8-06-17 (Monday) HY: P90X2 - X2 Yoga + TCF.

8-06-17 (Monday) HY: P90X2 - X2 Yoga + TCF.

My shoulders were a bit sore and tight and I didn't want to do Shoulders and then Chest on consecutive days, so I decided to go with something I haven't done in a really long time.  I was actually considering doing P90X3's X3 Yoga and P90X2's Recovery and Mobility routine, the one with the Foam Roller and stretching, but ultimately decided to go with the longer Yoga because I'm going to do Yoga with my sister in September so I figure I should get my body familiar with Yoga again before I go. 

It started off pretty well, you know, with Mountian Pose.  But my shoulders started to ache with the first Vinyasa and the extra Push-Up.  I really felt the stretch in my shoulders with every Vinyasa moving from Up-Dog to Down-Dog.  But I was able to muscle through the first sequence.  But the first Standing sequence was brutal.  Warrior 3, Half-Moon, Reverse Half-Moon, Standing Splits, etc.  That sequence just totally burned out each leg.  Not to mention the balance issues on the right side.  The left side, to my surprise, was pretty stable.  I didn't come out of the poses anywhere near as much as I did on the Right side.  The next progression with Triangle Pose and the Core Strengthening was all good until the Wrap.  I haven't missed a Wrap hold until today.  I was only able to barely touch my fingertips, and as I was holding it on the Right side, I felt a slight cramping and Twinge coming on so I UN-wrapped.  If felt like my shoulder was about to pop out of joint.  I was actually quite scared that I had damaged my shoulder muscles.  But the very next move, the LOw Runner's Lunge/Stretch actually stretched the exact spot out, and that Kink feeling dissipated and didn't come back.  I felt like I dodged a bullet on that one.  On the Left side, I tried to Wrap for a moment but gave up pretty quick.  I guess I shouldn't have tried that the day after Shoulder Day.  But the rest of the routine went pretty well.  I was happy to get through it.

The Flow went much better today right from the start.  So I did only one Series and that was it.

In the end, I burned an acceptable 406 kcals.  Again, more than expected.  But the Yoga numbers are merely for interest and records sake.  I was able to loosen up a lot today.