Got some 'splaining to do...
Where should I be (if working out 6 times a week) = 20 of 23
Where I am (working out an average of 3 times a week) = 10 of 23*
(*the first number is the number of workouts since Nov 9, the second number is number of days since Nov. 9)
Yoga X
Showing posts with label Power Yoga. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Power Yoga. Show all posts
Monday, November 30, 2009
Friday, November 13, 2009
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Day 87 - P90X - Skating Legs of Steel!
Yoga X
This a.m. workout was the moving portions of Yoga X. I have come a loooonnnnggg way since I first started doing this workout.
The bitch is at the end = half moon, standing splits, twisting half moon. These moves all put my hammies, my calves, and my arse muscles into some serious isometric muscle-building pain. Powerful, powerful stuff. Doing all of these workouts will definitely get you into that deep knee bend and athletic positions for power, strength, flexibility, and speed.
Here is a picture of my Half Moon (it's the best I can do...Do your best and forget the rest):
Notice a few things:
1.If you don't have a yoga mat, you are really going to be limited (I bought my cheapie at Target and it works great).
2. My back leg is more like 45 degrees than at 90 degrees...it's the best I can do.
3. I am unable to hold this pose with my right arm straight. I have to balance myself by placing it on my lumbar spine.
4. My arse muscles are on fire in this pose! It's a tough bugger.
5. Notice I have pictures on the wall of Bobby Hull and Arnold Schwarzenegger for inspiration. Also notice my "yoga blocks" (those are the paint cans -- they also double as push up bars).
5. Notice the fan...you have GOT to have one of these unless you REALLY like working out in a pool of your own sweat (see next pic):
This a.m. workout was the moving portions of Yoga X. I have come a loooonnnnggg way since I first started doing this workout.
The bitch is at the end = half moon, standing splits, twisting half moon. These moves all put my hammies, my calves, and my arse muscles into some serious isometric muscle-building pain. Powerful, powerful stuff. Doing all of these workouts will definitely get you into that deep knee bend and athletic positions for power, strength, flexibility, and speed.
Here is a picture of my Half Moon (it's the best I can do...Do your best and forget the rest):
1.If you don't have a yoga mat, you are really going to be limited (I bought my cheapie at Target and it works great).
2. My back leg is more like 45 degrees than at 90 degrees...it's the best I can do.
3. I am unable to hold this pose with my right arm straight. I have to balance myself by placing it on my lumbar spine.
4. My arse muscles are on fire in this pose! It's a tough bugger.
5. Notice I have pictures on the wall of Bobby Hull and Arnold Schwarzenegger for inspiration. Also notice my "yoga blocks" (those are the paint cans -- they also double as push up bars).
5. Notice the fan...you have GOT to have one of these unless you REALLY like working out in a pool of your own sweat (see next pic):
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Day 72 - P90X - Yoga = Thighs of Steel!
Yoga X
Well, I have come a loooonnnngggg way in yoga over the past 5 months. I only fell out of one pose today, and had to come out of a pose due to excrutiating fire burning in my thighs.
15 minutes into the workout the beads of sweat were starting to roll off my head.
After the Chair Poses and Twisting Chair Poses, I was starting to breathe heavily.
The Right Angle Poses were too much again and I had to come out of them.
Standing Splits...Warrior III...ugghhh...did my best...felt like a dip-wad...soldiered on.
Well, I have come a loooonnnngggg way in yoga over the past 5 months. I only fell out of one pose today, and had to come out of a pose due to excrutiating fire burning in my thighs.
15 minutes into the workout the beads of sweat were starting to roll off my head.
After the Chair Poses and Twisting Chair Poses, I was starting to breathe heavily.
The Right Angle Poses were too much again and I had to come out of them.
Standing Splits...Warrior III...ugghhh...did my best...felt like a dip-wad...soldiered on.
All Muscle, Steel and Sex Appeal (hahaha!)
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Day 59 - Thighs of Friggin' Steel
Yoga X
That's how I view this workout...knee-bender's delight! This is all about getting low.
I tried something different today and would suggest it for you (if you aren't easily hurt).
