MONDAY - AUGUST 25, 2014 - X2 Core
Not a great workout. Certainly nowhere as good as last week. Just wasn't pushing myself for more reps at times.
Time: 55 minutes; Calories Burned: 485; Avg Heart Rate: 115; Max Heart Rate: 151.
TUESDAY - AUGUST 26, 2014 - Plyocide
"Bonk" city! I haven't been feeling well the last two days, and haven't really eaten too much. I did this workout on what was basically an empty stomach. Big Mistake! I was out of gas on most of the moves. Many of them I had to stop early. Others I begin late because I was exhausted from the prior exercise. I know my reps were down on most of them. I even was extra tired doing the non-impact moves and was sloppy on those. Overall, a bad workout, but a good learning experience.
Time: 55 minutes; Calories Burned: 575; Avg Heart Rate: 124; Max Heart Rate: 156.
WEDNESDAY - AUGUST 27, 2014 - X2 Yoga
I was feeling a bit better today and actually had a lunch, but I was still tired overall. After yesterday's experience, I thought I might skip today. If it had been a resistance workout, I probably would have, but since it was yoga, I thought I'd give it a chance. I came home from work, took a 20 minute nap, and felt a bit refreshed. I decided I was just going to relax during the workout and not try and be perfect, as Tony says at the beginning. Turns out, it was one of my best yoga workouts in a long, long time. It wasn't perfect, but I was getting through most of the moves without struggling at all. My balance was OK and my flexibility was very good. I also burned more calories than I ever have on this workout, by far. I'm not sure if that's a good thing, because it meant my heart rate was higher than usual, but I feel good afterwards. Overall, I'm very happy with the way it went.
Time: 67 minutes; Calories Burned: 585; Avg Heart Rate: 114; Max Heart Rate: 140.
THURSDAY - AUGUST 28, 2014 - X2 Total Body
My 57th Birthday today!! I'm 57 and doing X2! Today's workout went well. I ate a little bad today (not real bad), but I felt it a bit during the workout. I don't think I did as good as last week, but I got through most of the moves OK. I really struggled on my left legged balance moves. Not so much on my right leg. That's all normal for me. I got a nice calorie burn. I'm taking the day off tomorrow to play golf. Looking forward to it.
Time: 63 minutes; Calories Burned: 600; Avg Heart Rate: 120; Max Heart Rate: 217.
FRIDAY - AUGUST 29, 2014 - X2 Balance and Power
Not a good workout. I couldn't balance my feet on the stability ball on a lot of the plank moves, so my numbers suffered there. Other moves were just OK. Some I gave up on a bit early because I didn't feel like pushing myself. That's usually not me, so I'm not going to worry about it.
Time: 62 minutes; Calories Burned: 515; Avg Heart Rate: 111; Max Heart Rate: 155.
SATURDAY - AUGUST 30, 2014 - X2 Recovery and Mobility
I didn't get started on this until 8pm, but it was very relaxing.
Tine: 57 minutes; Calories Burned: 190; Avg Heart Rate: 81; Max Heart Rate: 105.
SUNDAY - AUGUST 31, 2014 - X2 Ab Ripper
I did OK. I didn't get my legs all the way up (my knees were bending) in some of the boat poses.
Time: 16 minutes; Calories Burned: 130; Avg Heart Rate: 108; Max Heart Rate: 128.
SUNDAY WEIGH IN
Weight: 194.6 (+0.6)
Body Fat: 21.1% (-0.1%)
I'm not happy with the increase, but it wasn't huge, and I didn't eat well yesterday.
THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK
Lost my concentration on the nutrition a bit. The workouts weren't as good as last week. A small step back, but I'll recover.
Monday, August 25, 2014
Monday, August 18, 2014
P90X2 - ROUND 2 - WEEK 2 - Week of 08/18/2014
MONDAY - AUGUST 18, 2014 - X2 Core
Did OK. Certainly better than last week in areas, but still a long way to go to master a lot of these moves. Didn't get any weighted Dreya Rolls in. Can't get enough momentum to get myself up without pushing off. Still struggle with some of the burpees off of the stability or medicine balls.
Time: 55 minutes; Calories Burned: 444; Avg Heart Rate: 110; Max Heart Rate: 146.
