Week 2, Day 3, PiYo:-Define: Lower Body + Tai Cheng-Full Flow + Splits Training.

Week 2, Day 3, PiYo:-Define: Lower Body + Tai Cheng-Full Flow + Splits Training.

Nailed it with the time thing!  I was planning to wake up early and do my workout before tennis, but I woke up 45 minutes later than intended and hand some time only for my PiYo. Since I was in a time crunch, I didn't change our of my pajamas and went right into my workout after getting the essentials done. I didn't think I would sweat that much, but bit mistake. I sweat a lot! I really tried to push the moves and go to the limit of my range of motion. Had a great workout.

Went right to tennis. The gym was C-C-Cold! A lot colder than outside. It was a real up down day. Won 2, lost 2, won 2, lost 1, won 1 for the first set 6-3, Took the second set 6-1, but then was up and down again. But the final score was 6-3, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2. Just too inconsistent to close any of the sets out at LOVE.  Work in progress.

Right after tennis, I had the whole gym to myself so I did the full flow and was able to use the lines on the floor to guy my steps.  I felt much more stable with the lines knowing exactly where my feet are supposed to go.  The flow was really good!

Stretching out is a bit painful, of course. It is very clear that one side is much more flexible than the other. It is relatively easy to go from center splits to left splits, but center splits to right splits is much more difficult.  

Great workout. Burned over 1100kcals today!

Week 2, Day 2, PiYo: Strength- Core + SPS-Full Body Strength 2+Tai Cheng- Splits Training + Full Flow.

Week 2, Day 2, PiYo: Strength- Core + SPS-Full Body Strength 2+Tai Cheng- Splits Training + Full Flow.

Normal day today. First one in a long time.  Got home from work and was able to relax a bit before starting my workout.  Tomorrow is not going to be a normal day so I had to look at the schedule and do a little adjusting just in case.

Today, Define: Lower Body was scheduled, but I didn't want to do a new workout on a day where I was in a pinch for time, so I did Core today for the first time and I am glad I did.  A lot of new core moves that I had never seen before, but were killers. I forget the name of the one at the beginning where Chalene has us hinging at the core was new and really worked me out. Then the combos of all these interesting moves is a refreshing change from the regular core stuff. That close to last move is the toughest of the bunch, I'm on my knee on the side and I move my leg back, they forward, then kick out and back. Chalene said I should be able to see my foot behind me, but I couldn't see my foot for the first few reps. When I finally got to the point where I could see my foot, my core was burning, along with my glute!  Great core workout!

SPS was another tough weights routine. Again, full body. Got a great burn on my biceps and Triceps. Shoulders and traps burned out, Legs and core again. Plus some final hard cardio to kill me at the end.  My traps were rather sore today, and I discovered why, those weighted shoulder shrugs are brutal!  Nailed them today.  Short workout, only about 45 minutes, but the supersetting idea is really interesting, and it helps everything go quicker. So glad for a day off from SPS tomorrow!

I really pushed it on the splits and leg stretching. The flow is also coming along.  Tried a different approach today with the flow. Tried a minimalist approach moving with only about 40% range of motion but with full intensity.  Very interesting. I was able to focus on weight distribution and balance.  With the wider stances, I don't usually focus on those things.

My body is ready for sleep tonight, for sure!

Week 2, Day 1, Tai Cheng- Full Flow + PiYo: Strength- Sweat + SPS-Full Body Strength +Tai Cheng- Splits Training.

Week 2, Day 1, Tai Cheng- Full Flow + PiYo: Strength- Sweat + SPS-Full Body Strength +Tai Cheng- Splits Training.

Another busy day with kids! Watching a tennis tournament in the morning, and RipStiking in the afternoon. So we were outside for about two hours total RipStiking and Scooting around. My daughter was trying to teach me. I must say it is a lot more difficult than it looks, but I was trying. That in itself was a good workout. Then my daughter started waving her hands around in slow motion and she said she was doing Tai Cheng and that gave me the idea to do the flow outside! So for about 30 minutes, I was doing the flow at different positions and at different speeds. ZERO HINDRANCES!  It was great! I was actually able to extend my stances and not bump into anything. I felt so free!!!

I went in and had Shakeology for "Linner" and started my regular workout.

Today's PiYo was up to its name. I was a nice fast routine that, by the end of it, was again, totally killing my quads!  I also really felt stronger with the push ups and I think I'm becoming more stable with the moves. I still lost my balance on the Warrior 3 position a few times, but it is getting better.  I was sweating a lot by the end of it and my legs were BURNING!!!

SPS went back to the beginning of the 4 routine circuit in Phase 1-Build muscle.  But this time, I upped my weights by between 1.25kgs and 5kgs.  It was a real struggle on the final set, final few reps. I got a really great burn all over my body.

