Day 72 was plyo-x again. It went fine. Pretty much the same as it has the past few times. This was the first time I have done this workout in the morning on an empty stomach, so I was a bit more tired during the workout than I tend to be when I do it in the evening. But, I made it through.
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Workout Update: P90X Day 71
Day 71 was the last Chest and Back workout for this round of P90X. It actually went pretty well. I was able to hit 10 reps on each of the resistance exercises with the weights I was using and got at least one more push-up in on all of the push-up moves. I was also able to get 12 reps on each pull-up move with the 105 lbs of band resistance. So, overall, that went very well, and I made a lot of progress from day one.
Monday, February 14, 2022
Workout Update: P90X Day 70
Day 70 was x-stretch. Overall, it went well. I would not say that my flexibility increased at all over last week. Everything felt about the same. My back was a little bit sore yesterday, so I did not even try Back Hero and just did Camel twice. Other than that, it went well.
Book Review: Star Wars: The High Republic: Out of the Shadows
This is one of the young-adult novels set in the high republic era, set after the events of the novel The Rising Storm, and the Nihil attack on the Republic fair. The aftermath of the attack is still being felt by pretty much all parties. The book is centered around the characters of Vernestra Rwoh and her padawan Imri, both of whom are trying to deal with force abilities that they cannot control and are struggling to understand, and Sylvestri Yarrow a hauler whose ship was mysteriously knocked out of Hyperspace and then attacked by the Nihil at the beginning of the novel. It also involves the already-established Jedi characters Reath Silas and Cohmac Vitus. It also brings back the Nihil character Nan who was saved by and then saved Reath in the novel Into the Dark.
This novel is partly about the power struggle within the Nihil and a battle for control of the group and in part a thriller/mystery with the Jedi trying to figure out if the Nihil has a new weapon or if ships are getting knocked out of hyperspace due to some strange natural occurrence. I definitely think the book reads more easily now that many of the characters are established, as I had to spend less time trying to figure out (or remember) who all the characters were. I still think these novels would be better if they did more than name-drop Yoda. It does not make any sense that one of the most powerful Jedi at what is likely the height of his power would sit on the sidelines of the fight against the Nihil just to be mentioned by other characters. Not that he needs to be the focus of the novels, but he could definitely be utilized in some way.
Overall, I would say that even though the novel is one of the young-adult novels, and thus considered ancillary to the main storyline, it is as good and as enjoyable as the main "adult" novels in the high-republic series. It is not a difficult read, and at about 320 pages, depending on how fast a reader you are, it can be finished pretty quickly. I definitely recommend it.
Sunday, February 13, 2022
Workout Update: P90X Day 69
Day 69 was a very modified Yoga-x. I had to do the workout later in the day than I wanted and I was not feeling well. So, I basically cut it short after the moving asana portion of the workout. I did not even attempt to do the balance poses. But, I did what I could, and thankfully feel better today, so I should be able to do x-stretch without any issues.
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