Wk 14, D3. T25-Core Speed + Tai Cheng: NR4 + Full Flow.

Wk 14, D3. T25-Core Speed + Tai Cheng: NR4 + Full Flow.

Evening workout today. Busy with lots of things and had not time to get it in any earlier.
Very happy with today's workout. First time to Nail this routine. I usually need to stop for a break after the first circuit, but this time I was able to push through. The only modification I had to do was in the beginning of the level 2, first move when my arches, for some reason, started to seize up and instead of doing the agility move, I had to just do high knees for a few reps until the pain went away. Once that worked itself out, I totally nailed the routine. Got an awesome sweat on and an awesome shake. Meaning, my legs were shaking after the routine. My heart rate stayed high for longer than it has in the past with a cardio workout. Everything was just routine after that.

I really pushed passed my limit on the splits today, and for the first time, my feet started to really tingle and numb up during the splits. I also was forced to move a lot slower in transition. But I was able to a little past my mark.

Really awesome flows today. Again, the discrepancy between my right side and left made itself known today. I am right handed, but in this instance, my left side is dominant. I just do much better when starting left then right. I wonder why?

Great workout today!

Wk 14, D2. T25-Gamma: Rip'T Up+ Tai Cheng: NR4 + Full Flow.

Wk 14, D2. T25-Gamma: Rip'T Up+ Tai Cheng: NR4 + Full Flow.

Today was an odd day. I went to work early and came home early to do my workout. (Nice to have flex-time when I have no class.) But my meal schedule was all messed up. By the time I got home I hadn't eaten for a good three hours and was a bit hungry, but if I ate something, I would have to wait to do my workout or else I'd cramp up during the workout. So I decided to do it hungry and see what happens.

T25 was awesome! My upper body was burning all over. I made it all the way through the alternating Shimmy, but had to take a break before the double shimmy. After that, I had to take a few more breaks. I pushed my shoulders to their limit, and way past failure. OUCH & BURN!  Biceps also burned out.  It was good to know that I could push beyond my limits. I was afraid I was starting to plateau, but not this workout.

I'm just going with Tai Cheng until I have no time. The Reboot was fine, but I did it without the disk and when I got to the splits, I about doubled the time and I was able to inch down and got lower than ever before while doing this program. I really wanted to push the limits today!

I decided to try to push the flow to the limit as well. My best time thus far has been 1 minute 10 seconds. But in the "Putting it All Together" section, Dr. Cheng does the whole flow in 55 seconds.   So I started when he started and went for it.  The first time, I kept doing Phoenix Tail instead of Ward Off. I had to restart the right side about three times before I got through the first sequence.  Then I was second guessing my transitions.  But after several resets, I finally got through it. I was able to go through on both sides with Dr. Cheng. I also got down to 50 seconds with good form. I was able to just do the flow without thinking and nailed all the transitions.  Totally nailed the flow.  Now, I just wish I could have a one-on-one session with a master so he could advise me on my weak points.

Great workout today!

Wk 14, D1. T25-Gamma: Extreme Circuit+ Tai Cheng: NR4 + Full Flow.

Wk 14, D1. T25-Gamma: Extreme Circuit+ Tai Cheng: NR4 + Full Flow.

Week 14 is the final week of T25! Got to kick it up a notch...

Started off with a BANG! But my biceps burned out really quick. I don't know what the deal is. I do not have any muscular endurance to speak of. Just using 6kgs in each hand, I was burned out at 18 reps and was able to just squeak out about 4 more past that. Biceps were burning during the lifting, but the burn disappeared within moments. Very different from P90X pump when I would do just 8-12 reps with up to 15kgs but the burn and pump lasted for about an hour. Can anyone tell me why that is? But either way, today, after the first circuit, I was taking little breaks between moves, and eventually added about 10 minutes to the routine. Kind of bummed about that.

