On Tuesday I wanted to do cardio tennis at TCCP after work, but it was canceled. Lately they haven't been having enough people to do the class. So I went home and did a 30-min run on the treadmill. I increased speed from 5.8 to 6.2 mph as usual, and so I ran 3.0 mi. This run felt SO much easier than the run on Sunday night.
Yesterday morning I did P90X2 V-Sculpt. This is a back and biceps workout. The moves are OK, but I don't feel like I worked as hard as I should have. I think it's because I really can't do very pull-ups yet, so I end up with a lot of down time. I could try to do assisted ones on a chair, but my pull-up bar is so low, I feel like I'm getting way too much help with the chair. At any rate, I burned about 165 calories.
Yesterday evening after dinner I did a 40-min run on the treadmill. Again, I increased my speed, but my average was 6.0 mph. I did the first 20 minutes with only one break on the rails. My distance came to 4.0 mi.
This morning, I did P90X2 Plyocide. Still a tough workout, but it was feeling slightly better than last week. I did not do the neuro-integrated stretching in order to save a few minutes, since I foam rolled after the workout. I burned about 200 calories.
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Two Days
I've been too busy with work to blog much.
Sunday night, I did a 30-min run on the treadmill. I increased from 5.8 mph to 6.2 mph so that I averaged 6.0 mph. I don't know what it was, but this run was way too hard for 30 minutes. I took a lot of breaks.
Monday morning I did P90X2 Chest + Shoulders + Tris. This is not my favorite workout. I don't feel like it works the shoulders in enough directions, and the chest moves are pretty repetitive from previous workouts. I burned about 150 calories.
Last night, I played my usual tennis doubles at TCCP. I played quite well. In the first round, my partner, Andrea, and I won 6-5, despite playing a good pair. In the second round, my partner, Lindsay, and I won, 6-3. In the last round, my partner, Whitney, and I tied 2-2 - this was probably the hardest round.
This morning I did Insanity the Asylum vol. 2 XTrainer. I'm tired, so I didn't do great at it, but OK. It's definitely a good workout. I burned about 275 calories.
Sunday night, I did a 30-min run on the treadmill. I increased from 5.8 mph to 6.2 mph so that I averaged 6.0 mph. I don't know what it was, but this run was way too hard for 30 minutes. I took a lot of breaks.
Monday morning I did P90X2 Chest + Shoulders + Tris. This is not my favorite workout. I don't feel like it works the shoulders in enough directions, and the chest moves are pretty repetitive from previous workouts. I burned about 150 calories.
Last night, I played my usual tennis doubles at TCCP. I played quite well. In the first round, my partner, Andrea, and I won 6-5, despite playing a good pair. In the second round, my partner, Lindsay, and I won, 6-3. In the last round, my partner, Whitney, and I tied 2-2 - this was probably the hardest round.
This morning I did Insanity the Asylum vol. 2 XTrainer. I'm tired, so I didn't do great at it, but OK. It's definitely a good workout. I burned about 275 calories.
Sunday, December 7, 2014
Painful Day
Yesterday, my abs were sore all day. It wasn't like it was killing me, but it was really annoying and distracting. I was also so tired all day.
I did the next run on my training schedule, which was 50 min with 4 - 6 60-s hard intervals. I ran on the treadmill starting at 5.8 mph and increasing to 6.2 mph so that the average of my "easy" pace was 6.0 mph. I did 5 60-s intervals at 7.5 mph. This was a hard run, since I was just so tired. My abs didn't really hurt more during the run, but I'm sure it affected me. I took a lot of breaks.
Fortunately this morning my abs started to feel better. I could still feel some soreness, but not nearly as bad. I still don't know what the problem was!
This morning I went to my usual boxing class. I was still tired, but it went OK.
I did the next run on my training schedule, which was 50 min with 4 - 6 60-s hard intervals. I ran on the treadmill starting at 5.8 mph and increasing to 6.2 mph so that the average of my "easy" pace was 6.0 mph. I did 5 60-s intervals at 7.5 mph. This was a hard run, since I was just so tired. My abs didn't really hurt more during the run, but I'm sure it affected me. I took a lot of breaks.
Fortunately this morning my abs started to feel better. I could still feel some soreness, but not nearly as bad. I still don't know what the problem was!
This morning I went to my usual boxing class. I was still tired, but it went OK.
Saturday, December 6, 2014
Last Mixed Win
Last night, Bill and I played our last mixed combo match together for awhile. Since I've moved up to 3.5, we'd have to play 8.0 mixed next season, which we don't think we're ready for. At any rate, we won our match last night 6-1, 6-2. Our opponents were two 3.5 players, and they were getting frustrated about not being able to win against us, especially against me. I played quite well, and could rally with the other man just fine. It was good to go out on a high note. Our team won the other court played, and we got a default, so we swept the match!
My abs have been hurting since yesterday morning, which is really strange. It feels like I've done a million crunches, but I haven't really done anything that should affect them. I can do most things, and in fact, playing tennis feels better (probably because I'm distracted), but it's annoying and kind of worrying. They are still hurting today.
This morning I went to a boxing class. The class was taught by a pro who is not my favorite, but that wasn't the issue today. I just really felt out of it and tired. Maybe my sore abs are draining me? I really dogged the class. I came home and took a nap before lunch.
