P90X+ Intervals Plus

This is one of the best cardio routines I think Tony has ever done. 42 mins and you only get water break at half time! Don't think many people have seen it but its a great one! I max out in this every time!

Was cautious with shoulder again today as what ever Shaun had me do yesterday really upset it - I think it was the pike presses grrrrr.

Happy New Year everyone - lets make 2017 the fittest yet!!

Max 30 Tabata Strength

First time for me with this one and woweeee!

Typical Shaun T all out but the calorie burn surprised me because of the Strength in the title. But going at that pace with no breaks certainly does the trick. 311 cals in 33 mins is pretty good going for me.

It was pretty brutal I have to be honest - I was toast half way through and then afterwards I recovered pretty quick and thought 'Shall I go again?' but sense prevailed as it is recovery week and so I just stretched out.

Love it!

BOD Yoga Well Rounded

Just a little glute specific yoga for me today and I feel so much better ;)

P90X Core Synergistics

This one made a nice change today - nothing crazy but got it done.

Recovery weeks are necessary I know but sometimes they are tricky when you just want to go for it!! Roll on Monday lol

P90X2 Recovery & Mobility and new gym space

I had an active recovery morning and lugged some stuff about and made more room in my new gym space and most of the equipment in at last.

It's not fully complete as still some weight plates to come in but its getting there. At least I'm ready for Body Beast/Core de Force Hybrid now starting on Monday ;)

Then this evening as it was just too cold in the gym for rolling around on the floor I got X2 Recovery and Mobility done at home in the warm. Long time since I've been to the pain cave with my foam roller but I felt better afterwards.

H&C Hammer Power

Recovery week for me and so something different with Hammer Power.

This is a great workout! Didn't go crazy with the weight but worked hard and loved it!

CdForce Dynamic Strength (half of) & P90X3 MMX

I wanted try out Dynamic Strength so I did the first 6 rounds which I really enjoyed just as a taster ahead of the group hybrid start in the new year, but then wanted a cardio high without too much more leg work as I have tender glutes from yesterdays Legs and back!

So I hit MMX and crushed it as best as I could!!

Happy Christmas Everyone!!

P90X Legs and Back

Went well today, kept most things the same except increased the weight on my calf raises and Alternating Side lunge ;)

Managed a few more pull ups today too.

BOD Yoga Vytas Core Strength & Faith Full Body Flow

Some of the core stuff was pretty tough for me today but I was feeling pretty shattered before I started. Overall good workout and I hope to get better at it.

Wanted just a little more without going crazy so did some more with Faith and it was nice considering I wasn't feeling full of beans.

Early night for me tonight zzzzzzzzzz

P90X Shoulders and Arms

Was really cautious with shoulder this morning - did a couple of light shoulder shoulder presses first round all ok. Did proper dips again instead of chair dips and was ok first 14  but after heavier deep swimmers press's and 6 more dips it wasn't happy so I didnt want to push it. Upright Rows bothered it too so skipped the rest of them.
Didn't do side tri rise after 2 reps felt wrong so I did some more lying tricep extensions.

Bis felt sightly stronger than last week and got a personal record for me on the lying tricep extensions :)

Overall pleased with progress ad that I didn't aggravate my shoulder - as no pain felt since.

P90X Plyometrics

Plyometrics again this morning and so much fun and so exhausting at the same time lol

I did manage hotfoor all the way through this week so pleased with that ;)

P90X Chest and Back

I had a sharp pain in my right shoulder yesterday pushing upwards while erecting a shed, so I was cautious when I did P90X Chest and Back this morning.

Thankfully all movements were ok except for Dive bomber push ups - so did standard instead.
I subbed the diamond ones as usual as they irritate my elbow - so I did Military ones but went chest to floor.

Core de Force Agilty Strength

New one for me this morning, had to dig about my agility ladder and give it a go.

I struggled with room, I need to make some more space if I can but I did my best. I really enjoyed it - nice change of pace and that second round was tough with no breaks!!

Good fun and look forward to doing it again.

