5-01-17 HY: T25 - Alpha: Cardio + Unlock your Hip Flexors + TCF.

5-01-17 HY: T25 - Alpha: Cardio + Unlock your Hip Flexors + TCF.

Today was the first day of my little vacation and the day before my nephew arrives.  So, I relaxed at home, played some games, got caught up on my workout reports, and got a few home chores done.  I got to my workout at about the same time as usual, but with it being a cardio day, it was a lot shorter than usual.

Today starts my new cardio day regime. I'm going to use Shaun T's programs as my cardio day base.  I'm going to start with T25, then go to MAX 30, then Insanity, then Asylum.  Then, I'll cherry pick the cardio routines from other trainer's programs like Tony, Chalene, Segi, etc.  So let's get this party started.

I was anxious to see how I would hold up on T25 after finishing MAX 30 about three weeks ago.  As the run progression started I felt good, but as the progression peeked, my arches started that familiar burning/aching feeling, but then the progression was finished and the lunge progression started.  I was able to dynamically stretch out my arches which gave me great relief.  There were a few points in the routine that I started to feel like maxing out, but that feeling never really lasted that long.  And mainly it wasn't because I was getting tired, it was because of the ache in my arches and lower calves. But it was a great routine to get back into intense cardio.  My arches still need to get stronger because I think they were a little too painful at times, but since I burned out my calves yesterday, I thinking that that had a little bit of an influence on the condition.  I felt good overall.

I moved right into the stretch for my hip flexors and pushed it to the limit.  Almost too far because I started to get nervous that my hip would pop out, so I backed off some.  But it was a good stretch.  The Flow was also smooth and clean.

In the end, I burned a nice round 540kcals.  Low calorie burn but felt good to get it done early.  Tomorrow morning, the weights await.

Oh, and before I forget, here is my calendar for April.  The two days at the top of the month are the days I took off to get some rehab for my shoulder.  Rehab is done, and now it's just me and my foam roller.  The orange days are irregular workouts like Pickle-Ball, tennis and recovery days.  I was glad to have my regular Saturday off day this month after March's crazy schedule.