Wow, I just noticed that fake group conversation as Tony is giving us an introduction to the workout. How did I miss that before?
Today’s goals were to pull hard on my pull downs, with the same bands as last week, and to keep up the pace as much as possible with all the back-and-forth (from bands to in front of the TV, and switching bands when necessary). I also decided to try pull downs in a lunge position, which I see they have added to the P90X2 workouts. In P90X, they demonstrate pull downs with the resistance bands while seated on the floor, or kneeling on one knee (which is my preference). Unfortunately, as I pull heavier bands, I find that I am slipping on the floor and getting pulled towards the door holding the bands. I want to see if I can exert more effort in a lunge position.
I have almost no exercise-related notes today. I did well on the Plyo Lunge Press, which is that tricky move similar to a Mary Katherine Lunge except the hands move up and down, with or without weights. I did mine with 5-lb weights, and with good form, thank you very much! I also did the Ab Ripper immediately following this workout. It’s good thing, because I would not have gotten back to it today, for sure.
I completed the entire session in 90 minutes, which is not terrible, but I still didn’t see the calorie burn I would have liked on my heart rate monitor. Maybe it’s the monitor, or maybe it’s the pauses and skipping back on the DVD because of all the setup I do, but I will continue to work on my efficiency. With all the back-and-forth that I do with the DVD, sometimes it seems like it will never end.
After I had put everything away and showered, I set up my pull up bar, in the one spot of the house where it can be used, and guess what? Those pull ups might be getting easier after all…
