New Round of P90X starts Feb 28th! Join me! Cont'd....
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Hi guys, i have been absent from the board because of pneumonia. But i am all better now. I will continue P90x where i left off tomorrow! Bring it on!
Wow, glad that you're doing better!0 -
Zumba instead of X-stretch today! Yeah, they are sooo similar - haha - I will try to do X-stretch tonight! I also have my first Softball practice today, I am coaching girls 6 and under - should be fun! I think I will start them off with Core Synergistics to warm up! hehehehehhee Just kidding...0
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Hey guys! Ok, sorry for not posting yesterday. It got late at fit club. So, get this! We were supposed to be doing Cardio X, right? Which was great since that’s what was on my recovery schedule anyway. So, Tim, one of the other coaches forgot his disc! LOL So, instead, we did Insanity PURE CARDIO!!!!!! No breaks in that baby! Just full out cardio!!! Lol It was kind of funny. Sweat was literally dripping off of my nose! Gotta love a good workout like that! So, today is Core Syn and I’m looking forward to it!
Lindajay: Are you using the P90X recovery drink? Yummmm!!!! Good for you for fighting that pillow in the morning and getting up to workout! Takes some getting used to but like you said, it’s a great benefit of working out and getting healthy!
Jenna: Nice job on your eating yesterday! And on the weight loss! Take that number, regardless! Keep at it girl! I’d love to see a loss too but not getting my hopes up.
Liz: Nice job on the measurements!!! Woo hoo!!! I too only have about 10-15 more lbs to lose and they certainly are the hardest! I’ve been really trying to eat clean, clean, clean! I’m so happy for you! Celebrate those accomplishments, you earned them! We hope to have you back in action for phase II!
Wildcat: Welcome! We hope you stick around and soak up the motivation and support here! Edorice answered your question perfectly! Thanks Edorice! I used to use a HRM but them treated myself to a BodyMedia and love it! I look forward to hearing about your daily workouts! Keep bringing it!
Soccermum: Oh no!!! Yucky pneumonia! Glad to hear you’re all better now and ready to bring it!
Bob: You continue to amaze my friend! You are just rockin it and bringing it! Nice job keeping up with the routine! We love to read your posts, keeps our butts moving because we’re not traveling, we have NO excuses! Thanks!
Michelle: Nice job on Kenpo! Love Zumba!!! I am actually going to be taking a Hip Hop Hustle class one of these Saturdays, talk about fun and calorie burner! It’s one of the classes that Chalene Johnson has trainings for, like Turbo Kick. Have you ever tried one of those? If not, highly recommended! Tons of fun! Have fun with the kiddos, maybe start em’ out with some plyo to warm em’ up! Ha! Ha!
Hello to Emmeleigh! I know you’re out there girl, bringing it as always!
I’ll be checking back in after Core Syn today! Make it a great day everyone and keep up the motivation!
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@Deb - Nice work with the intense cardio! I wish I had the stamina to be doing more! You make me feel like such a slacker sometimes
Today was Kenpo for me. I HATE getting interrupted during my workout, and that's exactly what happened this morning. Hubby woke up late, so he asked me to pack his lunch, then baby started crying. He's been kind of sick and just wanted to cuddle, so I gave in. I got about 40 min done, so not the worst, but I really wish I could have stuck it out. I do feel like I pushed harder than last time, so I got about the same burn from 40min today as I did doing the whole thing last week.
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Well, just finished up Core Syn and oh mommy!!! I forgot how intense that workout is! Not a fan of the sphinx push ups, did most of them on my knees but I felt it more in my core that way, so it works for me! Didn't get quite the burn I was looking for but it is my rest week. Can't wait to start my doubles again next week! Time to really kick it into gear next phase and get the goo off!
Jenna: I'm sure, you are rockin' it girl! It's you guys that motivate me! At least you got something in today, better than nothing at all! Keep up the good work!
I'm off to the shower, have a great one and I'll be back later!
