X2 Total Body / X2 Ab Ripper Day 4
KarenBorter
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I am posting this tonight because I won't be doing this tomorrow.
First of all ALL of you complaining about lack of weights in round 1 haven't done this workout yet. You will get your weights trust me. Weight + Core Balance = awesome workout.
Crunchy Lever Pull Ups I thought I would need to do on the floor with a band but I tried it with my pull up assist and I was able to bang out a few on each round. Pretty proud of myself for that. Boing push ups ... only slightly better then the burbees on the stability ball but I managed to do 4 first round and 5 the second round. Mule Kick Burpees ... DOING MY BEST FORGETTING THE REST.
Dreya comes back for this round ... was nice to see her and she's in better shape then ever.
Loved this workout ... had to pause and back track a couple of times in order to get the moves but glad I did. Pay attention because round 1 section 1 exercise 4-6 you do on one leg then in round 2 you do them on the other leg. He's not super clear on that so thought I would let you know.
First of all ALL of you complaining about lack of weights in round 1 haven't done this workout yet. You will get your weights trust me. Weight + Core Balance = awesome workout.
Crunchy Lever Pull Ups I thought I would need to do on the floor with a band but I tried it with my pull up assist and I was able to bang out a few on each round. Pretty proud of myself for that. Boing push ups ... only slightly better then the burbees on the stability ball but I managed to do 4 first round and 5 the second round. Mule Kick Burpees ... DOING MY BEST FORGETTING THE REST.
Dreya comes back for this round ... was nice to see her and she's in better shape then ever.
Loved this workout ... had to pause and back track a couple of times in order to get the moves but glad I did. Pay attention because round 1 section 1 exercise 4-6 you do on one leg then in round 2 you do them on the other leg. He's not super clear on that so thought I would let you know.
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Good workout this morning, I struggled with some of the moves, though. The crunchy lever pull ups were really hard, the way my pull bar is makes it difficult to do, too. I sucked at the med ball pushups/ side arm balance, one of my med balls is a bit squishier so I sunk into it. I ended up just doing them on the floor so I could still get a good workout from it. I struggled with the stability ball kick backs (think that’s what they are called) at the end of the workout. I wonder if my ball is blown up enough or if I just have horrible balance on it! Lol I felt kind of discouraged but have to remind myself that is to be expected, since these are all new moves and different ways of working out that my body is not used to. I certainly felt much more pathetic starting P90X!
Since I had to pause to do the moves and blow up the ball more, I ran out of time for ARX2 so I will do it after work. I am struggling a bit with working out at 5:30AM, I feel like I am not giving it my all, since I don’t feel fully awake. I am thinking about waking up even earlier and warming up more, like doing some cardio to get myself focused and into it, kwim?0 -
Time Patience Practice. and in regard to the crunchy pull ups? DO YOUR BEST AND FORGET THE REST
I only got 2 of the med ball balance push ups ... my goal is 1 more each time.0 -
Good workout this morning, I struggled with some of the moves, though. The crunchy lever pull ups were really hard, the way my pull bar is makes it difficult to do, too. I sucked at the med ball pushups/ side arm balance, one of my med balls is a bit squishier so I sunk into it. I ended up just doing them on the floor so I could still get a good workout from it. I struggled with the stability ball kick backs (think that’s what they are called) at the end of the workout. I wonder if my ball is blown up enough or if I just have horrible balance on it! Lol I felt kind of discouraged but have to remind myself that is to be expected, since these are all new moves and different ways of working out that my body is not used to. I certainly felt much more pathetic starting P90X!
Since I had to pause to do the moves and blow up the ball more, I ran out of time for ARX2 so I will do it after work. I am struggling a bit with working out at 5:30AM, I feel like I am not giving it my all, since I don’t feel fully awake. I am thinking about waking up even earlier and warming up more, like doing some cardio to get myself focused and into it, kwim?
