Posts Tagged ‘P90X/P90X+’
Today I am officially 3 weeks from finishing my latest cycle of P90X. I am calling it quits 3 weeks early and I am OK with that.
I have been forcing myself to work out the last week or so, where I usually am looking forward to getting to the house and crushing a whatever workout is scheduled for the day. It hit me today like a ton of bricks. I AM SICK OF DOING P90X WORKOUTS! I need to really mix things up, and do something completely different.
For the record, it has been almost 2 straight years of doing P90X and it took that long for me to burn out. Impressive! And even more impressive is that I keep seeing gains and improvements in my fitness level. Verdict is; P90X Works! But what next?
Tis the season and all that jazz. Well, it has almost been a year to the day from when I took my 1st P90X pics, and I thought I would share them with everyone. (Sure, a bit creepy, but how else can you show change.)
So, this is me after 1 year of the P90X, P90X+, and a few other stylized work outs. (NO Changes in eating habits!)
Week 1 down and the only mishap was me not getting Yoga X in. I was thrashed on Thursday after working on a work project all day (until 10:30pm, I know, Crazy!) the rest of the week was just as I planned it out. P90X classic augmented with Sambo on Sunday instead of Saturdays Kenpo X. (Which totally sucks!)
This week, I will hopefully be adding another Sambo work out on Thursday, which means either I do Yoga when I get home late in the evening, or I do Yoga on Daturday. This will eliminate a full recovery day, but I can use it more as a stretching workout than a hard core day. (And yes, yoga can and will kick your ass if you work it right!)
Today was Back and chest again with Ab Ripper X thrown in. I improved on all my reps, and even Ab Ripper X was easier to do. Woo Hoo! If this keeps up, I may have to change out for the ultimate ab work out. The Tony Horton One on One Abs workout. (It looks BRUTAL!)
Wow, a non-P90X post by Rob? Holy…
I have to say that this week Sambo work out was rough. Maybe it was my early rise to go find Smurf at the 1/2 Marathon she ran. Maybe I was still kicked from Back and Legs on Friday. Maybe I am just a wimp. Who knows.
What I do know is that it took nearly 2 hrs for my legs and hips to finally loosen up, and then rolling with Ben and Rob took the rest of the energy I had left. Though my endurance was way better than last week, I was thrashed after working out for 2.5 hrs. Age be damned, I should be able to keep competing, and I will! That is why I do this, to feel young, alive constantly sore. 
Speaking of sore, tomorrow is the beginning of week 2 of cycle 4. More chest and back! Oh my!
I thought I was fried by the end of the Shoulders and Arms routine. I thought I would not be able to do the extra 6 sets. I thought wrong. Sometimes we really need to push past the pain, and the thought that we are done. We need to just go for it and crush out the last few sets! I feel much better for it. And I know I will be better for it. Finished up with 16 minutes of abdominal destruction, and oh my. Another great work out.
I can’t wait to compare my week 1 pics from all the cycles. Should be interesting. (I hope)