WEEK OF 03/29/2021 - POWER NATION BETA 2- WEEK 9

MONDAY - MARCH 29, 2021 - POWER NATION BETA 2 - Push 

I took a long nap when I got home because I was really tired. I wasn't feeling much better going into the workout, but my mind was open. I pushed myself a bit, and did a few more reps than last time on a few moves. I used 20's on most exercises. On the stability ball chest presses I was able to handle 35's instead of the 30's which were my max the last few times. I feel good afterwards.

Start Time: 7:55 pm; Workout Time: 54 minutes; Calories Burned: 432; Avg Heart Rate: 114. 


TUESDAY - MARCH 30, 2021 - POWER NATION BETS 2 - Plyo 30/15

This one bores me to death. I can't do a lot of jumping, so I'm not that excited about it anyways, but there is entirely too much confusion among the cast members, so it just drags on and on. I can't even say I tried real hard, because I didn't. I even sat through both the warmup and cool down. Thee are only so many runner lunges and straightening the leg I want to do. 

Start Time:8:20 pm; Workout Time: 58 minutes; Calories Burned: 392; Avg Heart Rate: 103.


WEDNESDAY - MARCH 31, 2021 - POWER NATION BETS 2 - Triple Trouble Challenge

I increased my pushup number from 30 to 32, and really had no problems. I also increased my pullup number from 7 to 8, which may seem like a little increase, buy even 7 was pushing it. I was doing OK until the second set of the Vaulters, when my left arm lost strength. I gutted out the next two sets, coming off the bar a lot, then finished the last two sets with band pull downs. 

Start Time:7:50 pm; Workout Time: 63 minutes; Calories Burned: 469; Avg Heart Rate: 107.


THURSDAY - APRIL 1, 2021 - POWER NATION BETS 2 - Flash Card Cardio

Not much to say. My feet are really preventing me from doing a lot of quick or high jumping.

Start Time:87:35 pm; Workout Time: 54 minutes; Calories Burned: 302; Avg Heart Rate: 106.


FRIDAY - APRIL 2, 2021 - POWER NATION BETS 2 - Shoulders and Arms Recharge

Again, my left arm tired out early, so I decreased the weights a bit on some moves in the second half of the workout. I'd been struggling with those same moves the last few times I'd done this workout, so I figured I'd play it safe instead of forcing the issue. It wasn't a question of pushing myself. It was that I wasn't able to do it safely.

Start Time:2:20 pm; Workout Time: 53 minutes; Calories Burned: 416; Avg Heart Rate: 116.


SATURDAY - APRIL 3, 2021 - POWER NATION BETS 2 - Morning Yoga

I thank Tony for putting this one here. I felt good when it was done.

Start Time:8:20 pm; Workout Time: 20 minutes; Calories Burned: 140; Avg Heart Rate: 103.


SUNDAY - APRIL 4, 2021 - POWER NATION BETS 2 - Three Speed Core Warrior

This was an original Beta 1 workout that didn't make it to Beta 2. I'd only done it twice because I started Beta 1 late, so I thought I'd give it a try. It wasn't really too hard, but I was uncoordinated at time.

Start Time:6:35 pm; Workout Time: 18 minutes; Calories Burned: 168; Avg Heart Rate: 116.

SUNDAY WEIGH IN

Weight: 156.0 (+0.4 lbs)
Body Fat" 12.4% (no change)


THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK

I'm a little concerned about my left hand and arm losing strength part way through the workouts. It seems to be coming from my the area where my underneath wrist meets my underarm forearm. Again, my body is tired.

WEEK OF 03/22/2021 - POWER NATION BETA 2- WEEK 8

MONDAY - MARCH 22, 2021 - POWER NATION BETA 2 - Primal Flow

Once again, I get why this workout is here. I'm just not flexible enough to do a lot of the moves properly, especially the kick throughs.

Start Time: 8:40 pm; Workout Time: 46 minutes; Calories Burned: 375; Avg Heart Rate: 111. 