Yes, Tai Cheng is finished, but I want to continue splits training so I did a truncated version of the Neural reboot and got into the splits. OUCH!!! I also continued to do the flow. Felt very good today and didn't have too many brain farts.

Great workout today.

Wk 13, D7. Tai Cheng: Full Flow.

Wk 13, D7. Tai Cheng: Full Flow.

Today was my usual day off, but I wanted to do some stretching and the full flow. So in the evening, I went to a larger area and tried stretching out. OUCH! Without the whole Neural Reboot sequence, going right for splits is very painful. The flow went very well. Still flubbing up more than I would expect, but I'll keep at it.

Wk 13, D6. T25- Core Speed + Tai Cheng: NR4 + Full Flow.

Wk 13, D6. T25- Core Speed + Tai Cheng: NR4 + Full Flow.

Shakeology in the morning before today's workout was perfection. Gave me the energy needed to get through this tough routine.  It was C-C-COLD!!! I felt it at the beginning and I was pushing hard to keep up, especially during the burpee moves and moves like the L-squat. But after Level One, I warmed up and NAILED IT!!! Great way to finish out the week.  Very happy with today's routine.  However, I still had a little bit of an issue with my arches. I don't know if it is the cold, or something else, but they started to tighten up again at the beginning, but loosened up after warming up.

TAI CHENG IS COMPLETE!!!

I did Neural Reboot 4 and made a little progress with the splits.  It feels more like my joint mobility that is preventing me from going further down than tight muscles or ligaments. But I guess I'll have to assume that it's not and keep pushing till I get down.

Today's flow was good. I tried to shorten up my front stance a bit to stay within my space, but my space is just too small for a full flow with the ideal range of motion on my stances.  Although I'm finished with the program, I will definitely continue doing most of the reboot stretches and of course continue the flow as often as I can, and where ever I can.  I'll give a comprehensive review of the program later this week, but I can honestly say that I loved this program. Reasons to follow.

Super way to start my day, and SUPERER way to end my week.

Wk 13, D5. T25-Gamma: The Pyramid + Tai Cheng: NR4 + Full Flow.

Wk 13, D5. T25-Gamma: The Pyramid + Tai Cheng: NR4 + Full Flow.

Felt good this morning. Routine started out as normal, a few minutes of moderate cardio to warm up, then it hit. For some odd reason, my arches started to tighten up and I was afraid that I would cramp up. I had to let it up a bit until they started to loosen up. I was fortunate to be doing this particular routine because it allowed my arches to loosen up through the moves. It was a great workout and despite the near cramping in my arches, I was able to get a hold of it, subdue it, and nail it. I only took one short break and that was after the Pike ups. Again, I really went for it and pushed hard not to take a mid-set break, but for some reason I got a little light headed and had to take a drink and breath. But I was able to get over it and kill it from there.

I lost some stretch on my splits so I had to push harder just to get back to my mark. The next to final flow was good, but I realized that I started to develop some bad habits to fit in my small space. I need to flow in a better and bigger place so I can keep my form steady.

It was a great workout.

Wk 13, D4. T25-Gamma: Extreme Circuit + Tai Cheng: NR4 + Full Flow.

Wk 13, D4. T25-Gamma: Extreme Circuit + Tai Cheng: NR4 + Full Flow.

Had a busy day and the workout really helped me unwind. But I must have been way off my game because I was getting winded really easily but recovered quickly. It was odd, but I found it necessary to take a couple mid-set breaks on the pull-up bar moves. Also, I wanted to do even reps on both sides so I went over-time by a few seconds on several moves and had to rewind to get the full time of the next move. I ended up adding about 10 minutes to the routine. Today WAS EXTREME!

I lost some flexibility on my splits. I had to push really hard just to get back to the mark. No extending today.

Today's flow was really good, but still not consistent. I do a really good flow, then in the next one I mix up Phoenix Tail with Ward Off or something elementary like that. The flow is still not "in" my bones. Got to keep doing it.

I felt good after my workout, revitalized.