P90X Week 2

P90x Week 2

I started off this week better than last week; at least I believe this to be true.   I really do feel stronger, and I don’t know if I actually am or if it’s all in my head.  The soreness is lessening in my body, and I am grateful for that.

Did I mention I have a crush on Tony Horton?  Something about him I find very attractive, and it’s not his muscular body because I’m not really into guys that are that bulky.  Either way, it makes working out a very nice experience.  Ha-ha.

Day 8: Chest & Shoulders- I’m still doing girl pushups, but I am doing more than I have been.  I wasn’t going to write them down, but I started this week… I know I’m a slacker anyway you look at it.  I’m also doing more reps with the pull-ups, although I still use the chair because I can’t even do half a pull up on my own.  I also wanted to say Decline push-ups and Dive Bomber Push-ups are the devil… especially the dive bomber push-ups.  I seriously look pathetic trying to do those.

Abs- Since you are supposed to do abs every time you do the weights, I decided to spice things up by doing my Turbo Jam Ab Jam.  It’s 18 minutes; 9 minutes standing abs & 9 minutes floor abs.  It’s A LOT easier than Ab Ripper & I feel like I get more out of it because Ab Ripper is so hard for me… I struggle with Ab Ripper.  

Day 9: Plyometrics – This has to be the hardest of the workouts.  I seriously could not finish it again… I did 40 minutes and I was so physically exhausted I couldn’t do anymore.   Maybe I’m too much of a wuss for P90x?  I HATE not finishing things in full, but I’m determined to finish the 90 days.  Hopefully I will soon be able to complete all the workouts in full.  I felt so guilty that later on in the night I did 20 minutes on the elliptical…which is not the same, but I felt a little bit better about being such a flake.  Some of the Plyometric exercises I enjoy, but some of them I would rather poke my eyes out than do them.  

Day 10: Arms & Shoulders - This has to be my favorite of the P90x workouts.  I feel like I get so much out of this workout.  It’s amazing.

Abs – Turbo Jam Ab Jam.  Feels good, I really worked my obliques today.

Day 11: Yoga X – Still didn’t complete the full time, I went further however.  It is nearly impossible to find time on the days I work, (I work 12 hour night shifts with an hour & 15 minute drive all together).  I’ve managed to do it, but this workout is so long compared to the other I had to cut it short.  Also, my hands get sweaty & they slip on the mat during downward dog & plank.  It’s really frustrating. I don’t know if I need to get another mat or if all mats do that?

Day 12: Legs & Back – This workout kicked my butt today.  Sneaky lunges are sooooo hard, but I can feel them working almost immediately.  The calf raises are 1 minute and 30 seconds, 15 seconds slow and 10 seconds fast then you alternate the angle of the foot.  If you want to talk about a deeeeep deeeeep burn, then you do those.  I have weenie calves apparently.

Day 13: Kenpo X – I don’t know, but this is my least favorite workout. It’s still the easiest for me, and I contribute my dislike to my awesome kickboxing class I took while I went to ECU.  Julie was so intense & she incorporated P90x stuff into her workout as well.  I miss that class.

Day 14: Rest – It’s a rest day and baby did I take advantage of that.

As for my diet, well I’ve been eating cleaner & healthier foods but I haven’t stuck with my weight watchers.  I am more aware of portions and what types of food I’m eating, but I’ve also been careful to eat more protein, which is crucial while doing this workout.  I’ve come to love Black Bean veggie burgers; they are soooooo good.

I have been eating more chocolate this week. Haha.  It’s my weakness.  Anyway, so I wasn’t that surprised when I saw the scales this week.  I actually thought I’d gain more… but I’m pretending it’s the muscle that is showing up.

Week 1 loss : – 2 lbs.

Week 2 loss : +0.2 lbs

Total = -1.8 lbs

I know a gain of 0.2 lbs isn’t that bad at all considering I ate a butt load of chocolate and cookies last week.

P90X Week 1

I’ll be doing this weekly since I do not have the Internet where I live at the moment.

I’ll go ahead & get my excuses out of the way so we can get on with this post.  It has been extremely hard to stay on track this week.  My dad has been in and out of the hospital, and working nights also makes it very hard to be on track.   There… now I’m done.

I’ll start out by telling you that I did not work out a lot before this.  Besides the occasional visit to the gym, doing Wii Fit, and dancing at home/club, I have not seriously exercised since June 2009.   (Yes, I consider me dancing at home & the club a workout… I sweat and my heart beats faster… so it’s a workout.)

I took the Fit Test that it showed in that poorly written fitness guide and I passed all of the requirements, minus the pull-ups, which I failed miserably.

I will admit that I underestimated P90x and I now know that I am an idiot.

Since I have not worked out since June 2009, and I did not want to push myself too much, and it was recommended to do the full workouts… I only did 30 minutes of the workouts for this first week.  I know, I know… blah blah blah.   This 2^nd week I will be completing the workouts in full.

I also attempted to do Weight Watchers this week, which I completed 5 of the 7 days.  It’s been so hard since I’ve been traveling back & forth to the hospital, & eating on the road.  You are tired of hearing excuses right?  Yeah, I’m full of them… so sue me.

Chest & Back – I was able to do 30 minutes and I bought a pull up bar in which I did pull ups while having a chair help me out. I also do girl push-ups, I can do one pushup on my feet, but I have very little upper body strength when it comes to pushups.

Ab Ripper X – I did the full 16 minutes. My Abs felt like they were being ripped in half.  I certainly felt that the next day.

Plyometrics- Hahahaha.  I’m out of shape.  The next night I had to go up & down to the lab at work for blood.  3 flights of stairs...4 times.  I wanted to cry each time.  I do not joke.  I literally almost had tears coming out of my eyes…it hurt.

Arms & Shoulders – I was able to do 30 minutes, and I had better upper body strength than I thought.  My triceps were pretty sore the next day, but they are flabby and really need to be toned.

Yoga X - Yoga is not for sissies.  It is an hour and a half, and I was able to do 45 minutes.  That downward dog and plank stuff really made me sore.  I feel as if I’m just one big ball of soreness.  It did relax me and I felt more flexible at the end, whether it was all in my head I do not know.  Breathing is key.

Legs & Back – My brother decided to do this one with me.  He was mouthing it earlier and I told him that he needed to just try it.  He took back all the things he said about it pretty quickly after we started.  

Kenpo X – This was the easiest P90x workout for me so far.  I liked it because I miss my kickboxing class I used to go to, and it reminds me of that somewhat. 

The end of Week 1, even though I did not eat as well as I planned and I only worked out half the recommended time, I lost 2 lbs!  I haven’t measured myself again; I will do that at 30 days, 60 days, and then 90 days.  I will also do my pictures in those increments.  If I’m brave enough & there is significant difference, I may even post them.  We will see.

Thanks for taking the time to read this.  Next week I may do a better job at describing the workouts, and hopefully I will have fewer excuses.