MONDAY - JANUARY 27, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - 30-15
Back at it after 4 weeks off. I love the One On One workouts and this is one of my favorites. Pushups and pullups. I did 30 pushups on each set and 15 Band Pulldowns on each pullup set. I can't do unassisted pullups anymore. I don't know if I'm physically incapable since I got sick a few years ago, or if it's just a lack of upper body strength that I might be able to get back. I can do them a bit with the pullup assist, but have been using the bands the last few years, and I can feel some results. I did tire a bit on some of the middle to later sets of pushups, which did surprise me a bit, but overall, I think I did OK. Since the last time I did this workout I've bought a new smart TV and had been streaming my workouts. I hadn't even connected a DVD player for over a year, but finally got it done. About two thirds of the way through the workout, the DVD started freezing up. I finished the workout off of the workout sheets, but hope I'm not going to have future problems with the DVDs. I don't think the One on Ones are available on a streaming platform, and it would be a real shame to not be able to do them..Start Time: 6:30 pm; Workout Time: 58 minutes; Calories Burned: 309; Avg Heart Rate: 104.
TUESDAY - JANUARY 28, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Plyo Legs
You know you're in a tough workout when the body part you are working starts to give out midway through the workout. This happened several times today, most noticeably after the first set of Wall Squats. Because I really can't get off my feet anymore and have virtually no balance due to neuropathy in my feet, I had to modify a lot of moves. However, I did get a good workout for what I was able to do. From what I remember, I'm usually sore for a few days after this workout. No glitches today on the DVD.
Start Time: 7:05 pm; Workout Time: 63 minutes; Calories Burned: 399; Avg Heart Rate: 110.
WEDNESDAY - JANUARY 29, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Just Arms
I usually like weight days. Today was OK. It was a shorter workout timewise, but it seemed like it went a bit slow. I used the weights I thought I could handle best, and they seemed to be the right choices. On the decline bicep curls I did 8 ugly reps with 25's, started the second set with 25's, then realized I was being stupid, and finished the set with 20's. I went back and looked at my numbers from the last several times I did this workout and saw I'd used 40's on the bicep curls in 2019, but had dropped to 30's by 2023. This was like this on a lot of the moves. I'd gotten sick in early 2021 and lost a lot of strength. I remember at one time that 15's had been tough for me to lift. I am older, and am sure age also has a lot to do with strength loss. Overall I was happy with what I did today.
Start Time: 7:45 pm; Workout Time: 46 minutes; Calories Burned: 293; Avg Heart Rate: 113.
THURSDAY - JANUARY 30, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Fountain Of Youth (Yoga)
Horrible. I could tell when I was getting ready to do the workout that my balance was going to be bad, and it was. Also had very little flexibility, and had a hard time on the leg swing throughs on the vinyasas. However, my attitude was still pretty good.
Start Time: 7:55 pm; Workout Time: 47 minutes; Calories Burned: 190; Avg Heart Rate: 95.
FRIDAY - JANUARY 31, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Road Warrior
It's tough to get a feel for this one because he's going so fast. I have problems positioning myself with the resistance bands to perform the move, so I have to rush through it with improper form and the inability to concentrate on the move itself. I don't even know if the bands are effective because of this. I did what I could, but might want to take a few minutes with the bands to slow things down and see how effective they really can be.
Start Time: 7:50 pm; Workout Time: 53 minutes; Calories Burned: 302; Avg Heart Rate: 104.
SATURDAY - FEBRUARY 1, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Super Cardio
Poor workout. My legd were feeling real heavy, so I wasn't moving too fast, and I wasn't going to the floor on the moves where I should have. My bad.
Start Time: 7:10 pm; Workout Time: 46 minutes; Calories Burned: 275; Avg Heart Rate: 105
SUNDAY - FEBRUARY 2, 2025 - TONY HORTON ONE ON ONE - Killer Abs
Again, not too good. I struggled with a lot of the moves, especially the last half of the Ab Ripper X section. The ones where I had to come up off my back were painful and my form was really bad. I could have done more damage than good to my lower back.
Start Time: 7:50 pm; Workout Time: 24 minutes; Calories Burned: 130; Avg Heart Rate: 103.
SUNDAY WEIGH IN
Weight: 173.2 (+0.4 lbs)
Body Fat: 17.0% (+0.2%)
THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK
Not bad after a four week layoff, but I did notice some rustiness. I usually think of the first three days of this rotation as the roughest stretch of the round, but I did OK with those. It was the other for days that were humbling. I'm not happy at all about the weight and body fat increase. I need to start taking it seriously.
