6-28-15 HY: Tennis + Splits + TCF + Foam Rolling.
I was planning to do a regular workout today. It was raining as usual like it had been for the past week or so in the early morning. Suddenly, mid-morning it cleared up and got sunny. First time to see a blue sky in over a week. So my son tried to reserve a court close to your house, and lo and behold, the court was free. So we went and played. My daughter wanted to play too, so she tagged along. It took a while to get going, but once we got going, we were playing really well. And it was a lot of fun. Then I played for about 30 minutes with each of them, singles. I had to do a lot of running. My calorie burn wasn't that high, but once the singles started and I started needing to run for shots a lot more, my calorie burn shot up. My shoulder is still hurting so I had to be careful with it. But I was able to start hitting my forehand with some power behind it. Still in a little pain, but not that bad. The really bad pain still comes with my serve and overheads. Still a ways to go with the healing, I guess. When we got home, I was really tired and winded, but I changed into dry clothes, and while the kids were taking their showers, I got in my splits and Flow.
With my legs all run out, they stretched out really nicely. I was able to go past my mark and get a really good and painful stretch. Hip flexor was also feeling it good.
I did several Flows until I felt satisfied and comfortable. No big hiccups to speak of. The Flow has been feeling really nice lately. Almost time to take it off the table.
After everything was all finished, my shoulder was aching a bit so I went on my mini rumble roller for about 45 minutes to get some deep tissue massage in before bed. It feels really loose now. I wonder how it will feel in the morning.
In the end, I torched 1100kcals. Great way to start off my week. Time with kids and a big calorie burn.
Monday, June 29, 2015
Friday, June 26, 2015
6-26-15 HY: P90X2-P.A.P. Lower + TCF.
6-26-15 HY: P90X2-P.A.P. Lower + TCF.
Morning Regime complete with Shake.
I went with PAP Lower. I had totally forgotten what this is all about, but once I got started, it came back. I was thinking, "This is going to be easy, just two circuits of four moves 4x each. And the moves are not that intense..." or so I thought. Of course the first round was good, but from the second round, I really felt it. I also really pushed each move a hard as I could. For some reason, my a...nkle was feeling a little unstable especially on the one leg hope. But it got better. If I remove the warm up and cool down, the workout is only about 35 minutes. I was thinking that the calorie burn wouldn't be that high. But check out my number. I was really sweating like crazy and I had to wipe off my walls and computer. It was really intense. By the fourth round, I was dying. The last move, the side plank with raised leg, I barely held it. Height of my leg was considerably lower than the first round. A lot of good core work, so I didn't do any abs today. The NIS was really good. I was able to push and pull a lot on my legs, so I decided not to directly do splits.
Morning Regime complete with Shake.
I went with PAP Lower. I had totally forgotten what this is all about, but once I got started, it came back. I was thinking, "This is going to be easy, just two circuits of four moves 4x each. And the moves are not that intense..." or so I thought. Of course the first round was good, but from the second round, I really felt it. I also really pushed each move a hard as I could. For some reason, my a...nkle was feeling a little unstable especially on the one leg hope. But it got better. If I remove the warm up and cool down, the workout is only about 35 minutes. I was thinking that the calorie burn wouldn't be that high. But check out my number. I was really sweating like crazy and I had to wipe off my walls and computer. It was really intense. By the fourth round, I was dying. The last move, the side plank with raised leg, I barely held it. Height of my leg was considerably lower than the first round. A lot of good core work, so I didn't do any abs today. The NIS was really good. I was able to push and pull a lot on my legs, so I decided not to directly do splits.
I moved right into doing my Flow. It was solid, but I felt a little twinge in my right knee, but not that bad. But I checked my stance so as not to put too much pressure on it.
In the end, I torched 800+kcals. Happily shocked at that number. Great way to move into my off day.
In the end, I torched 800+kcals. Happily shocked at that number. Great way to move into my off day.
6-25-15 HY: P90X2-Chest+Back+Balance + ChaLEAN Extreme-Ab Burner + Splits + TCF.
