Wk 4, D4. T25-Alpha: Full Body Circuit+ Tai Cheng: Neural Reboot P2 + Pulling Knee. + Tennis and Pull ups.
That was a little out of order. I played tennis in the morning, and I was, at the risk of sounding arrogant, unstoppable! And I just kept getting stronger as the game went on. So I tested fate and changed my game plan and went to a serve and volley style. Final score, 6-2, 6-1, 6-0, 6-0. Right after putting away the equipment, I did 20 pull ups and hit the showers.
When I got home I got into my T25 and Tai Cheng. I was able to do Straight 25, but my oblique push ups were slow compared to last time, which was two days ago. This time I was only able to do 16 in the allotted time, last time I did 18. Also, I had to take some of the higher impact stuff down a notch because my knees, both knees, and my ankle were a little gimpy from the tennis.
Pulling Knee was a very easy move, but one of the coolest ones yet. I imagine myself with white hair and a white long beard with a fu-man-chu while I was doing the move.
Burned close to 1800kcals today in my workouts. Good day!
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Wk 4, D3. T25-Alpha: Lower Focus+ Tai Cheng: Neural Reboot P2 + Raise Hand.
Wk 4, D3. T25-Alpha: Lower Focus+ Tai Cheng: Neural Reboot P2 + Raise Hand.
Second Straight 25 for this routine. The Calf Hops were still painful, but I had felt like I had a little more leeway on them today which is good. Also, I was forced by circumstances to workout in the morning, and that was also very good. Nice to give myself a boost like that in the morning.
Another triple combo move today. Raise Hand sounds so mundane, but it is another characteristic move of Tai Chi. Love the flow. Can't wait till I can put them all together. I'm trying to remember the moves now. I'll have to check the Master Scroll again.
I also did 250 Tricep Dips. I did 200 last night just to see if I could still do them. I'm sort of missing resistance training and the pump. Getting plenty of burn, but missing the pump. I may keep doing the tri-ups. I still haven't reached my goal of doing a muscle up since I made the goal last year. Haven't had the time to go and try it at the horizontal bar at the park. I'm going to have to make my way out there sometime soon.
Great to get the workout out of the way.
Second Straight 25 for this routine. The Calf Hops were still painful, but I had felt like I had a little more leeway on them today which is good. Also, I was forced by circumstances to workout in the morning, and that was also very good. Nice to give myself a boost like that in the morning.
Another triple combo move today. Raise Hand sounds so mundane, but it is another characteristic move of Tai Chi. Love the flow. Can't wait till I can put them all together. I'm trying to remember the moves now. I'll have to check the Master Scroll again.
I also did 250 Tricep Dips. I did 200 last night just to see if I could still do them. I'm sort of missing resistance training and the pump. Getting plenty of burn, but missing the pump. I may keep doing the tri-ups. I still haven't reached my goal of doing a muscle up since I made the goal last year. Haven't had the time to go and try it at the horizontal bar at the park. I'm going to have to make my way out there sometime soon.
Great to get the workout out of the way.
Monday, October 13, 2014
Wk 4, D2. T25-Alpha: Total Body Circuit+ Tai Cheng: Neural Reboot P2 + Single Whip.
Wk 4, D2. T25-Alpha: Total Body Circuit+ Tai Cheng: Neural Reboot P2 + Single Whip.
Typhoon day! But thankfully it passes without incident. More game and movie time with my kids. Again, not really motivated to workout, but the opportunity knocked and I had no excuse or reason not to workout, so I did.
I really wanted to get Straight 25 for this particular routine so I determined to get through it without taking any breaks. Although I can't say that I nailed it, I can say that I did get all the way through without taking any breaks. But I feel a bit sheepish because even though I technically didn't take any breaks, at times, I slowed way down, without breaking form. That happened mainly in the Burn Out. I made it all the way through the main workout and I actually had some energy left to go right into the burn out, but after doing 18 oblique push ups and going right into shoulder tap push ups in the burn out. That was almost too much. That is when I slowed my pace down some. Well, somehow, I muddled through. I feel good about it, because I broke through, not with a bang, but with a bloop. Now to build on that performance. Hopefully, I can NAIL IT before I finish Alpha Phase.
