It's been awhile since I updated, so here it is...
Day 25: X Stretch - It was just a stretching day, and it was much needed. It felt really good to stretch and work on some more flexibility.
Day 26: Core Synergystics - The disc worked this time and this was pretty tough to do. I had to do it in a hotel room in Tawas and barely had enough room. The rolls are really difficult for me because I can't balance on my stomach for too long. I've always had that problem. I'm not sure exactly why, but I've also had a hard time doing sit-ups too. Other than that, Core Syn works everything and isn't bad at all.
Day 27: Yoga X - I did GREAT with Yoga. I'm becoming more flexible and was able to do a lot more of the moves. I hope that added flexibility will help me do the rest of the workout.
Day 28: This was a day of rest. I did have softball practice in the morning and threw a lot. Shoulder felt great throughout. I've had a right shoulder problem for years, but I think the exercises have helped strengthen it a bit. We will see how sore it gets in the days to come.
Day 29: Chest, Shoulders, Triceps & Ab Ripper X - This was the beginning of Week 5 and this was really difficult. I worked really hard and my left shoulder was burning. I think it was because those muscles do not get worked a whole lot, seeing that I am right handed. I had to stop doing some of the moves because my left shoulder hurt so bad I didn't want to risk major injury. This was definitely hardcore weight training and was different. As far as the Ab Ripper goes, I did ok, but some of the sit-ups really bother my stomach. It's going to be really had to strengthen and firm it up. Not sure how to deal with this, but I still push myself as much as I can.
Day 30: Plyometrics - Back to doing Plyo. I really think that rest week set me back with this. Plyo is so intense with the jump training that it can be difficult to get your energy and rhythm back. I did the best I could, but I feel like I took a step back with this routine. Hopefully next week I can do more. I think another problem was not eating well today. I was very low on energy and it showed. I need to eat better or find more supplements that will nourish me and give me energy. Something I will have to look into.
Tomorrow it's Back & Biceps plus Ab Ripper X. Should be another tough workout and I hope I can Bring It!
Monday, April 5, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
P90X Day 21, 22, 23, 24
I haven't updated about P90X lately so here are some updates...
Day 21 - This was just a rest or stretch day. Ended up just resting.
Day 22 - Yoga X: This was the first workout of week 4. This is supposed to be a recovery type of week. I'm still making a little progess in Yoga and getting a bit more flexible. My body felt kinda tight throughout, but did my best.
Day 23 - Core Synergistics: I had a hard time getting this disc started for some reason. Not sure if there was a scratch on it or what. This was my first time with this workout and it was really interesting. I was taking it easy and just trying to learn the workouts. They are definitely challenging. Hopefully my disc will work better next time. It really hindered doing this workout and concentrating on it.
Day 24 - Kenpo X: This was my second day of doing workouts in the morning. To me, it's a huge difference than doing it in the evening. I definitely do not feel fully awake and alert when I am doing this. I felt kinda lethargic. I definitely need to try and change this or this won't be very effective. I'm not a very good sleeper at night and I'm not sure if that could be part of the reason or not. Kenpo is one of my favorite workouts and I certainly didn't have the energy needed to make it through this workout, but I pressed on the best that I could. I need to continue to do them in the mornings though because my evenings will be busy starting very soon. Wish me luck!
Day 21 - This was just a rest or stretch day. Ended up just resting.
Day 22 - Yoga X: This was the first workout of week 4. This is supposed to be a recovery type of week. I'm still making a little progess in Yoga and getting a bit more flexible. My body felt kinda tight throughout, but did my best.
Day 23 - Core Synergistics: I had a hard time getting this disc started for some reason. Not sure if there was a scratch on it or what. This was my first time with this workout and it was really interesting. I was taking it easy and just trying to learn the workouts. They are definitely challenging. Hopefully my disc will work better next time. It really hindered doing this workout and concentrating on it.