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High Energy Zumba today!! And a very nice ab workout afterward! X-stretch tonight - its my first recovery week! I hear Phase 2 calling my name!0
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High Energy Zumba today!! And a very nice ab workout afterward! X-stretch tonight - its my first recovery week! I hear Phase 2 calling my name!0
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@Deb I agree that the sphinx pushups are tough...I find that one arm lags behind the other when I "lift off" and I don't believe it is supposed to be that way but it is about the only way I can get up even with the elbows away from my body...I still feel it in the core region, so I think it is doing its job. My nemesis is Chatarunga Run and the ISO pushups at the end. I simply do not have the necessary hip flexibility to run for more than a few seconds before I end up in plank again. Progress is coming, but it is slow. I have a right hip problem that crops up during that workout and during a lot of the kick and hip bending during Kenpo-X. It is manageable...the seated frog moves in Yoga-X help a lot.
I am trying decide what gives me a better burn...P90X or lugging the gear into my hotel room to DO P90X...LOL
Chest, Shoulders, and Tricips + Ab Ripper X tonight...will have issues typing tonight without feeling my shoulders, I reckon...
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Feeling pretty tired tonight, headache and all. My daughter keeps telling me to just skip working out (I think she just wants the tv in the living room, lol) But I am going to push through it. I know I'll feel better in the end.... Legs and Back + Ab Ripper, here I come :-)0
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Bob: Yeah the chatarunga runs are not too much fun either, I can get down but not for too long until I'm back up in plank running again. The important thing is, we're moving! :bigsmile: :drinker: You should incorporate your calorie burn of the lugging in with your regular workout! lol Keep up the good work!
becca: Push through girl! You'll feel so much better after it's done! Bring it!0 -
Feeling pretty tired tonight, headache and all. My daughter keeps telling me to just skip working out (I think she just wants the tv in the living room, lol) But I am going to push through it. I know I'll feel better in the end.... Legs and Back + Ab Ripper, here I come :-)
Becca, it is at these moments that you will be most proud of your accomplishments when working out with P90X or any other workout. It is "easy" to workout when you are motivated and you are gunning to BRING IT! It is a different story when you just aren't feeling it due to long days, stressful days, feeling blah, getting late, etc. etc. I believe that is the essence of "JUST PUSH PLAY". It is hard to be motivated to do this for 90 days straight.
When I have those kind of days, my calorie burns are typically slightly lower than usual, but a lower than normal burn is 100% better than a zero calorie burn...GREAT JOB!
I feel for you...Legs and Back + Ab Ripper X is a bear of a workout even when motivated...I tell my wife I feel like I have been beaten from shoulders to ankles with a sack of oranges when I am done...LOL0 -
Bob: Yeah the chatarunga runs are not too much fun either, I can get down but not for too long until I'm back up in plank running again. The important thing is, we're moving! :bigsmile: :drinker: You should incorporate your calorie burn of the lugging in with your regular workout! lol Keep up the good work!
Thanks Deb! I am really surprised that Core Synergistics only makes its presence known in Classic during recovery week...Hell, if every other DVD burned in a fire, I think Core Syn would get it done for virtually all other workouts. It's a brute and covers everything!
I will paint a picture of my "arrive at the hotel routine"...I am checking into three hotels this week (checked into the last one tonight until Friday). I have to lug up my luggage, my laptop bag, and a roller duffel. Included in my "stuff" are free weights, mat, yoga block, DVDs, workout/nutrition books, HRM, three kinds of protein powder, and whatever food I am lugging around, as well as water, food scale, and cups/spoons/forks. I gotta rearrange the furniture in my hotel room to make it "P90X worthy" and then unpack all my stuff. I think I will put on the HRM next time...Hell, I might even log it!
Finished off Chest, Shoulders, Triceps, and Ab Ripper X tonight and got Yoga-X tomorrow (feeling very sore...Yoga-X is a blessing).
