November 21, Wednesday - Tennis.
We played at the night facility today for some reason. Later I found out that there was rain in the forecast so they were just being cautious. It ended up being a very light sprinkle just as we were letting out.
The practice was the usual menu, but in the second hour, we got an extra court so we were able to play some matches. I played with a guy who is good, but erratic. Hits a great shot one point, then hits the ball three courts down on the next. Same with the serve, so you never know which guy is going to show up. But we played okay, just not well enough to win. I won my service game so I was happy.
When I got home, I was really tired for some reason, so I decided to take a break from the Chin-Up Challenge. I have been sort of modifying the Challenge in that I am already way past the goal number of 15 reps. I also haven't taken the recommended rest days. This is my third rest day of the Challenge. I guess it is more of a convenience thing that a scheduled thing.
In the end, I burned 1473 kcals. It was a good practice session.
Sunday, November 25, 2018
20th, Light Cardio and weights.
November 20, Tuesday, HY: T25 - Alpha: Ab Intervals + Chin-Up Challenge + Free Weights Upper Body + TCF.
For a few days, my right upper back has been bothering me, so I decided to not do a double workout on T25 and just do Ab Intervals. Ab Intervals is not a physically tasking routine, but it has some major focused pain that I still cannot make it through. I had to break several times in the latter end of several of the progressions. Abs were just too weak to get all the way through. I was able to handle most of the progressions where my foot/feet touched the ground, but once I had to keep them off the ground, it was too tough. But I got through it and moved on.
I knocked out the Chin-Up Challenge and then went for the Upper Body Weights. I wasn't going to make the same mistake again of holding the Chin-Ups till after weights. Today, I did something a little different. Not just freestyle, but I tried one of those graphics from Pinterest and it was actually pretty good.
Not a bad upper body workout. I did three rounds of these six moves and I kept the rep count all at ten reps per move. The bottom row has 6 reps, but I did 10 reps.
I finished off with a good flow, but still, for some reason, the right side flow is still hitching up at the same place. Mental blocks for sure.
In the end, I burned 478 kcals, but that is because I accidentally didn't start my HRM until I was already in the Cooldown of the T25 routine So I would add about 250 kcals to that total, so just over 700 kcals for this workout.
For a few days, my right upper back has been bothering me, so I decided to not do a double workout on T25 and just do Ab Intervals. Ab Intervals is not a physically tasking routine, but it has some major focused pain that I still cannot make it through. I had to break several times in the latter end of several of the progressions. Abs were just too weak to get all the way through. I was able to handle most of the progressions where my foot/feet touched the ground, but once I had to keep them off the ground, it was too tough. But I got through it and moved on.
I knocked out the Chin-Up Challenge and then went for the Upper Body Weights. I wasn't going to make the same mistake again of holding the Chin-Ups till after weights. Today, I did something a little different. Not just freestyle, but I tried one of those graphics from Pinterest and it was actually pretty good.
Not a bad upper body workout. I did three rounds of these six moves and I kept the rep count all at ten reps per move. The bottom row has 6 reps, but I did 10 reps.
I finished off with a good flow, but still, for some reason, the right side flow is still hitching up at the same place. Mental blocks for sure.
In the end, I burned 478 kcals, but that is because I accidentally didn't start my HRM until I was already in the Cooldown of the T25 routine So I would add about 250 kcals to that total, so just over 700 kcals for this workout.
19th, Semi-Off Day
November 19, Chin-Up Challenge + EMS Abs.
On Monday, I had my night class and no Pickle-Ball, so I ended up just doing the Chin-Up Challenge and getting some EMS Ab work done. All in about 30 minutes. Not much of anything today.
On Monday, I had my night class and no Pickle-Ball, so I ended up just doing the Chin-Up Challenge and getting some EMS Ab work done. All in about 30 minutes. Not much of anything today.
November 18, Sunday - Koosh Speed Catch + Chin-Up Challenge + Walking + T25 - Alpha: Cardio + 3x Abs + Free Weights Upper Body + TCF.
November 18, Sunday - Koosh Speed Catch + Chin-Up Challenge + Walking + T25 - Alpha: Cardio + 3x Abs + Free Weights Upper Body + TCF.
Today is normally a tennis day, but the venue was changed and was connected to a social event after the practice which would last all day, so I decided not to go. I was almost going to just relax all day, but near the early evening I was driven to get active, or actually made to get active by my daughter who wanted to play, so we started to play Koosh Speed Catch and that got my juices flowing for some activity. After the catch, I went and di the Chin-Up Challenge and that got the juices flowing even more. I was honestly thinking to not do anything else, but I did, but not right then. My wife wanted to go and bring the car to get checked out and participate in their promotion campaign. On our way home we passed by a park and my wife wanted to take a walk, so we did and walked the walking course laid out at the park. When I got home, I really wanted to do something so I got into the T25. Went with Cardio, and this was the best run I've done of T25 in a long time. The most painful progression, right at the very beginning, I didn't modify, but rather really powered through it. From then on, it was easy. Yes, I crushed it and did a Straight 25. Then I felt like mixing it up, so I downloaded three images from Pinterest for core/abs and tried them all out, one set each. The routines are below.