Day 24 - Kenpo X: This was my second day of doing workouts in the morning. To me, it's a huge difference than doing it in the evening. I definitely do not feel fully awake and alert when I am doing this. I felt kinda lethargic. I definitely need to try and change this or this won't be very effective. I'm not a very good sleeper at night and I'm not sure if that could be part of the reason or not. Kenpo is one of my favorite workouts and I certainly didn't have the energy needed to make it through this workout, but I pressed on the best that I could. I need to continue to do them in the mornings though because my evenings will be busy starting very soon. Wish me luck!
Friday, March 26, 2010
P90X - Days 19 & 20
A couple P90X updates from the last two days...
Day 19 - Legs & Back, Ab Ripper X: I wasn't too crazy about this workout. I just didn't feel like I brought it for both. After doing the Legs & Back it felt like I tweaked my hamstring a little bit. It felt a bit strained today (Friday) but not terrible. Ab Ripper I didn't do as much as I had the previous time, but I'm still making slow progress at getting it all done. The oblique move is something I still can't do yet. I will get there though!
Day 20 - Kenpo X: Had a GREAT workout tonight! I finally got the hang of all the moves and it was awesome! I really worked out hard and was able to keep up with 95% of all the moves. Felt outstanding throughout the whole workout. Never really felt tired at all. This is truly a fun workout once you get the hang of all the moves. The key for me was to look away from the TV while doing the moves so I wouldn't get confused watching them do it. It worked and turned out to be a lot of fun!
Tomorrow is a day of rest or stretching. I'm probably going to stretch things out just to stay limber. Week 4 starts on Sunday and it's considered a recovery week. During this week it's Yoga, Core Synergistics (which I haven't done yet), Kenpo X, Stretch, Yoga, Core Synergistics, then Stretching. No lifting during this week. By no means is any of that easy. My goal is to continue to build balance and get my cardio better. I'm seeing endurance improvements & I'm hoping to see my body start to change a bit today. Hasn't yet, but I'm hoping. Gotta bring it harder in month 2! Can't wait to start!
Day 19 - Legs & Back, Ab Ripper X: I wasn't too crazy about this workout. I just didn't feel like I brought it for both. After doing the Legs & Back it felt like I tweaked my hamstring a little bit. It felt a bit strained today (Friday) but not terrible. Ab Ripper I didn't do as much as I had the previous time, but I'm still making slow progress at getting it all done. The oblique move is something I still can't do yet. I will get there though!
Day 20 - Kenpo X: Had a GREAT workout tonight! I finally got the hang of all the moves and it was awesome! I really worked out hard and was able to keep up with 95% of all the moves. Felt outstanding throughout the whole workout. Never really felt tired at all. This is truly a fun workout once you get the hang of all the moves. The key for me was to look away from the TV while doing the moves so I wouldn't get confused watching them do it. It worked and turned out to be a lot of fun!
Tomorrow is a day of rest or stretching. I'm probably going to stretch things out just to stay limber. Week 4 starts on Sunday and it's considered a recovery week. During this week it's Yoga, Core Synergistics (which I haven't done yet), Kenpo X, Stretch, Yoga, Core Synergistics, then Stretching. No lifting during this week. By no means is any of that easy. My goal is to continue to build balance and get my cardio better. I'm seeing endurance improvements & I'm hoping to see my body start to change a bit today. Hasn't yet, but I'm hoping. Gotta bring it harder in month 2! Can't wait to start!
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
P90X - Days 17 & 18
P90X update from last two days...
Day 17 - Shoulders & Arms, Ab Ripper X: I definitely worked the shoulders and arms hard. I do think my form could be better though. I continue to try and improve form while doing max reps. My left shoulder hurts slightly when doing some of the exercises, but it's probably due to the fact it's the weaker arm. As far as the Ab Ripper goes, I kept up with them better than I ever have since I started the program. Still need some improvement, but I was really pleased with how much more I could do ab wise. Hopefully it will continue to improve!