6-25-15 HY: P90X2-Chest+Back+Balance + ChaLEAN Extreme-Ab Burner + Splits + TCF.
Morning start. Felt good waking up and downing my shake.
Resistance day. I was considering doing P90X-Core Synergistics because I still didn't want to do pull ups. But I bit the bullet and went with the X2 routine and decided to use resistance bands like the modifier does on the pull ups. I used the highest resistance bands I have, but I've been using them for a while and they are a bit loose, o...r so I thought. The tension ended up being just right for the injured shoulder, and a real burner for my left shoulder. I got a burn on the last few reps that felt different from the usual pull up burn. It seemed to be hitting a different muscle that I don't normally use, or I don't hit as hard on the bar. But my right shoulder was really getting a good workout, or as much as can be had with that type of condition. Sort of going through the pain of rehab. But pull ups is the only move that I can't do with it. But the push ups and whatever else, I'm totally fine with. The balance moves are killer! The Impossible/Possible was not possible at first. I just couldn't get my ball position right and I kept slipping off when I would go down. But once I found the right position, I was able to knock off 7 reps. It was just so much harder on the ball than on the floor. Also, Since I have only one med-ball, the moves that require two or more balls, I'd modify. On some moves I'd use my foam roller under my hands and feet on the one med-ball. In the second round, the toughest move was the Elevated Stability Ball Push Up. I just couldn't keep stable on the stability ball. My feet kept rolling off. Finally, I had to stabalize the ball by pushing it up against my steel rack so it wouldn't move. Hopefully I can graduate from that when my core strength is better. Finally in the bonus moves, Chattarocker killed me. I could only do 8, in two sets of 4. At the end of the workout, I was just spent, but I felt energized. Also, it was odd, but I didn't feel as "PUMPED" as I usually do with a resistance workout, but I felt harder. It's difficult to explain, but the pump is a different sensation entirely. I got the hard body feeling today.
Morning start. Felt good waking up and downing my shake.
Resistance day. I was considering doing P90X-Core Synergistics because I still didn't want to do pull ups. But I bit the bullet and went with the X2 routine and decided to use resistance bands like the modifier does on the pull ups. I used the highest resistance bands I have, but I've been using them for a while and they are a bit loose, o...r so I thought. The tension ended up being just right for the injured shoulder, and a real burner for my left shoulder. I got a burn on the last few reps that felt different from the usual pull up burn. It seemed to be hitting a different muscle that I don't normally use, or I don't hit as hard on the bar. But my right shoulder was really getting a good workout, or as much as can be had with that type of condition. Sort of going through the pain of rehab. But pull ups is the only move that I can't do with it. But the push ups and whatever else, I'm totally fine with. The balance moves are killer! The Impossible/Possible was not possible at first. I just couldn't get my ball position right and I kept slipping off when I would go down. But once I found the right position, I was able to knock off 7 reps. It was just so much harder on the ball than on the floor. Also, Since I have only one med-ball, the moves that require two or more balls, I'd modify. On some moves I'd use my foam roller under my hands and feet on the one med-ball. In the second round, the toughest move was the Elevated Stability Ball Push Up. I just couldn't keep stable on the stability ball. My feet kept rolling off. Finally, I had to stabalize the ball by pushing it up against my steel rack so it wouldn't move. Hopefully I can graduate from that when my core strength is better. Finally in the bonus moves, Chattarocker killed me. I could only do 8, in two sets of 4. At the end of the workout, I was just spent, but I felt energized. Also, it was odd, but I didn't feel as "PUMPED" as I usually do with a resistance workout, but I felt harder. It's difficult to explain, but the pump is a different sensation entirely. I got the hard body feeling today.
I didn't have a lot of time plus, I had already done a lot of core work, so I went with Ab burner. And I got my usual burn, but I was able to hang more with Chalean and crew. Getting stronger!
I had a late class and I was a bit late so I didn't get to do my splits and Flow until later that night. But when I warmed up with the ballistic stuff from Tai Cheng's Neural Reboot, the stretches weren't as tight as I thought they'd be. I was actually able to go down a bit more and push the mark some. And my Flow, again, was strong and solid. No HRM with this part of the workout.
