5-12-16 HY: Tennis + Splits + TCF.
It's been two weeks since I last played so I was wondering how things would go in today's session. Also, I have been a little worried about my knee since at certain angles it won't bear weight. Plus, I can't find my knee brace. That being said, adrenalin covers all sorts of pain. After a cautious warm up, I felt good, so I went ahead and shifted into a higher gear. The shots and mishits came, but control was also present. I felt good, and I could see the ball well. The waves of concentration were in my favor so I had to capitalize when I was up, and withstand the crashes when down. Ended up taking the match 6-2, 6-2, 3-0. The other wildcard condition was that the gym floor had small pools of water on the opposite side because of drippage from the ceiling. The first time I went to retrieve a ball from that side, I slipped and almost fell. Then around the middle of our session, the dripping started close to the net on our side of the gym. Very dangerous so we had to be more careful, not to mention what happens to the ball if it rolled through the water. But despite that, it was a good session.
I had to do my splits and Flow after work a little later in the evening, but the splits were good. I'm finding the warm up stretches are a little easier and I can get to my mark a lot faster than I used to. I will have to keep pushing to get lower. The Flow was good all around except for the knee issue again. I had to step lightly and at a slightly different angle than my left, but it was good.
In the end (of the tennis only), I torched 950+kcals. I'm hoping to get more tennis in later this month with a different group of people.
Friday, May 13, 2016
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
5-11-16 HY: P90X2 - X2 Yoga + Splits + TCF.
5-11-16 HY: P90X2 - X2 Yoga + Splits + TCF.
I'm getting a little lazy in the mornings and not waking up early enough to put together a full workout before having to go to work like I did last month a few times. So I had to split my workout today. But for this particular workout, it workout well.
It has been a while since I've done X2 Yoga, so I was excited to get to it. I felt good right from the start. Then a few minutes in, Tony says, "I can feel the beads of sweat coming to the surface of my skin." And I wasn't feeling that so I figured I wasn't pushing hard enough. But minutes later, the floodgates opened, and I was sweating like crazy. The moves were all good. Half-Moon was a lot better than I remember doing it last. Crane was way more stable and I was able to hold it a lot longer than I did before. The Wrap seemed to be a little tighter than before, though. I was happy that I was able to do all the push ups with good form. All in all I felt good with today's yoga.
I had to wait till after work to get in my Splits and Flow. But after doing yoga in the morning, it was like getting a double stretch in. Not "Like", but it was a double stretch. So I was able to get to a new low on my splits. But the Flow still had a little trouble on the right side because of my knee. Left was right on.
I was wearing my HRM, but when I looked to see how many calories I had burned, I realized that I had forgotten to turn it on. So I was very not happy about my stupidity. So no calorie count today.
Today was an all around good midweek recovery. Again, I am thinking of adding a Wednesday recovery to my schedule. Feels good!
I'm getting a little lazy in the mornings and not waking up early enough to put together a full workout before having to go to work like I did last month a few times. So I had to split my workout today. But for this particular workout, it workout well.
It has been a while since I've done X2 Yoga, so I was excited to get to it. I felt good right from the start. Then a few minutes in, Tony says, "I can feel the beads of sweat coming to the surface of my skin." And I wasn't feeling that so I figured I wasn't pushing hard enough. But minutes later, the floodgates opened, and I was sweating like crazy. The moves were all good. Half-Moon was a lot better than I remember doing it last. Crane was way more stable and I was able to hold it a lot longer than I did before. The Wrap seemed to be a little tighter than before, though. I was happy that I was able to do all the push ups with good form. All in all I felt good with today's yoga.
I had to wait till after work to get in my Splits and Flow. But after doing yoga in the morning, it was like getting a double stretch in. Not "Like", but it was a double stretch. So I was able to get to a new low on my splits. But the Flow still had a little trouble on the right side because of my knee. Left was right on.