TUESDAY - MARCH 23, 2021 - POWER NATION BETA 2 - Chest and Back Round Robin

I upped my pullups to eight and only came off the bar once, and that was on the last rep, when my hands were slipping. On one of the pushup options I was doing decline pushups onto a flipped upside down Bosu Ball. I was barely cracking my elbows on the first two sets, trying to get 25 reps in. On the last two sets I tried to do 10 reps, but go a little deeper. I did go a little deeper, but it wasn't by much. Something to work on.

Start Time: 7:35 pm; Workout Time: 64 minutes; Calories Burned: 527; Avg Heart Rate: 111. 


WEDNESDAY - MARCH 24, 2021 -POWER NATION BETA 2- Halfsies Plyo

My feet are getting really bad. They're swelling and I can barely get off the floor anymore, especially on upward explosive moves. I did what I could on those. On other moves I could have gone lower and touched the floor, but either couldn't, because of balance, or because I just didn't want to. I could have done worse today, by just not trying at all, but I also could have done better because of range of motion choices on some moves.

Start Time: 6:55 pm; Workout Time: 56 minutes; Calories Burned: 401; Avg Heart Rate: 105. 


THURSDAY - MARCH 25, 2021 - POWER NATION BETA 2 - Morning Yoga

This was a bit of a welcome relief on the schedule. It's only 20 minutes long, and is just some basic yoga moves. However, I really wasn't relaxed, and I was very stiff all over my body, so it wasn't the greatest experience it should have been. 

Start Time: 8:10 pm; Workout Time: 20 minutes; Calories Burned: 109; Avg Heart Rate: 95.


FRIDAY - MARCH 26, 2021 - POWER NATION BETA 2 - Shoulders and Arms Recharge

I wasn't feeling too strong beforehand, so I thought I'd go with lower weights, but of course I didn't. I pretty much used the same weights as last time. I am noticing a pattern though. The last few times I did this workout I'm noticing me left hand tiring and not holding the grip tightly on the dumbbell after so many reps, usually around eight.. This is happening on the Hammer Curls (with 30's), Arch Rows (with 20's), and Tricep Kickbacks (with 20's). Because it's consistently happening, I'm wondering if I go to lower weights next time. My right hand seems to be fine. Otherwise the workout went well.

Start Time:8:20 pm; Workout Time: 53 minutes; Calories Burned: 515; Avg Heart Rate: 121.


SATURDAY - MARCH 27, 2021 - POWER NATION BETA 2 - Derp, Pulse, and Hold

I used 20's on all the weight moves. As always, my balance was bad on the lunge moves.

Stat Time: 5:45 pm; Workout Time: 66 minutes; Calories Burned: 550; Avg Heart Rate: 112.


SUNDAY - MARCH 28, 2021 - POWER NATION BETA 2 - Crunch Town

I started late in the evening. It felt like the workout was taking forever. I wasn't real crisp on a lot of the moves, but got them all in. I might have done the last one wrong, as I was rolling into boat instead of laying on my back and crunching my way up.

Start Time: 9:50 pm; Workout Time: 24 minutes; Calories Burned: 133; Avg Heart Rate: 95.


SUNDAY WEIGH IN

Weight: 155.6 (+0.2 lbs)
Body Fat: 12.4% (-0.2%)


THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK

I did OK this week. Nothing exceptional, but I got everything in. Five weeks to go in this round. He's giving us the choice of doing the last month on a "Build" (Resistance) or a "Burn" (Cardio) schedule. I'm doing Build, because I'm not liking cardio too much. I don't give my all in cardio workouts. My body is really getting tired.

WEEK OF 03/15/2021 - POWER NATION BETA 2- WEEK 7

MONDAY - MARCH 15, 2021 - POWER NATION BETA 2 - Who's Got Your Back? 

I was really tired when I got home from work. The time shift might have had something to do with it. I took a nap, then had to force myself to get started. Once I did that, I was OK mentally, but physically I felt weak, especially on the pullups. I decided to increase my number from 6 to 7, and was OK on the first three sets, but then I lost all my pullup strength, and pretty much had to come off the bar every rep or two near the end. I was OK on the weighted moves.

Start Time: 8:10 pm; Workout Time: 52 minutes; Calories Burned: 409; Avg Heart Rate: 112.


