Day 7, Yoga X.
Yoga X (93 minutes): If you think this will be the day to relax forget it! The P90X yoga workout will challenge you like never before. You'll sweat, twist, stretch, and hold all kinds of unfamiliar positions to feel energized—maybe even enlightened.
I will admit, I dreaded this workout. Not the Yoga part, just the 90 minute part. It just seems SO LONG!! But I keep telling myself over and over. Its 90 days, I can do anything for 90 days. I have to do this! So I do it. And its hard. And you have to focus so much that the 90 minutes does fly by. I don't love it, but I will do it. Hopefully I will get better. I could not do the Crane pose at all. So that will be my goal.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Day 6
Remember that time, on Day 5, when I said I didn't think I would be too sore?? Why do I ever open my mouth. My ass hurts so bad I can't sit on anything that isn't padded. My leg muscle hurt to the point they feel crampy. I find I have become that girl who is constantly stretching, my shoulders, my quads, my triceps, even in public places. I can imagine people thinking "who does she think she is, some kind of athlete??" If they only knew my pain, they wouldn't judge. I find myself sneaking in stretches while massaging, its that bad!!
Day 6 is supposed to another cardio workout, and then Day 7 is rest. However, due to my work schedule, I have changed this. Saturdays I massage all day, then wait tables at night, in an upstairs dining room. So, the only conceivable way for me to actually survive a Saturday workday is NOT to do a workout right before. So for my P90X schedule, Day 6 will be rest day, and Day 7 will be Yoga X, since its the only day I can fit in a 90 minute continuous workout.
However, because I got called in to work last night, I still have that Ab Ripper workout to make up. And since that is only 17 minutes, I easily fit it in in the morning. My Abs hurt so bad, I can't even tell you. It seems to be the exercises where I have to drop my legs close to the floor, but not actually touch it that hurt the most, especially the scissor ones. Its my lower ab (or my "pooch" or "front butt" as I lovingly refer to it) that hurts the most. I do my best.
So much for a day of rest!
Day 6 is supposed to another cardio workout, and then Day 7 is rest. However, due to my work schedule, I have changed this. Saturdays I massage all day, then wait tables at night, in an upstairs dining room. So, the only conceivable way for me to actually survive a Saturday workday is NOT to do a workout right before. So for my P90X schedule, Day 6 will be rest day, and Day 7 will be Yoga X, since its the only day I can fit in a 90 minute continuous workout.
However, because I got called in to work last night, I still have that Ab Ripper workout to make up. And since that is only 17 minutes, I easily fit it in in the morning. My Abs hurt so bad, I can't even tell you. It seems to be the exercises where I have to drop my legs close to the floor, but not actually touch it that hurt the most, especially the scissor ones. Its my lower ab (or my "pooch" or "front butt" as I lovingly refer to it) that hurts the most. I do my best.
So much for a day of rest!
Day 5
Day 5 is Legs and Back and Ab Ripper X.
Legs and Back: (59 minutes): Get ready to squat, lunge, and pull during this unique series of P90X workouts for both the lower and upper body. Strengthen and develop your glutes, quads, hamstrings and calves. There is also a handful of some highly effective pull up exercises to give you lower body a quick breather while you work your upper body. Some of the leg exercise require dumbbells or bands.
So I wake up today feeling ok. Still very sore, wondering when that will start to get better. So I find I still not only can't do a pull up, but I'm still so sore from Monday, that it is even more difficult to do the modified version. I do my best, but my repetitions are low. As for the leg part. Oh. My. Gosh! You know that term "feeling the burn"? I was feeling the inferno. I kept up well, only stopped early with some of the wall squat stuff, but even then, it was quick breaks and right back to it. I finished the workout, legs a bit wobbly, but overall it feels good. Feeling like I won't be too sore tomorrow.
As for the Ab Ripper, I get called in to wait tables after I massage, so I will have to save it and do it tomorrow which is supposed to be my rest day.
Legs and Back: (59 minutes): Get ready to squat, lunge, and pull during this unique series of P90X workouts for both the lower and upper body. Strengthen and develop your glutes, quads, hamstrings and calves. There is also a handful of some highly effective pull up exercises to give you lower body a quick breather while you work your upper body. Some of the leg exercise require dumbbells or bands.
So I wake up today feeling ok. Still very sore, wondering when that will start to get better. So I find I still not only can't do a pull up, but I'm still so sore from Monday, that it is even more difficult to do the modified version. I do my best, but my repetitions are low. As for the leg part. Oh. My. Gosh! You know that term "feeling the burn"? I was feeling the inferno. I kept up well, only stopped early with some of the wall squat stuff, but even then, it was quick breaks and right back to it. I finished the workout, legs a bit wobbly, but overall it feels good. Feeling like I won't be too sore tomorrow.
As for the Ab Ripper, I get called in to wait tables after I massage, so I will have to save it and do it tomorrow which is supposed to be my rest day.