I was wearing my HRM, but when I looked to see how many calories I had burned, I realized that I had forgotten to turn it on. So I was very not happy about my stupidity. So no calorie count today.
Today was an all around good midweek recovery. Again, I am thinking of adding a Wednesday recovery to my schedule. Feels good!
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
5-10-16 HY: P90X2 - P.A.P. Lower + RevAbs - Mercy Abs + Splits + TCF.
5-10-16 HY: P90X2 - P.A.P. Lower + RevAbs - Mercy Abs + Splits + TCF.
Regular day, today. Work then workout is the order of the day. Got home a little later than hoped because of torrential rains. It was like a monsoon on the road, and when trucks drove by it was a momentary whiteout. Not fun and rather stressful. As I started my workout, I was a little tired from the tense drive home, so the workout was the perfect thing to release all that tension.
I had totally forgotten what P.A.P. was, so I was trying to listen. Right from the beginning I misunderstood or misheard four rounds per Complex for four Complexes. So when I got through the first Complex, I was thinking, "What! Three More of these!" I was heaving hard. But thankfully, I discovered that there were only two complexes of four rounds each. The moves weren't that difficult, but doing them four times in a row, Man, by the time I hit that fourth round, I was spent. With that last stability move, "Tony's V" in the first Complex, my butt was really feeling it. But that Side Plank with Leg raise in the second Complex, OUCH!!! Actually, only half OUCH!!! My right leg lift was strong all four rounds, but my left leg raise was drooping little by little every round, and by the fourth round, I could barely get it a few inches off my left foot. There was no budging that leg up. It was dead. But I got a huge burn from today's routine. I had wanted to get in some lower body work so I was quite satisfied with the workout today. The only little hitch was that my knee started to act up a little. I started feeling it in the first Complex with the One Leg Hop, then felt it even more in the second Complex with the Monster Hops. I had started off with a 2-3 foot jump distance, but at that distance my knee was not going to hold up, so I shortened it to about a foot and a half and went fast. That was a little better, but there were times when I had to baby my right knee. The first move of the second Complex is where I saw the most improvement quickly. In the first round, I was falling off balance every rep almost. But by the last round, I was stable and steady. I fell out of balance only a couple times. Aside from the knee issue, Big pain, Big sweat and BIG BURN!
X2 Ab Ripper didn't pop up and I wasn't going to do abs today because I had done them two days in a row already, but I decided to go ahead and knock something out and went with Brett. I always get a good burn with Mercy Abs, and today did not disappoint. I was feeling it right from the first set of crunches. Man! That was good, and my abs were really contracting today and flexing hard. I was really focusing on keeping tension up and down and I felt the results. Basic moves, but incredibly intense!
My right knee felt a little gimpy, so I was careful not to push too hard, but searching for the right angle paid off, and I was able to push lower than expected for today. FLOWing was hard because of the knee. Right side was a bit off, but left side was on par. Smooth and clean.
In the end, I torched a sweet 1000+kcals! Good workout today.
Regular day, today. Work then workout is the order of the day. Got home a little later than hoped because of torrential rains. It was like a monsoon on the road, and when trucks drove by it was a momentary whiteout. Not fun and rather stressful. As I started my workout, I was a little tired from the tense drive home, so the workout was the perfect thing to release all that tension.
