Monday - September 27, 2010 and Tuesday - September 28, 2010 - Rest
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I was really bummed about my weigh in on Sunday, and was still feeling a bit weak from the cold I've been dealing with for the past few days, so I decided to take the week off. I haven't missed a day since I was sick last year, when I also took a week off. Last year I was REALLY sick and couldn't get through the workouts, so it was the smart thing to do, and I didn't really regret it. This time I wasn't as sick, but I think I was feeling a bit sorry for myself over the weigh in, and might have been using the illness as a bit of an excuse to take it easy. I also used it as an excuse to start eating like crap again.
Wednesday - September 29, 2010 - Kenpo Cardio Plus
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Time: 41:44
Calories Burned: 470
Avg Heart Rate: 131
Max Heart Rate: 157
I was planning on taking the entire week off, but I found myself sitting around feeling sorry for myself and totally lost because I wasn't working out. I would watch others in the program on You Tube and felt I was no longer a part of it because I'd taken two days off. I was feeling a bit miserable. I remembered talking to a friend of mine a few weeks ago about P90X. He has it, but hasn't started it yet. I told him there were plenty of days when I don't feel like doing the workouts, but I do them anyways. Why? Because I feel if I don't do them, I'll probably regret it, but once I do the workout, I've never regretted it. This thinking inspired me to get off my butt and get it done. About 7pm I decided enough was enough and popped in the Kenpo Cardio Plus disc. It ended up being the best calorie burn I've ever had on this workout, and it felt good getting back into it.
Thursday - September 30, 2010 - Plyometrics
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Time: 58:47
Calories Burned: 655
Avg Heart Rate: 130
Max Heart Rate: 160
I was feeling a little worse than yesterday, and was wondering if yesterday's workout had weakened me a bit, so I was actually considering sitting out another day. However, I decided I didn't want to start skipping workouts if I could physically do them. Normally, Thursdays are either Yoga X or X Stretch, but I decided I had enough rest on Monday and Tuedsay, so I pulled out my best calorie burner, and that is Plyometrics. Once again, it was a good workout. I was slightly weak, but got through it with no problems.
As the day was winding down, and I was getting ready for bed, I noticed how calm and happy I was, as opposed to earlier in the week, when I wasn't working out. I realized that working out, specifically with P90X, is a gift I've given myself over the past two and a half years. It's now part of who I am, and when it's not there I miss it. Those two days off really opened my eyes a bit. I'm a bit embarrased at the "feeling sorry for myself" routine I went through, but maybe that was something I needed to appreciate what I have here.
Friday - October 1, 2010 - Cardio X (Modified)
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Modification: Skipped Yoga section. Did Kenpo, Plyo, Core sections, then repeated them.
Time: 58:49
Calories Burned: 636
Avg Heart Rate: 129
Max Heart Rate: 159
The cold is still lingering, so I'm still not feeling like I'm at full strength. However, I got a great calorie burn and was drenched in sweat when I was done. The way I modified this workout really seems to be working for me.
Saturday - October 2, 2010 - Kenpo X
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Time: 59:07
Calories Burned: 547
Avg Heart Rate: 119
Max Heart Rate: 151
A good Kenpo workout for me.
Sunday - October 3, 2010 - Weigh In
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Weight: 175.2 Body Fat: 22.2%
A half-pound loss, which isn't bad considering the way the week started.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Monday, September 20, 2010
Post Round 6 Maintenance - Week 4
Monday - September 20, 2010 - Plyometrics
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Time: 58:45
Calories Burned: 677
Avg Heart Rate: 132
Max Heart Rate: 159
I didn't have a real good day at work today, so I found myself re-hashing that through most of the workout. However, I tried using the workout to push those things out of my mind, and instead concentrate on really "Bringing It". It worked most of the time. 677 calories burned is always good.
Tuesday - September 21, 2010 - Interval X Plus
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Time: 44:32
Calories Burned: 476
Avg Heart Rate: 127
Max Heart Rate: 158
I felt a bit tired when I got home today, took a nap, and dragged myself to do the workout. However, that went well. I worked up a good sweat and burned a lot of calories. I'm starting to have some bad eating habits creep in. Nothing real bad, but something to keep an eye on and nip in the bud. I don't want to lose the momentum I've built up over the last few weeks.
Wednesday - September 22, 2010 - Kenpo Cardio Plus
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Time: 41:52
Calories Burned: 414
Avg Heart Rate: 122
Max Heart Rate: 147
I tried maxing out the moves as best I could and got over 400 calories burned for the first time in a while. It's still my favorite workout.