Single Whip is an awesome move. It is a little complicated as it is a compound move. I need a little more practice with it to make sure of my hand positions and stance. But this move has the big looping hand movement that is so characteristic of the old Kung Fu movies I used to watch where the monks would do their forms just before putting the beat down on some bandits. AWESOME!!!
Hope everyone had a great Columbus Day!
Typhoon day! But thankfully it passes without incident. More game and movie time with my kids. Again, not really motivated to workout, but the opportunity knocked and I had no excuse or reason not to workout, so I did.
I really wanted to get Straight 25 for this particular routine so I determined to get through it without taking any breaks. Although I can't say that I nailed it, I can say that I did get all the way through without taking any breaks. But I feel a bit sheepish because even though I technically didn't take any breaks, at times, I slowed way down, without breaking form. That happened mainly in the Burn Out. I made it all the way through the main workout and I actually had some energy left to go right into the burn out, but after doing 18 oblique push ups and going right into shoulder tap push ups in the burn out. That was almost too much. That is when I slowed my pace down some. Well, somehow, I muddled through. I feel good about it, because I broke through, not with a bang, but with a bloop. Now to build on that performance. Hopefully, I can NAIL IT before I finish Alpha Phase.
Single Whip is an awesome move. It is a little complicated as it is a compound move. I need a little more practice with it to make sure of my hand positions and stance. But this move has the big looping hand movement that is so characteristic of the old Kung Fu movies I used to watch where the monks would do their forms just before putting the beat down on some bandits. AWESOME!!!
Hope everyone had a great Columbus Day!
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Wk 4, D1. T25-Alpha: Cardio+ Tai Cheng: Neural Reboot P2 + Push.
Wk 4, D1. T25-Alpha: Cardio+ Tai Cheng: Neural Reboot P2 + Push.
Nailed it! STRAIGHT 25. The running progression is still tough, but I'm able to bear the pain in my arches better and more each time I do this routine and progression. I was feeling very unmotivated today because of the weather I guess. Just felt like lazing around, but I had to start week four. I was also very excited to progress to Phase TWO of Tai Cheng.
Tai Cheng Phase TWO is underway. Neural Reboot for Phase TWO is about 8 minutes longer. We sort of rush through the old moves, but add a lot of new things as well. The foam rolling add the quads. More leg stretches, and some additional moves I don't remember the names of as of yet. The Push move begins right from the end of sequence 1, so I'm excited to continue the flow. The new move instruction was only 7 minutes long. So both workouts took me a bit over an hour.
Glad to get started on week 4! Hope everyone is having a good weekend!
Nailed it! STRAIGHT 25. The running progression is still tough, but I'm able to bear the pain in my arches better and more each time I do this routine and progression. I was feeling very unmotivated today because of the weather I guess. Just felt like lazing around, but I had to start week four. I was also very excited to progress to Phase TWO of Tai Cheng.
Tai Cheng Phase TWO is underway. Neural Reboot for Phase TWO is about 8 minutes longer. We sort of rush through the old moves, but add a lot of new things as well. The foam rolling add the quads. More leg stretches, and some additional moves I don't remember the names of as of yet. The Push move begins right from the end of sequence 1, so I'm excited to continue the flow. The new move instruction was only 7 minutes long. So both workouts took me a bit over an hour.
Glad to get started on week 4! Hope everyone is having a good weekend!
Friday, October 10, 2014
Week 3, Day 6. T25-Alpha: Total Body Circuit+ Tai Cheng: Neural Reboot P1 + Sequence 1.
Week 3, Day 6. T25-Alpha: Total Body Circuit+ Tai Cheng: Neural Reboot P1 + Sequence 1.
YEEE HAAWWW! What a way to finish off week 3. I really went for it on this routine to get finish up with a Straight 25! Really tried, and I made it all the way to the five minute mark with no break, but the burn out, right after that spider series ending with oblique push ups was too much. I couldn't go right into the burn out after burning out on those push ups. In the burn out, I took a few breaks and ended up extending the 25 minute workout to 28 minutes and 13 seconds, burning over 400kcals. I was very happy with today's performance despite not doing a Straight 25.
YEEE HAAWWW! What a way to finish off week 3. I really went for it on this routine to get finish up with a Straight 25! Really tried, and I made it all the way to the five minute mark with no break, but the burn out, right after that spider series ending with oblique push ups was too much. I couldn't go right into the burn out after burning out on those push ups. In the burn out, I took a few breaks and ended up extending the 25 minute workout to 28 minutes and 13 seconds, burning over 400kcals. I was very happy with today's performance despite not doing a Straight 25.
