Today was a morning workout, starting with my shake. I was sort of thinking of doing Cold Start to warm up, but then I figured to just go ahead and do the 12 Days of Fitmas Challenge as my warm up. It worked like a charm! Today's new move was Cross Jacks! I did all the moves top to bottom and the Plyo Lunges is where it becomes real. Followed by two minutes of Skaters, that's no joke!
I wanted to get a resistance workout in and wasn't sure what next routine was in P90X3. And since my schedule sort of mess up my "Two resistance day a week" deal, I wanted to do something that would burn my upper body. So, I finally decided on Insanity: Upper Body Weight Training. I haven't done this routine in about six months, so I was happy to do it one more time this year. I basically kept the same weight range as the last time, with a few minor changes in the middle set. Last time, the first two sets were relatively light with only a slight increase in the second set, then a big increase in the third set. This time, I evened out the increase so the 1st to 2nd, and 2nd to 3rd had almost the same increase. You can see what I did on the Worksheet below. I really like this routine because of the Cardio/Resistance combo. I pushed it hard, and I got some good pump and burn. But the next time I do this routine, and if I am at the same strength level, I have to go up in weight on the weighted moves. The cardio really winded me, though. Especially the Power Jumps, but by the time I got to the final circuit, I must have hit a second wind because the Ski Abs were no problem, even the last set.
I finished out the morning session with a good Flow series. I felt good and smooth with my Flow.
There was still a little pain in my right forearm so I wanted it to get a few hours more of rest, so I left the Dead Hang for the evening. When I got to it, I felt good, but I still had a triple split: 70-60-30-30 seconds. My initial hang is getting longer, but I really want to hit at least 90 with the 5kgs. One thing I forgot to mention last night is that I noticed that my tennis game was a lot more solid all around and I think it can be directly attributed to a stronger grip. Volleys were crisp, strokes were powerful, and I just felt more stable with my racket handling. Great benefits already making themselves apparent.
I also was able to get in an Ab EMS session before going to bed. I had missed two days in a row and I really didn't want to make it three.
In the end, I burned 913kcals in the morning session and burned out my forearms in the evening. All in all, a good day.
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