My abs have been hurting since yesterday morning, which is really strange. It feels like I've done a million crunches, but I haven't really done anything that should affect them. I can do most things, and in fact, playing tennis feels better (probably because I'm distracted), but it's annoying and kind of worrying. They are still hurting today.
This morning I went to a boxing class. The class was taught by a pro who is not my favorite, but that wasn't the issue today. I just really felt out of it and tired. Maybe my sore abs are draining me? I really dogged the class. I came home and took a nap before lunch.
Friday, December 5, 2014
Big Doubles Win!
Wednesday evening I was supposed to have a team practice, but it was still too damp to play, so we canceled. I had a lot of work to do, so I didn't find a replacement activity. In fact, I stayed up extra late grading some projects, so I slept in a bit in the morning and did not do my P90X2 Recovery + Mobility as planned.
Last night I subbed into our last tri-level match of the season. Mary Ann and I played a marathon match, but finally won! Our opponents did not hit fast-paced shots, but mostly hit softer, looping shots, which we had no problem dealing with. We were pretty evenly matched and everyone was playing very consistently, so the points went on forever. We won the first set 7-5, over an hour into the match. In the second set, our opponents somehow ended up winning 6-2 - I don't feel like they did anything in particular to beat us, but it just ended up that way. We started the match tie-breaker with fewer than 10 minutes left in the match. We were pretty even in the tie-breaker...we were at 6-6, with just a couple minutes left. We managed to win the next two points before time ran out. We won the tie-breaker 8-6, and so we won the match!
Our 3.5s won also, so we won the match overall. A good ending to the season. Last season in tri-level, our team only had a record of 1-11. This season we ended 6-9, and three of our wins were against the top team, which was great!
This morning I did P90X2 Plyocide. I could tell I hadn't done this workout in awhile! I skipped the neuro-integrated stretching at the end, because I was going to do some foam rolling and needed to save time. I burned about 210 calories in the workout.
Last night I subbed into our last tri-level match of the season. Mary Ann and I played a marathon match, but finally won! Our opponents did not hit fast-paced shots, but mostly hit softer, looping shots, which we had no problem dealing with. We were pretty evenly matched and everyone was playing very consistently, so the points went on forever. We won the first set 7-5, over an hour into the match. In the second set, our opponents somehow ended up winning 6-2 - I don't feel like they did anything in particular to beat us, but it just ended up that way. We started the match tie-breaker with fewer than 10 minutes left in the match. We were pretty even in the tie-breaker...we were at 6-6, with just a couple minutes left. We managed to win the next two points before time ran out. We won the tie-breaker 8-6, and so we won the match!
Our 3.5s won also, so we won the match overall. A good ending to the season. Last season in tri-level, our team only had a record of 1-11. This season we ended 6-9, and three of our wins were against the top team, which was great!
This morning I did P90X2 Plyocide. I could tell I hadn't done this workout in awhile! I skipped the neuro-integrated stretching at the end, because I was going to do some foam rolling and needed to save time. I burned about 210 calories in the workout.
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Easy Run
Yesterday afternoon I did a 45-min run on the treadmill. I increased my speed from 5.8 mph to 6.2 mph in order to average 6.0 mph and achieve a distance of 4.5 mi. I ran the first 20 minutes with only one break, but I had more after that.
This morning I did P90X2 Chest + Back + Balance for the last time in my current workout schedule. I did increase reps on a lot of moves, but I still feel like I'm getting tired too fast. I burned about 180 calories in the workout.
This morning I did P90X2 Chest + Back + Balance for the last time in my current workout schedule. I did increase reps on a lot of moves, but I still feel like I'm getting tired too fast. I burned about 180 calories in the workout.
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Monday Night Doubles
Yesterday morning, I did P90X2 X2 Shoulders + Arms. This is the last time I'll be doing this workout for awhile. I did up the weight and/or reps for a few moves. It's definitely a good workout. I burned about 155 calories.
Last night I played my usual tennis doubles at TCCP. I did pretty well. In the first round, my partner, Mary Ann, and I lost 2-6. We tried to play at the net a lot, but our opponents had really good angles and lobs and kept getting by us. In the second round, my partner, Michelyn, and I really played well and won 6-2. We played very well together at the net, forcing our opponents back to the baseline. In the third round, my partner, Andrea, and I tied at 2-2. This was good for us, because we were playing quite strong players.
This morning I did Insanity the Asylum Speed & Agility. I'm still not feeling like I can really do this workout as well as I should - I'm just tired with it. I burned about 270 calories.
This morning I found out that my USTA rating increased to 3.5 for the 2015 season. I've been on the verge of moving up for awhile, so it's gratifying for it to finally happen. I'm going to have to figure out what to do with my 3.0 team.
Last night I played my usual tennis doubles at TCCP. I did pretty well. In the first round, my partner, Mary Ann, and I lost 2-6. We tried to play at the net a lot, but our opponents had really good angles and lobs and kept getting by us. In the second round, my partner, Michelyn, and I really played well and won 6-2. We played very well together at the net, forcing our opponents back to the baseline. In the third round, my partner, Andrea, and I tied at 2-2. This was good for us, because we were playing quite strong players.
This morning I did Insanity the Asylum Speed & Agility. I'm still not feeling like I can really do this workout as well as I should - I'm just tired with it. I burned about 270 calories.
This morning I found out that my USTA rating increased to 3.5 for the 2015 season. I've been on the verge of moving up for awhile, so it's gratifying for it to finally happen. I'm going to have to figure out what to do with my 3.0 team.
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