Today was a good day for the most part. I went out with my wife in the morning and got my case of 100% pure coconut water. YEAH!!! I'm set for the next few weeks for good and fast hydration. We came back, had lunch together and then I started getting ready for my workout. Today's routine completes my first round of X3 Resistance. It was a good round, so I think I'm going to do it for a few more times. With routines like The Challenge and today's routine, I'm loving the pump and burn.
I forgot how this routine went, so I had to watch first the new moves (that were actually renamed old moves) to learn them, so I was rewinding a bit to get the moves down. The first move, Slow-Mo Chin-Ups is a killer. Slow Chin-Ups are too tough for me to do without the assist, so all the Chin-Ups and Pull-Ups today were done with the Green Assist band. In the first round, being fresh, I was able to get through all the reps without a break. But in all the following rounds, I couldn't finish. So I took a mid-set break in the rest of the sets. I went as far as I could and tapped out when I couldn't go on. But I got back into it and finished the 12 reps. As for the W Pull-Ups, it wasn't as slow as the Chin-Ups, but I still took it slow. I was also really focusing on activating my back muscles instead of just relying on my shoulders and arms. I'm going to feel that tomorrow! Anyway, you can see the split on the worksheet below. The second move, I was able to do all the reps without a break in all four rounds. The minor change was in round four. I added 4 reps for a total of 12 reps. I was so out of breath, but happy I could push it. Move 3. Lunge Thrust Press, this was another move that I was able to complete in all four rounds, but in the final round, I added 4 reps for a total of 16 reps. Another move that knocked the wind out of me. I needed that doubled over posture to catch my breath. The final move, the Push-Up Bird Dog Crunch, I was able to complete all the reps in all the rounds. I was thinking to add 4 reps in the last round, but couldn't. I was too bushed and worn to do the bonus reps, so I just did the original set count. That blew me away, the way Tony was adding the static holds all over the place. The Burnout was killer. For all five moves, I was able to do the reduced number or reps. A true burnout if I do say so myself. My rep count for the Burnout run through was as follows: 6-8-8-6-8. FINISHED!!! DONE!!! NO MORE!!!
I took a little time after the cool down to catch my breath, but then I got right into my ab work. Back to work with Brett. It was tough because I was feeling my lower back pain. But it did help me to find where the pain was radiating from, and it just so happens to be from the lower right back. Doing the V-Ups was a bit painful, but once I gutted through it, the pain was reduced a little. A few changes, I for the first move, I did all three rounds as the Sweeping V-Ups. No hands on the ground. The second move also kept up with Brett on this one. and the Spice round, same as usual. At the beginning of the routine, my back pain was pretty bad, but by the middle of the second round, I felt strong and kept it going. I did have to tap out in the second and third round. I ended up tapping out at 8 and 9 reps. But I still, after a quick breath, Got back into it. The V-Ups are always a killer. Got a great burn in the core today.
The Splits were good. I was able to maintain the distance. But the pain is still present, which it should be. And the Flows were, as usual, on point.
In the end, I torched a good 930+kcals. I'm a bit bummed that I didn't hit a Grand, but I was close.
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