I had totally forgotten what P.A.P. was, so I was trying to listen. Right from the beginning I misunderstood or misheard four rounds per Complex for four Complexes. So when I got through the first Complex, I was thinking, "What! Three More of these!" I was heaving hard. But thankfully, I discovered that there were only two complexes of four rounds each. The moves weren't that difficult, but doing them four times in a row, Man, by the time I hit that fourth round, I was spent. With that last stability move, "Tony's V" in the first Complex, my butt was really feeling it. But that Side Plank with Leg raise in the second Complex, OUCH!!! Actually, only half OUCH!!! My right leg lift was strong all four rounds, but my left leg raise was drooping little by little every round, and by the fourth round, I could barely get it a few inches off my left foot. There was no budging that leg up. It was dead. But I got a huge burn from today's routine. I had wanted to get in some lower body work so I was quite satisfied with the workout today. The only little hitch was that my knee started to act up a little. I started feeling it in the first Complex with the One Leg Hop, then felt it even more in the second Complex with the Monster Hops. I had started off with a 2-3 foot jump distance, but at that distance my knee was not going to hold up, so I shortened it to about a foot and a half and went fast. That was a little better, but there were times when I had to baby my right knee. The first move of the second Complex is where I saw the most improvement quickly. In the first round, I was falling off balance every rep almost. But by the last round, I was stable and steady. I fell out of balance only a couple times. Aside from the knee issue, Big pain, Big sweat and BIG BURN!
X2 Ab Ripper didn't pop up and I wasn't going to do abs today because I had done them two days in a row already, but I decided to go ahead and knock something out and went with Brett. I always get a good burn with Mercy Abs, and today did not disappoint. I was feeling it right from the first set of crunches. Man! That was good, and my abs were really contracting today and flexing hard. I was really focusing on keeping tension up and down and I felt the results. Basic moves, but incredibly intense!
My right knee felt a little gimpy, so I was careful not to push too hard, but searching for the right angle paid off, and I was able to push lower than expected for today. FLOWing was hard because of the knee. Right side was a bit off, but left side was on par. Smooth and clean.
In the end, I torched a sweet 1000+kcals! Good workout today.
Monday, May 9, 2016
5-09-16 HY: T25 - Gamma: The Pyramid + ChaLEAN Extreme - Ab Burner + Splits + TFC.
5-09-16 HY: T25 - Gamma: The Pyramid + ChaLEAN Extreme - Ab Burner + Splits + TFC.
This is the beginning of my regular schedule. From now on, Monday workouts get to happen in the morning. I like morning workouts because it gets my day started nicely and it frees up my evenings after work. LOVE IT!!!
I knew that The Pyramid was more of a strength routine, so I was considering going back to Alpha Round to do Cardio or Total Body Circuit. Ultimately I decided to finish out Gamma today, and then go back to Alpha or other cardio on my next cardio day. I was nailing the routine right from the beginning, but once I got to the Plank-Pike Up move, I was dying and had to take a break. After that, I took a lot of breaks, and I ended up adding about 5 minutes to the total workout time. But I got a good burn, and I also got a pretty good cardio workout from the few cardio moves as well. I burned about 50kcals less than a regular cardio workout so not that much loss. It in interesting how much +1 rep +1 rep can kill you. I could feel myself just dying to get through those last reps of the final step. One thing I sort of wish this routine did was standardize the rep/step count. the max step should be like 8 reps, or 10 reps. But it would fluctuate between 6 and 10 so sometime it felt a little light and sometimes it couldn't end soon enough. Oh well, maybe in the next program. But great all around routine.
At the end of Extreme Core Circuit, Chalene said to rest the core tomorrow (today) but I had the time, so I wanted to do a little core, so I went with Ab Burner. More range of motion, flexing harder, always does the trick to intensify an easy routine. Got the good burn I was looking for.
Splits were good, Flow was great. Happy to energize myself like this in the morning.
In the end, I torched a good 700+kcals. Let's get this party started and run it the whole WEEK.
This is the beginning of my regular schedule. From now on, Monday workouts get to happen in the morning. I like morning workouts because it gets my day started nicely and it frees up my evenings after work. LOVE IT!!!
