I was planning to play tennis today after work, but the gym was occupied by a class, so that was a bust. But I wasn't too bummed because I could do the weights I was supposed to do yesterday. My schedule is going to be all over the place, but being flexible is the name of the game. Just do what you can and enjoy the journey.
A couple things about today's resistance routine, I was able to do more pull-ups than the last time, but the Switch Grip Pull-Up helped with that increase and the One-Arm Pull-Up was a double but in today's case a triple. I tried it with my stiffest resistance band, and I was able to do 4 reps with my right, but none with my left. So I switched back to the regular style which is putting my feet on a step ladder and pulling up with some assistance from my legs. Got six reps on each arm, but my right got that little extra burn in the beginning. I was following the program and the pace of Chalene, and man! I was getting so winded after each move about half way in. It was brutal. My forearms started to feel in on move 6. Bowler's Lunge with Single-Arm Row. Man, I was dying at the end of each set. Each move after that, I needed an extra few moments to recover. My back started to get that familiar ache with the 8th move, Forward-Lean Lunge with Double Row. Just 12kgs, but my grip strength was going and keeping my back flat was tough especially with that ache. The biggest shock was with move 4. Sumo Squat with Overhead Triceps Extension. I thought my triceps were pretty strong, but this is the only move that I didn't make all 12 reps. At the 9th rep, my tris were BURNING and I barely eeked out that 10th rep. For the last move I started off fine but by the last three reps the sweat was just pouring off my head and face. I don't ever remember that move being THAT tough. I felt the burn multiple times today. BOOOO YAAAA!!!
Went with an oldie but goodie today for abs. I thought it would serve as a good gauge for how weak or strong my core has become. I was able to get through all the moves pretty well without hitting failure, but I felt that warm burn coming on several times and that focused contraction hardening my abs especially with the weighted section. Felt good, but tough.
Splits routine today. Everything was on the same routine, but instead of just holding, I went fast to my stretch point, pushed it past with a few bounces, then moved on. No lingering on one move. I heard that static stretching is not very helpful went trying to increase flexibility. Rather dynamic stretching is better once I hit the stretch point. So, I'm going with that concept for now and see if I get any beneficial change. It felt good today, and I think I got really low and I liked seeing and feeling the bounce past the stretch point.
My Flow was very easy and smooth today. A little cautious with my knee, but zero pain so I was happy.
In the end, I torched a good 1050+kcals. I got exhausted several times, but my HR never topped 155bpm. Still in control.
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