Kempo X

I always thought that all that punching and kicking excercise videos were kind of dumb and I thought I might feel like a dumbass doing all those punchs....but once I started going through this workout you learn to through a punch and kick and teachs balance and it sure got my heart rate up. My highest was around 171 bpm. I was able to do all the moves but some I had to pause and run them in slowmo so I could see exactly what they were doing. Needless to say I had fun doing it. I look forward to it next week. I will not look foward to plyo or chest and back....blarg.

Legs, Back, Abs

I never posted about yesterdays workout so I will include it in this workout post.

Yesterday was yoga x. I was hoping that it was not going to be to long. Not that I am not motivated to do it but I figured yoga to be around a half hour.....wrong!!! It was and hour and a half. I managed to get through about 40 minutes of it. I sweated more during that workout then I did during any of my other workouts, well not including plyometrics. I figured it to be more of a stretch and balance workout but it was sweaty and heart racing at least for me. It was my first time doing it. Next week I will try to complete the whole and hour and half.

Todays workout was back, legs, and abs (i did not do the abs this time). This was some pretty tuff moves and it seems to be more for the legs then the back but the back was not forgotten. I had to do many pull ups in all different kinds of hand positions, well i tried to do some of them I think I was lucky if I did two good ones. I think pull up might be a little to hard for me so I order some restence band that are actually used during the workouts as a replacement using the pull up bar. Once I am stronger in my back I will try for more of the pulls on the bar. The legs there was a lot of different forms of lunges.

I hope for next week I can do more the moves and stick through all the workouts. But who am I kidding this week in not even over yet. Tomorrow is Kempo X which is like karate.

Shoulders & Arms, Abs

I thought I would not be able to complete todays excercise routine but once I started and was warmed up I was able to get through all the exercises. The abs workout is still killing me I can not do all the moves and I have to take a few brakes during each set. My back is still sore and hurting but tomorrow is yoga x, maybe that will help with my back a little.

Plyometric back pain.

Ok I hope i can get use to this workout a little. Plyometrics yesterday was certainly harder and more of a work out then it seems, but if i can not adjust to some of this acheing I might not be able to do this workout. After first finishing the workout I was really soar and could hardly walk. Now my lower back is killing me in pain not the soar kind either. I woke up at 5:30 this morning and had to take two aleve. No matter what position I was sleeping in or how I supported my lower back it would hurt just as much. Well I have a whole week of rest before I have to do that workout again so lets hope my body does adjust.

Plyometrics

son of a bitch am I soar. I watched part of this last night to see what it was and none of the moves seem to difficult but they will kick your ass. He said that this workout was the X in p90x and I think he is right. This workout is an hour long and there are minimal breaks and what break you do get are only 30 seconds. You can take a break a little longer which I had to do but he does not want you to break to long and have your heart rate drop. This work out is all about keeping your heart racing. If I am soar now I can't wait to see what tomorrows soarness will be like.

Tomorrow then

Abs, Chest & Back

Well I completed my first day of the p90x. I did the ab ripper x around 12:45 this afternoon. My abs certainly need some work. I could not even do some the moves these people were doing. I did make it through. I then completed the back and chest workout at 5pm today. I could do more of those moves then I could of the abs. It pretty much went from pulls up to push ups back and forth for about an hour. I am quite sore and looking forward to sleep. Tomorrow is plyometrics AKA jump training. I watched a few minutes of it tonight to see what I was getting into. Most of the moves I can do its just comes down to the balance part.

Till tomorrow.

Big Breakfast

Ok so started the diet portion of the p90x. After doing some figuring it looked like I am in the level 2 of the eating plan. The book gives you a number of different receipes. Each recipe has three versions. One for level one, two and three. The ingredients just increase a little as your level goes up. So as I said I figured i was a level two. For breakfast I picked the mushroom and cheese omelet. It sounded good. The ingredients are as follows.

8 Egg whites
1/2 Roma Tomato chopped
2 Tablespoons Green Onions chopped
3/4 cups chopped mushrooms
3 Ounces of low fat chedder cheese
Salt and pepper to taste.

To some this may not sound like much but, that is a lot of protein. I have never eaten that much before in an omelet. I only put 2 ounces of cheese in because it was not low fat cheese it was only 50% fat free. I did not want to go over my calorie amount for this dish. I might have to go down to the level one eating part. O one more thing that was not even the complete breakfast. It also told me to eat a cup of strawberries and 12 ounces of cottage cheese. I did not have fresh strawberries or cottage cheese and I dont think I even have room for it.

Assuming I can finish digesting this omelet I might do the ab ripper x workout at 12-12:30 and then rest a little before going onto the chest and back workout later this afternoon or evening.

Starting workout tomorrow

Just to get every one up to speed. April 2005 I decided I was sick of being a fat lazy slob. I read into the Abs Diet and was very successful with it. I lost around 90 pounds. I went from a 44 inch waist down to a 29inch. My weight went from 250lb on a 5'7" frame down to 150lb. This took me about a year and half.

I was not able to maintain that weight. I enjoyed food to much and excersise not so much. I was able to balance my weight around 170-175. I would like to be more fit and toned. I was getting really bored with my gym routine and stopped seeing results. I decided to bit the bullet and invested in the P90X dvd workout. In order to even complete the P90x workout, the program has me take a fitness test to see if I can even make in through workout without hurting or killing myself. You should be happy to know that I passed the fit test but not with flying colors but I managed to get through it. I am not in great shape but I can hold my own. Tomorrow I start the first workout. I watched two of the dvd before just to see if I can do some of the moves. They are going to be a challenge. The ab ripper x workout made my stomach hurt just watching.

Today I went out and picked up many of the foods that the p90x workout recommends for maximum results. I am pumped to give this workout a shot. I know I am going to be hurting for the next 90 days but it is for the best. I will try to remember to post tomorrow after the workout.