I knew that The Pyramid was more of a strength routine, so I was considering going back to Alpha Round to do Cardio or Total Body Circuit. Ultimately I decided to finish out Gamma today, and then go back to Alpha or other cardio on my next cardio day. I was nailing the routine right from the beginning, but once I got to the Plank-Pike Up move, I was dying and had to take a break. After that, I took a lot of breaks, and I ended up adding about 5 minutes to the total workout time. But I got a good burn, and I also got a pretty good cardio workout from the few cardio moves as well. I burned about 50kcals less than a regular cardio workout so not that much loss. It in interesting how much +1 rep +1 rep can kill you. I could feel myself just dying to get through those last reps of the final step. One thing I sort of wish this routine did was standardize the rep/step count. the max step should be like 8 reps, or 10 reps. But it would fluctuate between 6 and 10 so sometime it felt a little light and sometimes it couldn't end soon enough. Oh well, maybe in the next program. But great all around routine.
At the end of Extreme Core Circuit, Chalene said to rest the core tomorrow (today) but I had the time, so I wanted to do a little core, so I went with Ab Burner. More range of motion, flexing harder, always does the trick to intensify an easy routine. Got the good burn I was looking for.
Splits were good, Flow was great. Happy to energize myself like this in the morning.
In the end, I torched a good 700+kcals. Let's get this party started and run it the whole WEEK.
5-08-16 HY: P90X2- X2 Chest+Shoulders+Tris + ChaLEAN Extreme- Extreme Core Circuit + Splits + TCF.
5-08-16 HY: P90X2- X2 Chest+Shoulders+Tris + ChaLEAN Extreme- Extreme Core Circuit + Splits + TCF.
Happy Mother's Day to all you Mothers out there. This is the first Mother's Day that we weren't able to celebrate together as a family. Son at school and daughter needing to do school duties. So I took my wife out to eat at a newly re-opened Indian restaurant. Again, we ate till we were very full. But it was delicious. And although I ate till I was very full, if I compare the last time I ate there, I ate about half the amount. Good news that my stomach seems to be getting smaller so I can't eat nearly as much as I used to be able to eat. At the start of my workout today, I didn't feel as heavy as I did on Friday, also, it is a good thing that I wasn't doing cardio.
I have four routines left to finish out X2, and this is the final defined one, meaning the specific focus of the routine is in the name. One thing I'm not really fond of is the fact that the majority of Chest moves are push ups. I wish there were more Chest presses and flies, etc. But anyway, This was a good routine. Another one of the Two Round routines of 11 moves. I improved my Chatterocker Push-up count between rounds. In the first round, I stopped way sooner than I wanted, but I pumped out a few more because I had the time. Second round, I hit my target, plus a few extra reps. Felt good and very winded. I did the strip press 1-3 reverse to what Tony did. I did mine the Body Beast way, Lower weight, medium weight, heavy weight, with decreasing rep count. 15-12-8. The first round was good, I was able to handle all three levels. Second round was a lot tougher. Totally hit failure at the end with the heavy weight and had to get all "Fugly" to get the last rep in. I raised my weights also, all the dumbbells by 1.25kgs. Made a huge difference. Three-Ball Extravaganza is tough, because I don't have three balls. So here is a shot of what I do instead.
It is basically the same idea, balance is a big issue but only vertically. I do the same thing on other moves like Push-Up Side Arm Balance, and 3-Ball Dip. Also, you'll notice that I have a cheapy med ball that squishes. I wish I had a hard one. Maybe someday, I'll put out the bucks for one or two. On the 3-Ball Dip, I did 15reps with both feet on the med ball, and then the set with each leg raised. I was able to double the leg raise sets in the second round. Over all, a good workout. I got a really good burn and pump. But the odd this was that I didn't feel like I was popping out of my shirt, rather, my muscles felt harder. Just a different sensation today. Felt good though. With all the balance work on the foam roller, my forearm is feeling quite sore right now as I type.
I really didn't feel the Jam for X2 Ab Ripper today, so I went with Chalene. I really like this routine because it new, fresh and challenging. Also, it gives my core the same "hard core" sensation that I got from the X2 routine today, not pumped, but hard. My core got the good burn, but no pump, rather a core tightness. I still feel it now a few hours post workout. I think that is a good thing.
