P90X (NOVEMBER 1) - BRING IT

Day 11 done!!! It was much easier to do the Yoga this time. I think the Yoga blocks really helped. I could feel the muscle burn more and didn't fall over as often.

Yoga done and also 60 minutes on the elliptical...running a little behind the schedule I set for myself. This workout is so dang long...but man I love the calm when I'm finished...I always feel very centered...

I did 25 bicycles last night! So proud of me!

I have a quick questions does p90x legs and back count as general circuit training?

Does anyone know where I can find the calendar for P90x and Insanity hybrid workouts, I want one with more cardio than strength training, thanks...

I have been hearing about this program. I just saw the infomercial last night. I am really considering purchasing it. I usually workout four days a week because I work 10 hr days on the weekends. What accessories do I need (besides the P90X dvds lol )? How do I log in the workout? Thanks!

As mcjabber said, some weights or bands are essential. The pull up bar would be helpful but there are a lot of people, myself included that don't have much of a good place to use it without feeling like we would be pulling the house down on top of us so they have a different way to work out with the bands on those exercises. And a yoga mat is really, really nice since there is a nice yoga workout in the program. Also, a water bottle you like. I personally like the one that you can just squeeze during the workouts because it doesn't take as much time as it does to open a different bottle.

Round 2 Day 4 done!! Yeah baby! Bring It!

P90X Lean Day 12 Legs & Back and Ab Ripper X:

Whew......that was a major work out for me. Think I pushed myself the farthest so far on this one. Was actually nauseous a couple times. More resistance, more reps, just bringing it harder all around. Took longer breaks between exercises to get BPM back down again. Those pull ups are killer.

Same with the Ab Ripper X, was able to do more reps with fewer breaks. Very encouraging to see the numbers go up each time

Burned 938 cals on the Legs & Back workout, 152 BPM average over 86 minutes. Also, 100 cals on the Ab Ripper X. Total of 1038 cals this morning.

Forcing myself to eat a big breakfast, although I'm not feeling hungry atm, lol.

I opted out of X Stretch last night and will be making up Plyo tomorrow so tonight is my "regualar" Shoulders and Arms and ARX. I am going to go to the gym to do Cardio before hand for 40 minutes though. I have salmon for dinner tonight and am looking forward to that. My strat with my calories is I put all the stuff in my diary, I see what I am over and try to do that at the gym on the elliptical. The calories I burn doing P90X is for residual stuff ...

I AM SO READY TO BRING IT TONIGHT! I missed the X last night

Oh Maya ... I LOVE Yoga X and I am so not flexible ... I am better at the strength moves and the ab moves KILL me at the end but I feel so ZEN after doing it. I think tomorrow I am going to wait till it get's dark, lower the lights, light candles and rock the incense and just create a full atmosphere so I can sweat my *kitten* off.

Sara ... that's a good idea and my wall heater is in the living room so I can probably do the same.

I have to say that ARX you and I are probably going to be looking to challenge in the 3rd month. I have YET to do the V ups but I am going to try tonight. I think out of all the reps I am only missing MAYBE 10. That's a lot of Ab work.

going to do ARX first again tonight though. After I come home from Cardio and make my recovery shake.

I am sorta dreading Plyo tomorrow LOL

One thing I am curious about is what everyone is using as their recovery drink. I must admit I don't have one after every workout... I would say its about half and half. I am currently using Pure Protein mixed with milk and a banana or with lite yogurt. I could probably go with something a little lighter but generally speaking this serves as my breakfast too because I can't eat before a workout. If I feel tired I have a cup of iced coffee black and then half a banana or apple or a prework out drink - I use Nitro NCG

Here's my morning routine:

Wake up and get out of bed (always an important 1st step, lol)

Immediately start munching on a Protein Bar (usually a Cliff's Peanut Butter Builder Bar) and sipping water.

While munching on the bar (making sure to chew thoroughly and not eat too fast), I set up the workout area and DVDs, get my breakfast dishes and ingredients ready for after the workout, and I also check my Email and Forums. This gives me time to eat the bar and have it settled before I work out.

If I know it's going to be an intense workout (like Legs/Back or Kenpo), then before I start the work out, I make an Instant Breakfast (chocolate) drink with skim milk. I stick a straw in it and take a *small* sip of it between each exercise. By the time the DVD is done, the Instant Breakfast drink is long gone. I also sip water during the work out, of course.

After the work out, I immediately make a Protein Powder drink with Skim milk and drink it. I use Body Fortress - Super Advanced Whey Protein- Chocolate. Mostly 'cause it's fairly cheap, has decent user reviews, and appears to at least cover the basics of what I need. I'm sure it's not the "optimum" protein powder, but it's what I can do at the moment.

Then I take a nice hot shower.

After the shower I make myself some traditional oatmeal with honey and ground cinnamon in it. I also eat a banana.

That's a grand total of 1110 calories. Yes, that's a lot! But my workout this morning was 1000+ cals. And I was super hungry again 2 hours later, lol. I had a banana as a snack then. My goal is to make breakfast my biggest meal of the day, followed by a smaller lunch, then dinner a very distant third place in the calorie standings. Some days I do better than others at it, but I try.

Now, if I know the workout will burn closer to 400-600 than 1000, then I don't drink the breakfast drink during the work out, I wait till afterward, and drop the protein drink all together. That gives me about 800 calories. I may drop the cliff bar as well, depending on how I feel.

Sara, I am using Isopure Zero Carb in creamy vanilla. I googled recipes for Isopure and it gave me a page with about 6 or 7 really yummy recipes that I mix up when I get home from work before I press play so I have it handy to take sips off of while I am working out. It's not that expensive for a 3lb jar ... 2 scoops will do you. If I don't do a mixed shake I just use a shaker (that I got from my friend who sells the Isopure) and use 8oz of almond milk ... it's really good. The thing I love about the isopure is that a) it's zero carbs and b) it dissolves COMPLETELY so even if you wanted to dump some in your water while you are working out it doesn't leave a gritty consistency.