TUESDAY - AUGUST 19, 2014 - Plyocide
I've been tending to underestimate this workout. I know there's about a 12 minute warm up and about 14 minutes of stretching at the end, so I'm thinking no big deal. But it's the time in between that's an absolute killer. My heart rate was constantly in the 150s during that part. It's the most calories I've ever burned on this workout. My average heart rate was 129, and that includes all that warm up and cool down / stretching time. It may have been over 140 for the actual workout time. I'm drenched in sweat.
Time: 55 minutes: Calories Burned: 608; Avg Heart Rate: 129; Max Heart Rate: 159.
WEDNESDAY - AUGUST 20, 2014 - X2 Yoga
Good workout. Lost my balance a few times, but that's normal. Just do the best I can.
Time: 67 minutes; Calories Burned: 452; Avg Heart Rate: 102; Max Heart Rate: 128.
THURSDAY - AUGUST 21, 2014 - X2 Total Body
I did much, much better than last week. One think that shocked me was that I barely tapped my foot while doing the Warrior 3 Kickbacks and Curls on my right foot. The left foot wasn't so good, but it was better than usual. The only stumble was on my second set of Crunchy Lever Pullups. I only got 4 in. I got 7 in on the first set. Again, I'm drenched in sweat.
Time: 63 minutes; Calories Burned: 595; Avg Heart Rate: 119; Max Heart Rate: 159.
FRIDAY - AUGUST 22, 2014 - X2 Balance and Power
Another big improvement over last week. I used 10 lb weights on most of the moves last week. Today I used 15's. I also did a lot more reps on many of the exercises. I've been concentrating of eating better, therefore I've been feeling better, so I'm sure that has a lot to do with it. I played golf this morning and played better than I have in a long time. I'm sure this had a lot to do with that.
Time: 62 minutes; Calories Burned: 642; Avg Heart Rate: 123; Max Hrart Rate: 153.
SATURDAY - AUGUST 23, 2014 - Recovery and Mobility
Relaxing, but no balance on the one-legged touch down moves. I'm still not "getting" the foam roller. I moved all around on the thing, but never get to the painful "knots" he's talking about. Maybe it's just my body, or maybe I'm not doing it right. Anyways, I'm glad I set this up for Saturdays. It's perfect there.
Time: 57 minutes; Calories Burned: 190; Avg Heart Rate: 83; Max Heart Rate: 203.
SUNDAY - AUGUST 24, 2014 - X2 Ab Ripper
Not my best workout. I noticed my form wasn't great on many of the moves.
Time: 16 minutes; Calories Burned: 104; Avg Heart Rate: 94; Max Heart Rate: 119.
SUNDAY WEIGH IN
Weight: 194.0 (+1.4 lbs)
Body Fat: 21.2% (+0.2%)
I'm not happy with the increase, and am a bit surprised at it. I didn't eat as clean as last week, but I'm still concentrating on it.
THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK
The workouts went well, There was major, noticeable improvement in three of them. Obviously, I need to concentrate more on the nutrition.
Did OK. Certainly better than last week in areas, but still a long way to go to master a lot of these moves. Didn't get any weighted Dreya Rolls in. Can't get enough momentum to get myself up without pushing off. Still struggle with some of the burpees off of the stability or medicine balls.
Time: 55 minutes; Calories Burned: 444; Avg Heart Rate: 110; Max Heart Rate: 146.
TUESDAY - AUGUST 19, 2014 - Plyocide
I've been tending to underestimate this workout. I know there's about a 12 minute warm up and about 14 minutes of stretching at the end, so I'm thinking no big deal. But it's the time in between that's an absolute killer. My heart rate was constantly in the 150s during that part. It's the most calories I've ever burned on this workout. My average heart rate was 129, and that includes all that warm up and cool down / stretching time. It may have been over 140 for the actual workout time. I'm drenched in sweat.
Time: 55 minutes: Calories Burned: 608; Avg Heart Rate: 129; Max Heart Rate: 159.
WEDNESDAY - AUGUST 20, 2014 - X2 Yoga
Good workout. Lost my balance a few times, but that's normal. Just do the best I can.
Time: 67 minutes; Calories Burned: 452; Avg Heart Rate: 102; Max Heart Rate: 128.
THURSDAY - AUGUST 21, 2014 - X2 Total Body
I did much, much better than last week. One think that shocked me was that I barely tapped my foot while doing the Warrior 3 Kickbacks and Curls on my right foot. The left foot wasn't so good, but it was better than usual. The only stumble was on my second set of Crunchy Lever Pullups. I only got 4 in. I got 7 in on the first set. Again, I'm drenched in sweat.
