MONDAY - MARCH 30, 2020 - POWER 90 - Sculpt 1-2
I;m getting to the point where I'm dreading this one because I know how tired I am doing it. Today, I did the bicep moves during the small break before each set. This gave me a small break during the set, which made things go a bit easier. The Pull-ups went a bit better than they had been, certainly better than last Friday.
Time: 29 minutes; Calories Burned: 304; Avg Heart Rate: 127.
TUESDAY - MARCH 31, 2020 - POWER 90 - Sweat 1-2 + Ab Ripper 100
I still don't know I'm out of touch with the Run Lungers and second set of Jumping Jacks, but I an. I'm taking breaks during those two moves. I feel like I'm an idiot, but my legs ain't movin'
Time:
WEDNESDAY - APRIL 1, 2020 - POWER 90 - Sculpt 1-2
I switched things up a bit again. I did the Biceps move before the start pf each set again, but today I tried doing my added pull-up move where the bicep moves would have been. The end result was that my pull-ups suffered again. I think I added a few reps to a few moves and think I inadvertedly decreased my rep count on one move. Can't remember which one. No increase in weight on any of the moves. I'm wearing myself out as is, but that shouldn't be an excuse. I'll try and increase the weight on at least one move next time.
Time: 29 minutesl Calories Burned: 268; Avg Heart Rate: 119.
THURSDAY - APRIL 2, 2020 - POWER 89 - Swat 1-2 + Ab Ripper 100
Status quo. Didn't even really attempt the Run Lunges. Everything else went well.
Time: 41 minutes; Calories Burned: 343; Avg Heart Rate: 112.
FRIDAY - APRIL 3, 2020 - POWER 90 - Sculpt 1-2
I wasn't looking forward to this so I changed things up a bit. During the warm up I did the three bicep moves and also the three pull-up moves I'd added in. The pull-ups weren't great, but better than Wednesday. Once we started for real, I went a bit faster than they did. With the extra time I had because I'd already done the biceps moves, I added a few reps onto a lot of the moves. I felt it was a good trade off.
Time: 29 minutes; Calories Burned: 319; Avg Heart Rate: 130.
SATURDAY - APRIL 4, 2010 - POWER 90 - Sculpt 1-2 + Ab Ripper 100
A good workout. It does tire me out a bit in certain areas.
Time: 41 minutes; Calories Burned: 315; Avg Heart Rate: 109.
SUNDAY - APRIL 5, 2020 - TONY HORTON - Ho' Ala ke Kino
This is a stretch / yoga routine of Tony's from 2002. Power 90 doesn't have much yoga, so I thought I'd try it. The stretch part is pretty much the same as the first few minutes of Yoga X. With about 10 minutes left in the workout he went into a Power Yoga section which I wasn't prepared for. The moves were basic and familiar, but he was doing them at breakneck speed including the two push-ups going into Upward Dog and Downward Dog. It winded me, maybe because I wasn't expecting it, but I actually had to hit pause for a bit. A nice routine for a Sunday, and it gets my stretching in for the week.
Time: 27 minutes; Calories Burned: 183; Avg Heart Rate: 102.
SUNDAY WEIGH IN
Weight: 167.4 (-1.6 lbs)
Body Fat: 14.8% (-0.5%)
Both are big drops. Maybe they're legit, but usually when I experience drops like that, there is a bit of a bounce back the following week. I may have not eaten as much crap this week.
THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK
I still don't know what to think. I'm going all out on the Sculpt routine. I'm still getting a bit sore and stiff, but don't know if I feel the results. On the Sweat routine I don't feel like I'm killing myself, but in the end, I'm burning a lot of calories for the time involved. I thought I might get bored with doing the two workouts over and over again, but I'm not. Maybe in the back of my mind I feel like I'm not working as hard as with P90X or the One On One's, and I'm cheating myself, but I really needed to back off a bit. The thing is, I'm enjoying myself, and I don't think I'm going backwards with these routines. I'm going into the 3-4 phase tomorrow which just adds a bit to the 1-2 phase. We'll see what happens.