TUESDAY - MARCH 16, 2021 - POWER NATION BETA 2 - Flash Card Cardio

I didn't go full blast on this one. My legs were really heavy. When I tried doing jacks, I could basely get my feet off the floor, so I kind of gave up because I realized I probably wasn't going to be able to do too much. Fact is, I could have. I could have touched the floor on several moves, but I didn't. Poor effort.

Start Time: 7:50 pm; Workout Time: 54 minutes; Calories Burned: 335; Avg Heart Rate: 104.


WEDNESDAY - MARCH 17, 2021 - POWER NATION BETA 2 - Push

I've been through this workout about six times already, but I never remember too much about it. A bunch of strange moves. Going in, I felt pretty good. I upped my weight from 15's to 20's on most of the moves without too many problems. I tried using 40's on the Stability Ball Chest Presses again, but couldn't handle them again. I ended up using 30's. I used to handle 40's. Not sure what the problem is. Overall, though, I think it was a good, solid, workout today.

Start Time: 8:20 pm; Workout Time: 54 minutes; Calories Burned: 513; Avg Heart Rate: 119.


THURSDAY - MARCH 18, 2021 - POWER NATION BETA 2 - Don't Skip The Yoga

I was in a pretty decent mood. I wasn't spending the entire time counting down the minutes. I also didn't really walk away from any moves because I was frustrated, but I did notice myself thinking there are way too many vinyasa sequences. I wish he'd do other things here and there. There's got to be more to yoga than constant Upward Dog, Downward Dog, Warrior One.

Start Time:8:10 pm; Workout Time: 73 minutes; Calories Burned: 590; Avg Heart Rate: 110.


FRIDAY - MARCH 19, 2021 - POWER NATION BETA 2 - Triple Trouble Challenge (with Sean and Bobby)

I like this one a bit better than the one with Chris Titus because the pacing seems better, even though it's 5 minutes lomger, and I like the banter better too.. My numbers were 30 pushups and 6 pullups. I maintained those, and even did a few more reps in the last segment. I only came off the pullup bar on the last two sets, and that's only because my hands were slipping off the bar. I like this workout.

Start Time: 8:10 pm: Workout Time: 63 minutes; Calories Burned: 431; Avg Heart Rate: 103.


SATURDAY - MARCH 20, 2021 - POWER NATION BETA 2 - Pure Stretch

Bliss.

Start Time: 7:45 pm; Workout Time: 56 minutes; Calories Burned: 349; Avg Heart Rate: 100.


SUNDAY - MARCH 21, 2021 - POWER NATION BETA 2 - Core Warrior 2

I wasn't really into it. There are two moves here that just go on forever, and it makes me not liking this one. I did everything done, but I did modify a few of the moves. I can't roll on the feet for the Side Plank Drops without killing my toes, so after a few reps on just stayed on one side until I got to 10 reps, then did the other side. I also can't get the timing down on Dreya's Banana Twists, so I just wing it.

Start Time: 8:40 pm; Workout Time: 21 minutes; Calories Burned: 166; Avg Heart Rate: 109.


SUNDAY WEIGH IN

Weight: 155.4 (-1,6 lbs)
Body Fat: 12.6% (-0.1%)


THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK

Things went OK. I'm getting through the workouts, but I could use a rest.

WEEK OF 03/08/2021 - POWER NATION BETA 2- WEEK 6

MONDAY - MARCH 8, 2021 - POWER NATION BETA 2 - Plyo 30/15

I started earlier than usual, not relaxing too long after I got home from work. I'm going to try and get into the workouts as soon as I can, so I don't keep putting them off in the evening. I'd rather get them over with and not feel as sluggish as usual. Today wasn't perfect, but better than normal. I had to modify a few times. I'm having problems with Jacks, so I ran in place with my legs wide, and instead of Long Jumps, I did Tires, from the original P90X Plyometrics workout. On the other moves I did what I could.

Start Time: 6:20 pm; Workout Time: 58 minutes; Calories Burned: 430; Avg Heart Rate: 107. 


