What a terrible time for this to happen. Right in the beginning of the program, when I need to be working out the hardest and building up my tolerance to this intense workout.
I did Core Synergistics on Monday. When I woke up Tuesday morning, I had a horrible head cold. My head was pounding, I couldn't breath or see straight. Excuses right? Yes. I will stand by them too. I started feeling better by Saturday but I think I got a 24-hour flu or some sort of stomach bug. Sunday I rested because I knew I would need my energy to start again on Monday with Core Synergistics again.
I do need to add, however, that on Wednesday, my father-in-law came over to the house to help me split my wood. He interrupted my game of Super Mario Brothers on the Wii! Anyway, I didn't know he was coming over and didn't want to split and stack wood when I was feeling sick. Well, he has been a Montana man for a long time so he had no sympathy for me. After I told him I had a horrible cold, he said, "Good, you can sweat it out by splitting wood!" I did this for about 4 hours on Wednesday and another 4 on Thursday until we had all the wood split and stacked. The moral to this addition is that I feel like by splitting and stacking wood I got in some working out to replace some that I missed. I was sweating, lifting, moving, throwing, etc... I was feeling much better after "sweating it out" too.
Tomorrow, Monday the 11th, starts week 3! Core Synergystics again. I'm really starting to like this one!
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Monday, October 4, 2010
Week 2, Day 8 - Core Synergistics
Superman Banana!
Here we go again. The start of week two of twelve. I was actually a little excited this morning to start my work out. You know when you get that little feeling of excitement inside for some things? That's what I felt. It wasn't anything like Christmas or something similar to that but there was a small tinge of excitement. That is the attitude I need to have to continue this all the way through. We need to have excitement for most everything we do in life. I believe that is the way to truly enjoy the life God has given us. I have been depressed, recently actually, and I don't like being there. There is nothing there for me but sadness, loneliness and nothingness.
Working out has really helped bring me out of my depression. I think that I will only make a physical change by working out. It does much more than that. Only a week into working out and I feel so much better. Better about life, better husband, better father, better friend. I have more energy throughout the days.
Yesterday my throat started feeling itchy like I had a cold coming on. I'm fighting it like crazy because I do not want to get sick.
I will continue with the mental, physical and spiritual change as I go on this journey of completing the P90X program.
Thank you all who are supporting me!
Tomorrow - Cardio X
Here we go again. The start of week two of twelve. I was actually a little excited this morning to start my work out. You know when you get that little feeling of excitement inside for some things? That's what I felt. It wasn't anything like Christmas or something similar to that but there was a small tinge of excitement. That is the attitude I need to have to continue this all the way through. We need to have excitement for most everything we do in life. I believe that is the way to truly enjoy the life God has given us. I have been depressed, recently actually, and I don't like being there. There is nothing there for me but sadness, loneliness and nothingness.
Working out has really helped bring me out of my depression. I think that I will only make a physical change by working out. It does much more than that. Only a week into working out and I feel so much better. Better about life, better husband, better father, better friend. I have more energy throughout the days.
Yesterday my throat started feeling itchy like I had a cold coming on. I'm fighting it like crazy because I do not want to get sick.
I will continue with the mental, physical and spiritual change as I go on this journey of completing the P90X program.
Thank you all who are supporting me!
Tomorrow - Cardio X
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Day 7 - Stretching or Resting
I chose to rest today! You would too after the first week so don't judge.
Tomorrow: Week #2 - Core Synergistics again!
Tomorrow: Week #2 - Core Synergistics again!
Day 6 - Kenpo X
Hiiyyyaaa!
I made it to the end of the week! The hard stuff is over until Monday. Tomorrow is stretching or resting. I think I will choose to stretch because I need it after a week of that. Kenpo is my favorite of all the P90X workouts. I don't know why, maybe because I'm learning karate at the same time as working out. Maybe because I sweat like crazy doing this one. Maybe because I don't have to lift any weights or do push-ups or pull-ups. I don't know, I just like it! I look forward to this one each week. Have I said how much I like this workout?
It does feel good to have finished the week of working out. I feel like I gave it my all for each workout and actually look forward to starting again on Monday.
I have to make the decision to continue this each day. I don't feel like I have to struggle to work out but I am still getting into the groove. Once I have momentum (which for me takes about 2 weeks), I will really be going and not much can stop me.
If I have encouraged anybody, after my thoughtful blogging, to give P90X a try, here is a link to purchase it on Amazon.com. You can get it new or used.
Tomorrow is Stretching or resting.