Thursday - September 23, 2010 - Yoga X
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Time: 1:35:46
Calories Burned: 610
Avg Heart Rate: 100
Max Heart Rate: 126
This was a good Yoga X workout. I wasn't looking forward to the 90 minutes it would take, but I was relatively calm and focused throughout. My balances started out bad, but I regrouped and finished them well. The calorie burn wasn't bad either.
Friday - September 24, 2010 - Cardio X (Modified)
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Modification: Skipped Yoga section. Did Kenpo, Plyo, Core sections, then repeated them
Time: 58:25
Calories Burned: 573
Avg Heart Rate: 121
Max Heart Rate: 153
I've been sneaking in some junk food this week, more than usual. Birthday parties and chocolate cake (my weakness) at work are the main culprits, so I needed to "burn off some goo" today. This workout helped a bit.
Saturday - September 25, 2010 - Kenpo X
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Time: 58:58
Calories Burned: 521
Avg Heart Rate: 116
Max Heart Rate: 146
I've been feeling a cold developing today, so I wanted to work extra hard to sweat it out of me. As I've been doing lately, I'm concentrating on turning into my punches and putting more into my kicks. Today, in between sets, I was getting higher on my X-jacks, bringing my knees up higher on my jogs, and getting up higher on the jump ropes. I still only burned 521 calories, but the effort was there. Since starting P90X two and a half years ago, I rarely get sick. In fact the only times I've missed workouts was last September when I caught a really bad cold and got so weak I forced myself to take a week off of the workouts to let me get my strength back. I'm hoping I can kick this. Tomorrow is a chill day. Watching some football and taking it easy. Hopefully that will help.
Sunday - September 26, 2010 - Weigh In
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Weight: 175.7 Body Fat: 22.3%
I gained 3.9 lbs. I didn't eat THAT much chocolate cake, so I'm not sure of the reason, but it's disappointing to say the least. However, I move forward.
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Time: 58:45
Calories Burned: 677
Avg Heart Rate: 132
Max Heart Rate: 159
I didn't have a real good day at work today, so I found myself re-hashing that through most of the workout. However, I tried using the workout to push those things out of my mind, and instead concentrate on really "Bringing It". It worked most of the time. 677 calories burned is always good.
Tuesday - September 21, 2010 - Interval X Plus
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Time: 44:32
Calories Burned: 476
Avg Heart Rate: 127
Max Heart Rate: 158
I felt a bit tired when I got home today, took a nap, and dragged myself to do the workout. However, that went well. I worked up a good sweat and burned a lot of calories. I'm starting to have some bad eating habits creep in. Nothing real bad, but something to keep an eye on and nip in the bud. I don't want to lose the momentum I've built up over the last few weeks.
Wednesday - September 22, 2010 - Kenpo Cardio Plus
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Time: 41:52
Calories Burned: 414
Avg Heart Rate: 122
Max Heart Rate: 147
I tried maxing out the moves as best I could and got over 400 calories burned for the first time in a while. It's still my favorite workout.
Thursday - September 23, 2010 - Yoga X
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Time: 1:35:46
Calories Burned: 610
Avg Heart Rate: 100
Max Heart Rate: 126
This was a good Yoga X workout. I wasn't looking forward to the 90 minutes it would take, but I was relatively calm and focused throughout. My balances started out bad, but I regrouped and finished them well. The calorie burn wasn't bad either.
Friday - September 24, 2010 - Cardio X (Modified)
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Modification: Skipped Yoga section. Did Kenpo, Plyo, Core sections, then repeated them
Time: 58:25
Calories Burned: 573
Avg Heart Rate: 121
Max Heart Rate: 153
I've been sneaking in some junk food this week, more than usual. Birthday parties and chocolate cake (my weakness) at work are the main culprits, so I needed to "burn off some goo" today. This workout helped a bit.
Saturday - September 25, 2010 - Kenpo X
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Time: 58:58
Calories Burned: 521
Avg Heart Rate: 116
Max Heart Rate: 146
I've been feeling a cold developing today, so I wanted to work extra hard to sweat it out of me. As I've been doing lately, I'm concentrating on turning into my punches and putting more into my kicks. Today, in between sets, I was getting higher on my X-jacks, bringing my knees up higher on my jogs, and getting up higher on the jump ropes. I still only burned 521 calories, but the effort was there. Since starting P90X two and a half years ago, I rarely get sick. In fact the only times I've missed workouts was last September when I caught a really bad cold and got so weak I forced myself to take a week off of the workouts to let me get my strength back. I'm hoping I can kick this. Tomorrow is a chill day. Watching some football and taking it easy. Hopefully that will help.
