11-21-17 (Tuesday) HY: P90X2 - X2 Yoga + TCF.

11-21-17 (Tuesday) HY: P90X2 - X2 Yoga + TCF.

The soreness was progressive.  It wasn't that bad in the morning, but as the day wore on, extending my arms and rotating my shoulders became more and more of a chore.  By the time I got home, after my night class, I didn't know how I would do with a regular workout.  A fleeting thought of doing X3 Yoga popped into my head, you know, just to get something done quickly, but then it popped right out.  Then, for some reason, X2 Yoga popped in and lodged itself in my mind and from that point on, that was it.

There were a lot of firsts in this routine tonight.  In the intro, Tony says, "Enjoy the journey".  I usually do.  But after Mountain Pose and then the neck stretches, and as we moved into the first Vinyasa, transitioning from Plank into Chaturanga, a shooting pain in my triceps stepped into the forefront of my calm demeanor.  OUCH!!!  That was a pain I hadn't experienced in a long time, or at least not in the memorable past.  Then, Tony says, "Let's to FIVE SLOW PUSH-UPS."  I did them in extreme pain and duress, and a lot slower than what Tony's pace was.  So slow that my Child's Pose was cut to almost nothing.  Then, for the next Vinyasa, for the first time EVER, I consciously chose NOT to do the Push-Up between Chaturanga and Downward Facing Dog.  I ALWAYS did that Push-Up, but today, I just couldn't.  So, for most of the Vinyasa's that followed, no push-up.  Near the end of the routine, I was warmed up enough that I was able to try it again without too much pain, but by last Vinyasa, it was out.  Things went pretty well, but for the first time EVER, I wasn't sweating at the end of the "ONE" of the ONE-TWO-THREE progression.  I started to drip in the middle of the THREE.  I guess it was the coolness of the room that delayed the waterworks. 

For the first standing progression, for the first time, I totally mucked up the Half-Moon Pose.  I just couldn't keep balance... ON BOTH SIDES!!!  Usually, my balance on one side is good, and not as good on the other, but today, I couldn't stay up for longer than a few seconds before I'd have to tap out.  Then on the other moves/poses in the progression, just awful!  My hip joint felt like it was going to pop, as well as my knee. I could barely get my back leg up on both sides for Stand Splits.  All the way around, that first standing progression was terrible.  When it came to the Crane Pose, my Triceps were way to tender to put my knees on them so I rested my knees just above my elbows.   But again, I couldn't hold the balance for more than a few seconds.  "Enjoying the journey" became all the harder. 

Then, a big blow.  One the Wrap, a pose I can usually do quite well, for the FIRST TIME EVER, I actually fell over backward... on BOTH SIDES!!!  What was up??? I was failing at almost everything I, in the past, have been able to do, and do well.  The only pose I feel even remotely satisfied with is Triangle.  And even there, I didn't feel as "flat" as I usually do.  The one and ONLY really positive thing that came out of the routine today was that hamstring stretch.  I was very happy that I was able to reach down past my heel with a flat back.  Also, I was happy that I was still able to get through the Ab progression despite not doing focused ab work.  Most of my ab work is from tennis with all the core rotations required to hit the ball.  But the burn did come on the last 10 reps of the last ab move.  That's for sure!

I'm not even going to talk about the series with Plow.

I can honestly say, that I didn't "enjoy the journey".  But I can also say that I didn't overtly "hate the journey" either.  I know I have bad days, and this was one of them, exacerbated by the extreme soreness in my shoulders and triceps.  So, I'll give it a go on another day, and hopefully, I'll do better then.

In my relatively relaxed state, I finished out with a Flow series.  This time, I did a slow series just to really get into each move with good breathing.

In the end, I burned around 350kcals.  I usually get around 450-500, but again, it was cool, and since I was tapping out a lot, I wasn't able to maintain the long push.