I made it to the end of the week! The hard stuff is over until Monday. Tomorrow is stretching or resting. I think I will choose to stretch because I need it after a week of that. Kenpo is my favorite of all the P90X workouts. I don't know why, maybe because I'm learning karate at the same time as working out. Maybe because I sweat like crazy doing this one. Maybe because I don't have to lift any weights or do push-ups or pull-ups. I don't know, I just like it! I look forward to this one each week. Have I said how much I like this workout?
It does feel good to have finished the week of working out. I feel like I gave it my all for each workout and actually look forward to starting again on Monday.
I have to make the decision to continue this each day. I don't feel like I have to struggle to work out but I am still getting into the groove. Once I have momentum (which for me takes about 2 weeks), I will really be going and not much can stop me.
If I have encouraged anybody, after my thoughtful blogging, to give P90X a try, here is a link to purchase it on Amazon.com. You can get it new or used.
Tomorrow is Stretching or resting.
Friday, October 1, 2010
Day 4 - Yoga X / Day 5 - Legs & Back and Ab Ripper X
I'll tell you one thing, belly fat makes it very hard to do some of these yoga moves.
I am blogging about two days here because I wasn't able to get on yesterday.
Like everything in this program, this isn't just your run of the mill yoga work out. It seems like they just went to extreme and found all the hardest moves to put into this program. The other tough thing about it is it lasts 1 hour 30 minutes. I never realized (probably because I never did it before) that yoga can make me sweat so much. I was dripping sweat the first 20 minutes into it.
Once I was finished, it felt really good to have done it. I know it will be an integral part of the workout program, as Tony says.
Legs and back, followed by ab ripper x, was this morning. Have you ever done wall squats? Ouch.... Have you ever done one leg wall squats? Double ouch! This exercise worked hard on the legs and back. I suppose the only way to work your back muscles is to do pull-ups.
I suck at pull-ups. Most everything else I do, with exception to pull-ups and ab ripper, I feel like I do well. In this particular exercise, you do four types of pull-ups two times throughout. I used a chair (under one foot) and my max was seven. Yep, I admit it, I have no back muscles. Well, I'm sure after 90 days I will be able to do seven pull-ups without the chair!
Ab ripper X follows Shoulders & Arms and Legs & Back each week. I remember the first time I did ab ripper. I felt like I was going to die and I wanted to stop and give up during each move. I quickly realized I need to do as much as I can and the muscles will come. Last time, when I was at seven weeks, ab ripper was still hard but not as hard as in the beginning. My goal this time with ab ripper is to complete the 'mason twist' at the end. You're sitting up, legs lifted off the floor, hands grasped with fingers intertwined. You then begin to go side to side, touching the floor with your hands each time, for a total of 50 times. I can't even make it to 20 yet. I'll keep working at it.
Tomorrow, Kenpo X (I love this one!)
I am blogging about two days here because I wasn't able to get on yesterday.
Like everything in this program, this isn't just your run of the mill yoga work out. It seems like they just went to extreme and found all the hardest moves to put into this program. The other tough thing about it is it lasts 1 hour 30 minutes. I never realized (probably because I never did it before) that yoga can make me sweat so much. I was dripping sweat the first 20 minutes into it.
Once I was finished, it felt really good to have done it. I know it will be an integral part of the workout program, as Tony says.
Legs and back, followed by ab ripper x, was this morning. Have you ever done wall squats? Ouch.... Have you ever done one leg wall squats? Double ouch! This exercise worked hard on the legs and back. I suppose the only way to work your back muscles is to do pull-ups.
I suck at pull-ups. Most everything else I do, with exception to pull-ups and ab ripper, I feel like I do well. In this particular exercise, you do four types of pull-ups two times throughout. I used a chair (under one foot) and my max was seven. Yep, I admit it, I have no back muscles. Well, I'm sure after 90 days I will be able to do seven pull-ups without the chair!
Ab ripper X follows Shoulders & Arms and Legs & Back each week. I remember the first time I did ab ripper. I felt like I was going to die and I wanted to stop and give up during each move. I quickly realized I need to do as much as I can and the muscles will come. Last time, when I was at seven weeks, ab ripper was still hard but not as hard as in the beginning. My goal this time with ab ripper is to complete the 'mason twist' at the end. You're sitting up, legs lifted off the floor, hands grasped with fingers intertwined. You then begin to go side to side, touching the floor with your hands each time, for a total of 50 times. I can't even make it to 20 yet. I'll keep working at it.
Tomorrow, Kenpo X (I love this one!)
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