Monday, April 30, 2012

P90X Day 37

Day 37:  Cardio X

Today I started recording my caloric intake...I take in so much more than I thought I did. No wonder I'm not losing any fricken' weight! My thinking is:  Well, I'm working out now, so I can eat as much as I want as long as it's nutritious. ...No, no, nooooo. Yes to eating nutritiously, no to eating as much as I want *just* because it's healthy foods. I want to lose at least 5 lbs, and I'm not getting there! So it's time to start eating less...

Anyway, Cardio X went well. Plyo section is getting easier, little by little. I still get nauseated after this workout though. Cardio sucks...but that's what'll help me achieve my goal. :P

Thank you for reading! ;)

P90X Day 36

Day 36:  Chest, Shoulders, and Triceps, Ab Ripper X

The muscle confusion is stunning. I'm back to shaking after each workout, and needing a ridiculously large amount of time to just sit and do absolutely nothing after each workout to recover. I'm also pushing harder, and starting to love it. So that may have something to do with it! Ha. XD I never thought I would love working out, and look forward to it every day. But I do!! Of course there are days where I would like to just sit and be lazy all day, but working out gives me more energy and gets rid of that feeling. I get 10x more out of the rest of my day just by working out for that one hour.

Thanks as always for reading. :D

P90X Day 35

Day 35:  Rest

zzz....

P90X Day 34

Day 34: Kenpo X

Still lovin' Kenpo. :D Nothing new to report...

Thanks for reading!!

Saturday, April 21, 2012

P90X Day 33

Day 33:  Legs & Back, Ab Ripper X

Well this is the first time I pushed myself doing the leg workout. I'm writing this the day after, and my legs are sore. :( So I guess I didn't stretch enough afterward. But it also means that I'm building muscle in my legs. :)

I'm upping my reps in Ab Ripper X to 22 each,  and 20 on the few that are ridiculously hard for me. With 50 mason twists. :)

Thanks for reading!! :D

P90X Day 32

Day 32:  Yoga X

Nothing to report. Still disliking their yoga routine. Well I quit after the first twenty or thirty minutes, and it's a @#%&ing hour and a half. Who has that much time for something so boring? No one. But maybe the last hour is gold. Who knows?

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

P90X Day 31

Day 31:  Back & Biceps, Ab Ripper X

Again, I thought it was weird to combine back and biceps, but it works. I've graduated from lifting 5 lbs to 10 lbs. :D I know, that's still not much. But it's more than I could do before! So this is exciting to me! I'm also still seeing tons of improvement in my abs. On Day 1, I tried keeping up with them and doing 25 reps per exercise, but quickly maxed out. Since then, my strategy has been to have a goal of 20 per exercise. I've reached that goal with the exception of the oblique workout, where I only do 16 per side.

With my friends and some coworkers, I sometimes tell people to feel my abs. haha. I probably do this too much...but it's more encouragement to keep going when you have people other than yourself noticing the changes!

Thank you for reading.

P90X Day 30

Day 30:  Plyometrics

Well, today I opted for the Cardio X option they give instead of plyo, because I'm just not there yet. Even Cardio X, which is their "easy" alternative, exhausts me. Oh well. I'm sure this will improve with time, too.

Thanks! :]

P90X Day 29

Day 29:  Chest, Shoulders, and Triceps, Ab Ripper X

I thought the combination of working out chest, shoulders, and triceps was a little strange at first, but now I like it. Each one gives the other muscle a little time to rest. I worked so hard I was shaking for about a half hour afterwards whenever I tried to pick something up or text. But I REALLY want results! ha. I also found out that I need to up my intake of carbs, and maybe move on to the next phase of the nutrition plan as well, because I was truly exhausted during this workout, which hasn't happened for a while.

Ab Ripper X is still killing me, ha. But I love it. I can do more and more each and every time. And since we do this three times a week instead of just once, I keep getting reminded of my progress. :D

Thanks for reading!

Sunday, April 15, 2012

P90X Day 28

Day 28:  X Stretch or Rest

I rested! Although I forgot to say that when I walked on Day 26, I also did the first twenty or so minutes of X Stretch. I can definitely see how it would obviously be beneficial, so I am going to *try* to start doing this instead of resting.

Thanks for reading. :D

P90X Day 27

Day 27:  Yoga X

So, since I hate this routine, and I thought yesterday was Cardio X but walked instead, I moved Cardio X to today. I like this and I'm definitely going to replace Plyometrics with this, which they give you the option to do. Cardio X starts out with some yoga, then you do some punching and kicking from their Kenpo workout, then a little bit of Plyo, and finally some core. It's a little bit of everything, but it's all cardio. Even the little bit of Plyo they had in it kicked my butt. Even so, I really like this workout.

