3-16-17 HY: Insanity MAX 30 - MAX OUT STRENGTH + Weight Lifting + Splits + TCF.

3-16-17 HY: Insanity MAX 30 - MAX OUT STRENGTH + Weight Lifting + Splits + TCF.

Today was another day off from work so I slept in and got a good sleep.  It was also a huge day at the Indian Wells ATP Masters 1000 Tennis Tournament because Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, Wawarinka, and Thiem were playing.  So I enjoyed watching several of those matches on TV pretty much all morning.  Then I watched FRIENDS with my wife in the afternoon.  I was feeling pretty Blah, so I got started getting ready for my workout, then I had to go and pick up my son from Driver Ed class.  He took his driving test today which he passed and I had to pick him up.  When we got home, we got to talking about his test and by the time I got back to thinking about my workout, it had passed into the night.  So, I had wanted to get my workout done early, but ended up starting at pretty much the same time as usual.  Oh well.

Another new routine today so I was looking forward to the challenge.  There was a long, about 11 minute circuit, which included the warm up, at the beginning.  That circuit focused on the legs.  Lots of Squats and Lunges.  Nothing that killed me too badly, but I did feel the burn in my thighs.  That burn would come back to haunt me and almost cause me to cramp later on in the routine.  But I was okay as far as holding on to not needing a break.  Then the next circuit came and it focused on upper body with mainly different variations of Push-Ups.  I did a little better than MAX OUT POWER, a VERY little.  In POWER, I maxed out at 11:38,  That was in the middle of the first move of the Push-Ups circuit.  Today, my MAX OUT Time was 12:26.  I maxed out in the middle of the second Push-Up move, Push-Up Jacks.  I'm usually pretty good at push-ups, but ever since I had the flu a few weeks ago, I just haven't felt like I have my strength back.  Then, the following Push-Up variations, I could barely do them for 26-seconds and then I'd be dying and have to stretch out some before getting back into it.  And for pretty much all of the regular push-up moves, 26-seconds was the barrier.  I did only a little better on the moves where I was on my knees.  Even those regular Knee Push-Ups were so hard.  One program that really helped my Push-Up strength and form improve was PiYo.  I may have to go back to that program or at least add it to my hybrid when I'm done with MAX 30 to get my Push-Ups back.  The next circuit was for the Core.  I was thinking to do an Ab routine later, but this was enough.  A few similar moves in Ab Attack: 10, and a few new moves. I'm just glad Scissor Kick Punch wasn't in this one.  I got a good burn, and I'm grateful that it was only 45-seconds with a 15-second break instead of 60-seconds straight like in Ab Attack. Then the next and final circuit was back to Push-Ups.  Back to that 26-second barrier.  I wasn't even thinking about it, I would just go until I couldn't do another push-up and when I'd look at the DVD clock, it said 26-seconds.  Weird.  But in today's routine, in those push-up variations, there were a lot of Triceps Push-Ups and my Triceps were PUMPED!!!  But the odd thing is that on the DVD at the end when the crew would be telling their max out times, a few of the guys were saying that their "Guns" were on fire.  But as for me, my "Guns" hardly felt like they had been worked out at all.  And by "Guns" I take that to mean "Arms" or specifically the big bulging "Biceps".  I didn't understand.

But I felt as if my arms were unbalanced as far as strength training was concerned, so I went back to the last Push-Up circuit which is the final circuit of the routine and started it again.  But this time, I would be doing biceps curls, and other biceps moves to pump up my biceps as well.  I started off with 10kgs for the first 4 moves, just regular Biceps Curls, Hammer Curls, Concentration Curls Left and Right.  Then I dropped to 5kgs for alternating Speed Curls, and then finally 360 curls for 30-seconds and Reverse 360 Hammer Curls for 30-seconds.  Finished off with an awesome burn all over my arms.

My hip flexor joints were feeling pretty tender today, so I decided to modify my Splits routine and do different Yoga stretches to hit the different angles of my Hamstrings and Quads.  I'd go into the stretch and hold and bounce the stretch until I felt comfortable with it.  I pretty much maintained my regular time though for Splits and Flow.  Flowing out felt really good.  Less pressure on my knee and all is well.

Good news, I got the call that my HRM is ready for pick up, so I'm going to try to get it tomorrow and I'll start recording that calorie burn from next week, possibly Friday if my wife can have it home when I get home.  I asked her to pick it up since I have work tomorrow and she was planning to do some errands in the area anyway.  You may be wondering what happened to my pedometer.  Well, I can't find it.  After I played tennis last, I got it out and then misplaced it.  Now I can't find it.  So I haven't been tracking with it since the last tennis session.

Today was a good strength workout and I'm afraid my arms are going to feel it tomorrow.