P90X (NOVEMBER 1) - BRING IT

SaraTN

@Karincakes the worksheets are on the BB website: http://teambeachbody.com/get-fit/fitness-tools/workout-sheets

mcjabber

shoulders and arms went pretty well, I probably should've used heavier weights. But ab ripper did me DIRTY today! It felt about 100x harder than Monday! Yeesh. Ah well, no pain, no gain.

pinbotchick

Karincakes - the book with the DVDS says to visit the beachbody website and download the files that have the charts. I did this and it was easy to record the workout.

Arms/shoulders and ABX done - day 3 complete!! YEAH!!!

Overall my body is sore but I loved today's workout!!!

dmmihelcic

Let me just say one thing. Ab Ripper X... I love it... But I hate it....

KarenBorter

Let me just say one thing. Ab Ripper X... I love it... But I hate it....

word ...

Okay DAY 1 is DONE. I did chair assisted pull ups and most of the push ups were girly but the diamond, wide, dive bombers and incline (forgot what they are called and my work sheets are way over there ~~~~~>) Ab Ripper X kicked my *kitten* and I thought I had it wired but NOOOOOOOOOOO lol.

Day 2 Plyo is going to kick my *kitten* I know it is but man this feels really good! I already had my whey protein drink. I also think my calories were kinda low because yet again my chest strap disconnected. It was kinda loose since I had taken it to bed with me the other day LOL. anyway ONWARD AND BRING IT (I am no longer suffering from P90X envy LOL).

edit: i am going to return the resistance band ... as the chair pull ups are challenging. I am KEEPING the gloves though and I may get a better padded workout mat.

KarenBorter

I went out at lunch and bought a heavy band to do assisted pull ups with and I got new weight gloves ... because they were pink

They would match my water bottle, HRM watch, the accent color on my Asics cross country shoes, and yoga mat! I have no idea how I ended up with so much pink workout stuff since my favorite color is green... I think it was going to be an accent color for me and then I went overboard... as either the Herb-N Kitchen Fairy or my inner preppie kid...

OMG I WANT A PINK YOGA MAT WHERE WHERE WHERE?! lol my PURPLE yoga blocks came in today

KarenBorter

oh, another question; are you guys using a thick yoga mat or a thin one?

missmaya24

I got my pink yoga mat at Target. Shoulders and arms is a good workout. I'm stronger than I thought, need heavier weights. The side tri-raises are killer. Ab ripper was a little better today. Still killer though.

KarenBorter

I got my pink yoga mat at Target. Shoulders and arms is a good workout. I'm stronger than I thought, need heavier weights. The side tri-raises are killer. Ab ripper was a little better today. Still killer though.

Looks like I am going to Target

hewhoiscd

P90x Lean Day 4: Yoga X

It felt like I was training to be the pretzel in an M&M commercial. 20 minutes into it I wasn't sure I was going to make it the whole 90 minutes, but I made it Had to modify many of the poses, but I did my best.

SaraTN

Karen: I found mine at Marshall's or TJ Maxx I can't remember which.

Chris good job on finishing it. I am going to start it in about 15 minutes...

pinbotchick

I think my body will be in pain tomorrow. I'm smiling now that the Yoga workout is done. This was the toughest workout yet - for me. Modification is the key. Day 4 - DONE!!! I now see that I need to buy Yoga blocks.

Great job everyone.

TheSuperSaiyan

Great job to everyone who has made it this far!!! Yoga X is certainly one of the hardest work-outs on the p90x scale for many of us.

Day 4: P90x - Yoga X, Preparing for Karate belt testing this weekend, more Wing Chun and Shaolin training, and that'll be my work out. for the day

Rappla88

Wow you guys are all doing great!!! keep it up!! I just finished day 45.... halfway there!!!

Rappla88

BTW - The first week is the hardest... if you can make it through week 1, you can make it through the whole program!!!

Stooooo

Great job to everyone who has made it this far!!! Yoga X is certainly one of the hardest work-outs on the p90x scale for many of us.

Day 4: P90x - Yoga X, Preparing for Karate belt testing this weekend, more Wing Chun and Shaolin training, and that'll be my work out. for the day

Good luck on your belt testing. What belt are your working towards. I achieved a Blue belt in Tae Kwon Do back in highshool and more recently an Orange in Kenpo (but then my school closed).

SaraTN

Mental note to self (or anyone else): Before doing Yoga X next time either go for a quick 20 minute run to limber and loosen up and get the heart rate going (especially when doing it first thing in the morning with sore/stiff muscles) or wait until the end of the day and do it an hour or so before going to bed.

I prefer to work out in the morning but I like to get my heart rate up and going for the day. The music on this relaxes me too much!! I do feel good and loose. I think I am going to do this again on Sunday (my rest day) because I really enjoyed it but I just don't think I got as much out of it as I could have.

Incisive

oh, another question; are you guys using a thick yoga mat or a thin one?

The one from the complete kit off of beachbody. This puppy is about 3/8 inch thick and can handle full jumps.

DeeDeeLHF

I am finding the need to "ditto" Chris again. All the way through the yoga tape I kept wondering if I would make it! I did finish and did almost all of them! Victoria...I think it is the yoga that is straining my knee! It is the tendon (for lack of the proper name) that runs along the inside of my knee...kind of going from my thigh and attaching the the inside knee...any suggestions? It seems like my hamstrings are also unusually tight so that when I need to lock my knee it pulls on my knee. Any thoughts?

thanks!

D

BTW: I use my dumbbell type weight in place of a yoga block.

