November 14, Wednesday - Tennis + Chin-Up Challenge + Pickle-Ball.
Today was night tennis. It was a particularly good session in terms of play-time because the number of people that attended was much smaller than usual. So we got a lot of on-court drill time. Almost no waiting time so I was really pushing to keep it going. I was called to play a match to practice the teams playing in the next tournament. We were playing fine, but the other team was just playing better and we lost 1-4. The only game we won was my service game in the second game. We had our opportunities, but for several points, lady luck was on the other team's side.
When I got home, I was feeling rather tired, but I pumped out the required number of Chin-Ups then took a shower. When I got out of the shower I relaxed and then my daughter came down for her study break and wanted to play Pickle-Ball. Long ago, I promised myself to never say no to my kids if they wanted to play with me (unless I was sick or something like that) so even though I was tired, I said yes, and we played for almost an hour. I also got sweaty again. But it was great fun, so I was glad I played.
For the tennis, I burned 1699 kcals. A good but high burn which tells me I'm still at an unfit level. I can feel it. I'm getting too winded too quickly. I need to get back some endurance and stamina.
Monday, November 19, 2018
November 13, Tuesday - Chin-Up Challenge + Pickle-Ball.
November 13, Tuesday - Chin-Up Challenge + Pickle-Ball.
Today was a scheduled off-day because I have a night class and don't get home until late. But when I got home, I did my chin-ups for the challenge and thought that was it. But then my daughter wanted to play Pickle-Ball. We started playing and before we knew it, 30-minutes had passed and I was all sweaty and my legs were feeling a burn. Remarkably, I felt like I got a good workout from that session with my daughter.
Today was a scheduled off-day because I have a night class and don't get home until late. But when I got home, I did my chin-ups for the challenge and thought that was it. But then my daughter wanted to play Pickle-Ball. We started playing and before we knew it, 30-minutes had passed and I was all sweaty and my legs were feeling a burn. Remarkably, I felt like I got a good workout from that session with my daughter.
Monday, November 12, 2018
November 12, 2018, Monday - HY: T25 - Alpha: Total Body Circuit + ChaLEAN Extreme - Extreme Core Circuit + Free Weights Upper Body + Chin-Up Challenge + TCF.
November 12, 2018, Monday - HY: T25 - Alpha: Total Body Circuit + ChaLEAN Extreme - Extreme Core Circuit + Free Weights Upper Body + Chin-Up Challenge + TCF.
Today was the one Monday this month that I don't have a night class on Monday. All the other Mondays have a night class scheduled so I took advantage of the time off and did a full workout. I went for another round of TBC and was really wanting to get another Straight 25, but alas, it was not to be. I was killing it all the way up until the Oblique Push-Ups and then I just collapsed. That was at about the 5:42 mark. I was so wasted that I took a 90 second break. I needed just about that much to catch my breath. But I was able to increase the number of moves before needing another break. Last time I took a break after every second move. Today, I needed a break after every third move. Which means I only took two breaks once I started the Burnout. I'm getting closer, but if it doesn't pan out, I'm going to do a Push-Up Challenge next month and aim for a Straight 25 on TBC.
I went back to Extreme Core Circuit with Chalene but with one small difference, this time I went for the 1 kg hand weights. It was tough, but I got through it and got the burn I knew was waiting for me. I then finished all the workout extras .
In the end, I burned a good 952 kcals. I really like combining cardio and weights so I think that is giving me a good burn!
Today was the one Monday this month that I don't have a night class on Monday. All the other Mondays have a night class scheduled so I took advantage of the time off and did a full workout. I went for another round of TBC and was really wanting to get another Straight 25, but alas, it was not to be. I was killing it all the way up until the Oblique Push-Ups and then I just collapsed. That was at about the 5:42 mark. I was so wasted that I took a 90 second break. I needed just about that much to catch my breath. But I was able to increase the number of moves before needing another break. Last time I took a break after every second move. Today, I needed a break after every third move. Which means I only took two breaks once I started the Burnout. I'm getting closer, but if it doesn't pan out, I'm going to do a Push-Up Challenge next month and aim for a Straight 25 on TBC.
I went back to Extreme Core Circuit with Chalene but with one small difference, this time I went for the 1 kg hand weights. It was tough, but I got through it and got the burn I knew was waiting for me. I then finished all the workout extras .
In the end, I burned a good 952 kcals. I really like combining cardio and weights so I think that is giving me a good burn!
Tennis Sunday! PLUS!!!
November 11, 2018, Sunday - Tennis + Chin-Up Challenge + Koosh Speed Catch and then Pickle-Ball.
