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P90X DAY FIFTY-FIVE - Yoga X Today was an excellent yoga day; I was really on top of just about the whole workout, or at least I felt that way. Balance postures looked really good, Royal Dancer in particular. I was finally able to settle into that pose and not be quite so jerky in the feet and ankles. Of course, the…

P90X DAY FIFTY-FOUR - Core Synergistics WOO HOO! Here it is again, time to get blasted. This is going to seem like a particularly brilliant comment, but I can't tell which workout is the more intense, CS or Plyo. They are two of the toughest things I've ever done, still after two months of this program! I think my arms…

P90X DAY FIFTY-THREE - X Stretch Ahh... Now this is what I call a recovery week workout. This workout has the relaxation element of Yoga X without quite as much effort. Mostly, I don't think I really realized how tense I get through the normal workout weeks. This really helps bleed some of that away... thank goodness.…

P90X DAY FIFTY-TWO - Kenpo X I'm beginning to use this workout as a guage for how my cardiovascular fitness is coming along. As near as I can figure, I seem to be able to crank out this workout at about an additional 1/3 or better of the pace that they keep on the DVD, particularly on the punching moves. For example, on…

P90X DAY FIFTY-ONE - Core Synergistics As tough as this workout is (and it REALLY is), I have to say I do enjoy it. The challenge level is pretty high up there. I'm almost sorry it only comes around during Recovery Week, but once I'm through this first round of P90X, I can start mixing things up a bit and have some fun…

April... Thanks - it's good to be back. I've missed everyone. Been looking for you on WOWY in the mornings, too... Good to know all is well with you and you're still bringin' it..!! We're almost through this first round lady... WOO HOO!

Molsongirl... Sent you a pm...

Well everyone, I'm going to have to update my workout posts tomorrow; I've been out in the yard all evening and just got finished and cleaned up, and I am heading to bed. Rest assurred I am up on my P90X workouts and in Phase III for the home stretch. Until tomorrow everyone... Rest well.

Eriny... We keep you around here because you are an INTENSITY ANIMAL bro..!!! You help keep me motivated my friend... :bigsmile:

Rocknrolla (love that screename :laugh: )... I would say it depends on one factor, and that factor is... YOU. I say that because there are people who have started their fitness journeys with P90X and been successful (an uncommon approach), but the majority of folks I'd say are ones that have achieved a certain level of…

Ok everyone, don't hurt me! I've been tied up with loads of other things here this last week, but I'll be getting caught up on my posts this evening. Looks like there's lots to catch up on besides just my posts... Goodness, but all my P90X buddies have been busy!!

Eriny... Awesome workouts bro... Keep up the intensity!!

P90X DAY FIFTY - Yoga X Somehow, as challenging as this workout is, it always manages to make me feel very relaxed and calm by the time it's over with. Not that there wasn't hard work going on mind you - I did push-ups for every chaturanga, I brought my knees all the way off the ground for every upward dog, and the only…

April... Well, I know one thing is to make sure to keep yourself moving during the "rest" breaks. I may stop for a few seconds for a sip of water and to towel my face, but other than that, I stay at full tilt through every break period. I'll see what I can come up with. Using hand weights is a good idea; I have some that…

April... Way to bring it to the "X" lady... and don't feel bad about balance lunges; they are TOUGH. For me, the hardest part these days is getting out of the exercise position because my quads are so burnt after 25 of those... lol. eriny... Really glad to see you back and posting my friend. We missed you. Always enjoy…

Mosse... If you're using the portion approach to the P90X nutrition plan, it gives you a listing of all the acceptable foods and amounts that constitute a "serving" in a given category. For fruits, it has listed "1 medium banana" as a fruit "serving", so I'd think you'd be ok with that. As to your protein, I don't recall…

P90X DAY FORTY-EIGHT - Kenpo X Another round of Kenpo X, another day of blowing past the trainers on the DVD. I'm going to have to give some thought on how I can really ramp up the intensity on this workout. The last thing I want to do is start to feel like this isn't a challenge. I think... if I go full-out from the start…

P90X DAY FORTY-SEVEN - Legs & Back, Ab Ripper X Total Pull-Ups: 141 Not bad, not bad at all... The pull-up number continues to climb. Of course, this workout's primary focus is legs, and it never disappoints. Today was a good leg day: I did all 20 Sneaky Lunges at pace, which is awesome because those are killers. The…

Hey... I started a new page... WOO HOO! Off to bed folks... Rest well everyone...

P90X DAY FORTY-SIX - Yoga X I can remember the first week when this workout really killed me. The difficulty of the movements and the strength and balance required, the length of the program (92 minutes)... It was really daunting. Today, I noticed that I was really able to become relaxed and lose myself in the focus of…

P90X DAY FORTY-FIVE - Back & Biceps, Ab Ripper X Oh baby, a milestone was broken today in B&B. I had to reach for - hang on now - the 50-LB RESISTANCE BAND! I got to the One-Arm Corkscrew Curls, and the 40-lb was just not cutting it. So, I paused the DVD and pulled out the Mamba (my new title for the 50-lb band). Grrrr...…

P90X DAY FORTY-FOUR - Plyometrics CALORIES BURNT: 960 Ok, someone tell me where they figured out where the PROFUSE SWEAT button is on your body. Why is it this workout always makes me sweat buckets..?? I'll just assume it means bad things are coming out and good things are going in. For some reason today my quads were…

P90X DAY FORTY-THREE - Chest, Shoulders & Triceps, Ab Ripper X I really had some energy this morning with CS&T and pushed, pushed, and PUSHED. Cranked out a total of 103 pushups - not bad at all. Today's BIG winner was the One-Arm Pushup. Last week, I couldn't get the hand position and balance to work, and I wasn't able to…

P90X DAY FORTY-ONE - Kenpo X I'm beginning to notice that this is becoming the one P90X workout that I can really push past the trainers on the DVD. Not that the program isn't tough mind you; it's just that my conditioning is surpassing the DVD exercise pace. For example, for most of the punching routines, I'm doing about…

Hey there brother... Glad to see you found your way back..! Hope things are turning back around for the best man...

Rowerc... Hey brother, thanks for the kind words. That's how we all get through this man, giving each other a hand up and keeping motivated. At least you saw some when you were in your 20's; I don't even know where some of these muscles I've got now even came from! :laugh: I'm with you for the rest of this round bro...…

Mosse... If you're hitting the food-type portions and still falling short on total calories, I'd say that's the time to listen to your body. If you're doing Phase I nutrition plan, remember the object is to restrict carbs and provide ample protein for muscle repair and growth. As you progress, the emphasis on protein…

I gotta tell you man, and this is no exaggeration... My body has NEVER looked as good as it does through 40 days of P90X. I was in the Army for 10 years all told, and I never looked this good. I was always scrawny with a varying degrees of pudge in the middle. Now, my pudge is almost gone completely, and I've got muscles…

mosse33... The resistance bands are a good way to get results out of your workout, no question. I also like them because they're easy to take along when traveling to keep on my workout schedule. If you have dumbbells already, I'm not sure if bands are necessary unless you do some regular traveling. Another thing too is…