CraftyGirl4

shoulders and arms went pretty well, I probably should've used heavier weights. But ab ripper did me DIRTY today! It felt about 100x harder than Monday! Yeesh. Ah well, no pain, no gain.

I feel you! I did pretty darn good with the shoulders and arms, and I certainly need to get some heavier weights with some of those moves. I have the bands and a couple of light (cough3poundcough) free weights, but I felt like I needed some more. The Ab Ripper roughed me up a little. The first time I ever did the video I could follow along pretty well, but this time, it killed me. Easily!

Tonight is Yoga. I'm looking forward to that.

KarenBorter

Mental note to self (or anyone else): Before doing Yoga X next time either go for a quick 20 minute run to limber and loosen up and get the heart rate going (especially when doing it first thing in the morning with sore/stiff muscles) or wait until the end of the day and do it an hour or so before going to bed.

I prefer to work out in the morning but I like to get my heart rate up and going for the day. The music on this relaxes me too much!! I do feel good and loose. I think I am going to do this again on Sunday (my rest day) because I really enjoyed it but I just don't think I got as much out of it as I could have.

Sara, I saw the calories burned on your Yoga X entry and thought to myself EXACTLY this. I am going to have to go do my walk in the morning to warm up and then come home and do the Yoga. Thankfully this circuit it falls on a Saturday so I can stretch it out. 266 calories for 90 minutes scared me LOL that's just a tad over what my whey protein drink is and if I add stuff (like fruit which I plan on doing) then I may need to make it a meal replacement rather then an after workout supplement.

Everyone else; Thanks for your feedback on the mat ... I am returning the resistance band today and getting push up grips. I really could have used them yesterday and I think that will make it easier for me to do "proper" push ups which I KNOW I can do.

I am not overly sore from my workout yesterday I do kinda feel it in my arms but I suspect that I may feel it more tomorrow. I am going to have to work on form for the ARX (now that I know what the acronym stands for LOL) and push even HARDER tomorrow. First of all though, Plyometrics has to get out of the way ... that's tonight.

missmaya24

Umm...how hot are Tony's yoga pants? LOL

hewhoiscd

I recorded 700 calories for the Yoga X 90 minute workout. Maybe 'cause it was harder for me and my heart rate stayed up more?

hewhoiscd

Umm...how hot are Tony's yoga pants? LOL

Can't say I noticed Tony's pants...

KarenBorter

I recorded 700 calories for the Yoga X 90 minute workout. Maybe 'cause it was harder for me and my heart rate stayed up more?

Huh ... okay interesting. Maybe then I should do the Yoga X first and see what happens. If I feel I need some cardio after I will go. I am just concerned about the calories burned while doing this new routine so I don't mess up my weight loss

mcjabber

Umm...how hot are Tony's yoga pants? LOL

LOL I noticed that too. He's adorable.

Karen, I ALWAYS go to Ross first for workout equipment, the one on Woodman/Riverside had a TON of yoga mats the other day (pink and otherwise). But their selection seems to vary a lot. My mat is fairly thin and has been working out ok, but I might want a thicker one for ARX--my tailbone gets a little bruise-y feeling. I tried putting down two mats, but then the top mat kept wiggling around, so that won't work. And the mats are on carpet, too... maybe I just have an abnormally long tailbone? Anyone else have this problem?

Yoga this morning was good, but I definitely wish I'd warmed up more first. Doing those moves cold didn't feel great at first. Day 4, CHECK! Go us!

KarenBorter

I actually bought a harbringer mat today at lunch. It got good reviews on Amazon. I got it at Big 5 because I had to return the resistance bands anyway. I wanted it tonight for Plyo and everyone who reviewed it in regard to the P90X said that the thickness saved their joints (exactly what I was looking for). I have a thin yoga mat so I think that I need to be done buying stuff for this workout it's running into money LOL.

I think I may be doing a FULL meal replacement with my Whey Protein drink at night some nights ... I will adjust next week after I see how this week goes. I was JUST getting used to this routine. I am going to have to wait to grocery shop too as I am pretty broke until the 15th haha. I DO have enough food in my house though and I did a quick stop at Trader Joe's at lunch. I think the only thing I need to buy this week is water and cat litter LOL

edorice

I actually bought a harbringer mat today at lunch. It got good reviews on Amazon. I got it at Big 5 because I had to return the resistance bands anyway. I wanted it tonight for Plyo and everyone who reviewed it in regard to the P90X said that the thickness saved their joints (exactly what I was looking for). I have a thin yoga mat so I think that I need to be done buying stuff for this workout it's running into money LOL.

So this mat is thicker than those flimsy yoga mats? What did it cost?

KarenBorter

I actually bought a harbringer mat today at lunch. It got good reviews on Amazon. I got it at Big 5 because I had to return the resistance bands anyway. I wanted it tonight for Plyo and everyone who reviewed it in regard to the P90X said that the thickness saved their joints (exactly what I was looking for). I have a thin yoga mat so I think that I need to be done buying stuff for this workout it's running into money LOL.

So this mat is thicker than those flimsy yoga mats? What did it cost?

Harbinger 340100 Durafoam Exercise Mat 3/8" x 24" x 72" (Black) It was $ 24.99 this is the one I got (link below). It doesn't smell as bad as some people make it out to but it does have a rubbery smell (then again my thin yoga mat does too and I have had it for years). I will just leave the new mat unrolled and hung to air out no biggy.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00074H8BI/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B00074H89A&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=11GCTTTMMAMTWXCQT5GW

edorice

Thanks for the link. I have a Big 5 not too far from my job. I can go into bankruptcy from the exercise equipment and workout clothes that I have been buying these days.