Try a workout with your shirt off/just in jog bra.
Talk about psychological...I thought the "before" picture was motivating...now I will rethink some of my choices in life. Man...watching what I thought was a trim stomach do all that flabby stuff...it made me want to put my shirt back on! Kind of like when you see a dude at the beach in Speedo's, who has absolutely no business wearing Speedo's.
Or...
Since it is State Fair time here...seeing a girl in spandex shorts that should NEVER be in spandex shorts.
Those of you skipping your photos...your before and afters...your measurements...your just short-changing yourself!
(I could have posted a REAL nasty picture here...):
That's how I view this workout...knee-bender's delight! This is all about getting low.
I tried something different today and would suggest it for you (if you aren't easily hurt).
Try a workout with your shirt off/just in jog bra.
Talk about psychological...I thought the "before" picture was motivating...now I will rethink some of my choices in life. Man...watching what I thought was a trim stomach do all that flabby stuff...it made me want to put my shirt back on! Kind of like when you see a dude at the beach in Speedo's, who has absolutely no business wearing Speedo's.
Or...
Since it is State Fair time here...seeing a girl in spandex shorts that should NEVER be in spandex shorts.
Those of you skipping your photos...your before and afters...your measurements...your just short-changing yourself!
(I could have posted a REAL nasty picture here...):
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Day 52 - P90X - I'm Tellin' Ya
Yoga X
Here's what I have been doing with this workout for (2) reasons:
1. I only the the first half of the workout, because I am concentrating on NAILING all of those poses.
(I am almost there. I have to "come out" of some of the right angle poses for a bit to rest, and Warrior 3...all I can say is, "Do your best, and forget the rest.")
2. It's a LONG workout. I'm a busy guy. 45 minutes is enough for me to be super concentrated (is that a word?). Otherwise, it's like trying to do 25 reps of every Ab Ripper move...I just get all sloppy and can only think about getting the damn thing over with!
When I concentrate for 45 minutes, my quality is MUCH better. And those are the hockey referee-specific moves I want to master.
I love this explanation. So true. The results prove it!:
Here's what I have been doing with this workout for (2) reasons:
1. I only the the first half of the workout, because I am concentrating on NAILING all of those poses.
(I am almost there. I have to "come out" of some of the right angle poses for a bit to rest, and Warrior 3...all I can say is, "Do your best, and forget the rest.")
2. It's a LONG workout. I'm a busy guy. 45 minutes is enough for me to be super concentrated (is that a word?). Otherwise, it's like trying to do 25 reps of every Ab Ripper move...I just get all sloppy and can only think about getting the damn thing over with!
When I concentrate for 45 minutes, my quality is MUCH better. And those are the hockey referee-specific moves I want to master.
I love this explanation. So true. The results prove it!:
Monday, August 24, 2009
Day 50 - Somehow I Got My Day Count Off
The chart on the wall in my workout room says, "Aug 24 = Day 50"
I will have to go back through my posts and see where I goofed...(I have now done that and realized it happened way back on day 7...so, from now on, I'll just use the correct Day and Date)
RECOVERY WEEK!!
Yoga X
As I was going through the different types of poses that put some MAJOR STRESS on your thighs, creating big-time burn (and BIG-TIME muscle build, too!), I realized that this workout is PERFECT for building skating legs.
I was thinking back to last Thursday when I was on the skating treadmill. Tony, the instructor, said, "Have you videotaped yourself skating lately? You've gotten really low on your knee bend."
Answer = I have not skated on the treadmill for a full training session since June 25. In that time frame I have been doing no on-ice training...ONLY P90X...and the Yoga poses are perfect for building that deep knee bend.
I Love It! And you should, too!
Warrior 1 Pose:
I will have to go back through my posts and see where I goofed...(I have now done that and realized it happened way back on day 7...so, from now on, I'll just use the correct Day and Date)
RECOVERY WEEK!!
Yoga X
As I was going through the different types of poses that put some MAJOR STRESS on your thighs, creating big-time burn (and BIG-TIME muscle build, too!), I realized that this workout is PERFECT for building skating legs.
