Join me in a round of P90X beginning 4/26/10

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  • cynthials
    cynthials Posts: 213 Member
    I did Shoulders & Arms this morning but opted out of Ab Ripper because I am so freaking sore. I am nursing some pain in my lower back and some of the ab exercises really hurt (like the banana move). I did take my daughter and dog out for a 30 minute walk after lunch though, and then helped to work out some of the soreness. I am a bit intimidated by the Yoga tomorrow, I've heard a lot of BAD things about it and the moves that I've done so far this week were really difficult (coordination is NOT my strong point). I am trying to keep an open mind for it though. :tongue:
  • ilovehkn
    ilovehkn Posts: 57
    So my boyfriends gpa was having open heart surgery this morning. We went to visit and got back from the hospital too late for me to do Kenpo X. I counted yesterday as my day of rest and am going to do Kenpo tonight! I was so sore this morning from the day of rest, which was funny to me because the only exercise I got yesterday was walking at work.
  • alisal0113
    alisal0113 Posts: 9
    I will definitely be listening to what my body wants throughout this time and back off if necessary, but I am actually backing down my workout schedule when starting P90X. I went from working out 3-4 times a day to 2-3 times a day. This week I'm only doing Ramp It Up though. We will see how I feel the first day I start doing Burn It Up again. :ohwell: I'm ready for CardioX tonight!
  • kiksuyapi
    kiksuyapi Posts: 7
    I'm in, a couple days late but ready to go. Chest & Back was awesome, I can see why this program WORKS!
  • MegKacz
    MegKacz Posts: 57
    If there is one workout I absolutely dread, it's chest and back. I really pushed myself today though and tried to increase from what I did last week (jot those numbers down!). Those diamond pushups though, killer. And sometimes when I'm doing the dive bombers I feel like my head is going to explode! Gotta remember to breathe.

    I'm still using the chair for the pull up bar. They just don't seem to be getting any easier. It's only the 3rd week of doing it so I'm' hoping that with time it will get better!

    I ran 3 miles today too so the abripperX workout was tough because my legs/hip flexors were so tired! Those V-UPS!
  • robynrae_1
    robynrae_1 Posts: 712 Member
    Ok I will admit that I hate doing Yoga, mostly because of the time comitment. So I managed to talk myself out of it this morning. I am hoping when I get home from work that I will at least do the first hour.

    I am however, looking forward to legs and back tomorrow. For some reason this if my favorite workout of the whole program.

    hope everyone had better luck getting yoga done than I did.
  • ilovehkn
    ilovehkn Posts: 57
    If there is one workout I absolutely dread, it's chest and back. I really pushed myself today though and tried to increase from what I did last week (jot those numbers down!). Those diamond pushups though, killer. And sometimes when I'm doing the dive bombers I feel like my head is going to explode! Gotta remember to breathe.

    I'm still using the chair for the pull up bar. They just don't seem to be getting any easier. It's only the 3rd week of doing it so I'm' hoping that with time it will get better!

    I ran 3 miles today too so the abripperX workout was tough because my legs/hip flexors were so tired! Those V-UPS!

    I have chest and back today! dive bombers suck and rule at the same time!! I know what you mean about holding your breath. I try not to, but a lot of times I do not even realize I am doing it. Keep up the good work!
  • ilovehkn
    ilovehkn Posts: 57
    Kenpo last night and boy are my legs and butt hurting. I love it!
  • PJilly
    PJilly Posts: 22,178 Member
    Well, today is Yoga X. I am looking forward to seeing how it goes after not having done it for so long. I'm actually kind of excited! And if I get discouraged, I'll remind myself that at least I don't have to do Ab Ripper X today! :tongue:

    Friday and Saturday are my two favorites: Legs & Back and Kenpo. A rest day Sunday will be nice too! And then Monday brings Chest & Back. I wonder if I'll ever be able to do an unassisted pull-up? Maybe, maybe not, but I won't stop trying!
  • cynthials
    cynthials Posts: 213 Member
    I did the first 60 minutes of Yoga this morning (DD woke up too early today!). It was tough!! There were quite a few moves that I couldn't do at all but I tried and I guess that is what is important. :tongue:
  • PJilly
    PJilly Posts: 22,178 Member
    I was right in remembering Yoga X was challenging, but I did it, and it felt great! I stumbled a few times, but not too bad. Four days down, 86 to go.
  • MegKacz
    MegKacz Posts: 57
    Are you guys following the P90X nutrition guide or doing your own calorie counting, etc?

    Will I not see as good of results if I just do my own thing?
  • PJilly
    PJilly Posts: 22,178 Member
    Are you guys following the P90X nutrition guide or doing your own calorie counting, etc?

    Will I not see as good of results if I just do my own thing?
    I'm doing my own thing. I know lots of people swear by the nutrition guide, but I followed it before and didn't feel like it suited me at all. It can be a useful tool if someone really doesn't know what to do, but I feel like I have a very good handle on my food and am liking the results I'm getting using the tools here on MFP.
  • annalisa85
    annalisa85 Posts: 41
    So I screwed up my week by doing Yoga yesterday so today I did Shoulders & Arms and Ab Ripper. I'm gonna switch and do Kenpo tomorrow so I can even out the week and will make sure to not mess up next week.