Chased it with BOD Yoga 10min Blissful power flow which was ok but the chair poses was hard after legs and back yesterday with wall squats and chair and oh yeah those Half monkey circles this morning - OMG!! After Gorilla Crawls in 22MHC I thought no probs but oh my after leg day = ouchy!!!!

I was a little disappointed with the yoga - it wasn't the Blissful power flow that I expected from the name. But I guess that's just because I expected something that I didn't get. Some may like it.

P90X Legs and Back

This went better than last week thank goodness - still a very tough workout but I dont care as I managed 2 unassisted chin ups today - wahoo!

I managed to stick to all Sneaky lunges this week when last week I crashed an burned through them! Stayed down low for the full time of Groucho walks this week too.
Kept the Calf raise squats the same 2 x 8kg's/18lbs, increased the step back lunges to 2 x 8kg's/18lbs and calf raises up to to 2 x 7kgs/15lb.

Overall pretty pleased with progress but I'm undecided on tomorrows cardio/kenpo type day??

BOD Yoga Vytas Sweat and Detox

This was not what I was expecting but I did enjoy it. Challenging with abs straight off the bat! Some good strength work and some little short flows through out. Very different but good.

P90X Shoulders and Arms

Late getting started again this morning grrrr but P90X Shoulders and Arms week 2 done and dusted - did my best and forgot the rest!

22 MHC Cardio 3 & Spec Ops Cardio

I decided to go double 22MHC this morning with Cardio 3 (and with no breaks its pretty tough), took a minute or two to catch my breath and bring my heart rate down and then straight into Spec Ops Cardio!
Only used 2kg/4.4lb for the weighted moves and 3kg/6.6lb for the Burpee rolls (more weight helps to get me up at the end lol)
I smashed the first one and pushed as hard as I could on the second and loved it!! Great challenge and my energy levels were great - I struggled with oxygen but energy was great - who knew I needed more oats in a morning!

P90X Chest and Back

Great nights sleep and energy levels much better today so did my best to crush Chest and Back today!

Push up numbers reasonable but that darn diamond push up doesn't like my left shoulder at all grrrr. Will sub military as I'm not bothering my shoulder for it - its just not worth it.
Declines done with feet on a box, not quite as high as a chair but in the absence of a chair better than nothing.
Heavypants and Lawnmowers were tough today - just another indication of strength lost :( but I will get it back.

Felt better on the pull bar today and hoping numbers start going up, but couldn't manage even 1 unassisted today. Try again on Friday ;)

The question is what cardio tomorrow??? X Plyo, X+ Intervals, Max 30 Cardio Challenge, Double 21MHCore or something else?

Core de Force MMA Power

Well I'm still getting used to my morning workouts as I struggled again with this one and I really didn't expect too.

CdF MMA Power and it was ok, some of the combos took some getting used to and took a while for me to get the flow.  Those Spiderman climbers OMG! Ground to fighter stance is really not a favorite of mine either!

Questioning my food....
I have for while had yoghurt, oats, all bran, apple, fig, grapes, seeds and linseed oil (we went heart healthy after my mums heart attack) + Protein shake for breakfast but this isn't getting enough into my system well enough to fuel my workouts. This morning I removed the oil/fat as I know that is slow to digest in the hopes that it would get in my system quicker and it was better but still not good enough.
My workout will normally be about an hour after breakfast but this morning it was also almost two hours after which I thought might help as I wondered if I was eating too much and it wasn't fully digested?? 
Will my body adjust to the demands and process it faster or do I need to eat differently???
I'll keep trying different things but if anyone has any pointers on the nutrition front I'd really appreciate it.

The workout was 463 cal, peak 166 BPM, Avg 148 in 48 mins

Below includes the cool down with interruptions.

P90X Legs and Back

Woweee this was tough for me this morning - I struggled with oxygen and energy!!
I did go for most the same weights that I used last time I did it, which was probably a little ambitious but hey you don't know unless you try do you.

I remember this being a tough one but it hit me like a tree this morning lol.

