DAY 3 - Oh yeah.

Dear P90X Diary,

Day 3 was actually great. Shoulders & Arms. I wasn't sure how i was going to do it, since i was still hurting from DAY 1's Chest & Back workout, but i got home earlier than usual, took a short nap, and woke up ready to go. Made it through the workout. Made notes about what to do next time. Got exited when Tony Horton said, "We're done!" Even threw up the "X" at the end with the crews. I was just about done congratulating myself and about to eject the DVD when...

oh yeah. ab ripper x.

The rating on my iFitness Tracker 90 App, above, only allows for two things: a difficulty rating (as in, "How difficult was this for you, on a scale of 1 to 5?"), and a note. Yeah, who am i fooling with that "nearly" qualifier. This workout is the hardest i've encountered so far. And it's the one you do three times a week as part of the program. Well, i guess that just means more opportunities to get it right.

Damn you, Tony Horton! One of these days, i'm going to actually be able to fully execute all those moves. I mean, like actually doing at least ONE of each of those strange torture chamber maneuvers you pull.

Day 3 is done. Yoga tomorrow. Sorry, Yoga X. Lord only knows what he's come up with for that...

DAY 2 - The morning after

Dear P90X Diary,

There it is: the ugly truth about my first day's workout. I worried that i couldn't do very many reps on each of the exercises. Even as i was doing the Chest & Back workout, i thought, "Maybe i'm in over my head." Then i woke up this morning with that good kinda soreness. The feeling in your muscles that lets you know, "Oh, you worked all right." And i realized my goal now is just to get up to speed. To make sure that i can do every move in every workout and do it well. And repeatedly. Then i realized i had started setting goals for my fitness.

And that really feels good.


[Screen shot from the iFitness Tracker 90 App for iPhone. I give it four of five stars.]