TUESDAY - MARCH 9, 2021 - POWER NATION BETA 2 - Chest and Back Round Robin

This might be my favorite Power Nation Workout. It gives you a few options to keep things fresh. Today my circuit was: Pushups - Stands (30 reps), Med Balls (25 reps), Declines on a Bosu Ball (25 reps), Pullups - Standard Unassisted (7 reps), Weighted Back Move with 40 lb weights (8 reps), Pull Downs with a yellow band (15 reps. I had increased my Pullup number from six to seven pet set, and had no problems. The Bosu Ball pushups were really tough. I had my feet elevated on a weigh bench, and my hands on the ball. I wasn't going very deep at all, but I was feeling them. I probably could have used a bit more weight on the weighted back moves, or even increased the repsto 10 or 12, but I get real nervous lifting heavy weights while bent over.

Start Time: 7:15 pm; Workout Time: 64 minutes; Calories Burned: 504; Avg Heart Rate: 112.


WEDNESDAY - MARCH 10, 2021 - POWER NATION BETA 2 - Kickin' and Punchin' (with Titus)

We had the option of doing this one or the version with Alice. I love Alice, and that one was a lot shorter, but was a bit rushed and out of control, so I opted for this one. I dislike the Sprawls immensely, but I decided to do seven on each set, which came out pretty good time wise, but it also gave me a countdown number while I was doing them, instead of wondering when they'd be done. I like all the other moves, and went at it pretty hard.

Start Time: 8:45 pm: Workout Time: 70 minutes; Calories Burned: 634; Avg Heart Rate: 116.


THURSDAY - MARCH 11, 2021 - POWER NATION BETA 2 - Shoulders and Arms Recharge

Overall, I did OK. There were were a few moves where I did a few less reps than last time, and also a few moves where I reduced the weight a bit, My left hand seems to be tiring faster than the right one, especially notable on the Arch Rows, Tricep Kickbacks, and Hammer Curls. The weights end up dangling in my fingers instead of being held tightly in my palms..

Start Time: 7:20 pm; Workout Time: 53 minutes; Calories Burned: 517; Avg Heart Rate: 121.


FRIDAY - MARCH 12, 2021 - POWER NATION BETA 2 - Power and Strength Yoga 

I don't want to sound too critical, but all of Tony's yoga routines seem to be almost the same thing. Too many vinyasas, too much instruction. He always says at the beginning that the routine is going to be about 45 minutes, and it ends up 65 to 70 minutes. It's too much at times. This is almost identical to "Don't Skip the Yoga". I wasn't feeling too well going into it. I felt a bit of a cold coming on. I'd been wearing these big, thick, fuzzy Christmas socks, so I kept them on during the workout. They actuall worked out very well. There was a bit of traction on the bottom of them, which seemed to help. I sat out one sequence, the repeating vinyasas into Warrior One, but did most of the rest of it. Not a great effort, but not my worst, either,

Start Time: 8:15 pm; Workout Time: 67 minutes; Calories Burned: 513; Avg Heart Rate: 107.


SATURDAY - MARCH 13, 2021 - POWER NATION BETA 2 - Pure Stretch

I liked it a lot. Perfect for a Saturday.

Start Time: 7:20 pm; Workout Time: 56 minutes; Calories Burned: 330; Avg Heart Rate: 98.


SUNDAY - MARCH 14, 2021 - POWER NATION BETA 2 - Crunch Town

The workout went OK. I was feeling it in my abs.

Start Time: 8:55 pm; Workout Time: 24 minutes; Calories Burned: 113; Avg Heart Rate: 93.


SUNDAY WEIGH IN

Weight: 157.0 (+0,2 lbs)
Body Fat: 12/7% (+0.2%)

Still eating too much junk. Mostly sweets. Not so much other junk food, which is good.


THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK

Back to more resistance workouts this week, and I hung in there. I'm starting to wear down a bit. Still sore here and there, but overall things are going OK. 