Time: 63 minutes; Calories Burned: 595; Avg Heart Rate: 119; Max Heart Rate: 159.
FRIDAY - AUGUST 22, 2014 - X2 Balance and Power
Another big improvement over last week. I used 10 lb weights on most of the moves last week. Today I used 15's. I also did a lot more reps on many of the exercises. I've been concentrating of eating better, therefore I've been feeling better, so I'm sure that has a lot to do with it. I played golf this morning and played better than I have in a long time. I'm sure this had a lot to do with that.
Time: 62 minutes; Calories Burned: 642; Avg Heart Rate: 123; Max Hrart Rate: 153.
SATURDAY - AUGUST 23, 2014 - Recovery and Mobility
Relaxing, but no balance on the one-legged touch down moves. I'm still not "getting" the foam roller. I moved all around on the thing, but never get to the painful "knots" he's talking about. Maybe it's just my body, or maybe I'm not doing it right. Anyways, I'm glad I set this up for Saturdays. It's perfect there.
Time: 57 minutes; Calories Burned: 190; Avg Heart Rate: 83; Max Heart Rate: 203.
SUNDAY - AUGUST 24, 2014 - X2 Ab Ripper
Not my best workout. I noticed my form wasn't great on many of the moves.
Time: 16 minutes; Calories Burned: 104; Avg Heart Rate: 94; Max Heart Rate: 119.
SUNDAY WEIGH IN
Weight: 194.0 (+1.4 lbs)
Body Fat: 21.2% (+0.2%)
I'm not happy with the increase, and am a bit surprised at it. I didn't eat as clean as last week, but I'm still concentrating on it.
THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK
The workouts went well, There was major, noticeable improvement in three of them. Obviously, I need to concentrate more on the nutrition.
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
P90X2 - ROUND 2 - WEEK 1 - Week of 08/11/2014
Over the last two weeks I've done a bit of exercising here and there. No real workouts. Two or three times during each week, I'd do some bicep curls with a set of heavy weights for me (45's), did some shoulder presses and chest presses, also with the 45s. Did some pull-ups here and there too.
The plan was to take two weeks off and start P90X2 today. However, in the middle of last week, I'd had pretty much decided to take a third week off. I really enjoyed getting through the day knowing I didn't have think about having to do a workout when I got home. I needed that mental break. I'd eaten pretty good the first week, then real bad the second week. I thought I'd take the extra week to get my eating under control before getting back into it. I started today off eating pretty good, but was hungry as hell when I got home, so I finished off the last two pieces of frozen pizza from yesterday, then had an ice cream sandwich. By 9:30pm I found my self wandering around the house looking for more things to eat. I realized I was doing that because I was bored. I usually come home from work and do my workouts in the evening, but now there was that extra time to fill, and I wasn't looking to fill it in the right way. Right then I decided I needed to make better use of my time, and I popped X2 Core in to officially start the round. I probably wasn't mentally prepared for it, but I thought I'd worry about that later.
Starting Numbers for the Round
Starting Weight = 196.0
Starting Body Fat = 21.9%
MONDAY - AUGUST 11, 2014 - X2 Core
Not good. I struggled. Maybe because I was rusty. Maybe because I'd taken two weeks off. Maybe because I'd eaten poorly last week. Maybe because I wasn't mentally prepared. My guess is that it was a combination of all of the above. There were a lot of moves I could only do a few reps because of a lack of coordination, like the Weighted Dreya Rolls, and some of the one-legged burpees. Others were tough because I was sweaty and slipping off the stability ball. But I got it done. It's only day one. I'll get better. I'm looking forward to the round. The last time I did X2 I think I finished in the best shape of my life. Let's do it again, but even better.
Time: 55 minutes; Calories Burned: 494; Avg Heart Rate: 119; Max Heart Rate: 204.
TUESDAY - August 12, 2014 - Plyocide
I got humbled again. I'd done a round of P90X2 in early 2012, then did them once each during my Hybrid in Spring 2013. I guess my memory is fading because for some reason I thought these workouts were going to be easier than the P90X workouts. Wrong! I was running out of gas three moves in on this one. Just like yesterday, I got through it, but barely. I don't know if it was the two week layoff or what it is, but I've got a ways to go.
Time:55 minutes; Calories Burned: 502; Avg Heart Rate: 116; Max Heart Rate: 150.