After the morning workout, I torched a solid 700kcals. Would have definitely been close to 800 had the workout been in one shot. But I'm glad to have gotten it in.
I had a late class and I was a bit late so I didn't get to do my splits and Flow until later that night. But when I warmed up with the ballistic stuff from Tai Cheng's Neural Reboot, the stretches weren't as tight as I thought they'd be. I was actually able to go down a bit more and push the mark some. And my Flow, again, was strong and solid. No HRM with this part of the workout.
After the morning workout, I torched a solid 700kcals. Would have definitely been close to 800 had the workout been in one shot. But I'm glad to have gotten it in.
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
6-24-15 HY: P90X-Yoga X + TCF.
6-24-15 HY: P90X-Yoga X + TCF.
Morning workout today with all the loveliness.
I have been wanting to do Yoga X for a while to see what scared me about yoga so much so many years ago. Today, I had just enough time to fit it into the morning slot, so I went for it.
I have to say, The moves and poses weren't that complicated. Neither was the flow. It seemed like one pose at a time. I found it a bit odd that the vinyasa's and the balance poses were clearly separated. I was a bit shocked when Tony said, "This is our last vinyasa." and there was still about 40 minutes lift in the routine. The only move that I really found difficult was the combination of... I forget the move, but it went straight into the wrap. I think it was Right Angle Pose, then straight into the Wrap. My glute was cramping bad by that time and I had to come out of the pose and shake out my booty a bit before getting into it again. On both sides. It is also very interesting to see who moves have progressed through Tony's programs. Moves like "Abernome", where we hold a lot longer with Yoga X and only 4 reps. The holding for 30 seconds was also interesting. But I think that compared to the other Yoga routines Tony has, even in X3, This is by far the most basic, dare I say easiest. But I actually kind of enjoyed it this time around. But for me, 90 minutes is really long. I did get an awesome sweat, and I burned over 400kcals. I also felt really good all day. Compared to yesterday, today was totally AWESOME!!!
I had to dash off to work so I didn't do the Flow until evening. My knees were feeling good, and I went through all my Flows without feeling any observable pain. Flows were solid with no hiccups. I'm getting there!
Today was like a prize for working so hard yesterday. No night class, and the last session of the day was canceled so I got to go home early!!! Hard work DOES pay off!!! BRING IT!!!
Morning workout today with all the loveliness.
I have been wanting to do Yoga X for a while to see what scared me about yoga so much so many years ago. Today, I had just enough time to fit it into the morning slot, so I went for it.
I have to say, The moves and poses weren't that complicated. Neither was the flow. It seemed like one pose at a time. I found it a bit odd that the vinyasa's and the balance poses were clearly separated. I was a bit shocked when Tony said, "This is our last vinyasa." and there was still about 40 minutes lift in the routine. The only move that I really found difficult was the combination of... I forget the move, but it went straight into the wrap. I think it was Right Angle Pose, then straight into the Wrap. My glute was cramping bad by that time and I had to come out of the pose and shake out my booty a bit before getting into it again. On both sides. It is also very interesting to see who moves have progressed through Tony's programs. Moves like "Abernome", where we hold a lot longer with Yoga X and only 4 reps. The holding for 30 seconds was also interesting. But I think that compared to the other Yoga routines Tony has, even in X3, This is by far the most basic, dare I say easiest. But I actually kind of enjoyed it this time around. But for me, 90 minutes is really long. I did get an awesome sweat, and I burned over 400kcals. I also felt really good all day. Compared to yesterday, today was totally AWESOME!!!
I had to dash off to work so I didn't do the Flow until evening. My knees were feeling good, and I went through all my Flows without feeling any observable pain. Flows were solid with no hiccups. I'm getting there!
Today was like a prize for working so hard yesterday. No night class, and the last session of the day was canceled so I got to go home early!!! Hard work DOES pay off!!! BRING IT!!!
6-23-15 HY: P90X+-Interval X PLUS + Abs/Core PLUS + Splits + TCF.
6-23-15 HY: P90X+-Interval X PLUS + Abs/Core PLUS + Splits + TCF.