The Splits felt really good today. No extra pain anywhere, and I'm hitting and passing the mark a lot sooner than later. And the Flow is right on par. Good to get it done today. Looking forward to my ShakeO for dinner.
In the end, I torched a solid 1179kcals. Good way to start my week.
Happy Mother's Day to all you Mothers out there. This is the first Mother's Day that we weren't able to celebrate together as a family. Son at school and daughter needing to do school duties. So I took my wife out to eat at a newly re-opened Indian restaurant. Again, we ate till we were very full. But it was delicious. And although I ate till I was very full, if I compare the last time I ate there, I ate about half the amount. Good news that my stomach seems to be getting smaller so I can't eat nearly as much as I used to be able to eat. At the start of my workout today, I didn't feel as heavy as I did on Friday, also, it is a good thing that I wasn't doing cardio.
I have four routines left to finish out X2, and this is the final defined one, meaning the specific focus of the routine is in the name. One thing I'm not really fond of is the fact that the majority of Chest moves are push ups. I wish there were more Chest presses and flies, etc. But anyway, This was a good routine. Another one of the Two Round routines of 11 moves. I improved my Chatterocker Push-up count between rounds. In the first round, I stopped way sooner than I wanted, but I pumped out a few more because I had the time. Second round, I hit my target, plus a few extra reps. Felt good and very winded. I did the strip press 1-3 reverse to what Tony did. I did mine the Body Beast way, Lower weight, medium weight, heavy weight, with decreasing rep count. 15-12-8. The first round was good, I was able to handle all three levels. Second round was a lot tougher. Totally hit failure at the end with the heavy weight and had to get all "Fugly" to get the last rep in. I raised my weights also, all the dumbbells by 1.25kgs. Made a huge difference. Three-Ball Extravaganza is tough, because I don't have three balls. So here is a shot of what I do instead.
It is basically the same idea, balance is a big issue but only vertically. I do the same thing on other moves like Push-Up Side Arm Balance, and 3-Ball Dip. Also, you'll notice that I have a cheapy med ball that squishes. I wish I had a hard one. Maybe someday, I'll put out the bucks for one or two. On the 3-Ball Dip, I did 15reps with both feet on the med ball, and then the set with each leg raised. I was able to double the leg raise sets in the second round. Over all, a good workout. I got a really good burn and pump. But the odd this was that I didn't feel like I was popping out of my shirt, rather, my muscles felt harder. Just a different sensation today. Felt good though. With all the balance work on the foam roller, my forearm is feeling quite sore right now as I type.
I really didn't feel the Jam for X2 Ab Ripper today, so I went with Chalene. I really like this routine because it new, fresh and challenging. Also, it gives my core the same "hard core" sensation that I got from the X2 routine today, not pumped, but hard. My core got the good burn, but no pump, rather a core tightness. I still feel it now a few hours post workout. I think that is a good thing.
The Splits felt really good today. No extra pain anywhere, and I'm hitting and passing the mark a lot sooner than later. And the Flow is right on par. Good to get it done today. Looking forward to my ShakeO for dinner.
In the end, I torched a solid 1179kcals. Good way to start my week.
Saturday, May 7, 2016
5-07-16 Badminton + Splits + TCF.
5-07-16 Badminton.
Smash-fest with my daughter. It was dependent on the wind. When the wind was with me, I would dink and my daughter would smash. When I had the wind I would smash and she would dink. I got a good sweat on. It was a good light to semi-intense workout with a lot of fun and laughs mixed in. No HRM, but I'm guess a good 350+/-kcals burned.
Now to just relax with my girls.
Smash-fest with my daughter. It was dependent on the wind. When the wind was with me, I would dink and my daughter would smash. When I had the wind I would smash and she would dink. I got a good sweat on. It was a good light to semi-intense workout with a lot of fun and laughs mixed in. No HRM, but I'm guess a good 350+/-kcals burned.
Now to just relax with my girls.