You had the exact same issues as me... and I will have to do ARX tonight too
My medicine balls are going to get blown up tonight because I am taking my lunch and going to buy a pump with a needle... I can't do anything on my squishy balls (((lol)))
I currently struggle with:
- crunchy pull ups
- bouncy push ups
Just doin' my best... loving the new workouts in general though... this is going to be a great round!!0 -
I was able to do the side arm balance on one ball we have.. I have two 8lb balls but they are different companies so they differ in size a bit and I think they will be squishier no matter how much air I pump into them. My husband has a 12lb ball that is as hard as a basketball that I could do the side arm balance on (which is most similar to what they use in the workouts, I think.) All this balls talk, huh! lol
I definitely need to practice time, patience and practice in doing all these balance moves! 0 -
Remember this is about CORE STRENGTH so we are all seeing that as much as we like to think we got that "down" during P90X there is a way to go ... Those pushups on the med balls aren't easy even WITH the hard balls ... those are the ones I got with the program. I kept falling over. I gotta keep my core and butt tight ... that will help.0
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Oh, side note: Is it just me or are any of you having difficulty remembering that our lunges are now BENT KNEE not straight leg lunges? I was having issues with that ... and HOW GREAT DOES DREYA LOOK?!0
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Oh I meant to comment on that.. about Dreya.. she looks awesome and seems to have more personality in this one.. like she is more comfortable or something. Know what I mean? Glad to see her back!
Hm, will have to check that out about the lunges.. I honestly did not notice the difference!0 -
Yeah, these lunges in P90X2 (so far every single one) have been done with a bent knee rather then straight leg.0
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I'm doing this workout after work today. You guys are scaring me with all this ballance stuff. So far I have to say that the workouts are different from the one one one's (the making of P90X2) Dreya and I are FB buddies and I asked her over a year ago if she was going to do these and she said Tony hadn't contacted her. Suprise Suprise!0
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Yeah it's funny as he's introducing the crew he kinda mumbles her name and then says "you all know who this is" ... she's really animated in this DVD and it's nice to see.0
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well i managed to fall off the stability ball or the medicine ball so many times i lost count in this workout!!!! i have terrible balance!!!
I think i'm going to have to keep track of how many times i fall off as well as how many reps i did and hope to see it improve!!! i did crunchy pull-ups with the bands for now i don't want to "smash my face".... this was a very good but challenging workout!!0 -
i so loved this workout!!!! It was very challenging, but I did not get bored with any of the moves since I had to concentrate so much on using my core! (This was one of my complaints with P90X, that a curl is boring after a bit...)
I am still not using the med balls yet. With my shoulder injury I don't think it's a good choice, and I am definitely still getting a great workout!
Crunchy Lever Pull up....umm yeah...keeping these on the floor for a while... But I WILL DO them before this is all over!!!!
On the Boing Push-up...the first set I was all over...then I went back and watched him again. If you make sure you are holding the outer side of the ball (not the top) and keep the ball down closer to your hips it gives you so much more stability and it will not feel like the ball is flying out from under you...I did 8 on the second set and was very happy!!!
Ab Ripper...such different moves this time!!! I did a lot of the modified versions so not to put too much pressure on my lower back. DID NOT LIKE THE PHELON(sp?) TWISTS!!!!
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I was wiped by the time I did Abripper. I move it to an off day or something. I did that last time or did the wo in AM and abs later. I liked it but it was hard I had to lower my weight on most exercises. Something to work towards. I did love the crunchy levers!0
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I was wiped by the time I did Abripper. I move it to an off day or something. I did that last time or did the wo in AM and abs later. I liked it but it was hard I had to lower my weight on most exercises. Something to work towards. I did love the crunchy levers!
What I do without exception ALWAYS is Ab Ripper FIRST before doing the full hour. I did this throughout P90X as well. it just works out better for me and yes, the Phelon Twist "doesn't look like much" but boy does it work!0 -
some of that was rather tough, or maybe i should say most of it, had to use low weights to try and get comfortable with the form, was pretty much whipped by the time i got to ARX2 but i suffered through it..........did i say i was whipped???0
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Total body LOVED I even posted because I was so happy I did a mule kick burpee I probably woke everyone in the house up lol and I managed to do 4 plyo pushup? WITH A CLAP!!! So happy... I know I should follow the workout to the tee but im going to watch yoga tonight and if it looks to be too slow ( i have exercise a.d.d) im going to do something else but we shall see... Great job everyone!0
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Total body LOVED I even posted because I was so happy I did a mule kick burpee I probably woke everyone in the house up lol and I managed to do 4 plyo pushup? WITH A CLAP!!! So happy... I know I should follow the workout to the tee but im going to watch yoga tonight and if it looks to be too slow ( i have exercise a.d.d) im going to do something else but we shall see... Great job everyone!
