Tuesday, December 31, 2019

WEEK OF 12/30/19 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - ROUND 4 - WEEK 6

MONDAY - DECEMBER 30, 2019 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Upper Body Balance

I wasn't going as deep as he was ion most of the push-ups, but I was doing more than just cracking my elbows. I got in one Impossible Push-up, but that one was little more than an elbow crack. I did Ok on the boat moves, doing close to what he was doing.

Time: 53 minutes; Calories Burned: 423; Avg Heart Rate: 113.


TUESDAY - DECEMBER 31, 2019 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - On One Leg For Legs

I tried to do my best, thinking positively that I should be able to balance better than I think I can. Fact is, I can't balance on one leg. My ankles and knees collapse in almost immediately and I can't figure out how to stop it. It seems to be getting worse. I used to be able to balance a bit while doing P90X Yoga X Balance Postures about 10 years ago. Now I can't even do that. In the back of my mind I'm stubborn and think it'll come at some point.

Time: 52 minutes; Calories Burned: 430; Avg Heart Rate: 115.


END OF YEAR WEIGH-IN

Weight: 168.8 (-6.4 lbs)
Body Fat: 14.9% (-2.1%)

Most impressed with the Body Fat number. I do need to eat better.


WEDNESDAY - JANUARY 1, 2020 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Back and Belly

I wasn't feeling too strong, but did OK on the pull-ups for me. No problems with the belly moves.

Time: 36 minutes; Calories Burned: 247; Avg Heart Rate: 106.


THURSDAY - JANUARY 2, 2020 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Patience Hummingbird Yoga

I was a bit more relaxed than usual and was taking it one move at a time. This doesn't appear to be that strenuous because most of the poses are simple, but for some reason I'm always sucking wind when I get to the Warrior Two's. I usually need to come out of them and bend over put my hands on my knees. Otherwise, I was OK. I stumbled a bit on the Half Moons, but held them longer than usual.

Time: 36 minutes; Calories Burned: 259; Avg Heart Rate: 104.


FRIDAY - JANUARY 3, 2020 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - 100/30/20

I was a bit leery about how I'd do on the Jump Ropes. Turns out that was a bit justified. I think I only hit 40 one time out of the eight. Having a kitten jump at the rope certainly wasn't helping. Once the rope smacked her, she backed off. I had no problems with the crunches or pushups, and did 50 pushups on the max round. I probably could have done more, but he stopped at 50, and I really wasn't highly motivated to do more, so I stopped there also. On the last Jump Rope round it took me 19 misses to get to 100. I was at 1 miss through 48, but then got into my head.

Time: 46 minutes; Calories Burned: 394; Avg Heart Rate: 112.


SATURDAY - JANUARY 4, 2020 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Cardio Confusion: Mason's Choice

I got this done late. I was a bit bummed out after the Bills blew a big lead in their playoff game and ended up losing. I was trying to fix a light during the warmup and even missed some of the second move, but tried to make it up later during his breaks between moves. All around it went Ok, but I did have to catch my breath during the Press Jacks, and maybe or of two other moves. I still enjoy this workout. One of my favorites.

Time:  43 minutes; Calories Burned: 409; Avg Heart Rate: 119.


SUNDAY - JANUARY 5, 2020 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Iso Abs

I did good. I even did better than usual on the Banana Boats.

Time: 38 minutes; Calories Burned: ???; Avg Heart Rate: ???


SUNDAY WEIGH IN

Weight: 168.4 (-0.6 lbs)
Body Fat: 15.3% (-0.4%)


THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK

It's a new year. I'm feeling relatively good, but am drinking too much pop and not eating totally great. My goal is to cut down on the pop and to eat a bit better. I'm looking to eat more oatmeal and eggs as a start. The workouts went pretty good. A friend of mine told me I'm looking really good, which makes me feel good. Even though I've been doing it for year, I've been really noticing and feeling the difference over the last few years. That seemed to happen when I started doing the One On Ones.

Monday, December 23, 2019

WEEK OF 12/23/19 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - ROUND 4 - WEEK 5

MONDAY - DECEMBER 23, 2019 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Core Ball Sandwich

Beginning of month two and Volume 2 of the workouts. I wasn't really feeling it today. This is a bit of a weird workout anyways. I would like to say I did the best I could, but I didn't. I didn't fight for extra reps on the pullups, and I gave up too early on some of the pushup moves, especially the first time around, when I was just feeling "off" a bit. On the plyo ball pushups the first time  I kept falling off the ball and stopped because I thought I was going to hurt myself. I think the Heart Rate Monitor is dead. It worked for a day a few days ago, but other that that, it's a dud.

