P90X+ Intervals X & Ab Ripper X

So instead of Plyo today I did Intervals X and its a really great workout - burnt a ton of calories in 45 mins and still had time to burn a few more doing Ab Ripper X afterwards ;)

P90X Chest and Back

Push hard tonight and loved it - calorie burn seemed more accurate tonight too! Last time with watch it said 169 cals errr nope don't think so!!

P90X+ Kenpo Cardio Plus and T25 Stretch

I didn't fancy Kenpo tonight so I went for Kenpo Cardio Plus and it was good fun. Was a little restricted in my small space but still got a good sweat on.

Chased it with T25 stretch - but I forgot this one isn't one of my favourites :(

I should have foam rolled but with the doms that I have I couldn't face the pain!

P90X Legs and Back & Ab Ripper X

Wow I forgot what a beast Legs and Back is phew!!!! I also forgot how with no real leg warm up you go straight into balance/bulgarian squats at the start!!!  And now I remember what walking down the stairs is like after Legs and Back lol

Really enjoyed it and went straight into Ab Ripper X, which I did slightly better on this time.

OMG check out my calorie burn 916 cals in 1hr 27 mins phew!!!!

22MHC Cardio 2 & P90X3 Yoga

I wanted some yoga today but couldn't face and fit in 1.5 hours of it so I did a quick Cardio 2 and loved it lol, then I was going to chase with 40 mins yoga but I somehow got it wrong as the 40 mins I remembered was actually 52 mins so I went for P90X3 Yoga mins as its a nice quick 30 mins.

I managed to get my chest strap HRM to work with the Under Armour Record app at last so I did Cardio 2 on its own and stopped the app - it unfortunately did give me a HR graph so I was really disappointed but it gave me everything else. I restarted it again afterwards to see how I did with the yoga and it gave me a full graph this time :)

Really surprised that I burnt that many calories after I had finished cardio while doing the Yoga. I burnt more doing these in under an hour than I did doing Plyo X for an hour + Stretch = that's the way to burn the calories ;)

P90X Shoulders and Arms + Ab Ripper X

Really enjoyed Shoulders and arms tonight and surprised myself again with some of the weights.

Ab ripper X was tough tonight - I though it would be easier than I remember after all the core in 22MHC but how wrong can you be!!!!

New Polar H7 arrived today and although I paired it - The Under Armour Record app wouldn't see it - it used the iwatch hrm anyway grrrr so I ran them both at the same time. My new polar never missed a beat ;) and surprisingly the Record app gave me roughly the same calorie burn reading at the end!
Will try again tomorrow to see if I can get the watch to use the strap - fingers crossed.

P90X Plyometrics

This was great fun tonight - I was going great till about 40-45 mins in (well it was hot foot actually) and I was toast. I was down because I couldn't complete all the hops on one foot ( I remember building up to that before so a little disappointed ) but I snapped out of it and push on. The last 10-15 mins were was tough but I got through it, was dripping and loved it!

22MHC gets you better and fitter for a lot of things but not an hour long plyo!!

Since iWatch update the HR isn't playing to well - a new feature and not a bug apparently but I'm not happy. So back to polar tonight  (my old H7 has died so borrowed my mums sensor bit for tonight, my new one arrives tomorrow) - gives me a much better HR reading (except for the drop out around 27 mins) and therefore more accurate calorie burn.

P90X Chest and Back

Wow it was great to get back to P90X tonight - felt great to just push and pull!!!

Surprised myself how much strength I haven't lost - like really surprised!!

22MHC Chisel Cardio

Really pleased with this one tonight - felt much easier than I remember. Especially the burpees lol I got more than I've ever done all thanks to 22 Min Hard Corps ;)

Been thinking hard about my programming for the next few weeks and I was going for a good variety of workouts but to build the muscle we want progressive overload right? so although I should probably do Bodybeast Sagi annoys me little in the dvd's so I think it's back to P90X for me with maybe some Beast back so I can get some deadlifts in too (because P90X legs and back every single week gets little repetitive).I might shake up the cardio days and throw in some 22MHC too to keep my fitness level up.

Don't think my app was counting calories correctly for the first 25 mins or so it said 45 cals..erm nope!!! But never mind hey, I'm sure they will fix it in the next update.

MHC Total Body Hammer

This is a tough workout and that's what I needed!

10 reps little rest, 8 reps little rest and 6 reps make them muscles burn!!!

