It's Father's Day! So, I called my parents in the morning here (the day before there), and we talked for a long time. When I called, it was cloudy. I was thinking it would hold until after the call so I could do the yard work with no direct sun. But by the time we ended the call, the sun had broken through and was beaming brightly. So, I got on all my garb and went out and did the lawn. It had to be today because the forecast for the next week was rain. It is rainy season now so I probably wouldn't be able to do it for a couple weeks. I was lucky to get be able to get to it now before the weeds/grass got out of control. But it was hot, and after everything was all done and the lawn was clean, I felt exhausted. I had lunch, and then I was just feeling totally wiped, so I took a nap. I was a lot longer than I had anticipated and even after waking up, I still wasn't feeling all that motivated. So, I had a little snack and watched some TV. I didn't want to push my workout too late so when I felt a little better, I started getting ready.
I still wasn't feeling motivated, but once I hit play, I was in! That "Just Do It!" attitude came flowing back and I just hit it hard. I was glad to get back to some Pull-Ups as well. But the Pull-Ups in this routine are three times as hard because they are eccentric. Three count down and one up. We are supposed to do 10 reps, but I could only do 8 before tapping out. But I went back and did the final 2 reps. Chin-Ups a few moves later were the same story. Move 10. V-Pull-Ups, I was fried, so I went with the Green Assistance Bands. Even then, I still almost tapped out at 8 reps, but I kept it together till 10. The last set of Pull-Ups, move 14. Vaulter Pull-Ups, I stuck with the Green Assistance Bands. A couple notes, I crushed all the sets of Push-Ups. But the last 2-3 reps saw a reduction in explosive power. There were several moves in Rocket Launcher position. What I did that Tony did not do is that I switched legs after 5 reps. I just wanted to keep that balance. I was very happy that I was able to stick with the 12kgs for the arm moves. I thought about dropping to 10kgs on the later moves but felt good with 12kgs still. All the moves were good. I got a good burn on the last few reps, but only one move made my right shoulder pop and hurt. Move 15. Pterodactyl Flys. Even with only 5kgs, that downward resistance was still more than enough to cause the joint to pop. So I played with the angle until I found a more pain-free angle. During the Burnout, I didn't use the Pull-Up Assist band. BRUTAL STUFF!!! I was feeling so pumped and jacked. Really got it going today after that slow start.
Moved right into Abs and pushed for a full range of motion. No Cheating! The first round was great. Straight through all the moves. But I tapped out at 9 reps on the V-Ups. My abs just screamed out due to the cramping pain. Then I tapped out at 6 reps on the third round Spicy V-Ups. And I pretty much tapped out on each move in the final round. Burn BUrn BURN!!!
Splits and Flow were perfection with a scream!
In the end, I torched a good 972kcals. I would have liked to have started with a good positive and motivated attitude, but I definitely got it in transit. Good start to what I hope will be a good week.
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