Time: 41 minutes; Calories Burned: ???; Avg Heart Rate: ???


TUESDAY - DECEMBER 24, 2019 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Butt and Belly

One of my favorites, but still tough on some moves. I got through it with pretty good form. I did all the reps.

Time: 46 minutes; Calories Burned: 410; Avg Heart Rate: 114.


WEDNESDAY - DECEMBER 25, 2019 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - On One Leg

I know I can't balance on one leg. It's not a question of even trying to do it. Unless something miraculous happens that allows me to do it, I just accept it. So, I just decide to do the best I could. I used 15's on all the moves. I could have used a bit heavier weight on one or two moves, but this worked out well for what I was trying to do. I tapped on almost every rep, but there were a few where I didn't, so those were the little victories for me today.

Time: 36 minutes; Calories Burned: 350; Avg Heart Rate: 120.


THURSDAY - DECEMBER 26, 2019 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Patience Hummingbird Yoga

This one is slow movements and holding poses for a long time. Patience is needed, but I didn't have it today. My body was racing a bit, from a bit too much caffeine today. I came out of a few poses early. Overall, it wasn't a good effort.

Time: 36 minutes; Calories Burned: 275; Avg Heart Rate: 106.


FRIDAY - DECEMBER 27, 2019 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - 10 Minute Crusher Pack (20/12 Abs / Legs of Gold / Shadow Boxing)

I tend to think of this as a throwaway workout because each of the three workouts is only ten minutes. The thing is, there is no rest between the moves. You are going the full time ten minutes. Some of the hanging ab moves are brutal. By the time I get to the Jump Ropes in Shadow Boxing I'm gassed. One thing I was pleased with was that I was able to get all three workouts on one of my workout sheets. Another item was my kitten trying to catch the jump rope as I was using it. No fear in her.

Time: 33 minutes; Calories Burned: 331; Avg Heart Rate: 120.


SATURDAY - DECEMBER 28, 2019 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Cardio Intervals

I was almost looking forward to this one. I never go full out on cardio workouts, and can't say I did on this one either, but I didn't just go through the motions. Out of the twenty moves, there are only about two or three that I don't like, so it's kind of easy to get through it.

Time: 41 minutes; Calories Burned: 343; Avg Heart Rate: 111.


SUNDAY - DECEMBER 29, 2019 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Iso Abs

I like this one a lot. It goes fast. The only problems I had was with the Banana Boats, especially on the second round.

Time: 38 minutes; Calories Burned: 220; Avg Heart Rate: 97


SUNDAY WEIGH IN

Weight: 170.0 (-0.4 lbs)
Body Fat: 15.7% (+0.3%)

Still not eating well. Ate a lot of my sisters Christmas Cookies this week, which I'm sure didn't help.


THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK

The workouts went OK, but I have to work on the eating. I'm just not making it a priority. I have to find some way to do it where I don't think I'm derpriving myself, and I have to do it for me, not because others think I should be.

Monday, December 16, 2019

WEEK OF 12/16/19 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - ROUND 4 - WEEK 4

MONDAY - DECEMBER 16, 2019 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Recovery 4 Results

This is one of those workouts where you don't try and out do what you did last time. You throw the ego out the door and do this workout for what it is. A recovery workout. I stuck to very light weights and followed Tony. When I had the urge to pick heavier weights because I needed more pump, I backed off. It went well.

Time: 38 minutes; Calories Burned: 193; Avg Heart Rate: 100.


TUESDAY - DECEMBER 17, 2019 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Bun Shaper

I really like this workout. I've even grown to get through the 8 card pickup move fairly well. 64 squats in that one exercise alone.

Time: 49 minutes; Calories Burned: 384; Avg Heart Rate: 114.


WEDNESDAY - DECEMBER 18, 2019 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Diamond Delts

My friend, Kristin,told me I should work on my shoulders a bit more. They're OK, but she said I had the frame to really get them muscular, This was all shoulders today, so I thought I'd really go for it. I came to a very rude awakening early on. During the first three rounds of this workout over the past two years I've always used 40's on the Shoulder Presses. Two weeks ago I was only able to use 30's. I figured today I'd up it to 40's the first time, then maybe bump it up to 45's on the repeat. To my complete shock I couldn't get the 40's over my head for even one rep, so I went back to 30's. The same thing happened the second time. I need to find out why. Maybe I'm just tired.

Time: 36 minutes; Calories Burned: ???; Avg Heart Rate: ???.(Heart Rate Monitor crashed again.)


THURSDAY - DECEMBER 19, 2019 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Fountain of Youth Yoga

I was feeling pretty good. I was just going through the moves on a one at a time basis, not really worrying too much about time or what I still had left to do. I had the room a bit cooler than usual, so that helped too. Overall, I felt good about the workout.

