November 15, Thursday - T25 - Alpha: Speed 1.0 + ChaLEAN Extreme - Extreme Core Circuit + Free Weights Upper Body + Chin-Up Challenge + TCF + Pickle-Ball.

November 15, Thursday - T25 - Alpha: Speed 1.0 + ChaLEAN Extreme - Extreme Core Circuit + Free Weights Upper Body + Chin-Up Challenge + TCF + Pickle-Ball.

I was able to get home a lot earlier than usual because my university had entrance exams and they finished in the early afternoon.  This is the first time I was able to do a full workout on a Thursday AND do a night class.  I took full advantage of the opportunity and time.

This is the first time for me to do Speed 1.0 because I was sort of reserving it for a time when I had a tough workout the previous day.  Since yesterday's tennis was tough and I was still sore from it, I figured this was the perfect time to do it.  I also thought it was easier than the other Alpha routines, but it was a lot tougher than I remember and even though it has those "Stretch" interludes, I almost maxed out.  The move that almost took me out was the Low Crossjacks.  I had forgotten about that move until I started doing it and then the pain in my arches brought it roaring back to memory.  But I am glad to report that I did do a Straight 25.

I went back to the Extreme Core Circuit for my Ab work, but I used 1kg hand weights, and I could feel the burn right in the core.  Then, I did the Free Weights for Upper Body, just random moves to hit the big muscle groups in the upper body:  Curls, Triceps Extensions, Shoulder Presses, Bent Over Flies, Chest Flies.  I don't know what I was thinking, but I should have done the Chin-Up Challenge before doing the Free Weights because I was blown by the time I got to the Chin-Up Challenge.  Today, I had 15 reps to do, and up until yesterday I was doing them in one-shots, but today, I had to do two sets, 10-5, to get the required number of reps in.  And I topped the workout off with my Flows.

I went to my class feeling pretty good, not too bushed, but when I got home, my daughter wanted to play Pickle-Ball again, so I said, "yes" and we played for about 30 minutes.  I was tired, but it was, as usual, a ton of fun!

For the regular workout, I burned 752 kcals.  Felt good to get it done.