Saturday, January 23, 2010
Day 6: P90X Legs and Back
After the gruesome hour of squats and repeated chin ups (which I still use the bands for), there was just no way that I would be able to do Ab Ripper X, so once again I skipped it altogether. I am actually pretty guilty for doing this so instead of a full day of rest tomorrow, I am going to try to stick in 15 mins for Ab Ripper. Hopefully I'll have some time!
Anyway, I cannot wait until next week to do this work out all over. I just know that I can, and will do better!
One week of P90X down, 12 more to go! Oh, and I lost 1+ pound(s) this week! That’s amazing. I thought that I hit a plateau and wouldn't be able to lose any more weight after losing 16 pounds 2 weeks prior to P90X. I guess the whole muscle confusion concept really does work! Six Pack abs, and a low body fat percentage.. here I come! **crosses my fingers**
Friday, January 22, 2010
Day 5: P90X Kempo X
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Day 4: ..
My friend gave me a dvd to burn my p90x videos on. I could have just made a data disc but I thought it would be nice of me to burn him an actual dvd. You know, the ones that you can actually play in the dvd player. Anywho, I found a free dvd burner software online and started as soon as I got home. I figured that it wouldn't take long but I didn't account for the size of the files and the length it takes to encode them. At around 10 o'clock I realized that it won't finish for another couple of hours so I decided to set an alarm for 1 o'clock in the morning. When the alarm rung, I got up, checked on the computer and saw that it only had 2 minutes left. I got up, sat down on my desk, and waited. The damn software lied and took at least another 10 minutes. To make things worse, at 99.9% it gave me a pop up which said : FAILED. sigh, I tried everything in the book and 30 minutes later I decided to go to bed. At the thought of me getting up in 3 hours, I decided to change my alarm and skip today’s workout. Needless to say, I was pretty happy because I had been extremely sore all week! Anywho, tomorrows Kempo X! Let see how it goes!
Post.Script.
That was a pretty legitimate reason to skip a day right?
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Day 3: P90X Cardio X
So I have been really excited about p90X that I can't seem to stop talking about it. Like I said before, I 'insipired' a couple of my friends to do the workouts with me! At least one of them is really taking the time to follow the program! This helps both me and him! I hope we survive this 90 days of hell! Well thats all for now. Tomorrow: Shoulders and Arms!
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Day 2: P90X Chest&Back
Ok so first of all, I decided to not use the chin up bar that i have ( the ones that hang on the door) for the first session. I figured it would be better to get use to the resistant bands before I actually attempted to do 330+ chin ups! Yes, pretty genius right? Oh and another reason why I didn't use the chin up bar: I didn't have a door nearby or anywhere I could hang it on. I would have stuck it on my room's door but I didnt wanna walk back in forth between the excersizes. Time is precious you know! Especially when you just have an hour to finish the workout and you have to get ready for school right after!
Secondly, Ab Ripper X. Okay, so I cheated a bit and decided to do this workout last night. Again it was to save me some time and be able to sleep a bit longer. Now about the workout itself: HARD. If I had to grade myself, I would probaby give myself a 65%! I tried really hard to do what they did at the speed they were doing them but near the end everything got to be really sloppy! Hopefully I would be able to get better as I progress through the rest of this program!
In other news, I was so sore today that I could barely walk! School was a pain! And the stairs! wow! And as the day progressed I started to feel more and more sore. By 2:30 my upper body started to hurt too. Im guessing that thats from this mornings workout! Again, it sucks.. BUT I LIKE IT! oh, and i was talking about P90X to some of my friends and I convinced two of them to do it with me! Im not quite sure as to when they are going to start the program but Im hoping that it's soon! It would be really benificial to all of us if we all do it together. Motivate each other you know!
Well thats it for today, be back tomorrow for .. P90X Cardio X? I originally had Core Synergistics but I think that I'm gonna save that for the recovery week . I guess I'll just do whatever I decided to do tomorrow! (:
Note to self (and others who are reading): Remember to bring a chart to track pushups and chin ups!