Friday, May 6, 2016
5-06-16 HY: T25 - Core Speed + The Core Challenge + Splits + TCF.
5-06-16 HY: T25 - Core Speed + The Core Challenge + Splits + TCF.
Today was an odd day. Rainy and cool. I wasn't feeling like I was the past couple days, but I was just here. But I ended up going to the Apple Service Center to get my daughters phone checked out. Ended up getting it replaced for free! But since this was the last official day of my vacation, my wife and I age out at, what is swiftly becoming, my favorite restaurant. Unfortunately, I ate a little passed my full point so I was stressing my belt some. When I got home, I sat to relax and allowed my stomach to settle. But I was again, under a time crunch, so I had to start my workout within an hour of getting back home. I was still feeling full. Not good.
I really didn't want to do a T25 strength routine because I was tired, not just from lunch, but from a full workout week, 4 strength/resistance workouts and one cardio, my ride. So I wanted to get a real cardio one in to close the week. The Pyramid was up, and if memory served, that too, is a strength routine, so I went with Core Speed. It started off really fast, and I couldn't keep up with Shaun T's pace, so I just did my best. I was not able to do a straight 25, I'll say right off. I basically took a short break between each of the 3 levels of Round One. Round Two was better. I stopped only to learn a move. Anyway, the reason why this is now one of my favorite routines is because the moves are just the right level to challenge me, but not kill me. There is one burpee variation in each round, and that is plenty. A lot of fast footwork moves, and a good dose of plyo moves. So this is the type of routine that I want to do over and over and not get bored of it. So I will definitely do this one again. I got a great sweat on. My stomach felt heavy at the beginning, but felt a lot better by the time of Round One Level 3 came around. Blew it away!
I was happy to get in another round of The Core Challenge today. The crunches were a little tough today being full and all, but I burned through them.
The Splits hit a new low today which made me happy. So I may do a round of splits on my off day, which is tomorrow, but I definitely need the rest day. And my Flow was on par with my standard.
In the end, I torched a good 700+kcals. I also finished in plenty of time before the sunset. Happy Off Day, everyone!
Today was an odd day. Rainy and cool. I wasn't feeling like I was the past couple days, but I was just here. But I ended up going to the Apple Service Center to get my daughters phone checked out. Ended up getting it replaced for free! But since this was the last official day of my vacation, my wife and I age out at, what is swiftly becoming, my favorite restaurant. Unfortunately, I ate a little passed my full point so I was stressing my belt some. When I got home, I sat to relax and allowed my stomach to settle. But I was again, under a time crunch, so I had to start my workout within an hour of getting back home. I was still feeling full. Not good.
I really didn't want to do a T25 strength routine because I was tired, not just from lunch, but from a full workout week, 4 strength/resistance workouts and one cardio, my ride. So I wanted to get a real cardio one in to close the week. The Pyramid was up, and if memory served, that too, is a strength routine, so I went with Core Speed. It started off really fast, and I couldn't keep up with Shaun T's pace, so I just did my best. I was not able to do a straight 25, I'll say right off. I basically took a short break between each of the 3 levels of Round One. Round Two was better. I stopped only to learn a move. Anyway, the reason why this is now one of my favorite routines is because the moves are just the right level to challenge me, but not kill me. There is one burpee variation in each round, and that is plenty. A lot of fast footwork moves, and a good dose of plyo moves. So this is the type of routine that I want to do over and over and not get bored of it. So I will definitely do this one again. I got a great sweat on. My stomach felt heavy at the beginning, but felt a lot better by the time of Round One Level 3 came around. Blew it away!
I was happy to get in another round of The Core Challenge today. The crunches were a little tough today being full and all, but I burned through them.
The Splits hit a new low today which made me happy. So I may do a round of splits on my off day, which is tomorrow, but I definitely need the rest day. And my Flow was on par with my standard.
In the end, I torched a good 700+kcals. I also finished in plenty of time before the sunset. Happy Off Day, everyone!
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