P90X (NOVEMBER 1) - BRING IT

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!!!

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

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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.

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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.

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?

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

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

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