WEDNESDAY - August 13, 2014 - X2 Yoga
Far from perfect, but I was pretty relaxed throughout, and I enjoyed it. I felt great when I was done. I've been eating relatively clean the last few days, and I think that's part of it.
Time: 67 minutes; Calories Burned: 461; Avg Heart Rate: 105; Max Heart Rate: 132.
THURSDAY - August 14, 2014 - X2 Total Body
I was feeling pretty good going into the workout. I'm starting to feel the benefits of eating a lot cleaner, and the weather almost felt like a crisp fall evening. Plus, I'm taking the day off of work tomorrow to play golf at one of my favorite courses. Just a good atmosphere. The only negative going in was that I noticed the workout was over an hour long. Only by a few minutes, but I was still thinking "it's over an hour!". It went fairly well, certainly better than Monday and Tuesday's workouts. I had problems (as usual) balancing in the Warrior 3 position and lifting weights, especially on the left leg, but I'll keep working at it. I keep feeling one day I'll magically "get it" and be able to balance. Overall, I'm happy. I feel good.
Time: 62 minutes; Calories Burned: 577; Avg Heart Rate: 118; Max Heart Rate: 168.
FRIDAY - August 15, 2014 - X2 Balance and Power
Played golf today, then moved the lawn, then did this. My lack of balance was really frustrating today, so much so, that on some of the moves my range of motion was about 50% (if that) of what they were doing on the video. A lot (actually most) of the moves were "ugly". Couldn't do the Lolasana's, and couldn't get onto my elbows on the Crawly Crab Presses. On some others I was so frustrated, I wasn't giving full effort, and not "toughing it out". On the good side, I'm continuing to eat well, and not giving in to the normal temptations. Forgot to start the heart rate monitor, so the numbers below are estimates, based on previous Balance and Power workouts.
Time: 62 minutes; Calories Burned: 550; Avg Heart Rate: 120; Max Heart Rate: 160.
SATURDAY - August 16, 2014 - Recovery and Mobility
I've moved this workout to Saturday's in my schedule, as I want to keep my Saturday's light. Today's went OK. I'm still not "getting" the foam roller, but I'm doing it. My stats for the workout are below, even though they're really not relevant to this type of workout. I just keep track for comparison purposes to other workouts.
Time: 57 minutes; Calories Burned: 206; Avg Heart Rate: 85; Max Heart Rate: 105.
SUNDAY - August 17, 2014 - X2 Ab Ripper
I actually like this workout. It's roughly the same amount of time as Ab Ripper X, but it seems to go so much quicker. The moves seem easier to me, but I can still feel it in my abs, so I know it's working.
Time: 16 minutes; Calories Burned: 126; Avg Heart Rate: 107; Max Heart Rate: 127.
SUNDAY WEIGH IN
Weight: 192.6 (-3.4 lbs)
Body Fat: 21.0% (-0.9%)
Both are big drops, but I was very conscious of what I was eating. Very encouraging. Shows what I can do if I put my mind to it.
THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK
Aside from the fact there were a few moves I couldn't do, I'd say this week was a total success. I started the week at the last minute, so I wasn't totally mentally prepared to get into it, but I committed to eating better, and that was the key. I'm very happy with the week and am looking to build on it.
The plan was to take two weeks off and start P90X2 today. However, in the middle of last week, I'd had pretty much decided to take a third week off. I really enjoyed getting through the day knowing I didn't have think about having to do a workout when I got home. I needed that mental break. I'd eaten pretty good the first week, then real bad the second week. I thought I'd take the extra week to get my eating under control before getting back into it. I started today off eating pretty good, but was hungry as hell when I got home, so I finished off the last two pieces of frozen pizza from yesterday, then had an ice cream sandwich. By 9:30pm I found my self wandering around the house looking for more things to eat. I realized I was doing that because I was bored. I usually come home from work and do my workouts in the evening, but now there was that extra time to fill, and I wasn't looking to fill it in the right way. Right then I decided I needed to make better use of my time, and I popped X2 Core in to officially start the round. I probably wasn't mentally prepared for it, but I thought I'd worry about that later.