VERY BUSY DAY at work. Another teacher and I are in charge of a departmental event and we were just running around all morning trying to get things set up. I was sweating like crazy pretty much all day. I was really tired when I got home. So I watched the last half of a movie with my wife to relax then I got to it.
I wanted to do a Cardio workout today, but not Plyocide again. Just didn't feel it. So I looked to Plus and found today's routine. I was thinking, "Hmmm, only 40 minutes. I can take that today." Boy was I in for a ride. I was burning by the third move. The three level move and intervals is genius. I was really pushed because there is almost no break between moves. The moves are all moves I've seen before with Tony, but the Intervals are tough, especially the second time around. The first round, I burned only 290kcals. I forgot to check right after the second, but it was more. I needed a few more longer breaks the second time around, plus, my heart rate stayed high the whole time. Not really "Intervalesque" of me. By the time the last 5 or so moves rolled around, the first 20 seconds, which Tony calls the "recovery" time, wasn't a recovery time. It was just as tough coming off the last 20 seconds of the previous move. So tough! But a great workout none the less.
I moved right into the Abs/Core routine and the moves were cool. I got a good burn on the moves, but I seemed to recover a lot faster with these moves than I did with the moves from Merciless Abs. So the spot burn was awesome, but there didn't seem to be much afterburn. The tightness recovered rather quickly. But it was a fun routine to do with a lot of variety in the moves. A lot of unique combinations of moves. When I have time, I'm definitely doing this one again.
Moving into the splits and Flow, I nailed it! I was so happy to have a smooth run on the splits. I had a little more time today, so I just sunk into the splits a little more than usual. Felt good and painful. My Flow was good and solid, no hiccups to report on the surface. I seemed to forget what I was doing at one point, but I felt auto pilot kick in so I stuck with it.
In all, a very awesome workout. All while being very tired. In the end, I TORCHED 1283kcals! YEAH BABY!!!
VERY BUSY DAY at work. Another teacher and I are in charge of a departmental event and we were just running around all morning trying to get things set up. I was sweating like crazy pretty much all day. I was really tired when I got home. So I watched the last half of a movie with my wife to relax then I got to it.
I wanted to do a Cardio workout today, but not Plyocide again. Just didn't feel it. So I looked to Plus and found today's routine. I was thinking, "Hmmm, only 40 minutes. I can take that today." Boy was I in for a ride. I was burning by the third move. The three level move and intervals is genius. I was really pushed because there is almost no break between moves. The moves are all moves I've seen before with Tony, but the Intervals are tough, especially the second time around. The first round, I burned only 290kcals. I forgot to check right after the second, but it was more. I needed a few more longer breaks the second time around, plus, my heart rate stayed high the whole time. Not really "Intervalesque" of me. By the time the last 5 or so moves rolled around, the first 20 seconds, which Tony calls the "recovery" time, wasn't a recovery time. It was just as tough coming off the last 20 seconds of the previous move. So tough! But a great workout none the less.
I moved right into the Abs/Core routine and the moves were cool. I got a good burn on the moves, but I seemed to recover a lot faster with these moves than I did with the moves from Merciless Abs. So the spot burn was awesome, but there didn't seem to be much afterburn. The tightness recovered rather quickly. But it was a fun routine to do with a lot of variety in the moves. A lot of unique combinations of moves. When I have time, I'm definitely doing this one again.
Moving into the splits and Flow, I nailed it! I was so happy to have a smooth run on the splits. I had a little more time today, so I just sunk into the splits a little more than usual. Felt good and painful. My Flow was good and solid, no hiccups to report on the surface. I seemed to forget what I was doing at one point, but I felt auto pilot kick in so I stuck with it.
In all, a very awesome workout. All while being very tired. In the end, I TORCHED 1283kcals! YEAH BABY!!!
Monday, June 22, 2015
6-22-15 HY: P90X2-Shoulders and Arms + RevAbs-Merciless Abs + Splits + TCF.
6-22-15 HY: P90X2-Shoulders and Arms + RevAbs-Merciless Abs + Splits + TCF.
Regular morning regime.