    Shoulders & Arms was ok today but the Ab Ripper was tough. I definitely feel the burn!
  • MegKacz
    MegKacz Posts: 57
    Week 3, Day 2 for me today. You know what that means....PLYO.

    For some reason plyo felt more difficult today than it did last week. I'm going to contribute that to the MN humidity we're feeling here. I was DRENCHED! And I had every single window open and all fans blowing. Even shed as many layers as I could. I can only imagine what it'll be like in JULY!
  • cynthials
    cynthials Posts: 213 Member
    Finished Legs & Back this morning. Still do not have a pull up bar so I couldn't do any, I tried to do some pushups instead. Tough workout, I burned 450 calories! :wink:
  • robynrae_1
    robynrae_1 Posts: 712 Member
    I managed to finish legs & Back this morning also. I think the reason I like it so much is because he never repeats a leg exercise. I was feeling a little wobbly after words.
  • PJilly
    PJilly Posts: 22,178 Member
    I'm looking forward to doing Legs & Back this morning. I love working legs!
  • tres1967
    tres1967 Posts: 177
    I'm checking in, I haven't started the program, my mom got sick last week and has been in the hospital, this is my first time home since Monday morning. If things go well I am going to start next Monday.

    T
  • PJilly
    PJilly Posts: 22,178 Member
    I hope your mom is doing better!
  • sanifrey
    sanifrey Posts: 2,355 Member
    Today is my first official day! I did chest & back & I'm feeling it already!! My bicep is feeling a bit sore from the reverse grip pullups (if that's what you want to call my lame attempt). I agree that those dive bombers are crazy!! I did okay my first set but by the second set it was really hard to keep my form. I know that the strength & form will come! I'm looking forward to Plyo tomorrow!

    It's nice that you guys are a few days ahead of me - kinda lets more know what's in store!

    Keep at it everyone!!
  • tres1967
    tres1967 Posts: 177
    I hope your mom is doing better!

    Thanks Jill, she is still in the hospital. She has pancreatitis of "unknown origin". We're hoping its a one time problem and not a tumor. She had to be transferred to York, which is over an hour from home so I have just been staying there, last night was the first time I came home since she was transferred. She will probably be there another week if things go well, I will keep you updated.

    T.
  • SkinnyJess
    SkinnyJess Posts: 123 Member
    Well I actually started on Saturday of last week so today is my day of rest...if you wanna call it that! Today is housework day so I have been running around the house like crazy! :laugh: I am very proud to say that I have finished my first week though and I am excited to weigh in on Monday and see what the difference is. I have never done anything so intense but I am sticking with this and I am anxious to see what I will look like in July! :happy:

    Keep up all the great work everyone!

    Jessica :flowerforyou:
  • ilovehkn
    ilovehkn Posts: 57
    Tonight is Plyo, I am getting myself pumped way early, so I will be ready for it!! Chest and Back was hard last night, not to mention I barely clung on during Ab Ripper! Keep pushing guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • annalisa85
    annalisa85 Posts: 41
    Today was Kenpo for me. My form isn't very good on some of the moves but hopefully that will improve over time. Hope everyone has a great workout today. Happy Friday!!
  • MegKacz
    MegKacz Posts: 57
    I have shoulders and arms today. The "glamorous" workout. One of my favorites!
  • docjoe
    docjoe Posts: 65 Member
    Argh this has been a frustrating week, gave a lecture on Wednesday night that went waaay later than I planned, on call last night and kept getting paged right in the middle of legs. Now I'm at a meeting in Orlando and planned to at least go for a run but fitness room closed 15 minutes before I arrived! Grrrrr...

    Well getting up for a run in the morning. I need to get back to morning workouts instead of evening so life won't get in the way so much......
  • PJilly
    PJilly Posts: 22,178 Member
    I'm going to have to get up early to get my workout in tomorrow (Kenpo X). Our niece is getting married at 11 a.m., so we need to leave the house around 9:30. Working back from there, to be safe, I figure I need to be up at 6. On a Saturday. Yay me! Oh well, it's not like the dogs let me sleep longer than that usually anyway. :-)
  • robynrae_1
    robynrae_1 Posts: 712 Member
    my butt hurts today, but in a good way. Made doing kempo X harder. Hope everyone has a good work out today.
  • dmdinfla
    dmdinfla Posts: 19 Member
    Aching today....Legs & Back was pretty hard on my knees and low back, and my 2 year old grandson jumped on my side while doing the side crunches in the Ab ripper on Wednesday. (I guess I now know that I can't add 35 pounds to side crunches...:noway: ) Is Kenpo going to totally push me off the cliff today? I'm doing my P90x workouts in the afternoons now...I switched my beach boot camp workouts to mornings (8am) since it's getting pretty hot here already. (Clearwater, FL) We still have our windows open and after legs & back at 5 pm I was sopping! It was @ 87 degrees. We only had about a month of spring this year...and almost three weeks of it were COVERED in pollen!
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