WEEK OF 02/01/2021 - POWER NATION BETA 2- WEEK 1

MONDAY - FEBRUARY 1, 2020 - POWER NATION - Flash Card Cardio

This is the start of "Beta 2", the second round of testing. Because of Covid, they couldn't record an entire new set of workouts, so they're using most of the Beta 1 and Interim workouts, but in a different order. During Month 1 it appears there will be very few repeats. For today's workout I tried on a new style of Xero Shoes. They fit a bit better (looser) and I used some socks. They were really comfortable and I was able to do a lot more than usual. It was a good experience. There are still a few moves I'm not coordinated with (quick jumping ones like jumping jacks), and I didn't always touch the floor on a lot of them, but it was better than before.

Start Time: 6:55 pm; Workout Time: 55 minutes; Calories Burned: 459; Avg Heart Rate: 113.


TUESDAY - FEBRUARY 2, 2020 - POWER NATION - Shoulders and Arms Recharge

This is one of my favorite routines, but it feels like we're doing it a lot. Today, I thought about lowering my weight on certain moves because the last few times I did this routine some of them got ugly when I tried to increase the weight. Instead I tried using heavier weight with knowingly less reps on some moves. I tried using 40's on the first set of Bicep Curls, but only got 4 reps in, and they were ugly. I went to 35's on the second set of Military Presses and got 8 reps in. I tried 35's on the second set of Hammer Curls, only got 6 reps in, but then immediately did 12 reps with 25's. My left hand grip seems to be lacking at times, even on the Arch Rows, where the weight in my left hand was turning sideways. Something to keep playing with.

Start Time: 7:25 pm; Workout Time: 53 minutes; Calories Burned: 575; Avg Heart Rate: 127.


WEDNESDAY - FEBRUARY 3, 2020 - POWER NATION - Plyo 30/15

I probably did better on this today than the other three times, which isn't saying a whole lot. I didn't kill myself with effort, but I didn't totally dog it either. I wore my workout shoes again, which helped a bit, but I'm still limited an my balance, coordination, speed, and explosiveness. I'm trying to get it back. Maybe it's mental, maybe it's physical as my body ages. Who knows? But I'll keep trying.

Start Time: 8:05 pm; Workout Time: 58 minutes; Calories Burned: 426; Avg Heart Rate: 107.


THURSDAY - FEBRUARY 4, 2021 - POWER NATION - Triple Trouble Challenge (with T+T)

This is the Beta 2 version with Tony and Chris Titus. Same moves and sequence as the Beta 1 version. Beta 1 had a little bit more time between moves because they were alternating and doing more reps. This one started out a bit fast paced, so I thought I might be in trouble, but I eventually got in a groove. My numbers were 30 pushups and 6 pullups, which I did all of. Near the end my hands were sliding off the pullup bar, so I came down a few times, but I finished them up. I like the workout.

Start Time: 7:50 pm; Workout Time: 58 minutes; Calories Burned: 410; Avg Heart Rate: 105.


FRIDAY - FEBRUARY 5, 2021 - POWER NATION - Punchin' and Kickin' (with T+T)

This was a total re-do of the Beta 1 with Alice, and there are two versions of the new one. The longer one has a lot of chatter, but they make a shorter version by removing much of that chatter. I did the shorter one today, but even that one is over an hour. I usually like the martial arts workouts Tony does, buy I can't stand sprawls. Luckily, in this one, only three of the twenty moves had sprawls. The rest of the moves were fine and fun. It just takes a while to get the coordination down, which I will. I started out by wearing some workout shoes, but the ones I picked out were lighter but tighter and weren't comfortable, so I took them off mid workout. That seemed to work better.

Start Time: 8:15 pm; Workout Time: 70 minutes; Calories Burned: 632; Avg Heart Rate: 116.


SATURDAY - FEBRUARY 6, 2021 - POWER NATION - Don't Skip Yoga

I got through it. There were a few frustrations as they appeared to be going too slow at times. My patience has been very thin lately. It's something I need to work on. 

Start Time: 7:30 pm; Workout Time: 73 minutes; Calories Burned: 541; Avg Heart Rate: 106.


SUNDAY - FEBRUARY 7, 2021 - POWER NATION - Crunch Town

I got through all the moves with no problems. I think I caught one that I had been doing wrong. I'll have to look closer next time.

Start Time: 6:40 pm; Workout Time: 24 minutes; Calories Burned: 150; Avg Heart Rate: 99.


I also did THREE PART MEDITATION - It went OK. I was a bit uncomfortable in Lotus Poistion at first. I wasn't totally relaxed, but I think it's something I could get into. It was only ten minutes.


SUNDAY WEIGH IN

Weight: 158.6 (+3.8 lbs)
Body Fat: 14.9% (_0.5)

Bought some cookies a few days ago and ate the whole container. I'll bounce back.


THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK

I liked most of the workouts. In the Facebook group a lot of people were saying they were sore by Friday. I wasn't sure why, as these were mostly all workouts we'd seen before, but I ended up feeling it a bit also.