Friday, May 18, 2012

Day 58 (Plyo) The best I've ever done

Finished Plyo and did the best I've ever done.  It might have something to do with the fact that I got 8 hours of sleep last night plus a 90 minute nap today.  In addition, because of the P90X schedule, I haven't done this for two weeks.  We'll see if this high lasts the next time I do this next week.

When I say I did good, I mean that I didn't take extra breaks and I got lower and jumped higher than ever before.  I was able to touch the floor through both rounds of Squat Reach Jump and through most of the first round of Run-Stance Squat Switch Pickup (which is right after Squat Reach Jump).  After the middle of the first round, I had to go to the middle of my calf.  I was able to also go lower in Leapfrog Squat and Lateral Leapfrog Squat.  Usually those two are pseudo breaks for me, but this time I was able to go low enough that I really felt the burn in the thighs.  I am usually fried by Run Squat 180 Jump Switch, but this time I was able to get down to the top of my shoes.  I'm not going to be getting to the floor on those for a while.

Another thing...Tony doesn't stress the important things about Squat Jacks until the second round when it is almost too late.  They go WAY too fast in the first round and don't focus on going low (and slow) until Tony mentions it in the second round.  This time I did both rounds at my own pace and low.  My knees didn't complain this time so I must be improving.

One thing that is helping me a lot through this workout is that I wrote out the exercises on a paper and broke them down into their respective five rounds.  At any moment, I can see where I am and what is coming up next.  This helps the workout from feeling never ending.