Time: 47 minutes; Calories Burned: ??? Avg Heart Rate: ???


FRIDAY - DECEMBER 20, 2019 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Mammoth U-M-L

It went well. I started with 55 Standard Pushups and did a few more reps than he did on some of the moves. Nothing seemed exceedingly hard, but when you add it all up, it was a good workout.

Time: 55 minutes; Calories Burned: ???; Avg Heart Rate: ???


SATURDAY - DECEMBER 21, 2019 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Medicine Ball Core Cardio

I didn't get started on this until almost 9:30 pm. I felt sluggish and didn't kill myself doing it.

Time: 36 minutes: Calories Burned: 242; Avg Heart Rate: 109.


SUNDAY - DECEMBER 22, 2019 - TONY HORTON ONE ONE - Killer Abs

A good ab workout. Not much you can do with this one to amplify it, but I got all the moves in without stopping. Did 50 Mason Twists.

Time: 24 minutes; Calories Burned: ???; Avg Heart rate: ???


SUNDAY WEIGH IN

Weight: 196.4 (+0.4 lbs)
Body Fat: 15.4: (no change)


THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK

I'm feeling sluggish and disinterested, but I always feel like taking on the world when I'm done with the workouts. I'm still eating too much garbage and drinking way too much pop. The sugar is making me feel poorly and depressed. I've also stopped drinking my Shakeology every morning at work and replacing it with a coffee, which I've never really drank consistently before. I guess drinking coffee makes me feel "grown up", which is ridiculous at my age.

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

WEEK OF 121/09/19 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - ROUND 4 - WEEK 3

MONDAY - DECEMBER 9, 2019 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - 30-15

My numbers were 30 pushups and 6 pullups. No problems with the pushups. I wssn't feeling real strong on the pullups, but the main problem I was having was that the grips were spinning in my hands. I had the same problem two weeks ago, but forgot to fix the bar. I put some duct tape on the grips afterwards to see if that helps down the road. I finished eight moves ahead of Tony and used some of that time to get in another set of 60 pushups.

Time: 58 minutes; Calories Burned: 444; Avg Heart Rate: 116.


TUESDAY - DECEMBER 10, 2019 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Plyo Legs

This was the first One On One video i the series and I think it's probably the toughest. It's just relentless. There are very few moves that don't suck the wind right out of you. It really comes to a head on the second last move, which is just reaching to the floor and jumping off of one leg, but by the time you get there you can hardly get off the floor. My balance was better than normal today, which meant it was still very bad, but I did have some encouraging moments. I kept up with him on most of the reps, doing a few more than last time on a few of the moves, most notably the Long Side Jumps  After doing this two weeks ago, my legs were sore for about five days. I'm thinking, and hoping,  I won't feel it for that long this time around.

Time: 63 minutes; Calories Burned: 563; Avg Heart Rate: 116.


WEDNESDAY - DECEMBER 11, 2019 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Just Arms

Sometimes I'm hard on myself here, saying I could have done this or that better. That's true of almost any routine, but when you're in the middle of it, you pretty much know how you're feeling and how much you can handle. Today was one of those days. Last week I started with 30's on the Bicep Curls, but it was first time lifting heavier weights in a while. Today I did 40's. Less reps (8 vs 12), but it was a step up. I used 25's on a lot of moves today. Could I have used 30's? Maybe, but I;m thinking my form might have suffered. I think the key is to maybe increase things on one or two moves at a time. The "Kristin Rule" as I call it, I upped things on a few moves today, even staying with 20's on the last set of Crazy 8's.

Time: 46 minutes; Calories Burned: 501; Avg Heart Rate: 128.


THURSDAY - DECEMBER 12, 2019 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Fountain of Youth Yoga

My friend Kristin inspired me on this one a bit. She works out pretty much everyday and posts clips on her Facebook page. I need to keep up with her. I suggested yoga to her a few years ago and she gave me credit for her learning to appreciate it. Today I did a bit better than usual, at least I felt I did. I certainly wasn't close to perfect physically, but I was more relaxed. Thanks, Kris!

 Time: 47 minutes; Calories Burned: 379; Avg Heart Rate: 109.


FRIDAY - DECEMBER 13. 2019 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Road Warrior

I never really took this one seriously because most of it was dome with bands. I spent more time trying to figure out where to put my feet on the bands than I did doing the actually exercises. By the time I got my foot situated I had to rush through the move. I always used the maroon band. Today, I pulled out all my bands and laid them on the floor. I used the yellow band on the bicep moves and also a few others that didn't require me to lift it above my upper chest. On the ones I had to go above that area I used the maroon band. I was still fidgeting with foot position here and there, but not as much as before. I feel like I got a pretty good workout.