I added a little weight to the deadlift squats and I changed Toe-roll iso lunges to normal weighted lunges as per Johns Suggestions ;)

My pull numbers were terrible - I had built up the strength to manage almost 5 unassisted chin ups back in June and today I only manged 1. Really disappointing but hopefully I can gain it back and more!

CdF Core Kinectics and BOD Yoga Full Body Flow

Late up this morning (but I got some sleep yay :) ) then technology let me down causing me a later than hoped for start but none the less got something done. Tomorrow will be better.

It was cold in my new space this morning and with bare feet for yoga they were like little ice blocks :( but CdForce Core Kinectics followed by BOD Yoga Full-Body Flow was completed to the best of my abilty.
Some of those core moves are brutal - I thought I had built up some good core strength but that workout is a whole new ball game.
Yoga was gentler than I expected from the title - nice little stretch and strengthen - ideal for a little wake up your body routine not a full on go for it one than I was hoping for. I'll know for next time.

P90X Shoulders and Arms

P90X Shoulders and arms for me tonight and it was so much fun. Tony making me giggle during hard work just makes the hard work so much easier 😜
Modified warm up as I couldn't jump up and down or run on the spot but got warm.
I pushed hard and had to back off on a couple of the sets. I didn't do the crouching cohen curls as per Johns suggestion and subbed standing curls.
I also subbed chair dips for actual tricep dips and that felt good.

Questions please .... is it easy to go from being an evening workout person (of about 8 years) to a morning workout person???? and will my yogurt, oats, fruit, seeds and protein shake breakfast be enough to get a heavy workout in???

P90X Plyometrics

Went old school tonight with a great favorite P90X plyometrics. Tony always makes me laugh even after hearing the same jokes for the 20th time lol

After doing shorter workouts for a while, the hour felt long but I loved it :)

I did my best to keep up with Tony and the kids and I had forgotten how painful hotfoot can be!

P90X3 Eccentric Upper

I decided to change things up with P90X3 Eccentric Upper with a bit more of a upper /lower body split this week see if I can some better sleep if not I'm guessing a rest week is in order. But fingers crossed this week sorts me out and I can get my gym ready and then I think its time to go full out P90X style ;)

I can't believe how pumped up I still feel so long after my workout (3.5 hrs) - long time since I've had that but I did push pretty hard and was almost failing on most sets :)

Core de Force MMA Speed 2.0, Core Kinetics & BOD Yoga Wk 2 Stretch

So for H&C/Max30 hybrid day 6 it should have been Tabata Strength but after a hard strength week for me including push ups everyday I couldn't face what would have been a half hearted effort with more strength work so after much deliberation I chose something else.

I went with MMA Speed 2.0 and then Core kinetics but I have to confess that half way through Core kinetics I was toast so I gave it best and stretched out with some calming yoga.

I'm still really undecided what to do with my sleep being very disturbed/restless....do I try week 2 of the hybrid (as I'm really enjoying it) and see if my body gets used to it or do I change it up?
I'm thinking either P90X/Max 30/Core de Force (subbing Max 30 for cardio days and CdF for Kenpo days) or may be P90X3/Max30 Hybrid?????

I'd appreciate any thoughts???

H&C/Max30 Hybrid Day 5 Total Body Chisel

This is a great workout. Does everybody keep the same weight for all 3 sets of 10 reps or do like me and increase each time ie light, med and heavy????

I was pretty pleased as overall I managed the same weights as last time I did this workout in March.

I had to modify slightly as no bench so incline fly was flat floor fly, bench press was floor press, incline curl was standing curl and I used a box for the step down cross back. Also on the step down cross back I did the first two rounds with leg out to the side without anything to touch and the 3rd round I did the knee raise.
For bench dips I actually set my pullupmate up for proper  tricep dips and managed them all - much to my surprise :) 

I forgot what its like to go heavy and you get that post workout pumped feeling ;)

H&C/Max30 Hybrid Day 4 - Sweat Intervals

I started off a little slow with this one but got into it and towards the end got my second wind or something and really pushed hard to the finish - wahoo!!! loved it!!!

Its tough and had me crying out a little but felt great when I done.

Took some photos of straight after I'd done today as well at the end with the stretch.