I had to be careful to move with purpose, not working against my muscle but with it.  One wrong flex and I'd have to call it a day. Today was a good start.

I moved right into abs.  I also modified this routine.  There were a few times that I had to stop to see how the modifier was moving, but then I just decided to modify only the really tough sitting moves.  But the plank moves, I didn't modify as far as form is concerned.  But I did slow the pace down a bit, coming up about 4 reps short of the normal rep count.  This routine also, I was able to complete it modified.

I also modified the stretch.  I didn't want to push too hard today, so instead of doing the regular routine, I just stretched out my hamstrings and did the butterfly sit to open up my hip flexors.  And the Flow was a moderate pace.  But everything went as well as could be expected.  All the goals I set for today were reached and now, rest.

In the end, over a period of 100 minutes, I torched a moderate 614kcals. I just need to keep calm and keep climbing back up.