This morning I had practice with my tennis teams. I played OK. My neck is feeling better, but still a bit sore. It was a beautiful day.
This afternoon I played on #1 doubles with Debbie in my 3.5 match with my team. We won, 6-1, 6-2. Debbie is a fantastic net player, and she had a lot of great, angled shots. She can't get around as well, so I concentrated on covering the rest of the court to funnel the shots back to Debbie. Plus, Debbie had an awesome serve today. Unfortunately our team only won one other court, so we lost the match overall.
Saturday, June 7, 2014
Friday, June 6, 2014
Doubles Loss
Last night I played #1 doubles with Joan for our 3.0 team. Unfortunately, we lost 6-3, 6-3. Our opponents were really playing extremely well - we've played both of them before, and last night they were "on". One of them is very good at precision lobs, and the other was really good at the net. We had very long points, but Joan and I kept losing them at the end. In the second set, Joan and I switched sides, but that didn't seem to matter. I tried moving up and taking lobs out of the air and playing more at the net, but that only worked for a short time. They did a really good job with angles and hitting at Joan's feet. Frustrating! Unfortunately, our team only won one court in the whole match - every one of their players was really playing in top form. Lucky for them!
Fortunately, my neck was feeling better. Still pretty sore, but I had most of my range of motion back, and it didn't really bother me for the match.
This morning I did the workout I had planned for yesterday morning: FOCUS T25 Gamma Extreme Circuit (96 cal) and Aslyum Vol. 2 Ab Shredder. My neck is still sore, so I was being careful at the beginning of each move to make sure it wasn't going to hurt my neck. This workout is reasonably interesting; it does have more reps of some of the moves than Rip't Up did. However, I'm still not sure I'm getting much out of such a short time. We'll see, I guess. In total, I burned about 180 calories.
Fortunately, my neck was feeling better. Still pretty sore, but I had most of my range of motion back, and it didn't really bother me for the match.
This morning I did the workout I had planned for yesterday morning: FOCUS T25 Gamma Extreme Circuit (96 cal) and Aslyum Vol. 2 Ab Shredder. My neck is still sore, so I was being careful at the beginning of each move to make sure it wasn't going to hurt my neck. This workout is reasonably interesting; it does have more reps of some of the moves than Rip't Up did. However, I'm still not sure I'm getting much out of such a short time. We'll see, I guess. In total, I burned about 180 calories.
Thursday, June 5, 2014
Neck Pain & Race Registration
Last night I had a tennis practice with my team. I had had a sore neck during the day, but it wasn't too bad. However, during practice, it just got worse and worse. By the end of practice, I could hardly turn my head side-to-side or tilt it up and down. It really hurt! Not good! I'm not sure what caused it initially. I'm guessing I tweaked it during my T25 workout the morning before. Sometimes when I start shoulder exercises again after some time off, my traps really bother me. However, it's never been this bad before.
Unfortunately, the pain was still really bad this morning. I changed my workout schedule and just did my shortened version of P90X2 Recovery + Mobility. I burned about 80 calories.
I've been taking some painkillers, and the neck is getting a little better. Hopefully I'll be able to play effectively in my 3.0 match tonight!
Today I registered for the two big fall races I've been wanting to do. First, I registered for the Parks Half-Marathon, which is on Sunday, Sep. 14. The race route travels through Montgomery County's pars, especially Rock Creek Park, and is supposed to be really pretty. Since I've been through those parks, I'd have to agree it seems like it will be a neat experience. Also, the route is overall downhill, so I'm hoping I will be able to make my goal to finish in less than 2 hours!
The second race I registered for is the Marine Corps Marathon 10K, which is on Sunday, Oct. 26, the same day as the Marine Corps Marathon. The Marine Corps Marathon is supposed to be an amazing event because of all the spectators and support that go with it. There's no way I'd be able to do the marathon, but the 10K runs on the same day and starts and finishes in parallel, so I'm hoping to be able to get some of the same experience.
Unfortunately, the pain was still really bad this morning. I changed my workout schedule and just did my shortened version of P90X2 Recovery + Mobility. I burned about 80 calories.
