Week 9, Day 4: Yoga

It's crazy how much I sweat during this.  My living room is starting to smell like a locker room.  Phew!  Sharon has been really sick the last couple of days, but she was a real trooper and did the yoga routine with me today.

Week 9, Day 3: Shoulders and Arms

My forearms got so pumped today, that I had a difficult time gripping the dumbbells throughout the routine.  Still kind of a tough workout.  (I'm having a hard time in week 9 it seems).

Here are the numbers.

Week 9, Day 2: Plyometrics

I remembered to start my stop watch today, but the phone rang just as I was finishing the workout, and I didn't stop the watch in order to get the time.  I've got a feeling I was kind of dogging it today.  It was a tough workout.

Week 9, Day 1: Chest and Back

Beginning of phase 3.  Chest and back, seemed really hard to day.  Everything seemed really hard today.  Brian came over after church and did today's workout with me.  I'm still feeling a bit dizzy even now.  I think I've realized that it may have something to do with how little sleep I got last night.  I thought it was going to be a good day and I could be tough while Brian was here.  But as soon as I did the first set of pull-ups I knew it was going to be tough.  This has been one of the more difficult days in a long while.  Most of my numbers were up, but some of them were actually down.

Here are the numbers.

Week 8, Day 7: Rest or XStretch

I rested.

Week 8, Day 5: Core Synergistics

Some day you feel better than others.  Today was one of the day that I felt pretty good.  I timed myself today and the total time from start to finish was 1:12:31.9.

Here are the numbers.

Week 8, Day 4: XStretch

Stretching is easy.  Done with Sharon.

Week 8, Day 3: Kenpo

My muscles are confused... well, at least a bit sore anyway.  I suppose this is from yesterday's core synergistics.  Still, I'm doing this workout with no pauses and while holding the 3 lb weights.  Sharon has some 5lb weights, but I don't think I'm quite ready to go to those yet.  Maybe first half with 5lb and second half with 3lb or something along those lines.

Week 8, Day 2: Core Synergistics

When I do the chatarunga run, there is a white hot pain through the muscle that's between my right shoulder blade and spine.  Not sure why.

On this workout I need to start a timer, and make a goal of taking fewer and sorter rests.

Here are the numbers.

Week 8, Day 1: Yoga

Getting easier each time.  Can't do the toe-grab on the one-legged stand thingy, but am able to hold crane for longer and longer each time.

Week 7, Day 7: Rest or XStretch

Went on a pretty significant caving trip to Horse Skull Cave.

Week 7, Day 6: Kenpo

All too easy.  Next week is recovery week for phase 2.  I can see light at the end of the tunnel.

Week 7, Day 5: Legs and Back

Nothing much to report here.  Got through it okay.

Here are the numbers.

Week 7, Day 4: Yoga

Sharon is getting really good at some of this.  I'm getting slightly better also, with the balance moves, and the stand-on-one-foot-forever moves.

Week 7, Day 3: Back and Biceps

Usually when  I start my workout (or just before), Sharon will go for her walk, or to do here stadiums.  This typically results in her returning to the house just before I start ab ripper.  It's kind of weird to be flopping on the floor like a fish when your wife walks through the door.  So today, I decided to do ab ripper first and then do the regular workout.  I'm not sure if it was a good idea or not.  What I can say for sure is that ab ripper was like doing nothing at all.  It barely felt like a warm up.

Back and Biceps went okay, but for some reason, my grip seemed really poor today.  This made the pull-ups (especially the towel pull-ups) extra difficult.

Here are the numbers.

Week 7, Day 2: Plyometrics

I remembered to hit the stop watch before starting today.  From the time I started warm up to the time I completed the last of the cool down (double high-fives) with all my pauses was exactly 1:13:39.  I felt like I was pushing it a bit faster today so that means I've probably been doing it in about 1:20:00.  But at least now I have an objective measurement to work against.

Week 7, Day 1: Chest Shoulders and Triceps

Was difficult to get back into things today, but did it.  Ab ripper seems to be getting easier and easier.  I felt really weak today.  When I attempted the clap-hand push ups, I fell on my face, so I did standard push-ups for that exercise instead.  Increased the number of one-hand push-ups but still doing them from my knees.  Didn't really feel that strong today.

Here are the numbers.

Week 6, Day 7: Rest or XStretch

Went caving at War Eagle cave, got in plenty of exercise.

Week 6, Day 6: Kenpo

Missed today's workout... had to go to a funeral, and do several other things, before I knew it the day got away from me.  Still wasn't feeling that great anyway, so, if you have to skip something, Kenpo, or Yoga is probably the one.

Week 6, Day 5: Legs and Back

Next to plyometrics, this is the hardest workout for me.  It's really tough and leaves me sore the next day.  The very first move is a tough one.  I really felt bad today while doings these, but I got through it okay, and even upped the numbers on some of the pull-up moves.

Here are the numbers.

Week 6, Day 4: Yoga

Fun to have Sharon along.  Managed crane and royal dancer better than ever.  Sharon was able to do the toe grab on the standing leg extensions.

Week 6, Day 3: Back and Biceps

I can really feel the pump on this workout, and not just in the biceps either.  My forearms felt really tight during this routine.  I increased the weight on many of the moves and reduced the reps on some of them.  It made my pull-ups harder, but that's okay.

Here are the numbers.

Week 6, Day 2: Plyometrics

I thought this was supposed to get easier...  I think I'm just working a bit harder now that I'm more fit.  I keep forgetting to make a note of what time I start.  My ultimate goal is to complete this routine with no pauses.  I'm a long way away from that so the intermediate goal is to complete in shorter and sorter amounts of time.  But I have got to start recording my start and stop times to make that work.

Week 6, Day 1: Chest, Shoulders & Triceps

I felt much better today, but could tell I was still recovering from being sick yesterday.  It was some sort of stomach thing.  Today's numbers suffered a bit because of it.  I had the BriMaster as a workout buddy today.  Good to have him around.

Here are the numbers.

Week 5, Day 7: Rest or XStretch

Sharon and I were both sick today, so we chose ... rest.

Week 5, Day 5: Legs and Back

Last night we went to Huntsville to visit their grotto meeting.  On the way home we stopped at Waffle House (around 9:20PM).  I had the AllStar.  (Cup of coffee, two eggs over medium, 3 slices of bacon, hashbrowns, and a waffle smothered in butter and maple syrup).  This morning I paid for it a bit, but it was worth it.  Legs and Back has lots of pull ups.  I got 10 chin ups right at the start, and upped my numbers on the other pull-ups.

Here are the numbers.

Week 5, Day 4: Yoga

Getting easier every time.  Still not getting through all those one-legged moves, but getting closer each time.