Today was another beautiful day for tennis! The sun was out and the temperature was cool so there was a good balance. The day started out a little frustrating because for some reason, my timing was way off and I was not finding a good contact point. I was getting a lot of irregular bounces and I just couldn't find my groove. When I started volleying, I was either framing the shots or not getting good contact. It took a few round before I started to get into a rhythm. My serves were okay during practice drills. But like last week, the matches are where I was able to do my best work. Today, unlike last Sunday, I won all my matches, but lost the last two service games in my last two matches. But the last game I lost was inconsequential because we had already won the match and were playing out the time. The thing I was most happy about today is the fact that I was able to stay mentally strong on my serve when I was down in the score. Twice I was down 15-40 but came back with three straight points to take the game. And a good number of those points were service winners. The two games that I lost were also on deciding points. It was a good day. I had a lot of fun on court.
When I got home, I did the required number of Chin-Ups for the Chin-Up Challenge. Today, I knocked out 11 straight reps.
In the evening, when my daughter took her break from studying, we play Koosh Speed Catch and then Pickle-Ball. It was a TON of fun but unfortunately I worked up a sweat. But I'd do it again. I love playing with my daughter. We played for just under an hour.
The calorie burn count for the tennis was 2346 kcals.
Today was another beautiful day for tennis! The sun was out and the temperature was cool so there was a good balance. The day started out a little frustrating because for some reason, my timing was way off and I was not finding a good contact point. I was getting a lot of irregular bounces and I just couldn't find my groove. When I started volleying, I was either framing the shots or not getting good contact. It took a few round before I started to get into a rhythm. My serves were okay during practice drills. But like last week, the matches are where I was able to do my best work. Today, unlike last Sunday, I won all my matches, but lost the last two service games in my last two matches. But the last game I lost was inconsequential because we had already won the match and were playing out the time. The thing I was most happy about today is the fact that I was able to stay mentally strong on my serve when I was down in the score. Twice I was down 15-40 but came back with three straight points to take the game. And a good number of those points were service winners. The two games that I lost were also on deciding points. It was a good day. I had a lot of fun on court.
When I got home, I did the required number of Chin-Ups for the Chin-Up Challenge. Today, I knocked out 11 straight reps.
In the evening, when my daughter took her break from studying, we play Koosh Speed Catch and then Pickle-Ball. It was a TON of fun but unfortunately I worked up a sweat. But I'd do it again. I love playing with my daughter. We played for just under an hour.
The calorie burn count for the tennis was 2346 kcals.
November 8 - HY: T25 - Alpha: Lower Body Focus + Ab Intervals + Free weights Upper Body + Chin-Up Challenge + TCF.
November 8, Thursday - HY: T25 - Alpha: Lower Body Focus + Ab Intervals + Free weights Upper Body + Chin-Up Challenge + TCF.
No night class tonight for the second week in a row so I was able to do a full workout. So I decided to do something a little different. I did the Lower Body Focus, and I totally nailed it! Even though I was able to do a Straight 25, I didn't do the full routine without modifying. There was one move that I just couldn't do because my calves and arches are still way too weak. I just couldn't do even one hop of the Single Leg Hops. Instead of the hops, I just did what the modifier did, which was calf raises. Both legs are still not able to handle hopping with my body weight. There was just too much pain in my arches. Other than that, Killed it!
I decided to change things up a bit and did a Double Shaun T today. I had forgotten what Ab Intervals was like so instead of ChaLEAN Extreme, I stuck with Shaun T for my ab work. I was already bushed from Lower Body Focus, so I couldn't keep up with Shaun's pace. I consistently missed the first few reps because I was so slow getting up off the floor. My V-Sit was pretty poor to say the least. But I have to keep working at it to get back to where I was and beyond. I was bushed when it was all done.
But I still had my upper body to take care of. I did the same basic sets, just doing a little switch up with regular curls with alternating hammer curls. Little variations like that but stuck with the primary muscle groups. I got a good pump and burn.
Finished off with a good Chin-Up set for the Chin-Up Challenge and good Flow series.
I got a good burn with 855 kcals. It was a good day for working out.
No night class tonight for the second week in a row so I was able to do a full workout. So I decided to do something a little different. I did the Lower Body Focus, and I totally nailed it! Even though I was able to do a Straight 25, I didn't do the full routine without modifying. There was one move that I just couldn't do because my calves and arches are still way too weak. I just couldn't do even one hop of the Single Leg Hops. Instead of the hops, I just did what the modifier did, which was calf raises. Both legs are still not able to handle hopping with my body weight. There was just too much pain in my arches. Other than that, Killed it!