I was a little shaky on last set of bench press, Military press and incline fly! My wide pull up was terrible. But Squat, Reverse Grip row, reverse lunge, Split Squat and Post delt fly were pretty good :)

I built up to these weight during Hammer and Chisel so pleased I completed it but I think I might regret it tomorrow or more so the day after!!!

MMX + Core 1

This made a nice change punch and kick tonight and with the sprawls/burpees I managed to keep up so much better thanks to 22MHC! Great Cal burn too!

Chased it with Core 1 and smashed it!

Lots of DOMS and I'm embracing the change!!

MHC Chisel Balance

Wow I forgot how tough this one can be! How I've missed the burn of a muscle from pushing or pulling a dumbbell - not sure what it is about weight training but I like it, and I'm even enjoying some minor doms pain too!!!

Really great workout!!

Used 5 or 6kg's for all moves except 9kgs for single leg deadlift.

Yoga with Tony

Today I tried Tonyoga with Tony Horton - it was excellent!

Nice few stretches, then into some yoga vinyasa's with some push ups thrown in for good measure. I didn't do all the push ups (chataranga/military ones are the hardest for me) but I'm pleased to say I pretty much did everything else, oh except for crazy crane lol!

I really enjoyed it and felt I got a nice stretch, felt much looser and calmer - just what I needed. A great routine that burnt 347 cals in just under the hour -  I will definitely do it again.

22MHC Fit test and H&C Hammer Build Up

So after much deliberation today I've decided not to do hell week for 22 Min Hard Corp.

I'm really pleased I completed the 8 week program and I'm really pleased that I've lost the fat that I have off my thighs and my hips. But I'm really missing the weights and I actually feel weaker in my arms. 
Core and leg wise I know I'm stronger and my chin up/pull up strength has improved (I'll know how much for sure when I do my fit test tomorrow) but I don't think a week of doubles is going to do much more for me! Can you believe I weigh exactly the same as when I started!

My general fitness has massively improved and I think it's a really great program for leaning out and getting "military fit". But I want more so I'm going to do my own hybrid for a while and see how I get on.
Lots more packing to be done too as hopefully we will be finally moving home and business in the next few weeks, so busy time coming up but I still want to get my workouts in when I can.

Fit test results  from 22 MHC..
Push ups in a min - Day 1 I managed 20 all full push ups and pretty good depth, slightly shy of parallel towards the end  - today I managed 28 ;)
Squat Thrust in a min - Day 1 I used 2 x 2kg and did 29 reps - today I did 2 x 3kg and 32 reps :)
Pulls max reps - Day 1 I got 1/3  of a pull up, 2 Chin ups - today I got 1 and 1/4 pull ups and 4 and 1/4 chin ups = Major New personal best for me!!
Jumping jacks - I did full touch at the top and bottom and managed 72 reps day 1, today 75.
Forearm Plank Hold max time or 1 min max - Day 1 I managed the full minute and today I did 1 min 30 secs.

So really pleased with results :)

Today I did Hammer Build Up for a nice little intro back in to weights  and used the same weights as I used last time I did it and everything was good and stronger except biceps and lat raises were tough. 
Loved it :)

22 MHC 47/54 - Cardio 3 and Core 2 Last day of Week 8 finished normal program. Also Country Swing

So last day of 8 weeks and I haven't missed one workout ( I missed one day but doubled up to catch up the next day) so I've completed all the workouts including all the core ones - subbing in Special Ops ones most of the time they were on the calendar.

Really loved it and I'm going to do hell week (doubles) next week to really finish it!!

After Cardio 3 and Core 2 and I then did the Beachbody on demand sneak peak of Country Heat with the first workout of Country Swing. It was good fun, hoping I won't have doms for using muscles I don't normally use in that way and I can't believe how many calories I burnt = 885 in 1 hr and 24 mins!!

22MHC 47/54 - Resistance 3

More packing of boxes done today - there is so much to pack!

Workout was tough in the first round tonight but got stuck in by round two and made some more progress ;)
I did far more unmodified scissor clappers than last time I managed to get all 3 rounds of mountain squats done with 2kg / 4.4lbs for the first time phew! (I know it sounds ridiculously low weight but these are killer in this workout and you are gasping for breath before you get to them!)

22MHC 46/54 - Cardio 2 and Special Ops Core

Had to workout out earlier than normal today which felt odd but got it done.

