Day 4- Back bending

            Today got a little backwards, I did the Insanity cardio recovery before P90X YogaX. Cardio recovery was the easiest insanity workout I have done so far but that doesn’t mean it was easy. It was really nice to have a break from the insanity of Insanity.

            Now YogaX is one of the most hated P90X workouts and all for different reasons. Most people hate it because it is extremely difficult. This doesn’t bother me, I like a challenge and am always looking for improvement. I hate YogaX because it is an hour and a half long. I finished the yoga and felt a lot better getting my muscles stretched out. My entire body has been sore all week and I have looked like a zombie when I walk around the house in the morning. I think Yoga helped loosen me up but I guess we will see in the morning. Another day under the calorie count but I got really hungry in the afternoon. I need to find a filling snack. Suggestions?

Day 3- Beached Whale

            Today started with P90X’s shoulders and arms workout and ended with Insanity’s cardio power and resistance. Now I love both of these workouts normally but my body was not up for some of the moves today. I finished probably 80 percent of both workouts, which isn’t bad for my first week. There was a minor issue though, Ab ripper X.

            I have never been one to brag about my core mostly because there is nothing to brag about. It is weak and today proved it. I laid on my back got ready for the first move, which are leg in and outs, and couldn’t lift my legs. We are talking physically unable to lift them off the ground with my core. I thought I might just be tired from P90X so I waited several hours and tried again and I felt and probably looked like a beached whale in my living room, helpless and not moving.

            I am continuing on regardless and going to keep attempting each workout and doing my best, even if I fall a lot short. I did manage to keep my calorie count under today but I am working on trying different foods to see if I can produce more energy for my workouts.

Day 2-Plyo Squared

            Today I made a discovery, the second day of P90X is plyometrics or jump training and the second day of Insanity is also plyometrics. This is not a good thing. Plyo is the toughest cardio workout in the P90X program and one of the toughest in the insanity.

            Now I did finish both workouts but I must be honest my jumping skill are close to non-existent making today a serious challenge. I started with P90X in the morning as I plan to do for the remainder of the challenge but my son had different plans. Ben is three months old and decided to have my hour long workout take over two. Insanity was done in the evening when I could peel my self off the ground and my wife had hopes of joining me even with her bad knee but my son decided she needed to spend some time with him instead.

            It may only be day two but I know without the support of my family and friends I would not have even attempted the second set of plyo today. So thank you all I will do my best to keep it up.

Side note: I forgot to tell you the start weight of this bloke was 206 pounds. I will be weighing myself once a week to track the changes. I was also again under my calorie limit.

Day 1-Back to Back

            Who’s idea was this? Dang it was mine so I can only blame myself for the pain I am in. Today is Labor day and we are always traveling home from a weekend away on Labor day and today was no different. Because we were out of town until 7pm I had the challenge to finish the first workout of both Insanity and P90X.

            I started with Insanity and my wife decided to join me, which was a pleasant surprise. The first workout is a fitness test of different exercises and you have to see how many you can do in a minute. This is the easiest of the workouts and my wife and I were holding each other up afterword. But sadly while she got to shower and get ready for bed I had to start Chest and Back, the first P90X workout. Now doing these workouts without a break is not a great idea but to make it better I forgot the P90X workouts have Ab ripperX every other day and today was the day.

            Not something I was ready for mentally or physically. I would love to write all the details but I have lost the will to lift my fingers. Tomorrow I will be spreading the workouts out a lot. I should point out as a side note that I was able to keep under my calorie count.

P90X 2

            I got an email from Beachbody today that I am having mixed feelings about. They have announced the release of P90X 2. Now on one hand I am excited and love the idea of another hill to conquer, but I am not made of money here people. I can’t just shell out a couple hundred bucks every time BeachBody comes out with something new. Regardless I am sticking to the original for the challenge and we will see where this upgraded version goes.

            There is less than a week left before the challenge starts and time is going to be an issue especially on day one. If you have a calendar you know that Monday is Labor Day and due to my small town location I will be driving home that day from a Labor Day weekend with the family. This means I will have to squeeze in my first workouts between a lengthy drive. This weekend is my last days of freedom from schedules and cramming in crazy workouts for three months. So I will be spending it away from technology and near a lake. I hope all of you enjoy your Labor Day.