I decided to change things up a bit and did a Double Shaun T today. I had forgotten what Ab Intervals was like so instead of ChaLEAN Extreme, I stuck with Shaun T for my ab work. I was already bushed from Lower Body Focus, so I couldn't keep up with Shaun's pace. I consistently missed the first few reps because I was so slow getting up off the floor. My V-Sit was pretty poor to say the least. But I have to keep working at it to get back to where I was and beyond. I was bushed when it was all done.
But I still had my upper body to take care of. I did the same basic sets, just doing a little switch up with regular curls with alternating hammer curls. Little variations like that but stuck with the primary muscle groups. I got a good pump and burn.
Finished off with a good Chin-Up set for the Chin-Up Challenge and good Flow series.
I got a good burn with 855 kcals. It was a good day for working out.
Wednesday Tennis!
Today's tennis was at the hard court park in Central Kagoshima. There were a lot of people and we had three courts. One court was doing directed drills while the other two courts were doing the regular drills. A surprisingly large number of people were doing the directed drills so those of us doing the regular drills got in a lot of good practice. My legs were feeling it, though. I could feel the fatigue coming on, but thankfully no cramping. It was cool, but the drilling and moving kept me warm and sweaty. It was a good session.
When I got home, I got in my required number of reps for the Chin-Up Challenge. I also did some Left Arm EMS to strengthen and balance.
Today's burn was 1670 kcals. It is higher than my Wednesday night average which tells me that I am still not as fit as I used to be, so I need to push it harder to the point where I am burning around 1500 kcals for the 3 hours or so tennis sessions.
When I got home, I got in my required number of reps for the Chin-Up Challenge. I also did some Left Arm EMS to strengthen and balance.
Today's burn was 1670 kcals. It is higher than my Wednesday night average which tells me that I am still not as fit as I used to be, so I need to push it harder to the point where I am burning around 1500 kcals for the 3 hours or so tennis sessions.
Leg Training with Shaun T.
November 6, Tuesday - T25 - Alpha: Cardio + ChaLEAN Extreme - Extreme Core Circuit + Free Weights - Upper Body + TCF.
No classes in the evening today, so when I got home I got to my workout. I was wanting to do a little more heavy work on my lower body endurance. I'm still worried about my stamina and especially my calves. Having them cramp a couple of months ago at the tennis tournament really shocked me so I want to push my lower body strength and endurance.
I was very happy with today's T25 Cardio because I was able to do a Straight 25, no breaks. I was thinking it would take a little longer to get to this point, so I was surprised that I actually was able to take the pain in my arches and calves. Most of that pain was in the second progression with the Jack Feet, Double Jack Feet, Double Jumping Jacks, and then the Regular Jumping Jacks. That progression just kills me every time. Once I got through that, I just had one more hurdle to clear, and that was getting past the first Burnout. Once that was cleared, I knew I could take the rest of the routine. And I did!
I still am not using any extra weight for the Abs routine with Chalene and it is plenty tough. Then went for the Free Weights. Arms, Shoulders, Back, and Chest today with the same style as before. Three sets with high, medium, and low rep counts with Low to high weights. Got a good pump and burn. I got through all the Flows fine. I'm nailing the balance of time between left and right.
Calorie burn was also good. 917 kcals.
No classes in the evening today, so when I got home I got to my workout. I was wanting to do a little more heavy work on my lower body endurance. I'm still worried about my stamina and especially my calves. Having them cramp a couple of months ago at the tennis tournament really shocked me so I want to push my lower body strength and endurance.
I was very happy with today's T25 Cardio because I was able to do a Straight 25, no breaks. I was thinking it would take a little longer to get to this point, so I was surprised that I actually was able to take the pain in my arches and calves. Most of that pain was in the second progression with the Jack Feet, Double Jack Feet, Double Jumping Jacks, and then the Regular Jumping Jacks. That progression just kills me every time. Once I got through that, I just had one more hurdle to clear, and that was getting past the first Burnout. Once that was cleared, I knew I could take the rest of the routine. And I did!
I still am not using any extra weight for the Abs routine with Chalene and it is plenty tough. Then went for the Free Weights. Arms, Shoulders, Back, and Chest today with the same style as before. Three sets with high, medium, and low rep counts with Low to high weights. Got a good pump and burn. I got through all the Flows fine. I'm nailing the balance of time between left and right.
Calorie burn was also good. 917 kcals.
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