I wasn’t sure if today’s workout was going to turn out so well. First of all, I got four and half hours of sleep last night. Second, the previous night’s sleep wasn’t so great, either. I decided to “do my best and forget the rest” anyway, because there is a “Recovery and Mobility” day tomorrow.
I got through the warm up and “rolling,” of course. Have I mentioned that the updated version of the side stretch includes a stability ball held overhead? I substitute the “hotel modification” of a towel, simply because my basement ceiling is too low to use the ball. I’m sort of impressed that the warm up works equally well for Plyocide as it does for the other workouts. It’s easier to learn than a different warm up every time.
Some notes on today’s exercises:
- For the Weighted Katherine (modified Mary Katherine lunge), I am still using an 8 lb dumbbell rather than a medicine ball, because I don’t have a ball. The only Plyocide exercise which seems to require the ball shape is the Toe Tap 360, in which you hop around the ball and tap it with one raised foot.
- I had better foot control this time on the Fast Feet Chair Jump.
- I took the time to put down a tape “X” for the slalom line jump and other hopping moves.
- My Warrior 3 Lunge is getting better. It’s still not great!
- The Spartan Lunge is a little easier for me too, compared to last week, but I’m still clumsy.
- After the Super Skater Kick, I did 9 Plyo push ups to make up for toe taps. BTW, I think the plyo pushups are getting easier for me. It might be a small improvement compared to what I did before, but I will take it!
- I did seven reps of the Frog Burpee Hop in the allotted time.
- After the Single Leg Squats, I did 10 more Plyo push ups.
- I mentioned that I put down some tape on the carpet this time, to use with the hopping exercises. It turns out the Power 90 Cross Hop is a lot harder when you are trying to aim your feet for a specific spot!
- I am still wondering about the split screen shot they did for the Flying Fighter Kick. Did they use the technique in Phase 2 or 3 as well? Today I noticed that it’s actually three side-by-side shots, not two.
- I tried to keep up with “Tony Says” at the end (Set Plank Plyo etc.) but I was pooped! Overall, I did pretty well, even compared to days when I was better prepared.