Day 18 - Yoga X: Yoga is always interesting to me. I am definitely getting more flexible, I can tell. My biggest struggle is keeping my back straight and upright in certain positions. I continue to try and not slouch and keep my head up, chest out, and back straight. Flexibility is definitely getting better. I think by doing Yoga and improving my flexibility, it will make the other workout programs a little easier.
Tomorrow is Day 19 is Legs & Back and the last lifting exercises of the week! Then it's Kenpo, Stretching, and then my "rest week" starts. I can't believe I've almost got 3 weeks of the program behind me! Looking forward to bringing it again tomorrow!
Day 17 - Shoulders & Arms, Ab Ripper X: I definitely worked the shoulders and arms hard. I do think my form could be better though. I continue to try and improve form while doing max reps. My left shoulder hurts slightly when doing some of the exercises, but it's probably due to the fact it's the weaker arm. As far as the Ab Ripper goes, I kept up with them better than I ever have since I started the program. Still need some improvement, but I was really pleased with how much more I could do ab wise. Hopefully it will continue to improve!
Day 18 - Yoga X: Yoga is always interesting to me. I am definitely getting more flexible, I can tell. My biggest struggle is keeping my back straight and upright in certain positions. I continue to try and not slouch and keep my head up, chest out, and back straight. Flexibility is definitely getting better. I think by doing Yoga and improving my flexibility, it will make the other workout programs a little easier.
Tomorrow is Day 19 is Legs & Back and the last lifting exercises of the week! Then it's Kenpo, Stretching, and then my "rest week" starts. I can't believe I've almost got 3 weeks of the program behind me! Looking forward to bringing it again tomorrow!
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
P90X - Day 16
Did Plyometrics today. I couldn't do it in the morning, like I had planned to start this week so I had to do it late at night. If there is one workout you need all your energy for, it's Plyo. I definitely need to bring it more and earlier. Pretty disappoined with today. Tomorrow is another day and it's Shoulders & Arms, along with Ab Ripper. It'll definitely be a day to bring it!
Monday, March 22, 2010
P90X Updates
I haven't updated in a few days. So here is a brief summary of the last few days of P90X.
Day 13 - Kenpo X: This was the second time of doing Kenpo and I did slightly better. I'm still not getting all the movements down, but I'm getting there. This is all about self-defense and incorporating it into a great workout routine. It flies by and it is a lot of fun. I still need to get all the movements down, but looking forward to doing it again on Friday!
Day 14 - This is a Stretch or Rest optional day. I took it as a day of rest for this week.
Day 15 - Chest & Back, Ab Ripper X: Back at Chest & Back to start Week 3. I had the bands I got from P90X and they definitely worked my arms. I was also able to do more push ups this week. I'm not a fan of push ups, but I am starting to get some strength and do more. With the Ab Ripper X, I am again able to do more. I still need to straighten my back up a bit, but it's getting a little better. Small steps in the beginning, equals larger ones, hopefully in the end. Plyo is tomorrow and I better be ready to bring it!
Day 13 - Kenpo X: This was the second time of doing Kenpo and I did slightly better. I'm still not getting all the movements down, but I'm getting there. This is all about self-defense and incorporating it into a great workout routine. It flies by and it is a lot of fun. I still need to get all the movements down, but looking forward to doing it again on Friday!
Day 14 - This is a Stretch or Rest optional day. I took it as a day of rest for this week.
Day 15 - Chest & Back, Ab Ripper X: Back at Chest & Back to start Week 3. I had the bands I got from P90X and they definitely worked my arms. I was also able to do more push ups this week. I'm not a fan of push ups, but I am starting to get some strength and do more. With the Ab Ripper X, I am again able to do more. I still need to straighten my back up a bit, but it's getting a little better. Small steps in the beginning, equals larger ones, hopefully in the end. Plyo is tomorrow and I better be ready to bring it!
Thursday, March 18, 2010
P90X - Days 11 & 12
No, I didn't skip a work out, was just too busy to blog it last night!