Sprints and Straight leg sprints are pretty easy now, Mountain Climbers are getting better as my shoulders are getting stronger, Gorilla Crawls are still really hard for me. I got all reps in Rounds 1 and 3 and had to modify most of round three otherwise I would have been there all night. Jimmie jumps are great fun lol, water bug is still tricky for me, I did jumps as much as I could and the modified and walked it as I needed to - my wrist still gets upset if I'm not careful. Frog burpees are better with the quick step in and out instead of the jump (it doesn't bother my back) and I just about kept up and got all the rep done ;)

Special ops core was tough as usual with a couple of easyish ones. I modified some to get the reps, some just make me collapse in a heap still. My sidewinders are much better I even feel like they look on the screen lol - I can't move up and down my mat pretty good now! I really pushed on the high low jacks and got all the reps for the first time ;)

Love making progress - it really spurs you on doesn't it? Do you best and forget the rest!!

22 MHC 45/54 - Resistance 2

Been packing and moving boxes all day in preparation for moving - please everybody keep their  fingers crossed for me x

Resistance 2 went pretty well tonight - burpee presses felt faster, Squat jumps used the same weight but got lower in my squat and my quads were screaming at the end of each set! Chin ups got all reps assisted but only 3 knee raises on the first set. I feel the chin up is the most important part for me so I only do the raises if I get done in time. Punch Pull kept the same weight and it felt about right - heavier will be sloppy at that that speed. Corkscrew lift felt a little better too.

Only 3 more days to do and then its hell week!!

22MHC 44/54 - Cardio 3 and Core 2

This one is soon tough without breaks!!

But I did it about the same as last time but my burpees felt a little quicker :) It felt pretty intense and I think the Graph confirms the effort with a  few mins of chisel Warm up before I got stuck in...

Core 2 was pretty brutal tonight too after all those high low boats from yesterday. I did my best and forgot the rest.

Here's the total session including stretch (Not a bad way to burn over 600 cals in an hour - I used to have to do P90X Plyometrics for a full hour to get that burn!!)...

22 MHC 43/54 - Special Ops Resistance

For some reason this felt tough tonight and not really sure why? But I pushed hard and still made some progress from last time :)

Plange Push ups - 1st round on knees, but just about managed 2nd and 3rd round on feet
Clean, Squat, Press - I upped the weight to 2 x 5kgs / 11lbs on the 1st and 2nd round this time and then dropped down to 4kgs/8.8lbs for the last.
Track star pull ups -  so first 12 its hard with the assist so I only did one knee up, second set of 10 I used the other leg and did them all, last 8 swopped legs again.
California Roll is still hard in my small space but I started early on the 2nd round and paused on the 3rd to get all the reps of 8-12-16 but no jump on that last round as I was toast!
High low boat - got most of the reps I think some not as good as others

Downloaded a new app for iWatch/iPhone and it gave me this - which I think is a pretty cool graph, although the blue bar is high because it includes my 15 mins cool down stretch afterwards.

22 MHC 42/54 - Cardio 3 and Special Ops Core

Cardio 3 was great tonight. No modifications except the quick stepping burpees and slightly slower on some moves and I smashed it. Best I've ever done it that's for sure ;)

Special Ops Core was very welcome after all the Core 2's this week. Didn't do quite as well on some moves as last time but I gave it my all. My Sidewinders have definitely improved - I can get from one end of my mat to the other now!

Great end to Week 7 of 22MHC and 7 Weeks of not having one piece of Chocolate when I used to have at least 1-2 chunks a day!

22 MHC 41/54 - Resistance 3

Feeling much better today and looking forward to the craziness that is Resistance 3

Pump jumpers - I changed it up slightly as I feel concentrating on increasing my push up strength is better for me at the moment so I did Round 1 25 normal push ups, Round 2 10 wide and 10 normal, Round 3 15 Military but you can tell I haven't done many of these for the last 7 weeks - I managed 2 and had to drop to knees!
Split lunge thrust - Same as last time Round 1 and 2 was 2x 2kg/4.4lb but round 2 was slow and really tough still so I dropped down to 1kg/2.2lb'ers for last round of 30 reps.
Arm Balance Row - all 3 rounds with increase to 4kg / 8.8lb so really pleased with that ;) Slightly slower than them as I only use one DB and change hands as I find leaning all my weight on the handle of another DB too painful for my hands.
Mountain squats - Round 1 and 2 I increased to  2kg/4.4lb and then dropped down to 1kg/2.2lb for the last hardest round again - these really do drain you of energy fast because so many muscle are being used.
Scissor clappers - from modified last time I did 5 and 45 mod'd Rnd 1, 10 and 30 mod'd round 2 and hey presto  I did all 30 in the last round. Bent knees but still big improvement.