Starting Numbers for the Round
Starting Weight = 196.0
Starting Body Fat = 21.9%
MONDAY - AUGUST 11, 2014 - X2 Core
Not good. I struggled. Maybe because I was rusty. Maybe because I'd taken two weeks off. Maybe because I'd eaten poorly last week. Maybe because I wasn't mentally prepared. My guess is that it was a combination of all of the above. There were a lot of moves I could only do a few reps because of a lack of coordination, like the Weighted Dreya Rolls, and some of the one-legged burpees. Others were tough because I was sweaty and slipping off the stability ball. But I got it done. It's only day one. I'll get better. I'm looking forward to the round. The last time I did X2 I think I finished in the best shape of my life. Let's do it again, but even better.
Time: 55 minutes; Calories Burned: 494; Avg Heart Rate: 119; Max Heart Rate: 204.
TUESDAY - August 12, 2014 - Plyocide
I got humbled again. I'd done a round of P90X2 in early 2012, then did them once each during my Hybrid in Spring 2013. I guess my memory is fading because for some reason I thought these workouts were going to be easier than the P90X workouts. Wrong! I was running out of gas three moves in on this one. Just like yesterday, I got through it, but barely. I don't know if it was the two week layoff or what it is, but I've got a ways to go.
Time:55 minutes; Calories Burned: 502; Avg Heart Rate: 116; Max Heart Rate: 150.
WEDNESDAY - August 13, 2014 - X2 Yoga
Far from perfect, but I was pretty relaxed throughout, and I enjoyed it. I felt great when I was done. I've been eating relatively clean the last few days, and I think that's part of it.
Time: 67 minutes; Calories Burned: 461; Avg Heart Rate: 105; Max Heart Rate: 132.
THURSDAY - August 14, 2014 - X2 Total Body
I was feeling pretty good going into the workout. I'm starting to feel the benefits of eating a lot cleaner, and the weather almost felt like a crisp fall evening. Plus, I'm taking the day off of work tomorrow to play golf at one of my favorite courses. Just a good atmosphere. The only negative going in was that I noticed the workout was over an hour long. Only by a few minutes, but I was still thinking "it's over an hour!". It went fairly well, certainly better than Monday and Tuesday's workouts. I had problems (as usual) balancing in the Warrior 3 position and lifting weights, especially on the left leg, but I'll keep working at it. I keep feeling one day I'll magically "get it" and be able to balance. Overall, I'm happy. I feel good.
Time: 62 minutes; Calories Burned: 577; Avg Heart Rate: 118; Max Heart Rate: 168.
FRIDAY - August 15, 2014 - X2 Balance and Power
Played golf today, then moved the lawn, then did this. My lack of balance was really frustrating today, so much so, that on some of the moves my range of motion was about 50% (if that) of what they were doing on the video. A lot (actually most) of the moves were "ugly". Couldn't do the Lolasana's, and couldn't get onto my elbows on the Crawly Crab Presses. On some others I was so frustrated, I wasn't giving full effort, and not "toughing it out". On the good side, I'm continuing to eat well, and not giving in to the normal temptations. Forgot to start the heart rate monitor, so the numbers below are estimates, based on previous Balance and Power workouts.
Time: 62 minutes; Calories Burned: 550; Avg Heart Rate: 120; Max Heart Rate: 160.
SATURDAY - August 16, 2014 - Recovery and Mobility
I've moved this workout to Saturday's in my schedule, as I want to keep my Saturday's light. Today's went OK. I'm still not "getting" the foam roller, but I'm doing it. My stats for the workout are below, even though they're really not relevant to this type of workout. I just keep track for comparison purposes to other workouts.
Time: 57 minutes; Calories Burned: 206; Avg Heart Rate: 85; Max Heart Rate: 105.
SUNDAY - August 17, 2014 - X2 Ab Ripper
I actually like this workout. It's roughly the same amount of time as Ab Ripper X, but it seems to go so much quicker. The moves seem easier to me, but I can still feel it in my abs, so I know it's working.
Time: 16 minutes; Calories Burned: 126; Avg Heart Rate: 107; Max Heart Rate: 127.
SUNDAY WEIGH IN
Weight: 192.6 (-3.4 lbs)
Body Fat: 21.0% (-0.9%)
Both are big drops, but I was very conscious of what I was eating. Very encouraging. Shows what I can do if I put my mind to it.
THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK
Aside from the fact there were a few moves I couldn't do, I'd say this week was a total success. I started the week at the last minute, so I wasn't totally mentally prepared to get into it, but I committed to eating better, and that was the key. I'm very happy with the week and am looking to build on it.
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