I've been taking some painkillers, and the neck is getting a little better. Hopefully I'll be able to play effectively in my 3.0 match tonight!
Today I registered for the two big fall races I've been wanting to do. First, I registered for the Parks Half-Marathon, which is on Sunday, Sep. 14. The race route travels through Montgomery County's pars, especially Rock Creek Park, and is supposed to be really pretty. Since I've been through those parks, I'd have to agree it seems like it will be a neat experience. Also, the route is overall downhill, so I'm hoping I will be able to make my goal to finish in less than 2 hours!
The second race I registered for is the Marine Corps Marathon 10K, which is on Sunday, Oct. 26, the same day as the Marine Corps Marathon. The Marine Corps Marathon is supposed to be an amazing event because of all the spectators and support that go with it. There's no way I'd be able to do the marathon, but the 10K runs on the same day and starts and finishes in parallel, so I'm hoping to be able to get some of the same experience.
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Core Speed
This morning, I did FOCUS T25 Gamma Core Speed (176 cal). This is an extra workout available for FOCUS T25. I purchased it to help round out the workout plan that I made. Core Speed's structure is the same as Speed 3.0. It is very fast-paced, and I did have trouble coordinating a few moves. I'm not sure that I thought it was more core-focused than Speed 3.0, but it was fine.
After Core Speed, I did Asylum Vol. 2 Pure Contact. This has some plyo work that I think is useful. Overall, I burned about 285 calories and got a good sweat going.
After Core Speed, I did Asylum Vol. 2 Pure Contact. This has some plyo work that I think is useful. Overall, I burned about 285 calories and got a good sweat going.
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Speed Intervals
Last night, I played #2 doubles with Cora in a 3.5 match. We won 7-6, 6-2. The first set was tough, because one of our opponents had a really good serve, and we kept accidentally giving them the ball at the net. However, the other opponent had a really horrible serve and double-faulted many, many times, which helped. By the time we got to the set tie-breaker, we figured out how to handle the good serve, and it was all downhill from there. Unfortunately the team only won one other court, so we lost the match overall.
This morning I did FOCUS T25 Gamma Rip't Up (115 calories) and Insanity Cardio Abs. I'm not sure what I think about Rip't Up. It certainly kept moving without breaks, but we didn't do very many reps of any of the moves. I used 12 lb weights for just about everything except the superman-type moves. We'll see if I'm sore tomorrow, and where. I burned about 180 calories total.
This afternoon, I did speed intervals on the treadmill. I did 9x2 min at 7.2 mph alternating with 9x90 sec at 3.5 mph. I did a 5-min warm-up and cool-down. It came to 3.53 miles in 41:30. The intervals felt hard - I haven't done any in a few weeks. I did some walking to fill out an hour.
This morning I did FOCUS T25 Gamma Rip't Up (115 calories) and Insanity Cardio Abs. I'm not sure what I think about Rip't Up. It certainly kept moving without breaks, but we didn't do very many reps of any of the moves. I used 12 lb weights for just about everything except the superman-type moves. We'll see if I'm sore tomorrow, and where. I burned about 180 calories total.
This afternoon, I did speed intervals on the treadmill. I did 9x2 min at 7.2 mph alternating with 9x90 sec at 3.5 mph. I did a 5-min warm-up and cool-down. It came to 3.53 miles in 41:30. The intervals felt hard - I haven't done any in a few weeks. I did some walking to fill out an hour.
Monday, June 2, 2014
FOCUS T25 Gamma
Last night, I played doubles with Michele in our 3.0 match. We won, 7-5, 6-2. The first set was kind of rough, as both of our opponents had good serves and some good net shots. After we closed out the first set, however, our opponents could not seem to get their groove back. One of our opponents really started having problems with her serve, and Michele did a good job with her own service games. Our team won two other courts, so we won the match overall.
This morning I started FOCUS T25 Gamma. It is a series of resistance workouts intended to follow FOCUS T25 Alpha and Beta, which are mostly cardio-based. All of the workouts are 25 minutes long, hence the name. The workouts are by Shaun T, who has also done Insanity and Asylum Vol. 1 and 2. I haven't done Alpha and Beta, but because of my other experience, I know that Gamma shouldn't be a problem in the sense of not being prepared.
