Day 87

My last kenpo x session! Sad story!! I was looking forward to doing kenpo all day today. It's such a great cardio workout without being quite as insane as plyometrics. Plus, it goes by quickly. I was able to workout at a decent time, too. My stomach was empty but not hungry empty, if that makes sense. I had eaten two hours prior so I didn't get cramps during the workout but I wasn't starving either. Now that I think of it, I get cramps from being too full OR too hungry when I do any sort of cardio... I need to time my workouts juuust right and tonight happened to be timed rather perfectly. I love when that happens. I knew I would be pretty famished by the end of kenpo so I popped a few cinnamon dusted pecans before I started. Enough to let my tummy know I would be feeding it soon but not too much to disrupt my intensity level. Perfection. It was a great workout. The only downfall was that I was flying solo tonight since Jacob was at his internship all day. Sad story times two! But, that just meant I had plenty of space to kick and punch and I could workout with the window open! Wait, that sounds awkward... Jake gets cold easily when he works out; I, on the other hand, sweat like a roasting pig. Therefore, Jake insists on having the windows closed and the air conditioner on low and pointed away from us (our apartment is oppressively hot, thanks to good old radiators, so we run a floor unit a/c year round). Tonight, I opened the window, got some cool fresh air flowing and set the a/c to 72. It was so nice. I worked up a great sweat and kept an average HR of 156 with a peak at 175. It felt so good! My shoulders/upper back/neck still felt sore and tight throwing punches. The first few sets of punches were giving me a decent burn... my right shoulder/rotator cuff started hurting about 20 minutes in but nothing too terrible. I had to decrease my intensity with my right arm but I still brought it. I think my muscles just need to warm up a little more because it felt fine after that... Altogether, I enjoyed my final kenpo session! Plus, it confirmed my desire to do P90X over again if nothing more than to have more kenpo sessions, ha.

Tomorrow is going to be fantastic- x stretch. Mmmmmm. I'm a little more excited than I should be to spend an hour stretching out my muscles. I'm so tight/stiff/sore, I desperately need a good stretch. I'm happy to know that I'll be getting one tomorrow! Three workouts left! Bringing it! :]