Day 44: Plyo X

2-16-10
Today was Plyo X. This is just one of those love/hate workouts. I find myself having the internal dialogue on the first squat jumps (yes, the first exercise) telling myself… “It’s only 40 minutes. You can do anything for 30 seconds… just get past this one… the next one isn’t that bad…” Well, it all sucks. I’m wearing a heart rate monitor these days and I was stuck up in the 170s for the majority of the workout… now that’s gettin’ it. But at the end of it all… it’s do-able. It wasn’t that awful. You just push through it and move to the next terrible move. The worst thing about this workout is knowing you have to do it all twice. The workout is really tough, but the “sports bonus” is pretty weak. I do have fun going through the pitching motion though. At least it keeps the heart rate up. I always try to compare my HR with Tony’s when he calls his out. I thought it was funny today at the end of the workout… Tony says something to the effect of “I’m at 153… not bad for an old man”… Well I’m 29 and I was at 174 and sweat was pouring off of me. Kind of makes you feel good when it’s all over.
Tomorrow marks half way: day 45.