I was thinking back to last Thursday when I was on the skating treadmill. Tony, the instructor, said, "Have you videotaped yourself skating lately? You've gotten really low on your knee bend."
Answer = I have not skated on the treadmill for a full training session since June 25. In that time frame I have been doing no on-ice training...ONLY P90X...and the Yoga poses are perfect for building that deep knee bend.
I Love It! And you should, too!
Warrior 1 Pose:
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Day 25 - P90X
Yoga X
This workout is soooo beneficial for developing skating muscles.
I always thought I had pretty muscular legs. Man, workouts like these, where sweat is pouring off my face, have put a whole new "bump" on my thighs.
Bring It!
By the way...do this workout in bare feet and most definitely use a yoga mat. I bought the cheapest thing I could find at Target and it works GREAT! I also use the same paint cans, the ones I use for push up bars, as yoga blocks!
Meet my yoga blocks!
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Day 18 - P90X Workout 1
Yoga
Hot dang, that felt good! Yoga is not for sissies!
I worked out my skating muscles BIG TIME today. WOW!
I also kept track of stumbles, actual falls, and times I had to come out of a pose because it was KILLING me:
Stumbles: 19
Falls: 10
Come Out of Pose: 9
(The first few times I tried it, my numbers were like - 50-50-50!)
Forget his website...go to: www.TeamBeachBody.com/jbolson
(make sure to click on "SHOP" :)
Hot dang, that felt good! Yoga is not for sissies!
I worked out my skating muscles BIG TIME today. WOW!
I also kept track of stumbles, actual falls, and times I had to come out of a pose because it was KILLING me:
Stumbles: 19
Falls: 10
Come Out of Pose: 9
(The first few times I tried it, my numbers were like - 50-50-50!)
Forget his website...go to: www.TeamBeachBody.com/jbolson
(make sure to click on "SHOP" :)
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Day 10 - P90X Part 1
Yoga
This week I have to adjust things accordingly (that's why documenting your results/accountability is SOOOO important - you know....success is NOT an accident...luck is when chance meets preparation...the 12 weeks is about transforming your physical fitness AND your habits of excellence...I plan so I don't miss out!).
Back to my week...I am playing with a group of referees in the Galen Nagle Memorial Golf Tournament in Bemidji, MN this Friday. That is usually a workout day. So, either I skip a workout or I double up on another day.
Today I am doubling up. I did 45 minutes of Yoga X this morning. I was sloppy, falling all over the place (it has been a few weeks since I have done that workout and it's amazing how much you lose in the area of balance and coordination here, too).
When you first try this workout, you are going to be like, "GIVE ME A BREAK!"
I love this workout and I will put this workout up against any run-of-the-mill workouts that someone else is doing. ESPECIALLY, if they want to improve their skating!
(p.s. When I get the time, I will put together a video montage of my yoga where I stumble all over the place and you'd think it was a blooper reel...it is that challenging...not to mention the sweat pouring off me when I do the workout!)
This week I have to adjust things accordingly (that's why documenting your results/accountability is SOOOO important - you know....success is NOT an accident...luck is when chance meets preparation...the 12 weeks is about transforming your physical fitness AND your habits of excellence...I plan so I don't miss out!).
Back to my week...I am playing with a group of referees in the Galen Nagle Memorial Golf Tournament in Bemidji, MN this Friday. That is usually a workout day. So, either I skip a workout or I double up on another day.
Today I am doubling up. I did 45 minutes of Yoga X this morning. I was sloppy, falling all over the place (it has been a few weeks since I have done that workout and it's amazing how much you lose in the area of balance and coordination here, too).
When you first try this workout, you are going to be like, "GIVE ME A BREAK!"
I love this workout and I will put this workout up against any run-of-the-mill workouts that someone else is doing. ESPECIALLY, if they want to improve their skating!
(p.s. When I get the time, I will put together a video montage of my yoga where I stumble all over the place and you'd think it was a blooper reel...it is that challenging...not to mention the sweat pouring off me when I do the workout!)
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