Sunday - September 26, 2010 - Weigh In
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Weight: 175.7 Body Fat: 22.3%
I gained 3.9 lbs. I didn't eat THAT much chocolate cake, so I'm not sure of the reason, but it's disappointing to say the least. However, I move forward.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Post Round 6 Maintenance - Week 3
Monday - September 13, 2010 - Plyometrics
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Time: 58:52
Calories Burned: 648
Avg Heart Rate: 129
Max Heart Rate: 157
Even though I didn't burn as many calories, I felt a LOT better today than I did doing Plyo last week. I wasn't laboring through any of the moves and never came close to hitting pause. 648 calories burned is still good for me on this workout.
Tuesday - September 14, 2010 - Interval X Plus
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Time: 44:30
Calories Burned: 438
Avg Heart Rate: 122
Max Heart Rate: 153
A low calorie burn for this workout. The heart rate wasn't where is usually is, but I still worked up a pretty good sweat. I noticed I wasn't as tired as usual at the end, so maybe I need to concentrate on bringing it up a notch.
Wednesday - September 15, 2010 - Kenpo Cardio Plus
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Time: 41:51
Calories Burned: 364
Avg Heart Rate: 114
Max Heart Rate: 140
Not a good calorie burn at all. I noticed my heart rate was consistently under 120. I'm still not sure why I'm not burning more on this workout. Today, it was a bit cooler, and I had the fan on as usual, so I wasn't working up too much of a sweat. Maybe that had something to do with it. Maybe not.
Thursday - September 16, 2010 - X-Stretch
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I did X-Stretch today instead of Yoga X. It was a bit of a reward to myself for eating so well the last week or so, and also for working out so hard. I didn't feel I needed the extra calorie burn Yoga X would have given me, so I decided to just relax and stretch things out. It felt good.
Also, last week I started doing some strength work a few mornings a week. Nothing major, but something to keep the muscles in order a bit. I'm doing 8 semi-wide pull-ups, 8 bicep curls at 40 lbs, 30 pushups, and 8 shoulder presses at 35 lbs. It doesn't seems like a lot, but it is more pullups than I'd done., and the weights are also more than I'd done. I still get sore from just doing this 5 to 6 minutes two or three times a week.
Friday - September 17, 2010 - Cardio X (Modified)
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Modification: Skipped Yoga section. Did Kenpo, Plyo, Core sections, then repeated them.
Time: 58:36
Calories Burned: 566
Avg Heart Rate: 121
Max Heart Rate: 152
I thought this was an average to above average workout. I was feeling a bit weak at the start (not enough to eat?), and felt a bit weak a few times during the workout, but finished it OK. I noticed my heart rate was in the 130s a lot, which is good.
Saturday - September 18, 2010 - Kenpo X
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Time: 59:17
Calories Burned: 542
Avg Heart Rate: 118
Max Heart Rate: 151
I thought this was one of my best Kenpo X workouts. I tried to really concentrate of turning into the punches. The long warmup brings the average down, but my heart rate was in the 120's a lot, and I did see it in the 140's during some of the kicks.
Sunday - September 19, 2010 - Weigh In
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Weight = 171.8; Body Fat = 21.4%
I lost 2.3 lbs from last week, and 4.9 in the last two weeks. This is a major breakthrough for me. I wanted to lose 40 lbs from where I started, which was 214 lbs in May 2008. In all that time, I've only dropped below 174 once, and that was months ago. Since then, it's been like a "Glass Floor" as one of my friends called it. I keep bouncing back up. Not only did I get below 174 today, but I did it big time, and I'm thrilled. Note: I didn't starve myself either. I ate well, and worked out hard. I'm very, very happy. I'm not naive enough to think I'll never have another bad week or weeks eating wise, but I know I have the ability to correct those periods. Two weeks ago I put on several pounds due to those periods of poor eating, It was a wake-up call and I answered it. Keep going.
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Time: 58:52
Calories Burned: 648
Avg Heart Rate: 129
Max Heart Rate: 157
Even though I didn't burn as many calories, I felt a LOT better today than I did doing Plyo last week. I wasn't laboring through any of the moves and never came close to hitting pause. 648 calories burned is still good for me on this workout.
Tuesday - September 14, 2010 - Interval X Plus
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Time: 44:30
Calories Burned: 438
Avg Heart Rate: 122
Max Heart Rate: 153
A low calorie burn for this workout. The heart rate wasn't where is usually is, but I still worked up a pretty good sweat. I noticed I wasn't as tired as usual at the end, so maybe I need to concentrate on bringing it up a notch.