I did the Body Weight Abs first, then the Ball, then the Dumbbell routine. Just one set each, but as you can see, there are a few repeat moves, like the Roman Twist. Killer on the abs, for sure. These actually took a long time, but I still wanted to do Upper Body Weights, so I got that in as well. All the standard moves for the Biceps, Triceps, Shoulders, Back, and Chest. I got a really good pump and burn.
I finished off with a Flow Series, but this was probably the worst I've even done the Flow since learning it. I kept getting a mental block at the spot on the right side. On the left side, I was fine, but on the right, the transition was just gone. I sort of got it back after several tries and re-starts, but I got it, but not so convincingly. But I got it done.
In the end, I burned 1036 kcals. A pretty good burn for a non-tennis day.
Today is normally a tennis day, but the venue was changed and was connected to a social event after the practice which would last all day, so I decided not to go. I was almost going to just relax all day, but near the early evening I was driven to get active, or actually made to get active by my daughter who wanted to play, so we started to play Koosh Speed Catch and that got my juices flowing for some activity. After the catch, I went and di the Chin-Up Challenge and that got the juices flowing even more. I was honestly thinking to not do anything else, but I did, but not right then. My wife wanted to go and bring the car to get checked out and participate in their promotion campaign. On our way home we passed by a park and my wife wanted to take a walk, so we did and walked the walking course laid out at the park. When I got home, I really wanted to do something so I got into the T25. Went with Cardio, and this was the best run I've done of T25 in a long time. The most painful progression, right at the very beginning, I didn't modify, but rather really powered through it. From then on, it was easy. Yes, I crushed it and did a Straight 25. Then I felt like mixing it up, so I downloaded three images from Pinterest for core/abs and tried them all out, one set each. The routines are below.
I finished off with a Flow Series, but this was probably the worst I've even done the Flow since learning it. I kept getting a mental block at the spot on the right side. On the left side, I was fine, but on the right, the transition was just gone. I sort of got it back after several tries and re-starts, but I got it, but not so convincingly. But I got it done.
In the end, I burned 1036 kcals. A pretty good burn for a non-tennis day.
Wednesday, November 21, 2018
November 17, Saturday - Koosh Speed Catch + Pickle-Ball + Chin-Up Challenge.
November 17, Saturday - Koosh Speed Catch + Pickle-Ball + Chin-Up Challenge.
Today was much like yesterday because it was so fun. We had a good workout again as well. For some reason, I forgot to use my HRM so I was bummed, but either way, it was a great workout and great fun.
The major difference is that I did the Chin-Up Challenge and did a straight set of 16 reps.
Today was much like yesterday because it was so fun. We had a good workout again as well. For some reason, I forgot to use my HRM so I was bummed, but either way, it was a great workout and great fun.
The major difference is that I did the Chin-Up Challenge and did a straight set of 16 reps.
November 16, Friday - Koosh Speed Catch + Pickle-Ball.
November 16, Friday - Koosh Speed Catch + Pickle-Ball.
Like Thursday, my university had entrance exams, but I had the last job of the day, which was the third check of a triple-check system for imputed test scores. I waited all day for a job that took two minutes. Oh, the JOY! So, I got home late and was not able to do a workout... Until my daughter got home and wanted to play. Of course, I said "Yes", and I was hoping that it would be sort of a workout. And it was.
We started out playing Koosh Speed Catch for about 15 minutes. Basically, we use a Koosh Ball, which is a ball that has a lot of rubber-band like arms sticking out, and we throw it as fast as possible at each other and as soon as we catch it, we have to throw it back. There is nothing casual about it. If it gets dropped, the one who dropped it has to pick it up as fast as possible and start throwing it again. It is like a much more intense game of "Hot Potato". I was sweating like crazy within just a few minutes. Sweat was just flowing down my face and neck. Then we started Pickle-Ball. We played for around an hour. A ton of fun, but we started a new style of play where we would serve the ball as fast and hard as possible at the other person no matter what. It is awesome reflex training. I got about 15% of those bullets back, but the others, just too tough to handle. I had to get a towel by this time because I was sweating so much, and I took a shower afterward. Next time I should wear my HRM. I'm interested to know just how many calories I burn during this style of Pickle-Ball and exercise.
I decided to take an off day from the Chin-Up Challenge today so no chin-ups today.
Like Thursday, my university had entrance exams, but I had the last job of the day, which was the third check of a triple-check system for imputed test scores. I waited all day for a job that took two minutes. Oh, the JOY! So, I got home late and was not able to do a workout... Until my daughter got home and wanted to play. Of course, I said "Yes", and I was hoping that it would be sort of a workout. And it was.
