P90X- Stretch X

Wow! I absolutely LOVE Stretch X. I admit. It lasts almost one hour. But my gosh! The stretching feels amazing. And about half way through I was developing a nice even mist of a sweat. Very calm workout. Nice and slow. I found it very relaxing. I had to push out of my mind that it was taking an hour but once I reminded myself that it was an hour devoted just to ME I was totally into it! Deep breathing, sun salutations, all of it. And next week is my recovery week from the 1st month of P90X so I get to do Stretch X a few times! Looking forward to it.

P90X Back and Arms

Whoa! almost 90 minutes of pull/chin ups, lungs, squats, etc. I did manage to do my fist unassisted pull-up! Yeah for me. The rest I needed a low chair assist. I tweaked my left pec a bit so I didn't do the last set of pull ups. Then on to 16 minutes of Ab Ripper X!!! Non stop, 25 reps of each exercise.
So, drawing to the end of week 2 of P90X. I can do this!
Now it is time for my P90X Results and Recovery formula. I have been looking forward to that all morning!

Anyone want to join me in this?

BRINGING IT!

Kenpo X

Friday. Day 6 of P0X. Kenpo X. I loved it. Very much like my TurboKick and TurboFire workouts but without the music! In the course of 63 minutes I got a really good workout! Great stretching at the start. And a good cool down at the end. I was sweating like crazy and my hear rate was up there. So my evaluation of Kenpo X- great. Looking forward to doing it again next week!
So tomorrow I have a rest day because P90X is 6 days a week. I might do the Stretch X workout though. I really like stretching and since I will be sitting the the gym all day judging gymnastics, stretching will be good and FEEL good.
So far so good with P90X.

BRING IT AGAIN!

Legs and Back

April 19. Day 5 of P90X.
Well so far so good. Legs and Back goes for about 60 minutes. I am fine with the leg workouts. Pretty intense but for the most part I can hang.
The back exercises are PULL UPS! I am currently struggling with Pull Ups. They say for women, pull ups are more difficult because we have a lower center of gravity. I believe it. I was able to do about 3-4 with the help of a step stool to lift me up a bit. But this workout has about 8 sets of various pull ups.
Not that I can't do them. I am struggling with them.
The P90X pull up bar works well.
After the Legs and Back workout, it was time for Ab Ripper X. 20 more minutes. But I pushed through it.
Drank my P90X Results and Recovery Formula and I am feeling great!
Life is good.

Yoga X

Wednesday, April 18. Wow! Yoga X is amazing. I like it. I actually had to do it in two sections because it is a 90 minute workout! 90 minutes! So I did 45 minutes in the AM and 45 minutes in the evening. 

I know why guys hate, don't do, don't like Yoga. It's because THEY CAN'T DO IT!

I can do it. It felt great.

P90X- Are you kidding me?!

So recently I decided to get my certification in P90X. What does that involve? An on-line course that I completed to get "qualified" to enroll in the Certification workshop. My workshop is in a couple of weeks. 


Now I have done a few of the P90X workouts before but I made the decision to actually do the program for real!  So I started P90X this past Sunday. I chose the "Lean" program as opposed to the Classic or the Doubles. Why? It seemed a better fit for me. More emphasis on cardio, a little less on muscle building. 


So far I really like it. It is different from the other workouts I have done. I have been doing Chalean Extreme which does very slow lifting of heavy weights, and minimal reps. P90X is different. More reps, a little lighter, and a little faster. For the most part I am keeping up.


And Tony Horton cracks me up.


So keep checking back and I will keep you posted as to my progress and what I think of the workouts! 
Join me if you want! Let me know and I'll tell you how.

BRING IT!

Time for a Change.

So have I always been into fitness? Well yes, sort of. But 2 years ago I got on the scale and realized I weighed MORE than when I was 9 months pregnant!! What I was doing to try and lose weight was not working. I DECIDED to make some changes. I changed my workout routine. I changed my nutrition plan. I COMMITTED to a healthy lifestyle. And guess what? It worked. Was it easy? Depends. It required commitment. Once I made the commitment, the rest fell into place.
Team BeachBody has what I need to stay on track. Workouts, Shakeology, Support.
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