Calories burned - 987
Day 56 - REST DAY
Day 57 - X2 Chest, Back & Balance/ARX2 (w/ Insanity Warm up)
Calories burned - 977
Day 58 - X2 Plyocide
Calories burned - 743
Day 59 - X2 Shoulders & Arms/ARX2 (w/ Insanity Warm up)
Calories burned - 740
Day 60 - TF Fire 45
Calories burned - 559
Day 61 - Yoga Level 2/3
Day 62 - X2 Base & Back/ARX2(w/ Insanity Warm up)
Calories burned - 930
Day 63 - Yoga Level 2/3
Day 64 - X2 Chest, Back & Balance/ARX2
Calories burned - 629
I'm sorry for the extended break in posts, but it's been a long week and frankly, I haven't had much to say that is new or interesting as far as P90X2 goes.
I finally got to do a little snowboarding last Monday with my adorable nephew. My legs definitely felt it and plyocide was not enjoyable whatsoever the next day. I'm extraordinarily thankful though it was my last time through. I am completely sick of it and look forward to changing it up next round.
Today I started my "recovery week". It won't be the same as last time where I "previewed" the next phase's workouts. PAP Upper and PAP Lower look fairly straight forward... and the fact that each is done twice a week is enough to hold off until phase 3 officially starts next week.
So that being said, here is my plan which is pretty straight forward... do the phase 2 resistance workouts on my usual days... Yoga on the others. My only other change is that I won't do my usual Insanity warm up with them... and as you can see, significantly brings down my calorie burn. But oh well, kind of need a break from that too.
Final thoughts on Chest, Back & Balance
This workout by far was my favorite of Phase 2. There is something about pull ups that makes me feel so incredibly strong. Being able to improve each and every week is a testament on how this system just works... and works WELL. The only move I still can't do a ton of are those damn Chattarockers. Those just suck... and being at the end doesn't help.
My yogi breakthrough...
I have been practicing and practicing... and trying and trying... and up until this weekend... failing and failing at this week's pose.
GRASSHOPPER.
It is just an uncomfortable pose to get into and requires a lot of stretchiness in your hips... something I still need to work on. But I finally just GOT it this weekend. Last week I could do it for about a second... but to me that doesn't count. So I was just flat out determined to practice, practice, practice... and what do you know... I GOT IT! WhoooHoooo! Oh and I can totally hold it now for 20-30 seconds easily.
It's amazing with yoga that once you learn a pose how easily it seems afterwards. I hope this happens this week with a few other ones!
Prep into Grasshopper... You can see how awkward it is!
Hallelujah! We have lift off!
More of a front view of it...
Seriously though people... If you could do everything the first time you tried, life would be so incredibly boring. Keeping on going with everything you do. Frustration is a part of life and your victories will feel even sweeter when you've accomplished what you've failed at so many times before.
Namaste.
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