Monday, March 30, 2020
Monday, March 23, 2020
WEEK OF 03/23/2020 - POWER 90 - ROUND 1 - WEEK 2
MONDAY - MARCH 23, 2020 - POWER 90 - Sculpt 1-2
I amped it up a wee bit more today. I did a few more reps on a few of the moves because I was ready with my weights and knew what move was coming next. I also used 25 lb dumbbells on the lunge and squat moves. They actually felt good. The pullups still aren't where I want them to be, but I'm glad I added them to the routine. They do cut down on my stretch and recovery time between sets, but I did hit pause twice, for about a minute each. That certainly helped, and I think it was smart. Without them, I think I would have really been suffering near the end.
Time: 29 minutes; Calories Burned: 286; Avg Heart Rate: 123.
TUESDAY - MARCH 24, 2020 - POWER 90 - Sweat 1-2 + Ab Ripper 100
It went OK. Still out of synch on the second set of Jumping Jacks. I think my legs are just getting tired there. Not much bounce left in my ankles at that point, either.
Time: 41 minutes; Calories Burned: 298; Avg Heart Rate: 106.
WEDNESDAY - MARCH 25, 2020 - POWER 90 - Sculpt 1-2
I increased my reps and/or wight on a few of the moves. I'm really pushing myself on this workout, trying to go max weight. The problem is that he goes too fast, and it's burning me out real quick. I took five or six small breaks today just to catch my breath and let my muscles recover for a few seconds. I think if I did this workout at a slower pace I might be able to do a bit more. For now, however, I'm going to stick to their pace, which I think is part of the purpose.
Time: 29 minutes; Calories Burned: 297; Avg Heart Rate: 124,
THURSDAY - MARCH 26, 2020 - POWER 90 - Sweat 1-2 + Ab Ripper 100
Not much to say. I like the workout.
Time: 41 minutes; Calories Burned: 308; Avg Heart Rate: 111.
FRIDAY - MARCH 27, 2020 - POWER 90 - Sculpt 1-2
I was actually dreading this one a bit today. The big thing was I think I only took one break instead of the five or six I took on Wednesday. I also burned out on the pull-ups, only getting three in on each of the last two sets. I've really been struggling with them this round. I even used my old pull-up bar, thing my struggles might have been with the cushier grips on the new bar, but that wasn't the problem. I think I'm just tired when I get to them.
Time: 29 minutes; Calories Burned: 283; Avg Heart Rate: 121.
SATURDAY - MARCH 28, 2020 - POWER 90 - Sweat 1-2 + Ab Ripper 100
Everything went well but the Run Lunges again. I burned a lot more calories than I thought I would have. There are times during this routine where I do have to stop and catch my breath, usually during the Jumping Jacks / Run Lunge section.
Time: 41 minutes; Calories Burned: 364; Avg Heart Rate: 117.
SUNDAY - MATCH 29, 2020 - Rest
SUNDAY WEIGH IN
Weight: 169.0 (+1,0 lbs)
Body Fat: 15.3% (+0.1%)
Eating like crap.
THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK
I'm beginning to like the Swat workout a lt more than the Sculpt workout. With Sculpt, I'm really going max weights. I'm beginning to get a bit stiff and sore in a few areas, One thing I'm noticing when I'm comparing it to P90X is that I'm not getting that great feeking when i'm done with the workout. I know I'm working hard on Sculpt, but something is missing. Maybe it's because I'm not just working one or two body parts in each workout. I'm working six or seven. I don't know.
I bought the five Tony Horton Power Half Hour workouts and his Ho Ale Ke Kona yoga workout to supplement the Power 90 workouts. I'm not even sure which program came out earlier, but I'm trying to get them all into a 90 day round.
I amped it up a wee bit more today. I did a few more reps on a few of the moves because I was ready with my weights and knew what move was coming next. I also used 25 lb dumbbells on the lunge and squat moves. They actually felt good. The pullups still aren't where I want them to be, but I'm glad I added them to the routine. They do cut down on my stretch and recovery time between sets, but I did hit pause twice, for about a minute each. That certainly helped, and I think it was smart. Without them, I think I would have really been suffering near the end.
Time: 29 minutes; Calories Burned: 286; Avg Heart Rate: 123.
TUESDAY - MARCH 24, 2020 - POWER 90 - Sweat 1-2 + Ab Ripper 100
It went OK. Still out of synch on the second set of Jumping Jacks. I think my legs are just getting tired there. Not much bounce left in my ankles at that point, either.
