3-13-17 HY: P90X3 - Cold Start + Insanity MAX 30 - MAX OUT POWER + Splits + TCF.

3-13-17 HY: P90X3 - Cold Start + Insanity MAX 30 - MAX OUT POWER + Splits + TCF.

Getting back to MAX 30 Month Two today.  I knew that this would be tough, but I had now idea how tough it really was going to be.  In a lot of the other Shaun T "Power" workouts, he does a lot of Jumps and Push-Ups, I was kind of expecting something the same.  I was missing the Tabata Style when looking on the calendar but was pleasantly surprised when I heard Shaun say that the routine's moves would be 45-seconds moving and with a 15-second break.  Yeah, Tabata is alive.  When I heard that, I thought that I might be able to make it all the way through.  Also, I was thinking to do an Ab workout because I didn't do one yesterday and I wanted to keep my "Abs every other day" pattern.  Little did I know that my little dream world would be soon shattered.  Since I knew this would be an intense routine, I decided to give myself the best chance of finishing so I decided to start out with Cold Start as a good stretch and full body warm up.  It did its part warming me up, but not wearing me out.

When I got started on the main routine, I was right, a lot of leg work, but the warm up and the first circuit weren't as bad as I thought it was going to be.  I cleared them with not too much of a problem.  Then the first Push-Up circuit came around.  IT WAS BRUTAL!!!  45-seconds of Plyo Push-Up, Pop Up Push-Ups, etc.  I was DYING!!!  My MAX OUT Time was 11:38 on the Plyo Push-Ups.  I almost got through the 45-seconds, but not being able to see the clock, the time seemed endless and I gave out just seconds before the time was called.  I was bummed, but in pain, and I knew that I probably couldn't have done anymore even it I could see the timer.  Over the next five moves, I was taking little mid-set breaks all over the place.  Then next semi-cardio circuit was okay, then it went back to Push-Ups. I was in need of little stretch and swing-out breaks all the way until the end.  When I needed more time, I rewound the DVD to start back up again.  But if the break was shorter than a couple breaths, I just kept going.  I ended up adding about 10 minutes to the routine with all the breaks.  There was also a brutal ab second in one of the circuits and that crushed me.  I was thinking to do an Ab routine at the end, but I decided that what I did in this routine was enough Abs for me today.

I went into my regular splits routine doing my regular two rounds.  My joints are still feeling really sore, but not as sore as yesterday.  I'm hoping that is it for the joint soreness, but the real test will be tomorrow.  Hopefully, I won't be too sore tomorrow.  But it was again somewhat of a maintenance session today, just trying to maintain flexibility.  The Flows were all good as well.

Good workout today!  Even though I didn't really feel like workout initially, I'm glad I did and I will keep pressing play!