Don't skip Yoga ... it's short this time around and it's the ULTIMATE in strengthening the core, mind body and soul 0 -
I did this workout today because I am saving my "active rest" days for Saturday and Sunday because that is when I do physical activities with my FAMILY.
The workout was great and improvement was noted again... which is what I expect. I find that some of the moves in this video are REALLY hard, like those crunchy pull ups... I may never be able to do those!! But many of the other exercises that I had difficulty doing I was able to do today... it is getting better fast folks!
Make it a great day!
Here are my stats:
Calories: 504
Average HR: 121
Max HR: 1550 -
For the crunchy pull ups I am using that chin up assist band. I may not be doing them 100% right but I am doing them to the best of my ability. I can't wait to do this tomorrow.0
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Gaspegirl- Great burn on total body! I cannot do those crunchy pull ups either.. I just busted out as many as I could for regular pull ups.
I really want to order that chin up assist.. I think that would help. We really need a new pull up bar.. ours is just a generic silver pole that sucks to get a good grip on. I just don’t know if the Beachbody one would fit where we have it now.0 -
Just knocked out Total Body. Really enjoyed it! I'm still in the hotel so I did everything with the bands or a modified version. The bands are a killer!!! The Mule Kick Burpees were hard to do in the room so I just did the Burpees. I was sweating all over the place!!
I think Tony did a great job putting together this routine so that you can travel with it!!! :bigsmile:
I had trouble with Ab Ripper tho. I was so wore out, that I only did about half the reps....
I'm looking forward to Yoga tomorrow. I don't travel until noon, so I should be able to knock it out in the morning....0 -
This workout went much better tonight! I did a lot better with the push ups on the med balls and I actually did some of the boing push ups on the stability ball.. last week I just sunk into it! lol
My lower back is hurting though, anyone else experiencing that? Tony mentioned something about if you are not engaging enough, you will hurt your back.. but I don't know when I wasn't engaging during a certain move to have hurt it.. might have to go lay on the foam roller to see what I can work out!0 -
I did much better with the boing push ups and the med ball push ups tonight too! In fact I improved GREATLY and when I was done tonight I literally shouted "I LOVE THIS WORKOUT!" ... Isn't it great that we HAVE foam rollers to work out tension in spots? During the foam roller portion I worked on my mid back and IT banks and hip flexors ... felt really great. I am so stoked on this workout and can't wait for yoga tomorrow but moreso can't wait until Balance and Power on Saturday ... that is also an awesome workout! I can't believe week 2 is almost over!0
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Karen, I know huh! Time has flown by! That’s awesome that you noticed improvements, I think that is the general consensus from everyone, which is great! We all kick *kitten*!!! 0
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Got this one done this morning, definitely a much better workout the second time around, i increased my weights and really tried to keep good form throughout each exercise. Last week i pretty much wore me out just trying to figure out each move. Today, i was keeping up with the "kids" pretty closely on most of it, but still need some work on some of the moves. Balance kickback on stability ball for example is very hard for me, takes all i can do to get 10 done w/10lbs. Starting to like these workouts much more this week!0
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X2 total body is becoming one of my favorite workouts in Phase 1. The variety of exercises is great and my heart rate was up for most of the workout. I LOVE my pull up assist and seriously it has changed my game with the pull up bar. One of my better investments (along with the HRM and food scale). My core is strengthening and I can tell. Tonight is X2 Yoga and I may catch a run tonight since it doesn't seem like it's going to be raining yet when I get home.0
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Total body is my favorite workout day as well. I went a little heavier in the weight and still maintained good form.0
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I agree Karen, I love this one too! I must get myself one of those assist things!
I did this this morning, never was able to get it done yesterday.. I did many more of the boing push ups compared to last week, same with the push ups on the med ball, side arm balance. I am SO much better on my right side than my left.. at first I thought it was balancing on my husband's 12lb med ball which is harder than my 8lbs, but I switched them and it still was harder on my left. Odd huh!
Yeah and I still can't do the crunchy lever pull ups! Maybe one, that's it! I just do pull ups instead the entire time.0 -
Last time for this workout and between this and balance and power my favorites of Phase 1. I did much better all around on this and I do my best on the crunchy lever pull ups. Still not doing them 100% but I try. I am almost sad to say good bye to Total Body but will work this routine in somewhere in my future of working out for sure.0
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