Time: 41 minutes; Calories Burned: 298; Avg Heart Rate: 106.
WEDNESDAY - MARCH 25, 2020 - POWER 90 - Sculpt 1-2
I increased my reps and/or wight on a few of the moves. I'm really pushing myself on this workout, trying to go max weight. The problem is that he goes too fast, and it's burning me out real quick. I took five or six small breaks today just to catch my breath and let my muscles recover for a few seconds. I think if I did this workout at a slower pace I might be able to do a bit more. For now, however, I'm going to stick to their pace, which I think is part of the purpose.
Time: 29 minutes; Calories Burned: 297; Avg Heart Rate: 124,
THURSDAY - MARCH 26, 2020 - POWER 90 - Sweat 1-2 + Ab Ripper 100
Not much to say. I like the workout.
Time: 41 minutes; Calories Burned: 308; Avg Heart Rate: 111.
FRIDAY - MARCH 27, 2020 - POWER 90 - Sculpt 1-2
I was actually dreading this one a bit today. The big thing was I think I only took one break instead of the five or six I took on Wednesday. I also burned out on the pull-ups, only getting three in on each of the last two sets. I've really been struggling with them this round. I even used my old pull-up bar, thing my struggles might have been with the cushier grips on the new bar, but that wasn't the problem. I think I'm just tired when I get to them.
Time: 29 minutes; Calories Burned: 283; Avg Heart Rate: 121.
SATURDAY - MARCH 28, 2020 - POWER 90 - Sweat 1-2 + Ab Ripper 100
Everything went well but the Run Lunges again. I burned a lot more calories than I thought I would have. There are times during this routine where I do have to stop and catch my breath, usually during the Jumping Jacks / Run Lunge section.
Time: 41 minutes; Calories Burned: 364; Avg Heart Rate: 117.
SUNDAY - MATCH 29, 2020 - Rest
SUNDAY WEIGH IN
Weight: 169.0 (+1,0 lbs)
Body Fat: 15.3% (+0.1%)
Eating like crap.
THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK
I'm beginning to like the Swat workout a lt more than the Sculpt workout. With Sculpt, I'm really going max weights. I'm beginning to get a bit stiff and sore in a few areas, One thing I'm noticing when I'm comparing it to P90X is that I'm not getting that great feeking when i'm done with the workout. I know I'm working hard on Sculpt, but something is missing. Maybe it's because I'm not just working one or two body parts in each workout. I'm working six or seven. I don't know.
I bought the five Tony Horton Power Half Hour workouts and his Ho Ale Ke Kona yoga workout to supplement the Power 90 workouts. I'm not even sure which program came out earlier, but I'm trying to get them all into a 90 day round.
Monday, March 16, 2020
WEEK OF 03/16/2020 - POWER 90 - ROUND 1 - WEEK 1
MONDAY - MARCH 16, 2020 - POWER 90 - Sculpt 1-2
I took three weeks off. I could have taken off more very easily, but I didn't want to go too long. I'm going old school, and trying Power 90, the precursor to P90X. I'd heard it wasn't nearly as hard as P90X, but that it held it's own. My body's been through a lot of intense workouts for the last few years, so a stop back might not be a bad thing. This workout is a circuit workout (Chest, Back with weights, Shoulders, Biceps, Triceps, Legs). There's three circuits. I didn't really know what to expect, even though I'd seen a brief outline of the moves. He moved very quickly from one move to another, barely giving you time to write down your numbers. I was scrambling for weights from move to move. Once thing for sure is if you max out your weights, this workout could be real tough. I went mid to high on my selection today. I did feel it a bit. I think once I'm more organized, I'll get more out of it. There are no pullups in this routine. After each circuit, there is about a minute or so of stretching. I thing I'm going to add a pullup move into each of those three stretch sections. It'll still give me time to catch my breath, but I don't want to ignore pullups entirely. I did the four minute Ab Ripper 100 routine at the end. I was familiar with it from the One On One series, and I liked it. I think I'm actually supposed to do it after the Sweat workout, so that's what I'll do down the road. My Heart Rate Monitor wasn't working again, so I have no idea on those numbers.