Feeling good after a good night's sleep. Good start to the morning with my shake and got right into the workout. The routine with Back and Chest was up, but I am not able to do the pull ups yet, so I opted for what I did today. This was a very intense and yet fast routine. My recovery between moves was faster than usual so I was able to keep up with Tony and the crew for most of the moves. Only a few times did I have to stop for an extra break. I was very happy about that. I got an awesome burn on the bicep curls and Crazy 8's. I was using lighter set of dumbbells because of the balance component. Again, today, my balance seem a lot better. Not as many taps as usual. May it had something to do with my good long sleep. Either way, that's what I'm going with. But everything seemed better today, and more solid. Because of my right shoulder/lat, I went with lighter weights than I usually would had I not had this injury, but I upped the reps to 16 on those moves instead of the regular 8-12 reps. A few times I went to 18 even 20 reps if I had time and until I felt the burn.
I didn't feel like X2 Ab Ripper, so I went with Merciless Abs. Seems like a step down, but it wasn't for me today. On the first move, round 1 V-Ups. I had to rest my feet down. I couldn't hang for the full 12 reps. But once I got used to the core stuff, I nailed it. Second and third rounds were much better, and more consistent. I got an incredible burn in the core.
Splits and Flow were very low and solid. I was able to get back to my mark quicker than yesterday, and no hiccups on my Flow. All around good workout today.
In the end, I torched a good 730kcals. I was thinking around 600kcals because of the speed of the X2 routine, but nope, still got the burn!
Regular morning regime.
Feeling good after a good night's sleep. Good start to the morning with my shake and got right into the workout. The routine with Back and Chest was up, but I am not able to do the pull ups yet, so I opted for what I did today. This was a very intense and yet fast routine. My recovery between moves was faster than usual so I was able to keep up with Tony and the crew for most of the moves. Only a few times did I have to stop for an extra break. I was very happy about that. I got an awesome burn on the bicep curls and Crazy 8's. I was using lighter set of dumbbells because of the balance component. Again, today, my balance seem a lot better. Not as many taps as usual. May it had something to do with my good long sleep. Either way, that's what I'm going with. But everything seemed better today, and more solid. Because of my right shoulder/lat, I went with lighter weights than I usually would had I not had this injury, but I upped the reps to 16 on those moves instead of the regular 8-12 reps. A few times I went to 18 even 20 reps if I had time and until I felt the burn.
I didn't feel like X2 Ab Ripper, so I went with Merciless Abs. Seems like a step down, but it wasn't for me today. On the first move, round 1 V-Ups. I had to rest my feet down. I couldn't hang for the full 12 reps. But once I got used to the core stuff, I nailed it. Second and third rounds were much better, and more consistent. I got an incredible burn in the core.
Splits and Flow were very low and solid. I was able to get back to my mark quicker than yesterday, and no hiccups on my Flow. All around good workout today.
In the end, I torched a good 730kcals. I was thinking around 600kcals because of the speed of the X2 routine, but nope, still got the burn!
6-21-15 HY: Tennis + Water War + Badminton + Splits + TCF.
6-21-15 HY: Tennis + Water War + Badminton + Splits + TCF.
Happy Father's Day to all you fathers out there! I'm sure your family is planning a busy day for you, or they are giving you the day off. Either way, I hope you have a great day.
My day started off with a light breakfast and then jetting off to play tennis with my son, then with my son and daughter later. The first 75 minutes were with my son, then I play with them both for 45 minutes. Even though my shoulder was feeling a lot better, I still asked my son to hit mainly to my backhand since hitting a forehand is still painful somewhat. If I try to power a forehand, it will really hurt, and I don't want to slow the healing progress any more than I am already. The tennis was great! Both hitting good shots and shanks. Because we were planning to be out there for over two hours, we were pacing ourselves more than usual because we didn't want to burn out in the first hour. Conserving energy is important especially in hot and humid conditions. Luckily it wasn't that sunny, but the UV rays were still present. I have a three tone tan on my arms and legs to prove it! When my daughter came, I thought I would be able to take it easy, but no. I had to run even more to chase balls. It was tiring, but fun watching and playing with them.
