Day 40 was the legs and back workout and ab-ripper for the warm-up. I was again dealing with a family-medical issue yesterday, so I had to workout much later in the evening than usual, but I was able to get it done. And, I was able to do at least 12 reps on all of the pull-up moves with the 95lbs of band resistance. So, I will be increasing that to 100 for next week's workouts, which is the last week of Phase Two.
Saturday, January 15, 2022
Friday, January 14, 2022
Product Review: CCINEE 30PCS Artificial Tulip Flowers
These are fake tulips. They actually look very realistic, and it is not until you are up close to them where you can touch them that you can really tell they are fake. I did not have any problem with any of the flowers arriving broken, and you get enough to put in a couple of mid-sized vases. The only thing you do not get from these is a real flower smell. But otherwise, they look nice as a centerpiece on a table or on a shelf.
Workout Update: Day 39
Day 39 was Kenpo-x. Nothing much to update about the workout. I was able to keep up with the people in the video for all of the moves, although I am definitely still working on getting my form back when it comes to the kicks. Hopefully, that will get better by the time I am at the end of phase three toward the end of the first round of P90X.
Thursday, January 13, 2022
Product Review: Polar Aurora 4'x10'x2 Thick Folding Mat
It is a good mat for higher impact activities like plyometrics, martial arts, and probably even some gymnastics moves. For yoga, it is good for some types of moves (like frog, camel, etc.) and not great for others (mostly balance moves because you can sink down into it a bit which can throw your balance off). Basically, any yoga move in which it is helpful to pad your knees or shoulders is wonderful. Any moves that require you to be on one leg for an extended period of time, it may cause you to lose your balance too much. For people who do the Team Beachbody workouts, it is great for most of the workouts in P90X, all of the Insanity workouts, and any of the other workouts that require you to jump around.
The only drawback I have noticed is that the seams will start to split open after a while. Nothing so bad that a strip of duct tape does not cure it, but given that it is not an inexpensive mat that could be a deal-breaker.
Workout Update: P90X Day 38
Day 38 was the back and biceps (with ab-ripper as the warm-up). Overall, the workout went well. I was able to hit 10-12 reps on all of the pull-up moves (using bands) on everything except the corn cob pull-ups. I only got 5 of those, and that was as much because of limited space as it was the amount of band resistance (95 lbs still) that I was using. So, I am going to do one more workout with the 95lbs (legs and back tomorrow) and then up the band resistance for pull-ups to 100lbs.
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