Day 11 - Yoga: This is the second time doing Yoga and it is always interesting. Yoga is a lot tougher than you think. It's an hour and a half of intense poses, positions, and stretches. It's pretty amazing how much of your body it works. One thing I know I have to do is get my back straighter. It needs to be straighter in all of the exercises, but working at getting it straight in Yoga will help too. Yoga is just as tough as the rest of the program, that's for sure!
Day 12 - Legs & Back; Ab Ripper X: Legs and back isn't too bad as far as the workouts go. I think my legs are in ok shape. They definitely could be better, however, I'm able to do a lot of the exercises, calf raises, etc. Pull-ups is how the back is worked. I'm still trying to make it work with bands, although, I may have to start using the pull-up bar. Not sure if I'm getting anything by using the bands due to the door not being high enough. Still trying to figure out what is best with that.
Ab Ripper X, I'm still slowly getting better and doing more and more. When I first started this, I could barely do anything. I've slowly progressed to doing more and more each time. Another week or 2, I might be able to do almost the whole thing.
Tomorrow is Kenpo X, which is self defense exercises. It's intense, and there are a lot of moves. The first time I did this last week, I was all of the place and not in sync with the movements. Tomorrow I'm going to try and get the movements down before I do it too fast. Slow and right, is better than fast and wrong. Saturday is a rest/stretching day. So one more day of intensity and then a "rest" day.
My order of the recovery drink, P90X bars, and another supplement came in today. I'm going to try everything to see if I can lose some of this weight and get ripped!
I think next week, starting on Sunday, I'm going to try and do the workouts in the AM. I was contemplating doing it this week, but it was hard to switch during the middle of the week with the schedule I had. I'm hoping it will give me more energy throughout the day. I can already tell that I'm getting more flexible and my energy level is slowly moving up. I'm hoping with doing the workouts first thing, that will help a lot. Plus, I won't have to worry about missing a workout. Getting up early though, is not my favorite thing. I just have to be more disciplined. I will try my best!
Day 11 - Yoga: This is the second time doing Yoga and it is always interesting. Yoga is a lot tougher than you think. It's an hour and a half of intense poses, positions, and stretches. It's pretty amazing how much of your body it works. One thing I know I have to do is get my back straighter. It needs to be straighter in all of the exercises, but working at getting it straight in Yoga will help too. Yoga is just as tough as the rest of the program, that's for sure!
Day 12 - Legs & Back; Ab Ripper X: Legs and back isn't too bad as far as the workouts go. I think my legs are in ok shape. They definitely could be better, however, I'm able to do a lot of the exercises, calf raises, etc. Pull-ups is how the back is worked. I'm still trying to make it work with bands, although, I may have to start using the pull-up bar. Not sure if I'm getting anything by using the bands due to the door not being high enough. Still trying to figure out what is best with that.
Ab Ripper X, I'm still slowly getting better and doing more and more. When I first started this, I could barely do anything. I've slowly progressed to doing more and more each time. Another week or 2, I might be able to do almost the whole thing.
Tomorrow is Kenpo X, which is self defense exercises. It's intense, and there are a lot of moves. The first time I did this last week, I was all of the place and not in sync with the movements. Tomorrow I'm going to try and get the movements down before I do it too fast. Slow and right, is better than fast and wrong. Saturday is a rest/stretching day. So one more day of intensity and then a "rest" day.
My order of the recovery drink, P90X bars, and another supplement came in today. I'm going to try everything to see if I can lose some of this weight and get ripped!
I think next week, starting on Sunday, I'm going to try and do the workouts in the AM. I was contemplating doing it this week, but it was hard to switch during the middle of the week with the schedule I had. I'm hoping it will give me more energy throughout the day. I can already tell that I'm getting more flexible and my energy level is slowly moving up. I'm hoping with doing the workouts first thing, that will help a lot. Plus, I won't have to worry about missing a workout. Getting up early though, is not my favorite thing. I just have to be more disciplined. I will try my best!
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