Then, when we got home, since it was hot, and since my daughter had bought a new double-tank water gun we played Water War for about 45 my minutes. We were just running around trying to soak each other. SO FUN! and even more tiring when we are laughing and shouting the whole time. Then my wife called us in, but since my son was already in the shower, we had to wait. So instead of playing more WW, we played badminton. That was a lot of fun, too. Badminton became a lot funner since my daughter became able to sustain a rally. We keep it going for long rallies. I really enjoy playing with her. After my son finally got out of the shower (you know how teenagers are in the shower), we took our turns in the shower. It was a tiring morning, but well worth the tiredness. I had my HRM on the whole time so this was my workout today.
In the evening, I got to the Flow and Splits... FINALLY! I had a good run on the Flow, but I had another hiccup. I dropped the ball and mixed up my direction and ended up in a different location. I didn't even realize that I got all switched up. The Splits hurt. I barely got to the mark by the end of the session, but I got a good stretch.
**I want to say that if it wasn't for this group, I would probably slack off on my splits. But writing about it here keeps me motivated to keep doing them. Especially on Friday and today. Since I didn't have time to do it during my regular workouts I didn't feel like doing it later, but knowing that I'd have to write, "I didn't do my splits today..." here didn't feel good. So I went ahead and just did them. So a big THANKS for the motivation and for keeping me going!!!**
After the morning activities, I torched a whopping 1600+kcals. Happy Father's Day to you all! Oh, and as a gift, they got me the Under Armour Shirt I have been eying for a while now. YEAH!!!
Happy Father's Day to all you fathers out there! I'm sure your family is planning a busy day for you, or they are giving you the day off. Either way, I hope you have a great day.
My day started off with a light breakfast and then jetting off to play tennis with my son, then with my son and daughter later. The first 75 minutes were with my son, then I play with them both for 45 minutes. Even though my shoulder was feeling a lot better, I still asked my son to hit mainly to my backhand since hitting a forehand is still painful somewhat. If I try to power a forehand, it will really hurt, and I don't want to slow the healing progress any more than I am already. The tennis was great! Both hitting good shots and shanks. Because we were planning to be out there for over two hours, we were pacing ourselves more than usual because we didn't want to burn out in the first hour. Conserving energy is important especially in hot and humid conditions. Luckily it wasn't that sunny, but the UV rays were still present. I have a three tone tan on my arms and legs to prove it! When my daughter came, I thought I would be able to take it easy, but no. I had to run even more to chase balls. It was tiring, but fun watching and playing with them.
Then, when we got home, since it was hot, and since my daughter had bought a new double-tank water gun we played Water War for about 45 my minutes. We were just running around trying to soak each other. SO FUN! and even more tiring when we are laughing and shouting the whole time. Then my wife called us in, but since my son was already in the shower, we had to wait. So instead of playing more WW, we played badminton. That was a lot of fun, too. Badminton became a lot funner since my daughter became able to sustain a rally. We keep it going for long rallies. I really enjoy playing with her. After my son finally got out of the shower (you know how teenagers are in the shower), we took our turns in the shower. It was a tiring morning, but well worth the tiredness. I had my HRM on the whole time so this was my workout today.
In the evening, I got to the Flow and Splits... FINALLY! I had a good run on the Flow, but I had another hiccup. I dropped the ball and mixed up my direction and ended up in a different location. I didn't even realize that I got all switched up. The Splits hurt. I barely got to the mark by the end of the session, but I got a good stretch.
**I want to say that if it wasn't for this group, I would probably slack off on my splits. But writing about it here keeps me motivated to keep doing them. Especially on Friday and today. Since I didn't have time to do it during my regular workouts I didn't feel like doing it later, but knowing that I'd have to write, "I didn't do my splits today..." here didn't feel good. So I went ahead and just did them. So a big THANKS for the motivation and for keeping me going!!!**
After the morning activities, I torched a whopping 1600+kcals. Happy Father's Day to you all! Oh, and as a gift, they got me the Under Armour Shirt I have been eying for a while now. YEAH!!!
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