WEEK OF 9/21/2020 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - ROUND 5 - WEEK 10

MONDAY - SEPTEMBER 21, 2020 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - UBX 

Tough workout, but I got through it pretty well. On the Side Arm Tricep Extensions Tony mentions that you could do them on on Bosu Ball. He didn't, but I did, so I tried them. They weren't pretty because I was losing my balance a lot. I wasn't bending my arm down too much because the weight (15 lbs) was too heavy. Everything else went fine.

Start: 7:30 pm: Time: 60 minutes; Calories Burned: 531; Avg Heart Rate: 124.


TUESDAY - SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Core Synergistics: MC2

Awful workout. I don't like it. There are a lot of one legged balance moves I have trouble with, almost to the point I might hurt myself. I got interrupted a few times, once just as I was beginning the Dreya Rolls with a Ball. Normally I can get a few in. Today, I was so discombobulated, I didn't get any in. During the day, I was actually looking forward to giving this one a run, because I knew I didn't like it. I'll try again next time.

Start: 8:30 pm: Time: 67 minutes; Calories Burned: 570; Avg Heart Rate: 113.


WEDNESDAY - SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - V Sculpt: MC2

My body is tired. I came home and took a small nap, but it didn't help much. This was another one of those days where I didn't know how I was going to make it through the workout. There wasn't much of a warm up, so when he started, I just went faster than he did. When I got to the last bicep move of the first round, I couldn't remember how to do it, so I guessed a bit and figured I'd watch it when he did it. It also happened to be the first bicep move of the second round, so I skipped to the next bicep move. When he finally did it, I caught them up. I then did the secomd round totally out of sequence, leaving the four band moves to the end. I was generally OK on things. I'd used 30's on a lot of the bicep moves last time. Today, I used 25's because I was feeling a bit weak. I did start with 30's on Down The Rack, however. I think I did a few less reps than last time on some of the pull-ups, but I get another crack at it in two weeks.

Start: 8:00 pm; Time: 56 minutes; Calories Burned: 504; Avg Heart Rate: 119.


THURSDAY - SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Yoga: MC2

I was in a much better frame of mind than when I usually do this workout. It seemed to move along faster, and I didn't get as frustrated with it as I usually do. I was still stumbling on a lot of the poses, but kept trying. I'm convinced my balance is getting worse. I used to be able to hold poses like Tree or Warrior 3, but now I can't even get into them. Overall, though, I was pleased with my effort today.

Start: 8:35 pm: Time: 66 minutes: Calories Burned: 515; Avg Heart Rate: 111.


FRIDAY - SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - P.A.P.

I played golf this morning and was super lethargic. My body is just very tired. It could be from overtraining, bad diet, or not getting enough sleep. It's probably a combination of all three, and something I have to concentrate on getting better with. I didn't feel like doing the workout, either. It's very long. I didn't do any of the 15 to 20 minute "warm-up" moves, instead I washed some dishes that I though needed washing at the moment. I got though the complexes and most of the cool down moves. The only problems I had were on the Front to Back Lunges, where my balance was horrible, and the Plyo Push-ups, where I did three of the four sets from my knees. I held the Side Planks and Chaturanga Planks for thirty seconds on almost all of the sets. Overall, it wasn't a great workout/ I feel a bit guilty about dogging the warm-up.

Start: 7:45 pm; Time: 69 minutes; Calories Burned: 453; Avg Heart Rate: 108. 


SATURDAY - SEPTEMBER 26, 2020 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Stretch and Recovery

One thing I've noticed over the past few years is that I stay sore longer than I had, and that I'm not as flexible as I used to be. I used to be able to do most of the moves in this workout to some extent. Maybe I wasn't as flexibles as Tony, but at least I was able to get into the stretch and hold it for as long as he did. The last few times I did this workout, that wasn't the cast. Today there was a number of moves I could barely get into, and a lot more that I couldn't hold too long. I don't know if that was from a lack of willpower, or aging. I'm going to try and work at getting flexible again. I'll add that to my list of things to concentrate on.

Start: 8:50 pm; Time: 69 minutes; Calories Burned: 278; Avg Heart Rate: 93.


SUNDAY - SEPTEMBER 27, 2020 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - ARX2

No problems with any of the moves. I went faster than he did and finished about for moves ahead of him. I just watched the rest.

Start: 7:30 pm: Time: 45 minutes; Calories Burned: 228; Avg Heart Rate: 97.


SUNDAY WEIGH IN

Weight: 158.8 (-2.0 lbs)
Body Fat: 13.0% (-0.6%)

I think that might be the largest Body Fat drop I've had in a week, but it could be an aberration.


THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK

Once again, my body is exhausted, which usually happens around this time in each round. Volume Three is a bear. There's no relief. Tony Horton's new program, Power Nation, is supposed to start tomorrow with six "Beta" (test) workouts, but I'm going to hold off on that and finish the last three weeks of this round. I feel loyal to it, because it's given me such great results over the past few years.