I am going to be doing a modified schedule, because I'm going to be adding in the Core Speed bonus workout, Plyocide from P90X2, and some Asylum Vol. 2 workouts. There are several reasons for these modifications. First, I do want the resistance training, but I also need some plyo work. Second, 25 minutes is really short, and I want to boost the calorie burn a bit. I feel like I didn't see that much in the way of results from my last 4 weeks of Body Beast, so I'm hoping the different type of resistance training will be beneficial.
I'll be doing the workouts in this sequence:
1. Speed 3.0 plus Asylum Vol. 2 Agility Tutorial
2. Rip't Up plus abs workout
3. Core Speed plus Asylum Vol. 2 Pure Contact
4. Extreme Circuit plus abs workout
5. Plyocide from P90X2 (without the neuro-integrated stretching sequence at the end)
6. The Pyramid plus abs workout
The abs workouts will be alternating between Insanity Cardio Abs and Asylum Vol. 2 Ab Shredder. I will be cycling through this Monday - Thursday, with Friday being my rest day.
This morning I did Speed 3.0 (177 calories burned) and Asylum Vol. 2 Agility Tutorial (fast-forwarding through the prep parts). Speed 3.0 is definitely a fast-moving workout. I spent a bit of time figuring out the moves, but even so, still burned a lot of calories in 25 minutes. There are a lot of moves where you have to get down on the floor in plank and do something, then jump back up, which definitely is tiring. I'm not sure how much I liked it, but it is over pretty quickly. I don't like the lack of warm-up or cool-down, although I usually plan to do some foam rolling afterward. For the two workouts together, I burned about 275 calories, which isn't bad for about 45 minutes!
This morning I started FOCUS T25 Gamma. It is a series of resistance workouts intended to follow FOCUS T25 Alpha and Beta, which are mostly cardio-based. All of the workouts are 25 minutes long, hence the name. The workouts are by Shaun T, who has also done Insanity and Asylum Vol. 1 and 2. I haven't done Alpha and Beta, but because of my other experience, I know that Gamma shouldn't be a problem in the sense of not being prepared.
I am going to be doing a modified schedule, because I'm going to be adding in the Core Speed bonus workout, Plyocide from P90X2, and some Asylum Vol. 2 workouts. There are several reasons for these modifications. First, I do want the resistance training, but I also need some plyo work. Second, 25 minutes is really short, and I want to boost the calorie burn a bit. I feel like I didn't see that much in the way of results from my last 4 weeks of Body Beast, so I'm hoping the different type of resistance training will be beneficial.
I'll be doing the workouts in this sequence:
1. Speed 3.0 plus Asylum Vol. 2 Agility Tutorial
2. Rip't Up plus abs workout
3. Core Speed plus Asylum Vol. 2 Pure Contact
4. Extreme Circuit plus abs workout
5. Plyocide from P90X2 (without the neuro-integrated stretching sequence at the end)
6. The Pyramid plus abs workout
The abs workouts will be alternating between Insanity Cardio Abs and Asylum Vol. 2 Ab Shredder. I will be cycling through this Monday - Thursday, with Friday being my rest day.
This morning I did Speed 3.0 (177 calories burned) and Asylum Vol. 2 Agility Tutorial (fast-forwarding through the prep parts). Speed 3.0 is definitely a fast-moving workout. I spent a bit of time figuring out the moves, but even so, still burned a lot of calories in 25 minutes. There are a lot of moves where you have to get down on the floor in plank and do something, then jump back up, which definitely is tiring. I'm not sure how much I liked it, but it is over pretty quickly. I don't like the lack of warm-up or cool-down, although I usually plan to do some foam rolling afterward. For the two workouts together, I burned about 275 calories, which isn't bad for about 45 minutes!
Sunday, June 1, 2014
Back to Boxing
Now that I'm back from vacation, I was back to my usual Sunday morning boxing class. Nothing special in the class, but I suspect that with almost two weeks off from boxing, I'm going to be feeling it tomorrow!
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