Time: 53 minutes; Calories Burned: 460; Avg Heart Rate: 119.


SATURDAY - DECEMBER 14, 2019 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Super Cardio 5-6

Low energy today. I didn't get started until after 9 pm. Not much to say. My legs felt heavy. I didn't go at it full blast.

Time: 46 minutes; Calories Burned: 319; Avg Heart Rate: 108.


SUNDAY - DECEMBER 15, 2019 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Killer Abs

I did OK. Got through 40 Mason Twists without stopping, which was better than last week. Then I did 10 more.

Time: 24 minutes; Calories Burned: 109; Avg Heart Rate: 98.


SUNDAY WEIGH IN

Weight: 169.0 (-0,6 lbs)
Body Fat: 15.4% (+0.1%)

Still eating like crap.


THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK

I'm eating really bad, and I'm drinking way too much pop. It's making me sluggish and affecting my brain. I'm feeling more stressed and a bit depressed. I have to beat the cycle.

Monday, December 2, 2019

WEEK OF 121/02/19 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - ROUND 4 - WEEK 2

MONDAY - DECEMBER 2, 2019 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Bun Shaper

I was supposed to do Recovery 4 Results today and Bun Shaper tomorrow, but our office Christmas Party is tomorrow, so I swapped them, because I'd rather do a recovery workout if getting home late from the party. I like Bun Shaper. It's a lot harder than it looks. I always work up a good sweat and am usually out of breath when I finish. No breaks today, and I did all the reps. I willed my way through the 8 Card Pickup by just doing it and not thinking of the long task at hand.

Time: 49 minutes; Calories Burned: 409; Avg Heart Rate: 121.


TUESDAY - DECEMBER 3, 2019 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Recovery 4 Results

Because of the aforementioned Christmas Party, I didn't get started until a few minutes before 10 pm.  This isn't my favorite Recovery workout, but it went OK. It was better than doing a resistance workout just before going to bed.

Time: 38 minutes; Calories Burned: 224; Avg Heart Rate: 101.


WEDNESDAY - DECEMBER 4, 2019 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Diamond Delts

I like working my shoulders. I used 30's on the Shoulder Presses (I did them standing), getting in 12 reps each time. I looked cat my sheets from the last time I did this workout and saw I'd used 40's, but I was sitting and did fewer reps. I'm not sure I could have handled 40's today, but if I remember to, I'll probably try them in two weeks, when I do this one again. The other moves went OK. By the time I got to the Arnold Presses near the end, I was struggling a bit, but I got in 12 reps with 25's each time. I saw Tony was using 25's on that move also, so that made me feel a bit good. Overall, I think I did well, and again, I'll look at heavier weights next time, even going from 10's to 15's on some of the lighter weighted moves.

Time: 36 minutes; Calories Burned: 167; Avg Heart Rate: 99.  (Not sure heart rate monitor was working right, as Calories and Avg Rate seem real low.)


THURSDAY - DECEMBER 5, 2019 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Fountain of Youth

Batter than last week for sure, because I wasn't as sore. It was an average yoga workout.

Time: 47 minutes; Heart Rate monitor not working.


FRIDAY - DECEMBER 6, 2019 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Mammoth U-M-L

This one isn't super hard, but it does wear on you a bit because you're doing a lot of reps. I kept up with him, even doing a few more reps than him on some moves, but I did struggle on the balance moves. I also wasn't going as low as he was on some of the pushups, because I was going faster than we was. I'll keep that in mind for next time.

Time: 55 minutes; Calories Burned: 403; Avg Heart Rate: 109.


SATURDAY - DECEMBER 7, 2019 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Medicine Ball Core Cardio

I didn't go high intensity, but I didn't dog it either. My lack of balance affects what I can do on some of the moves, but I tried. I used am 8 lb medicine ball throughout.

Time" 36 minutes; Calories Burned: 282; Avg Heart Rate: 111.


SUNDAY - DECEMBER 8, 2019 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Killer Abs

I got tired near the end and really struggled with the 40 Mason Twists at the end, coming out of it two or three times before finishing.

Time: 24 minutes; Calories Burned: 156; Avg Heart Rate: 101.


SUNDAY WEIGH IN

Weight: 169.6 (+2.4 lbs)
Body Fat: 15.3% (+0.1%)

I've been eating like crap for weeks.


THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK

My body is tired. I'm not getting to the workouts until a lot later than usual, just because I don't feel like getting into them. A lot is stress in other areas. I need to manage that, figure things out, and change my mindset.