WEEK OF 03/01/2021 - POWER NATION BETA 2- WEEK 5

MONDAY - MARCH 1, 2021 - POWER NATION BETA 2 - Flash Card Cardio

I was looking forward to it a bit. I was feeling like I could go harder than usual. I'm not sure I did. There are a few moves I've become uncoordinated at, like jacks, and anything else where I have to bounce with me feet. I could have touched the floor on the Skaters and Side to Side Shuffles, but I didn't, mostly because I wasn't used to doing that, and also because I didn't want to. My bad. I shouldn't complain about the cardio if I'm not going to put forward the effort.

Start Time: 7:25 pm; Workout Time: 54 minites; Calories Burned: 424; Avg Heart Rate: 113.


TUESDAY - MARCH 2, 2021 - POWER NATION BETA 2 - Hatha Flow Yoga

This is a good workout with very good instruction, but there is too much time between moves holding downward dog, etc, while the instruction is going in. I constantly went to Child Pose or got up to walk around, and eventually just lost interest in the last fifteen minutes or so.

Start Time: 7:45 pm; Workout Time: 85 minutes; Calories Burned: 564; Avg Heart Rate: 102.


WEDNESDAY - MARCH 3, 2021 - POWER NATION BETA 2 - Total Body 2

One of Tony's UCML (Upper-Cardio-Middle-Lower) workouts. I liked it and went pretty hard at it, because I knew it was short. It started with T-Jacks. I've been having problems with any kind of Jacks lately because I can't bounce off mt feet like I used to. I hit with a thud, but I did what I could today, and did better than I thought I could. No problems with any of the other moves. I even liked most of them.

Start Time: 8:15 pm; Workout Time: 35 minutes; Calories Burned: 244; Avg Heart Rate: 105.


THURSDAY - MARCH 4, 2021 - POWER NATION BETA 2 - Don't Skip The Yoga

I struggled with it a bit. I'm having a hard time balancing in the Warrior 1 or Crescent Positions, and it's getting frustrating because he's going through those positions a lot. The "Meathead" part of the routine was really frustrating. I'm wondering if this is just a bad period, or if I'll ever get that balance back. The rest of the workout was just below average. My mood was OK until the frustrations started kicking in.

Start Time: 5:45 pm; Workout Time: 74 minutes; Calories Burned: 509; Avg Heart Rate: 104.


FRIDAY - MARCH 5, 2021 - POWER NATION BETA 2 - Primal Flow

My energy wasn't there. I'd been liking this one more recently, but today the energy just wasn't there. I had my workout shoes on because I often have problems with slipping in my bare feet. However, the shoes were grabbing the floor on a few of the kick through moves, so they were a bit of a hindrance. I'll have to figure that one out. I still can't roll through on the Atomic Pushups. It's something to shoot for. It's one of those moves where I say "I'll never be able to do that", then one day I do.

Start Time: 7:20 pm; Workout Time: 46 minutes; Calories Burned: 354; Avg Heart Rate: 113.


SATURDAY - MARCH 6, 2021 - POWER NATION BETA 2 - Something New

I kind of needed this today because it was short. I only got in 20 of the 30 one legged jump squatsm but matched all the others, The cool down at the end is bliss.

Start Time: 8:10 pm; Workout Time: 39 minutes; Calories Burned: 290; Avg Heart Rate: 107.


SUNDAY - MARCH 7, 2021 - POWER NATION BETA 2 - Core Warrior 2

I did OK. I can't get my feet around on the Side Plank Drops, so I do the best I can. I do all the reps on the last move, but some are ugly, and I can't go nearly as fast as they do, so I start immediately after the previous move.

Start Time: 8:10 pm; Workout Time: 21 minutes; Calories Burned: 158; Avg Heart Rate: 119.


SUNDAY WEIGH IN 

Weight: 156.8 (-0.6 lbs)
Body Fat: 12.5% (no change)

I thought there was going to be a bit of an increase because I ate a lot of cashews this week, but apparently not.


THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK

This was supposed to be a "recovery week" because I think Tony was realizing people were starting to get injured or just worn out from the pace of the previous weeks. Even so, my body is still very sore, especially my shoulders. They were being taxed a lot because of the amount od vinyasas and downward dogs I was doing during the yoga routines during the week. Overall, my body is just feeling tired. I know I need to eat and drink better. Still too much pop.