Again with the yellow strength band today. I felt that my balance is
coming into focus. I have to keep low and hip tucked. I focused on
getting all the way back in my stance so I could pass the acid test for
the back stance. Great run today with Sequence ONE. Can't wait for phase
2.
Have a great weekend everyone. We looking down the barrel of a Super Typhoon aiming to smack us on the head on Sunday. It's already cloudy and windy.
Have a great weekend everyone. We looking down the barrel of a Super Typhoon aiming to smack us on the head on Sunday. It's already cloudy and windy.
Week 3, Day 5. T25-Alpha: Ab Intervals + Tai Cheng: Neural Reboot P1 + Sequence 1.
Week 3, Day 5. T25-Alpha: Ab Intervals + Tai Cheng: Neural Reboot P1 + Sequence 1.
Not as enthused about today's workout. I'm on the fence as to whether or not I should declare it a straight 25 or not. I did, in fact, do the whole routine without any long or extended breaks, but I did shift from regular to modified moves several times. Especially in the leg raise progression and the tap in progression. Feet on the floor, I'm okay, but lifting the feet and not touching the floor, I definitely lost some ab strength. So, since I wimped out on those moves, one can argue that I did take a break as far as move intensity. So, I guess I will not declare straight 25. Bummer I had a good streak going there. It starts again, tomorrow!
Not as enthused about today's workout. I'm on the fence as to whether or not I should declare it a straight 25 or not. I did, in fact, do the whole routine without any long or extended breaks, but I did shift from regular to modified moves several times. Especially in the leg raise progression and the tap in progression. Feet on the floor, I'm okay, but lifting the feet and not touching the floor, I definitely lost some ab strength. So, since I wimped out on those moves, one can argue that I did take a break as far as move intensity. So, I guess I will not declare straight 25. Bummer I had a good streak going there. It starts again, tomorrow!
I'm really feeling good with the Phase 1 Sequence. Today I did it with
the yellow resistance band. Fortunately, I didn't feel my structure
collapse or anything like that, but going from balance to heel out in
the front stance really tasked my stability. I have to keep working at
it to gain more balance. I may be getting a little ahead of myself, but I
am so ready for the weekend!
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Week 3, Day 4. T25-Alpha: Cardio + Tai Cheng: Neural Reboot P1 + Sequence 1.
Week 3, Day 4. T25-Alpha: Cardio + Tai Cheng: Neural Reboot P1 + Sequence 1.
STRAIGHT 25... AGAIN!!! You would think that being able to get through these T25 workouts gets easier the more you do them. NOT!!! Even though I am getting through them without a break, there are times, several times in which I have to take my foot off the gas a bit to allow the lactic acid to go down, then I step on it again. I'd say that about 3 to 3.5 minutes is where the pain starts to get really intense. Sometimes I can make it to the end of the progression and shake it out a little in the couple seconds before the next progression starts, and other times, I have to let up a bit. But always keep moving. My next goal is to go full tilt through the 25 minutes. What can I call THAT???
Really getting it with Sequence ONE. However, with the stance litmus test, I still am not coming all the way back on my hind leg. I have to strengthen my quads to hold that wider stance. I think I may try the resistance band around my knees next time. Only two more days of the Neural Reboot Phase 1, then it's on to Phase 2. Exciting!
STRAIGHT 25... AGAIN!!! You would think that being able to get through these T25 workouts gets easier the more you do them. NOT!!! Even though I am getting through them without a break, there are times, several times in which I have to take my foot off the gas a bit to allow the lactic acid to go down, then I step on it again. I'd say that about 3 to 3.5 minutes is where the pain starts to get really intense. Sometimes I can make it to the end of the progression and shake it out a little in the couple seconds before the next progression starts, and other times, I have to let up a bit. But always keep moving. My next goal is to go full tilt through the 25 minutes. What can I call THAT???
Really getting it with Sequence ONE. However, with the stance litmus test, I still am not coming all the way back on my hind leg. I have to strengthen my quads to hold that wider stance. I think I may try the resistance band around my knees next time. Only two more days of the Neural Reboot Phase 1, then it's on to Phase 2. Exciting!
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