Monday, January 18, 2010
Day 1: P90X Plyometrics
So today marks my 90 day journey to a healthier lifestyle. Holy Cow. If today gives an accurate taste of what the rest of this program has in store for me.. I AM SCREWED. P90X does NOT PLAY. I did about 2 weeks or so of Power 90 and got pretty used to the workouts. I thought that it was too easy and therefore 'upgraded' to P90X. After this first workout, Im starting to question myself as to why i wanted to go for something harder. I would quit now, but what good will that do right? Anyway, to start things off, heres a list of the things that you have to do in Plyometrics:
- Jump Squat ,Run Stance Squats ,Airborne Heismans ,Swing Kicks
- Squat Reach Jumps ,Run Stance Squat Switch Pick Ups ,Double Airborne Heismans ,Circle Run
- Jump Knee Tucks ,Mary Katherine Lunges ,Leapfrog Squats ,Twist Combos
- Rock Star Hops ,Gag Jumps ,Squat Jacks ,Military Marches
- Run Squat 180 ,Lateral Leapfrog Squats ,Monster Truck Tire Jumps ,Hot Foot Jumps
- BONUS! ,Pitch & Catch ,Jump Shots ,Football Hero
Fun Right! Oh and did I mention that each sequence is repeated twice! I can't believe I got through it all! It was barely in the second sequence and I was ready to stop! I was practically crying when I thought we finished after the third sequence only to find out that i was just 'half way through'! BOMBER! This is by far the hardest workout I have ever done in my life! I actually just finished a couple of hours ago and I am already starting to get sore. I am both excited and really nervous for tomorrow! I have read a few blogs on the internet and most people say that they feel so weak the second day. Tomorrow is also a school day so I have to wake up at around 4:50 to get my workout in before school. Whatever happens, I will try my best this week and I will keep pushing play! Most P90x Grads say that the first week is the worse but keep pushing because the results are worth the sweat and hard work!
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Schedule
Week 1:
Day 01 - P90X Plyometrics
Day 02 - P90X Chest&Back / Ab Ripper X
Day 03 - Insanity Cardio Abs
Day 04 - P90X Shoulder&Arms / Ab Ripper X
Day 05 - P90X Kempo X
Day 06 - P90 X Cardio X
Day 07 - Rest
Week 2:
Day 08 - Insanity Plyometric Cardio Circuit
Day 09 - P90X Chest&Back / Ab Ripper X
Day 10 - Insanity Cardio Power and Resistance
Day 11 - P90X Shoulder&Arms / Ab Ripper X
Day 12 - Insanity Pure Cardio
Day 13 - P90 X Cardio X
Day 14 - Rest
Week 3:
Day 15 - P90X Plyometrics
Day 16 - P90X Chest&Back / Ab Ripper X
Day 17 - Insanity Cardio Abs
Day 18 - P90X Shoulder&Arms / Ab Ripper X
Day 19 - P90X Kempo X
Day 20 - P90 X Cardio X
Day 21 - Rest
Week 4:
Day 22 - P90X Cardio X
Day 23 - P90X Chest&Back / Ab Ripper X
Day 24 - Insanity Cardio Recovery
Day 25 - P90X Shoulder&Arms / Ab Ripper X
Day 26 - Insanity Pure Cardio
Day 27 - P90 X Cardio X
Day 28 - Rest
Week 5:
Day 29 - Insanity Plyometric Cardio Circuit
Day 30 - P90X Chest&Back / Ab Ripper X
Day 31 - Insanity Cardio Power and Resistance
Day 32 - P90X Shoulder&Arms / Ab Ripper X
Day 33 - Insanity Pure Cardio
Day 34 - P90 X Cardio X
Day 35 - Rest
Week 6:
Day 36 - P90X Plyometrics
Day 37 - P90X Chest&Back / Ab Ripper X
Day 38 - Insanity Cardio Abs
Day 39 - P90X Shoulder&Arms / Ab Ripper X
Day 40 - P90X Kempo X
Day 41 - P90 X Cardio X
Day 42 - Rest
Week 7:
Day 43 - Insanity Plyometric Cardio Circuit
Day 44 - P90X Chest&Back / Ab Ripper X
Day 45 - Insanity Cardio Power and Resistance
Day 46 - P90X Shoulder&Arms / Ab Ripper X
Day 47 - Insanity Pure Cardio
Day 48 - P90 X Cardio X
Day 49 - Rest
Week 8:
Day 50 - P90X Cardio X
Day 51 - P90X Chest&Back / Ab Ripper X
Day 52 - Insanity Cardio Recovery
Day 53 - P90X Shoulder&Arms / Ab Ripper X
Day 54 - Insanity Pure Cardio
Day 55 - P90 X Cardio X
Day 56 - Rest
The Rest is still in the process.. ;D