Archive for February, 2010
Day 5(R2): Legs & Back; Abs
0Today’s workout was much more productive than yesterday’s. Although I’m not a fan of the leg workout, I brought it today. I did the Ab workout in the morning before work and did Legs & Back after work. I’m actually surprised how much stronger my back has gotten over the last few months. Early on I could barely do any pullups or chinups and now months later I can do a whole bunch. Pretty cool.
Day 4(R2): Yoga X
2I’m disappointed in myself but I had to bail out on this one with 25 minutes left. I should have just took the day off but I decided to give it a shot but wasn’t feeling it. I got through the first 45 minutes really strong but once I hit the balance posture section I just couldn’t focus. I stumbled my way through that and hit the shoulder stand and got a phone call from a friend so I used that as an excuse to stop. When I got off the phone, I had no desire to continue. Oh well. I got a good solid hour in which is what most of the other workouts are.
Day 3(R2): Shoulders & Arms; Abs
0My lower body is really aching today from plyo yesterday. I really wasn’t expecting that. I haven’t done that workout in a few weeks and although the workout itself went well, the day after is painful. I didn’t really feel like working out tonight. After having to clear the driveway twice and not feeling in the workout mood, this was the last thing I wanted to do. But I put my workout clothes on and put the DVD in and hit play. After I got going it wasn’t so bad but I did want to quit halfway through. Somehow I willed my way through to the end and I’m glad I did.
Day 2(R2): Plyometrics
0My chest and abs are feeling a bit sore from my workout yesterday. It’s nothing liked the pain I felt the very first week I started P90X but it is a satisfying pain. I was a bit worried about today’s plyo workout since it’s been awhile since the last time I did it. It’s a real heart pumper but I got through it just fine. Today Zach started the workout with me but he tired out after about 20 minutes and proceeded to lay down. I guess his 6 year old legs couldn’t handle it longer than that.
Day 1(R2): Chest & Back; Abs
2I officially started round 2 today. I took the past week off but did a few light workouts so I wasn’t completely stagnant but I didn’t do anything close to these workouts. Plus, I must admit my eating habits over the last week weren’t exactly the most healthy. Despite all of that, I didn’t gain any weight and I had a great workout today. In fact, I actually did better on this workout than I ever had. I didn’t lose anything from the last time I did it. Instead I improved on a few of the exercises which was a pleasant surprise. Maybe all the rest was actually a good thing. Maybe my body had a chance to regenerate.
Although I was very strict in the first round and never missed a workout and did the full 90 days straight, I do plan on modifying this second round a bit. As warmer weather approaches, coaching soccer, etc. I want to be able to do those things without feeling like I must do a P90X workout. I just won’t have the time and I’ll get frustrated. So I will probably miss one or two workouts a week depending on the week. I want to be able to fit these workouts into a “normal” schedule and build it into my lifestyle and trying to do it 7 days a week forever is just unrealistic.
Anyway, today’s workout is done and I plan to get plyo in tomorrow morning since I’m now working then.
4 Days After P90X
0Well, I thought I was just going to rest all week and then start up a modified round 2 next week. It hasn’t quite worked out that way.
On Sunday, the day after I finished P90X, I did the hour stretch which as usual felt great and is relaxing.
On Monday I ended up going to the gym with my friend and did a light strength workout for about an hour. After that, she kicked my butt with a 40 minute interval workout on a StairMaster, which I had never used before. It’s like climbing up an escalator from hell once you really get going.
Tuesday, I did absolutely nothing.
Today I did one of the bonus workouts on the P90X DVD called UML. It stands for Upper/Middle/Lower and was a 40 minute workout for your whole body. It wasn’t as intense as one of the P90X workouts and didn’t require any weights.
I think I’ve just gotten into the mode of working out everyday and since I see the benefits of it now it’s hard to just do nothing for a whole week. I plan on startnig up a modified round of P90X on Monday. This time I will add a rest day into the rotation every Friday. Until then, I’m sure I’ll end up doing some other workout. Stay tuned. More regular blog updates will resume once I get started on round 2.
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