Bodyrock.tv Hot Viral Sweat Workout

Another brutal interval workout from Bodyrock.tv. 30 sec on / 10 sec off, 24 rounds of these 4 exercises (repeat 6 times):

1. Leg Elevated Sumo Push Ups 8/5/7/6/5*/7* (I had to go down on my knees for the last 2 b/c my left shoulder felt hurt- I might sprain it a bit)

2. Ninja Jump Tuck 5/5/4/5/5/5 - not bad though I didn't jump as smooth as Zuzana

3. Prisoner Get Up 3/5/4/4.5/4/4.5 - I had to cheat a bit using one hand to help me get up

4. Pike Side Jump 31/29/27/27/31/29.5 - I did the Side step version, though I had to slow down a bit at the end because I was getting tired.

Watch Zuzana doing this workout. Trust me, I'm NOWHERE like her when doing this workout. Not even half of it.


Yesterday evening, I did Ab Ripper X after such a looong time after I completed my second round of P90X.

But I didn't do it along with the video. Instead I did all moves in 30 reps, including the leg climb which was supposedly only 12 reps on each side - I did 30. That explained why I collapsed after 50 reps of Mason's Twist. And I was aiming for 60 reps for it.

Not bad for me who hasn't done Ab Ripper X for almost 2 months and not even sore from it.

Round 2: Day 82 & 83

Day 82 - ARX, Back & Biceps
Again, I had to workout in the evening right after work and before dinner. In some ways I started to miss my morning workout. True I had to drag my ass from the bed and it was still dark outside. But the payoff of get it done without interfering with my daily schedule was priceless. I've been going to bed quite late for the past 2 days and I don't want let it disrupts my usual 10pm bed time. Anyway, this will mark the last resistance workout for this round. Recovery next week and I'll be done with Round 2.

What's next? I dunno. I might want to break away from structured workout DVD (and from Tony) for a bit. But doesn't mean I'll just lead back to my sedentary lifestyle. I'll still do short workouts daily (30 min jog outside my house, some abs workouts, yoga, weight lifting, total body workout etc, you name it). I'll use whatever moves I've learned from P90X and do them in different ways. Kinda like improvise my workouts. Also I'm very interested to do this one hundred push ups program.

Day 83 - Rest
Totally needed.

Round 2: Day 80 - ARX, Legs & Back, 8 min Core Ab (2x)

For some reason my left wrist feels hurt. Maybe I twisted a bit yesterday with CST. Glad today was leg workout so gave my left wrist a rest. I did 8 min Core Ab twice so that made it about 16 mins core-abs exercises. Unlike typical ab exercises, this workout incorporated some yoga isometric poses such as plank holds, side plank holds and side leg rises.

Round 2: Day 77, 78, 79

Day 77 - Beach Run

Day 78 - Beach Power Walk

My right foot was acting up again, so I opted Power Walk instead of jogging/running. Kinda sucks cause my time from yesterday was pretty good.

Day 79 - ARX, Chest, Shoulders, Triceps & 8 minute Core Abs
Can't believe this week will be the last week of resistance workouts. I like CST but hate it in some ways. Like for the variety of push ups but hate them cause I can't crank up as good as Tony and the gangs. However, it gives me an opportunity to practice more on my push ups. At least I can do 10 good regular push ups from the toes while I couldn't do any before.

I decided to do another kind of abs workout instead of ChaLean Extreme I've Got Abs.
8 minute Core Abs actually was decent too. The DVD has 5 workouts targeting core areas with 5 concentrations: Abs, Arms, Thighs, buns and Stretch. Each workout only lasts for 8 minutes. I should do 2 rounds of Abs, but this is my first time trying it, I'd go easy on it.

Round 2: Day 75: ARX, Shoulders & Arms, ChaLean Extreme I've Got Abs

I decided to workout in the evening instead of morning. I've been having hard time to sleep lately, thanks to this humid and hot weather. Besides tomorrow is my rest day so I don't have to go to sleep too early.

Anyway, working out in this hot humid weather was quite a challenge. I was already sweating even before started ARX. Can't believe this is the last Shoulders and Arms workout for this round.

Round 2: Day 73 - Yoga X & Day 74 - ARX, Legs & Back, ChaLean Extreme I've Got Abs

Day 73 - Yoga X
Felt good to do Yoga again, though I was slacking off on my Chaturanga in the beginning. But at least I could hold Half Moon poses a bit longer than before.

Day 74 - ARX, Legs & Back, ChaLean Extreme I've Got Abs
I've been having hard time to go to sleep at night, thanks to this hot and humid weather. Plus, since opening the window means a light sleeper like me get more distracted by the noises from outside, especially when the train passes by. I live nearby a railroad tracks. Good thing I still managed to drag my asses off the bed and did the workout, and not ditching ChaLean again.

Also I noticed Tony promoted Beachbody.com in Legs & Back a lot more often compared to his other videos. Been noticing for a while but I keep forgetting to write it on the post.