P90X Day 26

Day 26:  Core Synergistics

Yeah, for some reason I thought today was "Cardio X." :( I don't know what I was looking at that I saw that. Oh well. I walked 1.8 miles instead, anyway, to get ready for walking 5k for Suicide Awareness on April 28.

P90X Day 25

Day 25:  X Stretch

Took a rest day. I know. I'm terrible.

P90X Day 24

Day 24:  Kenpo X

Love it. Love it. Love it. It lets out all my pent-up anger, and it's fun, AND I'm working out all at the same time. I also feel like if I were in a fight or had to defend myself in some way, I would be a little more prepared than before.

P90X Day 23

Day 23:  Core Synergistics

This is pretty crazy. They have you on the ground doing these ridiculous "Superman Banana" rolls. The moves is here work your entire body, but obviously focus the effort into your core. It works.

Thanks for reading.

P90X Day 22

Day 22:  Yoga X

Yup, didn't do this yoga routine..so just another day of rest.

P90X Day 21

Day 21:  X Stretch or Rest

Rest!

Saturday, April 7, 2012

P90X Day 20

Day 20:  Kenpo X

I'm going to say this again:  I LOVE KENPO X! Why aren't all the exercises as fun as this?! I was smiling all the way through. :)

Thanks for reading

P90X Day 19

Day 19:  Legs & Back, Ab Ripper X

Yeah..I only did the ab workout. Oh, well. Improvement on my abs at least!

P90X Day 18

Day 18:  Yoga X

I really, really don't like this yoga routine. I'm just going to substitute this yoga routine for one that I like. Yoga is for the mind, body, and spirit. Yoga X is focused more on your body. I prefer yoga focused on your mind and spirit.

Thanks for reading!

P90X Day 17

Day 17:  Arms & Shoulders, Ab Ripper X

I'm noticing so much improvement in Ab Ripper X! This makes me so happy. EVERY time I do it, I do a few more reps in each exercise. I don't mind doing this workout at all! I'm seeing progress in my arms and shoulders as well, it's just slower. This makes sense since I'm doing abs three times a week, and only arms and shoulders once a week.

Thanks for skimming! lol :)

P90X Day 16

Day 16:  Plyometrics

Instead of sucky plyo, I hula-hooped, which is still a cardio exercise. Ha! Beat the system! I plan on never doing plyo again...working out should be fun, not torturous.

Thank you for reading.

Sunday, April 1, 2012

P90X Day 15

Day 15:  Chest & Back, Ab Ripper X

I skipped a day, and am now starting this up again. I really need to be strict on myself. I won't see the results I want without doing the work. I am seeing some progress, which is some motivation to keep going. I'm seeing the most in Ab Ripper X. I can't see my abs yet (because of the protective layer of fat...) but I'm seeing lots of progress in the number of reps, which is rather exciting. Also, I have biceps! They're tiny and barely visible, but they're there! I can feel them. Triceps as well. :D This makes me very happy!

Thanks for reading, as always.

P90X Day 14

Day 14:  Rest or Stretch X

I was going to finish yesterday's Kenpo today instead of resting, since I've been so lazy this week. But, of course, this didn't happen. Granted, I unexpectedly got called into work until 10PM, and couldn't exactly do it afterward. But I had time to do it beforehand, and chose not to. I need to get out of this pit...

P90X Day 13

Day 13:  Kenpo X

I still love Kenpo, but cardio still kicks my butt. With this new habit of mine, I stopped with about 25 minutes left, promising myself that I WOULD finish it after work. This didn't happen.

P90X Day 12

Day 12:  Legs & Back, Ab Ripper X

I knew this was going to become a habit... I didn't finish the entire workout. I stopped with about twenty minutes left.

P90X Day 11

Day 11: Yoga X

Well, today is supposed to be yoga. However, since I don't like this particular yoga routine, and I didn't finish my workout yesterday, I finished yesterday's instead. I didn't do Ab Ripper X though, because I got called into work. Ugh.

P90X Day 10

Day 10:  Shoulders & Arms, Ab Ripper X

Sadly, I was interrupted during this work out about twenty minutes into it. I was surprised at how upset I was that I couldn't finish it. But I was rather peeved. I know if I start  not finishing work outs, I'll make it a habit. That's just how I am. Grah!

P90X Day 9

Day 9:  Plyometrics

Plyometrics sucks. That is all.