Day 4
Day 4 is normally Yoga X, a 93 minute workout. Because I also have a job and a five year old, I am forced to "tweak" my routine just a bit. I am switching Yoga X day with Kenpo day, which is normally day 6. So...today is Kenpo day for me.
Kenpo X (59 minutes): Kenpo means "law of the fist", and that's exactly what you'll be throwing during this cardio-intense workout, that and a whole bunch of kicks, elbows, knees, and forearms!
I wake up on Day 4 again sore from head to toe in the previous three days spots, with an added bonus of sore triceps, biceps, and pecs. Yehaw! Oh Tony, I'm not backing down yet!
So I start Kenpo. I love the fact that you warm up really good before each workout, because my muscles really need it. I have a hard time moving at first. First few punches and kicks are killer, but than my muscles start to warm, and I discover about 30 minutes in to the workout that Kenpo is absolutely my new FAVORITE thing!! There is something so completely satisfying about spending an hour punching and kicking. This is the only workout so far that when I finished I actually thought (cover your ears Tony) "Man, I don't want that to be over!" AND! I was covered in rivers of sweat.
So to recap, Kenpo rocks, can't wait for the next time!
Kenpo X (59 minutes): Kenpo means "law of the fist", and that's exactly what you'll be throwing during this cardio-intense workout, that and a whole bunch of kicks, elbows, knees, and forearms!
I wake up on Day 4 again sore from head to toe in the previous three days spots, with an added bonus of sore triceps, biceps, and pecs. Yehaw! Oh Tony, I'm not backing down yet!
So I start Kenpo. I love the fact that you warm up really good before each workout, because my muscles really need it. I have a hard time moving at first. First few punches and kicks are killer, but than my muscles start to warm, and I discover about 30 minutes in to the workout that Kenpo is absolutely my new FAVORITE thing!! There is something so completely satisfying about spending an hour punching and kicking. This is the only workout so far that when I finished I actually thought (cover your ears Tony) "Man, I don't want that to be over!" AND! I was covered in rivers of sweat.
So to recap, Kenpo rocks, can't wait for the next time!
Day 3
Day 3 is Shoulders and Arms and AbRipper X.
Shoulders and Arms: (60 Minutes) This P90X workout incorporates a potent combination of pressing, curling, and fly movements that will do wonders for the development of the deltoid muscles, biceps and triceps.
I wake up this morning even more sore than yesterday morning. I am like an old lady trying to crawl out of bed. My body doesn't even feel like my body. My body won't move in the ways I need it to. I begin the workout. I use 5 pound weights for all of the exercises. There are many I think that 8 lb weights would be better, but I figure for my first week, I will stick with the 5's. Also, I don't have 8's, so not much of a choice. But as Tony has tracking sheets where you track all your weights and reps for every muscle workout, I made a note to myself to get 8 lb weights for the next workout. This workout has been the easiest so far. I think my arm and shoulder strength is pretty good anyway due to my career. Now when I say easiest, I in NO WAY mean easy!! And I know I will feel it tomorrow.
I go to work, come home, get dinner in the oven, and do the Ab Ripper. My abs are so sore from Monday, that I have a REALLY hard time even completing the workout. But I do the best I can. Still can't get feet off the floor much for the Mason twists.
I wonder if I will ever finish all 50. Scratch that, of course I will! Tony promises....
Shoulders and Arms: (60 Minutes) This P90X workout incorporates a potent combination of pressing, curling, and fly movements that will do wonders for the development of the deltoid muscles, biceps and triceps.
I wake up this morning even more sore than yesterday morning. I am like an old lady trying to crawl out of bed. My body doesn't even feel like my body. My body won't move in the ways I need it to. I begin the workout. I use 5 pound weights for all of the exercises. There are many I think that 8 lb weights would be better, but I figure for my first week, I will stick with the 5's. Also, I don't have 8's, so not much of a choice. But as Tony has tracking sheets where you track all your weights and reps for every muscle workout, I made a note to myself to get 8 lb weights for the next workout. This workout has been the easiest so far. I think my arm and shoulder strength is pretty good anyway due to my career. Now when I say easiest, I in NO WAY mean easy!! And I know I will feel it tomorrow.
I go to work, come home, get dinner in the oven, and do the Ab Ripper. My abs are so sore from Monday, that I have a REALLY hard time even completing the workout. But I do the best I can. Still can't get feet off the floor much for the Mason twists.
I wonder if I will ever finish all 50. Scratch that, of course I will! Tony promises....
Day 2
Day 2 is Plyometrics.
Plyometrics (59 Minutes): You better bring it when you take on this dynamic cardio workout (some call it "The Beast") With over 30 explosive jumping moves. You won't be spending much time on the ground during this P90X workout.
First off, lets talk about how I am feeling. My arms feel like lead. My shoulders are killing me. I can't reach behind me to hook my own bra. So yes, the soreness starts. (Little do I know at this point, this is only the beginning!