Wednesday - September 15, 2010 - Kenpo Cardio Plus
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Time: 41:51
Calories Burned: 364
Avg Heart Rate: 114
Max Heart Rate: 140
Not a good calorie burn at all. I noticed my heart rate was consistently under 120. I'm still not sure why I'm not burning more on this workout. Today, it was a bit cooler, and I had the fan on as usual, so I wasn't working up too much of a sweat. Maybe that had something to do with it. Maybe not.
Thursday - September 16, 2010 - X-Stretch
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I did X-Stretch today instead of Yoga X. It was a bit of a reward to myself for eating so well the last week or so, and also for working out so hard. I didn't feel I needed the extra calorie burn Yoga X would have given me, so I decided to just relax and stretch things out. It felt good.
Also, last week I started doing some strength work a few mornings a week. Nothing major, but something to keep the muscles in order a bit. I'm doing 8 semi-wide pull-ups, 8 bicep curls at 40 lbs, 30 pushups, and 8 shoulder presses at 35 lbs. It doesn't seems like a lot, but it is more pullups than I'd done., and the weights are also more than I'd done. I still get sore from just doing this 5 to 6 minutes two or three times a week.
Friday - September 17, 2010 - Cardio X (Modified)
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Modification: Skipped Yoga section. Did Kenpo, Plyo, Core sections, then repeated them.
Time: 58:36
Calories Burned: 566
Avg Heart Rate: 121
Max Heart Rate: 152
I thought this was an average to above average workout. I was feeling a bit weak at the start (not enough to eat?), and felt a bit weak a few times during the workout, but finished it OK. I noticed my heart rate was in the 130s a lot, which is good.
Saturday - September 18, 2010 - Kenpo X
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Time: 59:17
Calories Burned: 542
Avg Heart Rate: 118
Max Heart Rate: 151
I thought this was one of my best Kenpo X workouts. I tried to really concentrate of turning into the punches. The long warmup brings the average down, but my heart rate was in the 120's a lot, and I did see it in the 140's during some of the kicks.
Sunday - September 19, 2010 - Weigh In
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Weight = 171.8; Body Fat = 21.4%
I lost 2.3 lbs from last week, and 4.9 in the last two weeks. This is a major breakthrough for me. I wanted to lose 40 lbs from where I started, which was 214 lbs in May 2008. In all that time, I've only dropped below 174 once, and that was months ago. Since then, it's been like a "Glass Floor" as one of my friends called it. I keep bouncing back up. Not only did I get below 174 today, but I did it big time, and I'm thrilled. Note: I didn't starve myself either. I ate well, and worked out hard. I'm very, very happy. I'm not naive enough to think I'll never have another bad week or weeks eating wise, but I know I have the ability to correct those periods. Two weeks ago I put on several pounds due to those periods of poor eating, It was a wake-up call and I answered it. Keep going.
Monday, September 6, 2010
Post Round 6 Maintenance - Week 2
Monday - September 6, 2010 - Plyometrics
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Time: 58:47
Calories Burned: 708
Avg Heart Rate: 136
Max Heart Rate: 162
Labor Day. The last few weeks have been a bit hectic and busy, so I was looking forward to the day off and doing nothing but relaxing. In the morning I suddenly remembered it was not Sunday (rest day), and it was Monday (Plyometrics), and it brought the mood down a bit. I did NOT feel like working out today. I was still feeling sluggish from the last two weeks of poor eating and my legs were tired and sore for some reason. However, around 4:15pm I forced myself to throw the DVD in. To say I labored through this workout is an understatement. I noticed my heart rate was higher than usual early on. I wanted to quit several times, asking myself "Why am I doing this?", but once I hit play, I don't quit. It's a rule, and I've never broken it. I wanted to hit pause about 10 times because I was out of gas and didn't think I could continue without a break, but I haven't hit pause during Plyo in about a year, so I didn't hit pause. I ended up burning over 700 calories for the first time on any workout since I've been keepng track. So I guess that's a good thing.
Tuesday - September 7, 2010 - Interval X Plus
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Time: 44:27
Calories Burned: 491
Avg Heart Rate: 129
Max Heart Rate: 158
A pretty good workout. I think I got rid of a lot of the "goo" yesterday, and felt a lot crisper today. I've also been eating a lot cleaner the last few days, and I'm feeling the difference.
