Day 88 - P90X - Core to the Core

Core Synergistics

Well...I am gassed.  Doing this workout twice in one week...it's a bi-yotch.  There will be no sugar coating here.

I did succeed with the following:

* Completed 11 Prison Cell Push Ups (I did 11 two days ago as well).

* I did Plank to Chataranga Run with 10 Chatarunga steps - Plank - 6 Chatarunga steps - Plank - 6 Chat's

* I did a 1 minute plank on my elbows for a minute straight

* Did the High/Low Push Up Under Deal for the entire time

And...


* NO DREYA ROLL!!! I CAN'T EVEN DO IT USING MY HANDS TO HELP!!! I THOUGHT TODAY, MY LAST DAY, WOULD BE THE DAY!!!!  NO DREYA ROLL FOR ME!!! I ABOUT PASSED OUT!!!!  DAMN!!!

(Hope your workouts are going well...or...just...going.  Well!)

Day 86 - P90X - What in the "h" is Your Athleticism?

Core Synergistics

Hot dang, is this a good workout! To be athletic...well...let's stop there and review:

To be the best official you can possibly be, you always need to push the envelope on your athleticism...

Here are the 9 Elements I am Pushing for being in the best shape and being the best athlete:

1. Cardiorespiratory Endurance (Plyos, Kenpo, Cardio X)

2. Stamina (Plyos, Kenpo, Cardio X, Yoga X, Core Synergistics, Legs and Back)
3. Strength (Chest/Back, Chest/Shoulders/Tris, Back and Biceps, Legs and Back, Yoga, Ab Ripper)

4. Flexibility (Yoga, Core Synergistics, Kenpo, X Stretch)

5. Power (Yoga, Legs and Back, Plyos)

6. Speed (Plyos, Kenpo)

7. Coordination (Core Synergistics, Yoga)

8. Agility (Plyos, Kenpo, Cardio X)

9. Balance (Yoga, Core Synergistics)

Core Synergistics really pushes the envelope with a number of these elements.  In fact, I will have a video coming out that is P90X complimentary and talks about hockey referee athleticism (I will put it in this link as a post-edit addition when done). But, I want you to notice in parentheses the P90 workouts that cover each area.

Note: I can almost do that d*mn Dreya Roll...I have one more chance to do it this week.  That's 6 months of work and no results = piss me right off!!

Day 53 - Abbreviated Workout - pre DOS

Core Synergistics

So...I got up at 2:00 am this morning to cut a bunch of video clips for the District Officiating Seminar(DOS) in Blaine, MN this weekend, and I still had to do an abbreviated workout due to time restraints.

Now, I know that I have been harping on 1. Planning, 2. Preparation, and 3. Planning...but...seriously...should I have gotten up at 1:00 am instead??? Two hours of sleep???

However you look at it, I feel comfortable with the outcome because it is recovery week. I have been feeling really good lately (minus the sore butt cheeks from doing two rounds of Yoga X this week).

My family is off to the State Fair today. Yum, yum (there will no following of any type of diet today!). Deep fried Snickers Bar, here I come!!

Day 51 - P90X - (Recovery Day = Ugh!)

Core Synergistics

Boy do I sweat doing this workout. I always have to remember to breathe, so I don't blow a gasket!

Here's my successes:

1. Did 10 Chatarunga Steps on the PLANK TO CHATARUNGA RUN followed by 5 Chatarunga Steps and then 7 Chatarungas...all while doing the plank runs inbetween!

2. I am always so gassed after that, that there is no way I can do the Walking Push Ups...I always choose to do a plank for 1 minute...I did it!

3. I did 8 Prison Cell Push ups = ugh!

Here's my not-so success -- Not even close on the Dreya Roll (stupid move!!!...makes me feel like a clod!!!)

Day 26 - P90X

Core Synergistics

Have you ever been on your hands and knees, gasping for air, sweating like a banshee, and praying to God for the pain to go away?

That was me today...

* I did 10 Prison Cell Push Ups again (with some rest time in there, too)

* I did 12 Chatarunga runs, and then just held the plank the next time.

* I held plank for 1 one minute for another exercise, too, instead of following the Walking Push Up

* No Dreya Roll today (how in the heck do they make it look so easy???)

Day 23 - P90X

Core Synergistics

This is good stuff. Why? Because the skating stride is all about synergistic movement, and those who are strongest in the core muscles will have the best success!

Here are some results from this "non-sit up" core (abs/buttocks/lower back/chest to knee caps):

• I actually accomplished 10 Prison Cell Push Ups!!!

• After that, I actually accomplished 12 Side Hip Raises!!!

• The most satisfying is that I could do the Plank to Chatarunga Run, and do 10 Chatarunga Run steps first time through, Zero the next time, and One the Last Time!! (When I first started this workout, I said that there would be a number of moves that I was actually going to master - Plank to Chatarunga Run, a Dreya Roll, Fifer Scissors, 40 Mason Twists). These are bad-ass moves!

I can't really do a Dreya Roll yet...I should video how I do them. You might need a good laugh!