Pleased with progress and boy did I loose some DNA on this one phew!!

22MHC 40/54 - Cardio 3 and Core 2

Again I chose the non Special Ops one today with Cardio 3 and its still as brutal as I remember it, with no breaks, but thankfully my energy levels are returning to normal and I felt like I smashed it.

Spider Crawls & Skip Flys got all reps no problems.
Cross Climbers I was a little slower than them for help of for full time ;)
Fast feet up/down and just about kept up although 2 of the downs were fast/ poor on the last round.
Sphinx Kickers again slower than them but much better that before and I modified round 2 to hands instead of forearms.
Spin Burpees I quickly stepped feet in and out instead of the jump  (as my back still doesn't like them) but I got all the reps.

Really pleased with improvements for this one :)

Core 2 is still mostly tough  witha few easy ones in there and the plank roll I took the push ups out like I was thinking about and it felt much better. Considering I have Chest Doms today I think it was a great decision. I should be able to make a much better job of the pump jumpers tomorrow.

22 MHC 39/54 or maybe 48 - Resistance 1

When the option to do Special Ops workouts has come all the way through this 7 1/2 weeks I've took them but not today. I chose Resistance 1 over Special Ops Resistance.

My cold is really taking its toll, just come back from a 2 hour business meeting lunch where I ate out and more than what I would have normally. After taking the dog for a walk and some hoovering my energy levels were rock bottom so I felt I would get the most out of the simpler Resistance 1.

Push ups I did knees first round as I felt week as a kitten, rounds 2 and 3 I mustered the strength to get them done on my feet.
Squat thrust I kept the same as last time with 2 x 5kgs/11lbs for Rounds 1 & 2 but down to  2 x 4kgs/8.8lbs for Round 3.
Pulls ups (assist) I matched just manage to match last times effort of 12,9,8I did increase the Chopper Lunge weight up to 6kg/13lb this time and to my surprise really felt it in my biceps doing that figure 8?.Sit up punch - got all reps in.Burn out - felt slow and all push on knees.

A little progress here, some backwards steps there but I got it done. 
Only 9 more workout days to the end of the 8 Weeks wahoo! Then do I do Hell week??? I was going to but I'm not sure?

22MHC 38/54 - Cardio 1 and Core 2

Still not 100% with my cold but got it done.

Cardio went really great and although I used the power stands to modify burpees, I stepped the 1st round of 25 but did the 2nd and 3rd round properly i.e. jumping feet. including the 22 extra ones in the burnout ;)
Got all the rest of the reps in and in good time too so pleased with progress.

Core 2 is still really tough on some of the moves but each time I do it I get a little better ;) today my roller boat seemed much better.

I think I also worked out while my push ups are feeling weaker and weaker - they are not getting any recovery! We only work them in resistance workouts  and not cardio ones so you think you must be resting them, but each cardio workout it chased with a core workout and core 1 and 2 have a push up move in there so either 11 or 22 push ups with a concentrated eccentric move (plus a roll). The eccentric part, which I always work hard at because I know eccentric moves make the concentric stronger, but it means that I'm working this same muscles every day!! No wonder!!!!
It's probably no problem for those with good upper body strength that can do push ups no problem but for me I'm not sure its helping as my push ups don't feel like they are improving like the rest of me - so in core and 1 and 2 I will now just be going into forearm plank to get the core work and take the push up out to see if that helps.

22 MHC 37/54 - Resistance 3

So I'm a little under the weather with a silly cold but still pushed play.

Pump jumpers - I used all hands again this time and stepped it - mostly on my knees as my pushups felt really week for some reason?
Split lunge thrust - Round 1 and 2 I increased to 2x 2kg/4.4lb but round 2 was slow and really tough so I dropped down to 1kg/2.2lb'ers for last round of 30 reps.
Arm Balance Row - all 3 rounds with increase to 3kg/6.6lb so pleased with that ;) will use a 4kg / 8.8lb next time.
Mountain squats - Round 1 and 2 I increased to  2kg/4.4lb and then dropped down to 1kg/2.2lb for the last hardest round.
Scissor clappers - got all reps but modified again although feeling pretty easy this time so I will try for some unmodified ones next time.

Push ups seemed a backwards step, clappers were easier and everything else I made harder so overall pleased with progress.