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Thanks! I actually feel much better..... And I made it through all of the wall squats this week!!! Didn't get my leg up too high on the one leg ones, but I finished :-)Bob: Yeah the chatarunga runs are not too much fun either, I can get down but not for too long until I'm back up in plank running again. The important thing is, we're moving! :bigsmile: :drinker: You should incorporate your calorie burn of the lugging in with your regular workout! lol Keep up the good work!
becca: Push through girl! You'll feel so much better after it's done! Bring it!0 -
I will paint a picture of my "arrive at the hotel routine"...I am checking into three hotels this week (checked into the last one tonight until Friday). I have to lug up my luggage, my laptop bag, and a roller duffel. Included in my "stuff" are free weights, mat, yoga block, DVDs, workout/nutrition books, HRM, three kinds of protein powder, and whatever food I am lugging around, as well as water, food scale, and cups/spoons/forks. I gotta rearrange the furniture in my hotel room to make it "P90X worthy" and then unpack all my stuff. I think I will put on the HRM next time...Hell, I might even log it!
Great dedication. At the most, I would have brought resistance bands, laptop, and hit the hotel treadmill for good measure. Last time we were on vacation we had already had Ab Ripper X memorized, so we didn't skip a beat.0 -
Today was back & biceps + arx. And I'm happy to say (with the exception of the twist move at the end) I was able to do 20 reps of each of the moves on arx. I have been working my way up staring from 15. I did a slightly modified twist move to work the obliques. Tomorrow is yoga I'm kind of looking foward to it
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Thanks! I actually feel much better..... And I made it through all of the wall squats this week!!! Didn't get my leg up too high on the one leg ones, but I finished :-)
I think I see definition in my legs and I believe it is all due to those torturous wall squats - ouchers they burn!
Today is Cardio X for me - and although it is week 4 for me, it will be the first time I have done this tape - I have been subbing my zumba class for it - but today it falls on a non-zumba day - so here it goes!0 -
So, here I am week 3 day 4...yoga. I made the MISTAKE of stepping on the dreaded scale again last night; right after completing the Shoulders, Arms and arx. I actually gained 1.5 pounds!! I am sitting at 287 now instead of going the other way. I am hoping it was just water weight.
I have seen several people in other forums state that they really didn't see a falloff from the scale until the 1st recovery week because it is so cardio intensive. Like I said before, I am seeing differences in my abs and arms. Legs have never been an issue as I carry the spare tire instead of carrying it everywhere. I fight my schedule everyday to "push play" and have only missed one day in 17!
Bringing it is getting easier with understanding children and 6 1/2 month prego wife. My body is looking forward to recovery week...for sure!0 -
I will paint a picture of my "arrive at the hotel routine"...I am checking into three hotels this week (checked into the last one tonight until Friday). I have to lug up my luggage, my laptop bag, and a roller duffel. Included in my "stuff" are free weights, mat, yoga block, DVDs, workout/nutrition books, HRM, three kinds of protein powder, and whatever food I am lugging around, as well as water, food scale, and cups/spoons/forks. I gotta rearrange the furniture in my hotel room to make it "P90X worthy" and then unpack all my stuff. I think I will put on the HRM next time...Hell, I might even log it!
Love this!! This shows such dedication... not just to P90X, but to a healthy life in general. Bringing your own food, scale, etc. is probably something extra that most people don't even think of doing. Nice work, Bob!
Today was XStretch for the first time. I really enjoyed it, but didn't break a sweat at all. It was a nice break from the normally intense schedule. I'm not really sure if I should even log the calories my HRM showed...
Yesterday was a disaster for eating... I won't go into the details, but convenience/laziness, emotional eating, and a "Well, I've already screwed up so much, I might as well top it off with a bowl of ice cream" attitude all contributed to the damage. I am knowingly sabotaging myself, and it needs to stop now. Especially since my 30 day measurements, pics, and weigh-in are just around the corner, I am vowing to stick to my meal plan.
On a positive note, I tightened my belt an extra notch this morning. It's now on the last one. I'm going shopping this weekend, so it looks like I'll be adding belts to my list.0 -
I'm on week 6 day 4. I'm really seeing a lot of changes in my body shape!0
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Wow - Cardio X was great - I call it guy cardio - definitely things that I usually don't do in Zumba or aerobics classes! How many calories do you all normally burn during it - I am not sure what to log - it was a short tape, but I was really sweating - I am going to log about 350 calories - which I am sure is low - but I don't want to overlog - any thoughts?
oh - my stats if it makes any difference
Female, 35 years old
weight 167
height 5'4"
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Feeling pretty tired tonight, headache and all. My daughter keeps telling me to just skip working out (I think she just wants the tv in the living room, lol) But I am going to push through it. I know I'll feel better in the end.... Legs and Back + Ab Ripper, here I come :-)
Becca, it is at these moments that you will be most proud of your accomplishments when working out with P90X or any other workout. It is "easy" to workout when you are motivated and you are gunning to BRING IT! It is a different story when you just aren't feeling it due to long days, stressful days, feeling blah, getting late, etc. etc. I believe that is the essence of "JUST PUSH PLAY". It is hard to be motivated to do this for 90 days straight.