So, I start my first Plyo workout. Now I like to work out hard when I do work out. So I give it my all. I'm not sure I have ever sweat like this. I start guzzling water during the water breaks, which Tony warns against and I KNOW is wrong! But my brain tells me to go ahead because I am thirstier than a desert wanderer! Needless to say, about halfway through the workout, that feeling comes over me. Light headed pretty sure I am going to barf all over my pretty workout sneaks. I manage to hold it back though (because I'm that girl who hates puke more than anything) and finish the routine. When I go downstairs to change the laundry, my legs are so wobbly I have a hard time getting back upstairs. Day 2 is done.
Plyometrics (59 Minutes): You better bring it when you take on this dynamic cardio workout (some call it "The Beast") With over 30 explosive jumping moves. You won't be spending much time on the ground during this P90X workout.
First off, lets talk about how I am feeling. My arms feel like lead. My shoulders are killing me. I can't reach behind me to hook my own bra. So yes, the soreness starts. (Little do I know at this point, this is only the beginning!
So, I start my first Plyo workout. Now I like to work out hard when I do work out. So I give it my all. I'm not sure I have ever sweat like this. I start guzzling water during the water breaks, which Tony warns against and I KNOW is wrong! But my brain tells me to go ahead because I am thirstier than a desert wanderer! Needless to say, about halfway through the workout, that feeling comes over me. Light headed pretty sure I am going to barf all over my pretty workout sneaks. I manage to hold it back though (because I'm that girl who hates puke more than anything) and finish the routine. When I go downstairs to change the laundry, my legs are so wobbly I have a hard time getting back upstairs. Day 2 is done.
Day 1
So, Day 1 is Chest and Back along with Ab Ripper X. Descriptions...
Chest and Back (53 minutes) : Its all about pushing and pulling during an intense resistance routine. Made to strengthen, tighten, tone, and build the major muscles of the upper torso, you'll quickly feel the burn. While the majority of the exercises will be push ups and pull ups, some will require the use of dumbbells or bands.
Ab Ripper X (16 minutes) : This is the quickest P90X workout—only 16 minutes to complete yet it hits all the areas of the midsection to burn the fat and tone the muscles using sit-ups to Pilates moves. You'll have everything you need to flatten your stomach and get the 6-pack you have always wanted.
So Day 1, a Monday. I wake up raring to go. Start the workout, realize quickly that I can't do a pull up, which is no big surprise. I haven't been able to do one my whole life. Tony gives you two different options. Either using bands, or using the bar, but adding a chair that you can give just enough support with you toes to help out. I go for the chair option. I'm not messing around.
I do the first few sets of push ups regular style, but quickly realize that the only way I can keep up is to do them on my knees for now. The only two I have a real problem with are the divebomber pushups and the incline pushups. But as Tony says, I just do my best and try to keep my form great. Finish the workout. Arms are shaking, but overall, I enjoyed it.
Later that day I do the AbRipper workout. Well over 300 situps, I think 13 different varities, in 16 minutes. Yes, I'm pretty sure I didn't complete the 25 reps of any of them. But I tried my hardest. The killer here is the final, Mason twists. I couldn't keep my legs of the floor for more than 5 of them, and you had to do 50! I still did the fast twists, and kept TRYING to pick my legs up!
So Day 1 over, I go to bed feeling good.
Chest and Back (53 minutes) : Its all about pushing and pulling during an intense resistance routine. Made to strengthen, tighten, tone, and build the major muscles of the upper torso, you'll quickly feel the burn. While the majority of the exercises will be push ups and pull ups, some will require the use of dumbbells or bands.
Ab Ripper X (16 minutes) : This is the quickest P90X workout—only 16 minutes to complete yet it hits all the areas of the midsection to burn the fat and tone the muscles using sit-ups to Pilates moves. You'll have everything you need to flatten your stomach and get the 6-pack you have always wanted.
So Day 1, a Monday. I wake up raring to go. Start the workout, realize quickly that I can't do a pull up, which is no big surprise. I haven't been able to do one my whole life. Tony gives you two different options. Either using bands, or using the bar, but adding a chair that you can give just enough support with you toes to help out. I go for the chair option. I'm not messing around.
I do the first few sets of push ups regular style, but quickly realize that the only way I can keep up is to do them on my knees for now. The only two I have a real problem with are the divebomber pushups and the incline pushups. But as Tony says, I just do my best and try to keep my form great. Finish the workout. Arms are shaking, but overall, I enjoyed it.
Later that day I do the AbRipper workout. Well over 300 situps, I think 13 different varities, in 16 minutes. Yes, I'm pretty sure I didn't complete the 25 reps of any of them. But I tried my hardest. The killer here is the final, Mason twists. I couldn't keep my legs of the floor for more than 5 of them, and you had to do 50! I still did the fast twists, and kept TRYING to pick my legs up!
So Day 1 over, I go to bed feeling good.
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