you might’ve noticed that it’s been a couple days since a p90x post… this is because on saturday (supposed to be day 13 and Kenpo X), i did Warrior Dash. it was super fun times, very dirty, i got way too much sun (paying for that today) and i’m still recovering to some degree today! my time on the 3.02 mile course (up hill most of the way it felt), was 43:42.05 which was good enough for 3,529th place on the day and 562nd in my age/gender group. photos haven’t been posted on the website, yet – but i think i made Team Slobbermonkey proud! if anyone has a chance to do it, i would jump at that in a heartbeat, it’s a blast! with that being said, i took yesterday and utilized the rest day, even though X Stretch probably would’ve been a good idea, not moving seemed like just as good an idea (actually better)!
today was back to the nitty gritty of P90X and round 3 of Chest & Back. the weight was down this morning about 3 lbs (that’s 10% of what i was hoping to lose). every one of the exercises is going up – all pull up variations are increasing about 1 rep every week, all push up variations 2-5 reps. it’s pretty cool to see the progress and in two weeks we start another phase, which will be wonderfully taxing in a whole new way. not really looking forward to tomorrow’s workout, hopefully the legs will be back a little bit more – still wiped from WD.
July 25th, 2011 | Comments Off
pushed play again this morning! outside of the work related trip (and subsequent recovery from said trip), i haven’t missed a day of workouts. still struggling with the eating part – primarily portion sizes and snacks – but i think i’m making progress. my knee is still quite buggy, so i am not able to get down on lunges as far as i probably should. but when i hear the clicking when i do lunge, i have a tendency to adjust. the left leg feels good, so i’m able to go deeper. and there are a lot of lunges in this workout. still struggling with the pull ups, however, my numbers are increasing – not the 15-20 range that they’re doin on the videos – but progress is being made. imagine the leaps i would make when i really start to focus on the diet and actually shed some of this ‘baby fat’ (that’s the weight i gained from the the two pregnancies that i still haven’t lost yet).
Warrior Dash tomorrow, but not until Kenpo X is done – i should’ve started P90X a lot sooner as a preparation for WD… oh well, i’ve always been good at procrastination, why stop now?
July 22nd, 2011 | Comments Off
this was the first yoga workout i did in the morning (if you recall the first week, it was an afternoon session while the boys were sleeping). morning yoga is different than afternoon yoga, but both are not exactly easy for me. also, for some reason, i had mentally prepared for Kenpo X and not Yoga X. it still amazes me how much i sweat during the Yoga X workout. the tip of the day “remember to breathe” gets difficult at times especially during the plow stands. and i still sit high on the warrior 1-2-reverse portion of the workout. with the possible stress fracture in the foot the warrior 3 and half-moon stuff was quite difficult when on the left side, but i was able to keep the other foot up the entire time on the right (albeit a bit wobbly).
continuing to push play…
July 21st, 2011 | Comments Off
