Day 2: Denver Does Plyo

It's a good thing I did the mail-in voting. There's no way I would have been able to get to the polls and stand in line! But then I hear that Krispy Kreme is giving away a free donut if you voted. Now that I might stand on line for! Oh, the temptation!

I took almost a month off before starting yesterday, which was a mistake. I wanted to start on even terms with Dallas, so I blame him! This was killer. Dallas only hit the pause button 3 times? My heart rate was through the roof (176 Max/152 Avg), so I think I doubled his "pause" total. But I don't feel bad, since Tony tells me it's okay. Justification rules!

I agree on the prosthetic leg guy out working you as motivation. He's awesome (Great line by Dallas about voting for that guy! You're getting the hang of this blog thing!). I try to keep up with Dominic (which I don't recommend in the early going), who is the guy in the back.

Some tips for Dallas: (and anyone else who cares)

The Military March is tricky. I felt the same way after the first couple of times doing it. the trick is the intensity. I thought my arms were pretty straight until I looked at myself doing it in a mirror (actually the reflection of a glass framed painting). My arms and legs were not nearly straight enough. The other thing I noticed was that "Perfect Pam" never stopped moving. If you try to make sure that you are in a constant state of motion, you'll feel it a lot more.

The Sports Bonus: This is fun, but don't worry about feeling awkward doing it. The pitching was a problem for you because of yesterdays workout. I could barely get my arms up high enough to do my best "Goose" Gossage imitation. And the throwing left handed thing is just weird altogether. As for Basketball, I've always said that as a basketball player, I make a pretty good hockey player.

Anyway, I burned 1115 calories int he workout. Now I better go and eat something. I'll wait to talk about all the different exercises in Plyo until after phase 1, unless I change my mind and do it sooner.

Bring it!