8-21-17 (Monday) HY: Arm Shaper + Ab RIpper 200 + Unlock your Hip Flexors + TCF.

8-21-17 (Monday) HY: Arm Shaper + Power 90 - Ab Ripper 200 + Unlock your Hip Flexors + TCF.

I was feeling extremely tired today, so I got back to that old lazy schedule.  I didn't do anything pretty much all day.  Watched some TV, played some games, did some web surfing, etc. Come late afternoon, I started to feel like, "I need to do something active."  My body was saying "NO WEIGHTS!!!", but I wanted to stay on track with my Arm Shaper tasks.  Luckily there wasn't a new task listed so I decided to do that same one I did, I believe it was on Thursday, or Friday.  The ten moves, three sets.  But light weights, or so I thought.  Here is the graphic again:

This time around, it took a good 40-45 minutes.  I needed to take several more breaks than last time, and I also upped my dumbbell weight from 5kgs to 8.75kgs.  I kept thinking to lower the weight from the second set, then for the third, but something in my head just made me keep it at 8.75kgs.  A lot more heavy breathing with the heavier weights.  Also, this time, on the Clapping Push-Ups, on my knees all three rounds.  Still very tough!  The most brutal move this time ended up being the second move, Dumbbell Squat and Press.  That move absolutely killed me from the second round on.  I was actually pretty happy with the Standing Dumbbell Hammer Curls.  I was dying in the first round, but I must have caught a second wind, because I was able to get the whole 60 seconds with a growing number of reps each time, 20-21-25.  But the final move was the most intense.  Easiest to do physically, but stamina-wise, coming at the end of the round, this one just drained me each time.  Also, I realized that I was doing it wrong the first time around.  I failed to see the forward reach in Plank position, so I did a double set in the first round.  This was a really grueling routine, especially when done while tired.

I really didn't feel like doing abs but I knew I had to, so I went with the grinder routine from Power 90.  Oh BURN BURN BURN!!!  Plus, I still had that neck/shoulder kink, so the crunches were a bit painful there.  But I gutted through it and got the expected burn.

A good stretch to open and loosen my hip flexors, a short series of Flows, and my day was done.

In the end, I torched over 700kcals.  That was a surprise.  I was expecting around 500, but not 700.  The heavier weight must have really made me work.  I'm glad to be done.