To end my day, I did training for splits.  Held the positions a log longer this time around and I got really far down, a bit more than usual.  Also, my butterfly stretch was a lot lower than I've ever done it.

Great way to start a new week!  Blasting through my workout!

The Tennis Boys!

Week 1, Day 6, PiYo: Strength-Define: Upper Body + SPS-Cardio and Core +Tai Cheng- Splits Training & Full Flow.

Week 1, Day 6, PiYo: Strength-Define: Upper Body + SPS-Cardio and Core +Tai Cheng- Splits Training & Full Flow.

There was supposed to be Tennis today also, but the rain put a stop to that But in exchange, I was able to be a bit lazy and just play some games while my kids studies. Got to my workout in the early afternoon so I've got all evening to play with my kids.

Today's PiYo routine, being a bit shorter, I really pushed harder trying to really flex and move with focused control. Got a good sweat on, Upper Body got a good burn as well, but not that big a calorie burn.

Today, was again functional day with SPS. Only three moves today. 1. High Knees 2. In and Outs 3. Reverse Crunches. I thought I could blast through it, but it was a lot more tasking than I had anticipated. Also, I didn't take the 90-120 second break, I took about half that. It is good training for the "I want to give up..." attitude. Three killer moves, every time I thought to extend my break, I would just say, "NO" and push it. Not much, but every small victory over my desires that hurt me is a victory in the long run.

Went down a lot further on my splits today, about a half an inch to an inch lower. The reason, I did the butterfly stretch before hand, or at least that is what I'm attributing today's success to. Before, I would just do the regular NR4 moves, but today, I switched it up and added the butterfly stretch. Made a huge difference. Less pain at my mark. There is a lot of resistance in my left hip flexor so that helped a lot.

The flow was great. I'm now trying to emulate Dr. Cheng. The flow is setting in my physical memory so I'm starting to advance. Very happy about that.

The only somewhat of a bummer thing is that the TBB site is down, possibly hacked and I couldn't log my workouts. Hopefully the issue is resolved quickly without any loss of private information.

Great way to end my first week of this new journey! Have a great weekend everyone!

The Rumble Roller!!!

This is what I got for myself. I was scared of using it at first, but after using it, I LOVE IT!!!

Week 1, Day 5, PiYo: Strength-Define: Lower Body + SPS-Cardio and strength +Tai Cheng- Splits Training & Full Flow.

Week 1, Day 5, PiYo: Strength-Define: Lower Body + SPS-Cardio and strength +Tai Cheng- Splits Training & Full Flow.

Happy New Year, Everyone!
BUSY BUSY DAY! Hit the floor running and didn't get home until close to 7pm.  I was changed and ready to go by 7:15pm.

I'm sort of glad these routines are short. I pushed for a wider range of motion on everything today, and several times I felt a cramp coming on in my glute or some other area.  One thing about this routine, It seems that in the Down Dog series, I thought something was odd the first time I did it, but tonight confirms it, She cuts the left side short. When she does the Right side, Chalene goes through the series of moves TWICE, but when she does it on the left side, she only does the series of moves once.  And it is a pretty long series.  So I just rewound the DVD to the beginning of the left side and did it again. If there is one thing that irks me, it is imbalance in a workout routine.  Billy Blanks in Taebo often is unbalanced... TOO often. That is one reason why I don't like his routines as much.  This usually doesn't happen in Beachbody programs, but this is one case where it is a pretty big miss. Or is my DVD defective?  Did anyone else notice that?  But because I pushed it, my legs and lower body got a great workout!

SPS (Six Pack Shortcuts)- Today was what he calls Functional Day so I did a series of 5 moves in supersets for 10 cycles.  The five moves were 1. Body Weight Squats 2. Push Up Jacks 3. Upper Body Prone Raises 4. Jumping Jacks 5. Mountain Climbers. The series was 20 seconds for each move non-stop, then after the 5th move, 90 seconds of rest for a total of 10 cycles.  It was easy the first few times around, but by round 7, I was slowing down and would have to really push to keep it up for the full time. Great workout.

Then I did most of the Neural Reboot, but not enough to post it as having been done. And I did the splits training.  I'm really trying to open up my hips, because they seem extremely restricted. It's going to take a lot of time to get those splits.  The full flow was another successful go around.  Getting more consistent.

In the afternoon, we went shopping and I got a little something for myself. I'll post a pic of what I got, but I used it and at first it was extremely uncomfortable, but then I quickly got the hang of it and LOVED IT!!! I didn't know what I was missing until today. I'm SO glad I made that purchase! I highly recommend one for everyone!!!

Happy New Year, and let's blast 2015!!!