Round 2: Day 71- Another beach run & Day 72: ARX, Chest & Back, No ChaLean Extreme

Day 71 - Another beach run

The run

End session - power walk

Pretty much same distance as before, but this time I divided the (warm up & run) and the power walk cool down.

Day 72 - ARX, Chest & Back
I had to skip ChaLean Abs this morning after doing half ass P90X. I think I did ARX half asleep, seriously. Didn't feel too proud with my Chest & Back performance, so why bother to do more exercise if I won't do great, right? Who knows, maybe I'll crank up ChaLean Extreme later after I got back from work. *finger crossed*

Round 2: Day 67 - Yoga X & Day 68 - ARX, Back & Biceps, ChaLean Extreme I've Got Abs

Sorry for the missing post yesterday, was quite a busy day. I had to do Yoga in the evening because I had to be fasting in the morning prior my medical examination. My lunch meal was more like late lunch and super early dinner so was pretty messed up. I had to cut Yoga X short (up to the balance poses only).

ARX, Back & Biceps and ChaLean Extreme I've Got Abs this morning. B&B video was the most cheerful compare to other P90X. Seems like everyone in there always chimed in to Tony's lame jokes. I am not always listening to their conversation, instead just had to keep hitting pause button to finish my reps or to adjust my dumbbells.

Rest day tomorrow, more sleep.

Round 2: Day 66 - ARX, Legs & Back, ChaLean Extreme I've Got Abs

Lately it's pretty tough to get up and workout in the early morning. Could it be I start to get burn out from morning workouts? Blah..I won't get it get to me. It's the last phase, and I want to push myself even harder.

I decided to do Legs & Back today so I have ample of time for my legs to recover before the beach run this coming Saturday. L&B is always tough as usual but I do have my favorite: 3 way lunges (which was introduced by Dreeeeyaah according to Tony).
Single leg wall squat is very deadly to me. I could only manage to hold halfway..anyone could hold the full minute?

My chest and arms are still sore from CST from Sunday.

Round 2: Day 64 - ARX, Chest, Shoulders, Triceps, ChaLean Extreme I've Got Abs

We decided to skip the beach run today and slept in a bit and I did the usual P90X resistance workout. CST was always tough as usual. My triceps was trembling a lot by the end of it, not to mention ChaLean also had additional push ups for the ab workout. For Day 60 pic, I decided to skip it. I've made my mind that I won't put any picture up unless there's a lot of significant difference from the previous ones. As far as I know, Day 60 pic doesn't look much difference from the Round 2 day 30 pic. We'll see how Day 90 pic will be. Anyway, Day 90 won't be my last day of workout, more like my last day of P90X routine and after that point I'll be working on my own routine.

For the ones who live in the US, Have a safe and fun 4th of July! Enjoy the BBQ in moderation and have fun watching the fireworks tonight!

Round 2: Day 61 - ARX, Shoulders and Arms

I wasn't quite happy with my performance today. Ab Ripper X was such a drag. I couldn't believe I was struggling with Mason's Twist. Trust me, I almost almost quit Shoulders and Arms halfway, but K encouraged me to keep going until the end, and I did...in a pretty shaky forms though. And I skipped ChaLean Extreme I've Got Abs today. After the workout, I felt so weak and sluggish. Today is one of those day where your body just refused to workout. Just like how I had a super hard time getting up at 4:15 am this morning. Thank goodness tomorrow is my rest day.

Round 2: Day 60 - ARX, Legs & Back, ChaLean Extreme I've Got Abs

I tried to do extra reps per Carl's suggestion in order to be more intense and in some ways it worked. By the time I got to Leg Climb and Mason Twist, I couldn't do extra rep anymore. I intended to do Mason's Twist to 60, but by the time Tony stopped counting, my legs just dropped and I couldn't do more. Instead I did cobra and a brief child pose then moved on to Legs & Back. Tough as usual, but I enjoyed it in some ways. I still don't quite get the 80-20 Debby Sieber's Speed Squat tho.

I almost wanted to skip ChaLean Extreme I've Got Abs due to certain circumstances, but I was like screw it and just got it over with! And I did. I felt "guilty" if I sabotaged my own workout schedule, especially I am in the last phase. No cutting corners here!

Tomorrow will be another resistance day, Shoulders and Arms and more abs. I know it's not advisable to do resistance workout back to back, but the idea of having Friday as my rest day appeals me more.

Round 2: Day 58 - ARX, Chest & Back, ChaLean Extreme I've Got Abs

Guess what? This is Phase III and I gotta bring it! Wow, this second round flew by so fast and now I'm already in the last phase. I decided to go back to regular Ab Ripper X instead doing the reverse. Gotta keep my abs muscle confused, right? Also today is the first day of resistance workout and after a whole week without them, I struggled quite a lot in some ways. I even struggled with ARX, almost lost it at Mason's Twist...ugh! However, I pushed myself to do at least 20 reps of the push ups, first 10 on toes and last 10 on knees. I did manage cranking out 20 reps of standard push from the toes at the first round, but had to break it down to toes and knees on second round.

I wore my HRM, and total calories burn of today's workout is 156 calories.