When I have those kind of days, my calorie burns are typically slightly lower than usual, but a lower than normal burn is 100% better than a zero calorie burn...GREAT JOB!
I feel for you...Legs and Back + Ab Ripper X is a bear of a workout even when motivated...I tell my wife I feel like I have been beaten from shoulders to ankles with a sack of oranges when I am done...LOL
I think it is a cruel joke to do ab ripper after legs and back.... Sometimes I do them in reverse order, that way I can get more out of the ab ripper since my legs aren't so tired/sore :-)0 -
Thanks! I actually feel much better..... And I made it through all of the wall squats this week!!! Didn't get my leg up too high on the one leg ones, but I finished :-)
I think I see definition in my legs and I believe it is all due to those torturous wall squats - ouchers they burn!
Today is Cardio X for me - and although it is week 4 for me, it will be the first time I have done this tape - I have been subbing my zumba class for it - but today it falls on a non-zumba day - so here it goes!
The definition in my legs is nice and the loose butt in my pants is even nicer! Good luck with Cardio X :-)0 -
Today was the first day of my second recovery week (Week 8 Day 1). Woo hoo!!!! My body is so ready for a recovery week. Yoga X felt like heaven. I am so surprised with the way that I have gotten stronger and more flexible, and I think Yoga X really shows off my new skills the most. Not to mention I feel so stretched and good afterwards. I cannot believe that I have made it this far!
Next weekend begins two weeks of crazy traveling (friends' wedding in Rhode Island and then backpacking through England with my mom). I think I plan to bring resistance bands and my worksheets to keep up with the strength training. I'm going to let the cardio be "subbed" by walking all over the country. Does this seem like a reasonable way to keep bringing it? I do NOT want to lose all the progress that I've made, but I can't bring as much gear as Bob in my poor little backpack. ;0)
Keep up the good work, everyone! You can do it!!!0 -
Feeling pretty tired tonight, headache and all. My daughter keeps telling me to just skip working out (I think she just wants the tv in the living room, lol) But I am going to push through it. I know I'll feel better in the end.... Legs and Back + Ab Ripper, here I come :-)
Becca, it is at these moments that you will be most proud of your accomplishments when working out with P90X or any other workout. It is "easy" to workout when you are motivated and you are gunning to BRING IT! It is a different story when you just aren't feeling it due to long days, stressful days, feeling blah, getting late, etc. etc. I believe that is the essence of "JUST PUSH PLAY". It is hard to be motivated to do this for 90 days straight.
When I have those kind of days, my calorie burns are typically slightly lower than usual, but a lower than normal burn is 100% better than a zero calorie burn...GREAT JOB!
I feel for you...Legs and Back + Ab Ripper X is a bear of a workout even when motivated...I tell my wife I feel like I have been beaten from shoulders to ankles with a sack of oranges when I am done...LOL
I think it is a cruel joke to do ab ripper after legs and back.... Sometimes I do them in reverse order, that way I can get more out of the ab ripper since my legs aren't so tired/sore :-)
I do Ab Ripper-X first on all of the resistance workouts. After doing this, I have made marked improvement with that routine. I also pause the DVD after each rep is started and do them at my own pace for the full 25. It may take me a little longer, but I get them in. I only keep the DVD rolling when Tony is doing timed exercises like Fifer Scissors and Mason Twists. Try doing it first and then do the other resistance workout and see how it goes for you.0 -
Today was the first day of my second recovery week (Week 8 Day 1). Woo hoo!!!! My body is so ready for a recovery week. Yoga X felt like heaven. I am so surprised with the way that I have gotten stronger and more flexible, and I think Yoga X really shows off my new skills the most. Not to mention I feel so stretched and good afterwards. I cannot believe that I have made it this far!