Wednesday - September 8, 2010 - Kenpo Cardio Plus
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Time: 41:52
Calories Burned: 400
Avg Heart Rate: 120
Max Heart Rate: 147
I'm still eating clean, and feeling good for the workouts. I'm not sure why I'm not burning more calories on Kenpo Cardio because I'm moving the whole time, but it is what it is.
Thursday - September 9, 2010 - Yoga X
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Time: 1:36:14
Calories Burned: 573
Avg Heart Rate: 98
Max Heart Rate: 125
I was a bit tired today and was thinking of doing X-Stretch instead, but it's been a good week workout-wise, so I decided to do Yoga X to keep the momentum going. It was a good, calm workout. My balance wasn't the best at times, but overall I felt pretty relaxed. Glad I did it, as I knew I would be. Time to watch some football.
Friday - September 10, 2010 - Cardio X (Modified)
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Modification: Skipped Yoga section; did Kenpo, Plyo, Core sections twice each
Time: 58:28
Calories Burned: 548
Avg Heart Rate: 120
Max Heart Rate: 153
A good, sweaty workout. Having to do two sets of Dreya Rolls in one workout should be illegal.
Saturday - September 11, 2010 - Kenpo X
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Time: 58:54
Calories Burned: 525
Avg Heart Rate: 116
Max Heart Rate: 142
I concentrated on making this a good Kenpo workout, and not duplicating last week's fiasco. My calorie burn was at the high end of my Kenpo sessions, so it seemed to work.
Sunday - September 12, 2010 - Weigh In
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Weight: 174.1 Body Fat: 22.1%
A drop of 2.6 lbs. Shows what good eating and good workouts will do.
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Time: 58:47
Calories Burned: 708
Avg Heart Rate: 136
Max Heart Rate: 162
Labor Day. The last few weeks have been a bit hectic and busy, so I was looking forward to the day off and doing nothing but relaxing. In the morning I suddenly remembered it was not Sunday (rest day), and it was Monday (Plyometrics), and it brought the mood down a bit. I did NOT feel like working out today. I was still feeling sluggish from the last two weeks of poor eating and my legs were tired and sore for some reason. However, around 4:15pm I forced myself to throw the DVD in. To say I labored through this workout is an understatement. I noticed my heart rate was higher than usual early on. I wanted to quit several times, asking myself "Why am I doing this?", but once I hit play, I don't quit. It's a rule, and I've never broken it. I wanted to hit pause about 10 times because I was out of gas and didn't think I could continue without a break, but I haven't hit pause during Plyo in about a year, so I didn't hit pause. I ended up burning over 700 calories for the first time on any workout since I've been keepng track. So I guess that's a good thing.
Tuesday - September 7, 2010 - Interval X Plus
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Time: 44:27
Calories Burned: 491
Avg Heart Rate: 129
Max Heart Rate: 158
A pretty good workout. I think I got rid of a lot of the "goo" yesterday, and felt a lot crisper today. I've also been eating a lot cleaner the last few days, and I'm feeling the difference.
Wednesday - September 8, 2010 - Kenpo Cardio Plus
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Time: 41:52
Calories Burned: 400
Avg Heart Rate: 120
Max Heart Rate: 147
I'm still eating clean, and feeling good for the workouts. I'm not sure why I'm not burning more calories on Kenpo Cardio because I'm moving the whole time, but it is what it is.
Thursday - September 9, 2010 - Yoga X
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Time: 1:36:14
Calories Burned: 573
Avg Heart Rate: 98
Max Heart Rate: 125
I was a bit tired today and was thinking of doing X-Stretch instead, but it's been a good week workout-wise, so I decided to do Yoga X to keep the momentum going. It was a good, calm workout. My balance wasn't the best at times, but overall I felt pretty relaxed. Glad I did it, as I knew I would be. Time to watch some football.
Friday - September 10, 2010 - Cardio X (Modified)
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Modification: Skipped Yoga section; did Kenpo, Plyo, Core sections twice each
Time: 58:28
Calories Burned: 548
Avg Heart Rate: 120
Max Heart Rate: 153
A good, sweaty workout. Having to do two sets of Dreya Rolls in one workout should be illegal.
Saturday - September 11, 2010 - Kenpo X
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Time: 58:54
Calories Burned: 525
Avg Heart Rate: 116
Max Heart Rate: 142
I concentrated on making this a good Kenpo workout, and not duplicating last week's fiasco. My calorie burn was at the high end of my Kenpo sessions, so it seemed to work.
Sunday - September 12, 2010 - Weigh In
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Weight: 174.1 Body Fat: 22.1%
A drop of 2.6 lbs. Shows what good eating and good workouts will do.
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