Time: 28 minutes; Calories Burned: ???; Avg Heart Rate: ???
TUESDAY - MARCH 17, 2020 - POWER 90 - Sweat 1-2 + Ab Ripper 100
This was a LOT less intense than I thought it would be. All the moves were standing up. There were no bend down and reach to the floor moves, which I hate, but do make you sweat. My legs gave out a bit during the Jumping Jack section. They were getting a bit tired and i was losing my coordination a bit. I did AB Ripper 100 again, because it's tied to the end of this workout.
Time: 41 minutes; Calories Burned: 292; Avg Heart Rate: 105; Max Heart Rate: 121.
WEDNESDAY - MARCH 18, 2020 - POWER 90 - Sculpt 1-2
I created a worksheet for this workout, so I had the moves printed out. I laid out a few weights I knew I'd be working with, so I wouldn't have to go scrambling for them later. I still couldn't keep up. He goes from one move to the next so fast that you barely have time to write down your reps and grab the weights for the next exercise. I'd forgotten to lay out heavier weights for the Heavy Pants and Lawnmowers, so I just grabbed the 30's I'd been using for some of te bicep moves. I'll try and remember next time. As I mentioned on Monday, I added in three pullup moves, one at the end of each set, while they were starting their in between set stretches. It worked OK, but I was very weak on them, only getting in 5 reps on each. I also struggled, surprisingly again, on the 21's, as I did on Monday. I fought with the lower seven, could barely control the upper seven, then really had a hard time with the full seven. I was using 25 lb dumbbells, which I've had no problem with in the past. Maybe it's because I'm coming off a three week break, or maybe it's because it's near the end of a fast paced workout and my arms are fried. I'll try and figure it out next time.
Tome: 28 minutes; Heart Rate Monitor not working again.
THURSDAY - MARCH 19, 2020 - POWER 90 - Sweat 1-2 + Ab Ripper 100
Not too bad. I lose my coordination near the end of the Jumping Jacks and most of the Run Lunges. My calf muscles are still sore from Tuesday.
Time: 41 minutes
FRIDAY - MARCH 20, 2020 - POWER 90 - Sculpt 1-2
This time I carefully laid out my weights. I used 45's om the three weighted back moves. I didn't the back fly's seated to accommodate the heavier weight, like he does in P90X. I did the three sets of pull-ups again, but struggled again with those. I hit pause for about a minute before doing the 21's Bicep move. I did better with those than last time, and I'm sure that pause helped, because I was really tired at the time. I was considering holding some weights during the lunge and squat moves, but decided to wait until nest week for that. Got a new battery for the heart monitor.
Time: 29 minutes; Calories Burned: 289; Avg Heart Rate: 123.
SATURDAY - MARCH 20, 2020 - POWER 90 - Sweat 1=2 + Ab Ripper 100
I actually like this one because it's not too hard. The only section I have problems with are the Jumping Jacks and Run Lunges, which I mentioned before. I also like the Ab Ripper routine. Only 100 reps total, but I can feel it. I can't believe I burned 347 calories.
Time: 41 miutes; Calories Burned: 347; Avg Heart Rate: 112.
SUNDAY - MARCH 21, 2020 - Rest
SUNDAY WEIGH IN
Weight: 168.0 (+0.6 lbs)
Body Fat: 15.2% (+0.2%)
Bad eating again
THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK
I wasn't sure what to expect. I was able to turn the Sculpt workout into a tough one by using heavier weights and adding in the pull-ups. The sweat routine was a bit easier. I do like the Ab Ripper routine. It's only 100 moves, but I felt them.