Next weekend begins two weeks of crazy traveling (friends' wedding in Rhode Island and then backpacking through England with my mom). I think I plan to bring resistance bands and my worksheets to keep up with the strength training. I'm going to let the cardio be "subbed" by walking all over the country. Does this seem like a reasonable way to keep bringing it? I do NOT want to lose all the progress that I've made, but I can't bring as much gear as Bob in my poor little backpack. ;0)
Keep up the good work, everyone! You can do it!!!
I wish I could get the hang of the band movements. I always feel like I can never get the resistance to the right level and it always seems I am getting harder resistance on one arm than the other. I don't want to sacrifice my workouts to get used to doing the bands so I will continue to slog the steel around. Heaven help me when I need to use heavier weights...0 -
Had a late dinner with a client tonight (I behaved...shrimp cocktail and iced tea) and got my Yoga-X on late tonight. Got done at 9:40pm. If it wasn't for the sweaty clothes, I coulda crawled in bed right then. Yoga-X is the perfect in-between resistance workout. I held the balance poses much longer this time around and actually got a little bit of crane going. For those that are skipping Yoga-X, you are really missing out...especially toward the end when Tony does the Yoga Belly 7...some pretty tough ISO ab exercises that will give Ab Ripper a run for its money.
Going home tomorrow....WOOT! Gonna swap out Kenpo-X and Legs, Back, ARX and do Kenpo-X tomorrow so I can kill it in the morning and enjoy my Friday evening at home with the family. Will dedicate some quality time with Tony on Saturday in my basement for Legs, Back, and ARX so I can use my Power Tower for the pull up moves.
Thanks for the kind words on the rigors of travel with P90X everybody. I noodled on this fitness decision for three months before I committed and I told myself I would do everything in my power to NOT miss a workout day. My wife thinks I am obsessed (maybe I am).
I am looking forward to graduating Lean so I can start Classic in early June. If I had to do it all over again, I probably would have jumped into Classic right away...Oh well...
Have a good night everybody...can't wait to get home to my lovely wife and three darling daughters.0 -
Bob: You are soo motivating... and stubborn too I love it!
I havent been able to fit in Yoga X during the week due to lack of time and need to run ... but I am looking forward to trying it on recovery week (2 weeks away)!
My legs had a conversation with me today during Legs and Back...
They wanted to know how come arms, shoulders, and chest all get a day off... yet are expected to run 10 miles... and run 4 miles... and do Plyo ... and then perform on Legs and Back day ... haha
They werent having it today... I made it half way today ...
Although I will say I did awesome on the first set of wall squats ... 0 -
Today was supposed to be Yoga for me. But I had a dentist appointment which ran really late. When all was said and done my mouth was sore.
So when I got home did Cardio X instead, and now I'm off to bed.
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@ MAK: Great job doing CardioX, even though you weren't feeling good.
@Emma: You are giving your legs a beating! No wonder they weren't happy with Legs & Back. Awesome job pushing through half... that is a tough one!
@Bob: Have a great time with your girls tonight! You've earned it
@annyshay: I think you have a great plan to keep yourself in check. Walking isn't going to be the same as the cardio DVDs, but different doesn't necessarily mean wrong/bad. The important thing is to keep going, and you're doing that.
Today was Core Syn again for me. I loved it even more this time around. For some reason, I felt really empowered doing this workout. I attempted the Chatarunga runs, and didn't do as badly as I thought I would. I can still tell that my core needs major work, but I feel really good that these exercises are difficult, and I'm improving myself each time I do it.
Eating was semi-successful yesterday. We went out to eat, I planned ahead to order something within my calories, and stuck to it... I didn't plan for hubby ordering a delicious looking appetizer. I had some of that, and went over by about 200 calories. Definitely could have been worse. I'm a little nervous how the sodium will affect me. Also, we're going out of town tomorrow. I'll have to be extra careful.
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Back on the horse yesterday. It was a struggle but I got through Legs and Back. I was shaking like a leaf on that darn chair pose!!!0
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