New Round of P90X starts Feb 28th! Join me! Cont'd....

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).

Keep bringing it, P90X Peeps!

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.

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!

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.

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"

Thanks!

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 :-)

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.

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.

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.
Hope everyone's bringing it!

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!!!