I took three weeks off. I could have taken off more very easily, but I didn't want to go too long. I'm going old school, and trying Power 90, the precursor to P90X. I'd heard it wasn't nearly as hard as P90X, but that it held it's own. My body's been through a lot of intense workouts for the last few years, so a stop back might not be a bad thing. This workout is a circuit workout (Chest, Back with weights, Shoulders, Biceps, Triceps, Legs). There's three circuits. I didn't really know what to expect, even though I'd seen a brief outline of the moves. He moved very quickly from one move to another, barely giving you time to write down your numbers. I was scrambling for weights from move to move. Once thing for sure is if you max out your weights, this workout could be real tough. I went mid to high on my selection today. I did feel it a bit. I think once I'm more organized, I'll get more out of it. There are no pullups in this routine. After each circuit, there is about a minute or so of stretching. I thing I'm going to add a pullup move into each of those three stretch sections. It'll still give me time to catch my breath, but I don't want to ignore pullups entirely. I did the four minute Ab Ripper 100 routine at the end. I was familiar with it from the One On One series, and I liked it. I think I'm actually supposed to do it after the Sweat workout, so that's what I'll do down the road. My Heart Rate Monitor wasn't working again, so I have no idea on those numbers.
Time: 28 minutes; Calories Burned: ???; Avg Heart Rate: ???
TUESDAY - MARCH 17, 2020 - POWER 90 - Sweat 1-2 + Ab Ripper 100
This was a LOT less intense than I thought it would be. All the moves were standing up. There were no bend down and reach to the floor moves, which I hate, but do make you sweat. My legs gave out a bit during the Jumping Jack section. They were getting a bit tired and i was losing my coordination a bit. I did AB Ripper 100 again, because it's tied to the end of this workout.
Time: 41 minutes; Calories Burned: 292; Avg Heart Rate: 105; Max Heart Rate: 121.
WEDNESDAY - MARCH 18, 2020 - POWER 90 - Sculpt 1-2
I created a worksheet for this workout, so I had the moves printed out. I laid out a few weights I knew I'd be working with, so I wouldn't have to go scrambling for them later. I still couldn't keep up. He goes from one move to the next so fast that you barely have time to write down your reps and grab the weights for the next exercise. I'd forgotten to lay out heavier weights for the Heavy Pants and Lawnmowers, so I just grabbed the 30's I'd been using for some of te bicep moves. I'll try and remember next time. As I mentioned on Monday, I added in three pullup moves, one at the end of each set, while they were starting their in between set stretches. It worked OK, but I was very weak on them, only getting in 5 reps on each. I also struggled, surprisingly again, on the 21's, as I did on Monday. I fought with the lower seven, could barely control the upper seven, then really had a hard time with the full seven. I was using 25 lb dumbbells, which I've had no problem with in the past. Maybe it's because I'm coming off a three week break, or maybe it's because it's near the end of a fast paced workout and my arms are fried. I'll try and figure it out next time.
Tome: 28 minutes; Heart Rate Monitor not working again.
THURSDAY - MARCH 19, 2020 - POWER 90 - Sweat 1-2 + Ab Ripper 100
Not too bad. I lose my coordination near the end of the Jumping Jacks and most of the Run Lunges. My calf muscles are still sore from Tuesday.
Time: 41 minutes
FRIDAY - MARCH 20, 2020 - POWER 90 - Sculpt 1-2
This time I carefully laid out my weights. I used 45's om the three weighted back moves. I didn't the back fly's seated to accommodate the heavier weight, like he does in P90X. I did the three sets of pull-ups again, but struggled again with those. I hit pause for about a minute before doing the 21's Bicep move. I did better with those than last time, and I'm sure that pause helped, because I was really tired at the time. I was considering holding some weights during the lunge and squat moves, but decided to wait until nest week for that. Got a new battery for the heart monitor.
Time: 29 minutes; Calories Burned: 289; Avg Heart Rate: 123.
SATURDAY - MARCH 20, 2020 - POWER 90 - Sweat 1=2 + Ab Ripper 100
I actually like this one because it's not too hard. The only section I have problems with are the Jumping Jacks and Run Lunges, which I mentioned before. I also like the Ab Ripper routine. Only 100 reps total, but I can feel it. I can't believe I burned 347 calories.
Time: 41 miutes; Calories Burned: 347; Avg Heart Rate: 112.
SUNDAY - MARCH 21, 2020 - Rest
SUNDAY WEIGH IN
Weight: 168.0 (+0.6 lbs)
Body Fat: 15.2% (+0.2%)
Bad eating again
THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK
I wasn't sure what to expect. I was able to turn the Sculpt workout into a tough one by using heavier weights and adding in the pull-ups. The sweat routine was a bit easier. I do like the Ab Ripper routine. It's only 100 moves, but I felt them.
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