Feeling really good today

Today was day one of week six and I only have a few more workouts before my only recovery week. I am looking forward to that week so that I can do some workouts I have been missing, core syn and kenpo x. Today's chest and back workout went very well today, since this is the last one for about 3 weeks I really wanted to see some improvement over the last two times I did it. The first round that is pretty much exactly what happened I was able to do more pull ups and chin ups before going to the chair and did either the same number or more total pull ups on the exercises. Once or twice the number of pull ups when down but that was because of the extra time I used to pull one more rep without the chair so I was ok with that. I know I brought it pretty well because my back is already beginning to get a little tender and it has only been a few hours since I finished, normally the soreness does not kick in until the next day. The push ups was kind of the same thing, I worked hard to get the numbers up so on the second round I was about the same or one or two less on some of the exercises. The good news is on the exercises where the total number went down I went to my knees a little later than I did last week so there is still progression there. I know my chest is one of the muscle groups that I need to workout and want to see the results from so I really try hard on the chest days. Once I was done with the workout I had a little extra time so I decided to go for a run, I even wanted to push those numbers a little bit so I tried to run a little faster than I normally would and ended up doing 2.3 miles in about 19 minutes. When I finished all the working out I was feeling really good and am in a real good head space right now and hope that it carries through the rest of the day. Tomorrow is a cardio day with Abs and I have been really looking forward to this one because I am going for a new workout rather than the Cardio X, it is going to make the workout about 15 minutes longer but it is more of a strength and cardio workout which is what I am looking for. Also mixing things up really helps me not get board or phone in the workouts but really go after them each time. The workout I am doing tomorrow is the Bob Harper total cardio body workout it has some leg, back and upper body cardio strength moves so I am excited to see how it goes. If I like it and feel it gives me a better workout than cardio X I may use it for the remainder of the program or I might mix it in like I do the Bob Harper Yoga video, we will just have to wait and see. Check out the blog tomorrow and find out how the workout went.

Tip today:
Mix things up, I can't speak for everyone that reads this but I can speak for me on it. When doing a workout program I really need it put out in front of me rather than picking what I am going to do each day. This normally leads to my choosing sleep over working out and being mad at myself the rest of the day. When going for fitness if you don't have a plan in front of you such as P90X or one of the other BeachBody programs, take a minute to plan a week of workouts before the week starts and the times that you plan on doing them. Don't just put it in your head but write it down so you can mark them off as you complete them. This helps with accountability and motivation to finish the workout.