Dear P90X Diary,
I slipped. Already. Saturday was just one of those days i couldn't motivate myself to do anything. I mean nothing. So i missed my Yoga X workout. (And i actually like that one.) Before i went to bed, though, i had a plan. Yoga in the morning, Legs & Back in the evening, and i'd be good to go. Except for the fact that since i didn't motivate myself to go into work on Saturday either, i ended up having to go in on Sunday night. Which kind of rolled into Monday morning. As in, i'm just getting home from work at 1:00 in the morning. And have to be back at 7:00.
Okay, Plan B.
I started this whole thing on a Wednesday, which means my "rest day" is on Tuesday at the end of my week. (Tuesday is my sabbath and i shalt honor it. Don't mess with me.) So i just carry things forward a bit: Yoga was Sunday morning, Legs & Back will be Monday evening, Kenpo X on Tuesday morning, and X Stretch on Tuesday evening. Easier to double up on the day when you're supposed to be resting, especially if you rested on a day you were supposed to be working.
We'll see how this goes. I think i've said that before. I'm still committed to P90X in 90 days.
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Showing posts with label legs. Show all posts
Monday, September 13, 2010
Sunday, September 5, 2010
DAY 5 - Um... easy? WTF?!?!?
Dear P90X Diary,
Okay, weird. I couldn't shake the feeling i was doing something wrong. I actually did all the exercises, in most cases at all the reps they were doing in the DVD. I think i confirmed what i already suspected: my legs are stronger than they look. Must be all the walking i do (or used to do) on a regular basis. That means i'm going to have to work extra hard to actually see some development in my legs. WHAT?!?!? A routine that i'm going to have to push HARDER on? Well, that definitely made my day. I was starting to second guess my decision to jump into P90X without any preamble. Now i know i have at least two routines each week that i have some competence in.
Feels good.
Then, of course, there was Ab Ripper X again. I actually felt better about this today. I was able to execute all the maneuvers for the first time. Even if i couldn't do all the reps. Now my focus is on perfecting the form. The reps will come as i get stronger, but it won't matter much if i'm not doing the moves the right way.
*****UPDATE 9/6/2010*****
Yeah, it's confirmed. Today my legs feel fine. Like i just walked a few miles yesterday or something. Definitely will have to push harder on leg days. Gotta get some more dumbells (i only have 5lb and 15lb now), for this and for a couple of other exercises. I figure it's an investment, since i'll be moving up in weight anyway as i get stronger all around.
Okay, weird. I couldn't shake the feeling i was doing something wrong. I actually did all the exercises, in most cases at all the reps they were doing in the DVD. I think i confirmed what i already suspected: my legs are stronger than they look. Must be all the walking i do (or used to do) on a regular basis. That means i'm going to have to work extra hard to actually see some development in my legs. WHAT?!?!? A routine that i'm going to have to push HARDER on? Well, that definitely made my day. I was starting to second guess my decision to jump into P90X without any preamble. Now i know i have at least two routines each week that i have some competence in.
Feels good.
Then, of course, there was Ab Ripper X again. I actually felt better about this today. I was able to execute all the maneuvers for the first time. Even if i couldn't do all the reps. Now my focus is on perfecting the form. The reps will come as i get stronger, but it won't matter much if i'm not doing the moves the right way.
*****UPDATE 9/6/2010*****
Yeah, it's confirmed. Today my legs feel fine. Like i just walked a few miles yesterday or something. Definitely will have to push harder on leg days. Gotta get some more dumbells (i only have 5lb and 15lb now), for this and for a couple of other exercises. I figure it's an investment, since i'll be moving up in weight anyway as i get stronger all around.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
DAY 2 - Plyo-whatnow?
Dear P90X Diary,
Plyometrics is something Tony Horton invented to kill me. He did not succeed.
Day two done. May not be ambulatory tomorrow, but i probably don't need to stand up to do Shoulders & Arms, anyway. And i can't really execute half of Ab Ripper X yet, so that pain will take my focus off the legs for a while. (But seriously, "leapfrog jumping jacks?" WTDTA???) But it felt good to know i could at least execute all the moves in this workout.
Goals, goals....
P.S. Eating is still a challenge. I don't cook.
Plyometrics is something Tony Horton invented to kill me. He did not succeed.
Day two done. May not be ambulatory tomorrow, but i probably don't need to stand up to do Shoulders & Arms, anyway. And i can't really execute half of Ab Ripper X yet, so that pain will take my focus off the legs for a while. (But seriously, "leapfrog jumping jacks?" WTDTA???) But it felt good to know i could at least execute all the moves in this workout.
Goals, goals....
P.S. Eating is still a challenge. I don't cook.
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