We started out playing Koosh Speed Catch for about 15 minutes. Basically, we use a Koosh Ball, which is a ball that has a lot of rubber-band like arms sticking out, and we throw it as fast as possible at each other and as soon as we catch it, we have to throw it back. There is nothing casual about it. If it gets dropped, the one who dropped it has to pick it up as fast as possible and start throwing it again. It is like a much more intense game of "Hot Potato". I was sweating like crazy within just a few minutes. Sweat was just flowing down my face and neck. Then we started Pickle-Ball. We played for around an hour. A ton of fun, but we started a new style of play where we would serve the ball as fast and hard as possible at the other person no matter what. It is awesome reflex training. I got about 15% of those bullets back, but the others, just too tough to handle. I had to get a towel by this time because I was sweating so much, and I took a shower afterward. Next time I should wear my HRM. I'm interested to know just how many calories I burn during this style of Pickle-Ball and exercise.
I decided to take an off day from the Chin-Up Challenge today so no chin-ups today.
November 15, Thursday - T25 - Alpha: Speed 1.0 + ChaLEAN Extreme - Extreme Core Circuit + Free Weights Upper Body + Chin-Up Challenge + TCF + Pickle-Ball.
November 15, Thursday - T25 - Alpha: Speed 1.0 + ChaLEAN Extreme - Extreme Core Circuit + Free Weights Upper Body + Chin-Up Challenge + TCF + Pickle-Ball.
I was able to get home a lot earlier than usual because my university had entrance exams and they finished in the early afternoon. This is the first time I was able to do a full workout on a Thursday AND do a night class. I took full advantage of the opportunity and time.
This is the first time for me to do Speed 1.0 because I was sort of reserving it for a time when I had a tough workout the previous day. Since yesterday's tennis was tough and I was still sore from it, I figured this was the perfect time to do it. I also thought it was easier than the other Alpha routines, but it was a lot tougher than I remember and even though it has those "Stretch" interludes, I almost maxed out. The move that almost took me out was the Low Crossjacks. I had forgotten about that move until I started doing it and then the pain in my arches brought it roaring back to memory. But I am glad to report that I did do a Straight 25.
I went back to the Extreme Core Circuit for my Ab work, but I used 1kg hand weights, and I could feel the burn right in the core. Then, I did the Free Weights for Upper Body, just random moves to hit the big muscle groups in the upper body: Curls, Triceps Extensions, Shoulder Presses, Bent Over Flies, Chest Flies. I don't know what I was thinking, but I should have done the Chin-Up Challenge before doing the Free Weights because I was blown by the time I got to the Chin-Up Challenge. Today, I had 15 reps to do, and up until yesterday I was doing them in one-shots, but today, I had to do two sets, 10-5, to get the required number of reps in. And I topped the workout off with my Flows.
I went to my class feeling pretty good, not too bushed, but when I got home, my daughter wanted to play Pickle-Ball again, so I said, "yes" and we played for about 30 minutes. I was tired, but it was, as usual, a ton of fun!
For the regular workout, I burned 752 kcals. Felt good to get it done.
I was able to get home a lot earlier than usual because my university had entrance exams and they finished in the early afternoon. This is the first time I was able to do a full workout on a Thursday AND do a night class. I took full advantage of the opportunity and time.
This is the first time for me to do Speed 1.0 because I was sort of reserving it for a time when I had a tough workout the previous day. Since yesterday's tennis was tough and I was still sore from it, I figured this was the perfect time to do it. I also thought it was easier than the other Alpha routines, but it was a lot tougher than I remember and even though it has those "Stretch" interludes, I almost maxed out. The move that almost took me out was the Low Crossjacks. I had forgotten about that move until I started doing it and then the pain in my arches brought it roaring back to memory. But I am glad to report that I did do a Straight 25.
I went back to the Extreme Core Circuit for my Ab work, but I used 1kg hand weights, and I could feel the burn right in the core. Then, I did the Free Weights for Upper Body, just random moves to hit the big muscle groups in the upper body: Curls, Triceps Extensions, Shoulder Presses, Bent Over Flies, Chest Flies. I don't know what I was thinking, but I should have done the Chin-Up Challenge before doing the Free Weights because I was blown by the time I got to the Chin-Up Challenge. Today, I had 15 reps to do, and up until yesterday I was doing them in one-shots, but today, I had to do two sets, 10-5, to get the required number of reps in. And I topped the workout off with my Flows.
I went to my class feeling pretty good, not too bushed, but when I got home, my daughter wanted to play Pickle-Ball again, so I said, "yes" and we played for about 30 minutes. I was tired, but it was, as usual, a ton of fun!
For the regular workout, I burned 752 kcals. Felt good to get it done.
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