P90X - Day 30 - 2008.01.06

2008.01.06 - Day 30
I have continued with P90X! And, I know this blog is way behind schedule. I have decided to only blog every thirty days from now on. These blogs were simply getting too repetitive. The routines continue to mix it up and I keep surprising myself with my constant improvement. Its not a cake walk, but it works and I feel great after each routine and I'm even getting to feel like I crave the hard work. The routines never really get physically easier because you keep increasing the weight you use or the number of reps you complete or the speed you do things or or or... The point is, you can keep improving and driving yourself to new levels. The P90X "Muscle Confusion" techniques work. I can do more of everything with better endurance and improved flexibility and I'm not leveling off. It seems there is no limit to how far I can take this. I may not look like Arnold the Governator at his peak, but I do feel much healthier, and I am absolutely much stronger. To summarize, I'm going to keep at it because its working.

P90X - Day 29 - 2008.01.05 - CHEST, SHOULDERS & TRICEPS

2008.01.05 - CHEST, SHOULDERS & TRICEPS
Well, I'm back at it. The Ski, Golf and Glider Aerobatics trip was a great vacation but the return to P90X was not easy. This new routine made me feel like day one all over again. By the last two, of the 24 different moves (really more because some include multiple actions) I could hardly do a single push up or lift 10 lbs over my head. Wow! Oh, back on the vacation, I was able to ski four days straight without pain for the first time in a few years. My legs felt great and my endurance was much improved. I can't wait to see how I feel after the next 60 days. I know I kinda cheated by taking the few weeks off to vacation, but this is the real world and likely how most people must go through this program. Setting aside a completely uninterrupted 90 days is just not realistic. Life gets in the way. Still, I do intend to go at it solid for the last 60 days.

P90X - Day 28 - 2008.12.14 - STRETCH or REST

2008.12.14 - STRETCH or REST
Rest Baby Rest! Seriously, I have a ski vacation coming up on Friday (five days from now) and I will be taking time away from the program until I return. The Skiing will be good exercise. When I get back I will start the second 30 days full out again. Hopefully I won't have fallen behind but rather have gotten some much needed recovery time. This was my strategy all along. In any case, I may do a slightly lighter version of the PLYOMETRICS and KENPO and STRETCH over the next few days just to keep moving. I don't want to be too tired for my ski vacation but I don't want to slip too far out of the game. Oh, I also need to take my 30 Day measurements and pictures.

P90X - Day 27 - 2008.12.13 - YOGA

2008.12.13 - YOGA
YOGA is still really hard but does not seem as bad after doing CORE SYNERGISTICS twice. I sure am glad I have a STRETCH OR REST day tomorrow. I need it.

P90X - Day 26 - 2008.12.12 - CORE SYNERGISTICS

2008.12.12 - CORE SYNERGISTICS
Yep, CORE SYNERGISTICS ranks right up their with YOGA as really really hard. It seems like this second time I did get closer to doing the moves correctly, but wow this is truly an extreme workout. Beware of the Prison Pushups! Yikes.

P90X - Day 25 - 2008.12.11 - STRETCH or REST

2008.12.11 - STRETCH or REST
Decided to Rest. Just plain needed a break!

P90X - Day 24 - 2008.12.10 - KENPO

2008.12.10 - KENPO
Went at KENPO hard last night and felt great doing it. It really makes me sweat and stretch and it kicks up the heart rate. My past martial arts training really helps me glide though this without much stress. The work is hard but this is definitively the easiest mentally for me. Even the STRETCH routine requires more thinking for me. Anyway, all is well and I'm really feeling like my endurance and recovery rates are improving.

P90X - Day 23 - 2008.12.09 - CORE SYNERGISTICS

2008.12.09 - CORE SYNERGISTICS
So it turns out that CORE SYNERGISTICS is a nice / short way of saying, "All Over Body Ripper". This routine is just short of an hour long and I can honestly say it may top YOGA for the one that I find least enjoyable. Of course that is what I say about each new routine I encounter until I get it mastered to some degree. As always, P90X did not let me down. The whole point of the routine is to work your core and it does the job. The good news is now I am past the hurting all over phase. So, soon after I was done and able to walk up the stairs, I started to feel pretty good. I was really really worn out, but not in pain. Nice!

P90X - Day 22 - 2008.12.08 - YOGA

2008.12.08 - YOGA
Today was the first day of my fourth P90X week. As such, the schedule changes up as part of the "muscle confusion" strategy and YOGA is the first day's routine. I'm getting much better at YOGA, but it never gets easier. I just spend less time falling down. The work load isn't decreasing because of it. In fact, it may be more work. Tomorrow, I do CORE SYNERGISTICS for teh first time - what ever that is.

P90X - Day 21 - 2008.12.07 - STRETCH

2008.12.07 - STRETCH
I'm still not back onto my sleep schedule so I did light stretching. Today was supposed to be a recovery day and the STRETCH video is optional. I also have to be into work an hour early tomorrow to handle some final tweaks from the 3:00 AM work we did on Friday. So, I am going to bed early and hopefully, I'll be fully rested for Monday's YOGA and the official start of the recovery week. This weeks goal is to eat as well as possible and maybe drop a few pounds. I have been eating pretty well, but the weight has not been coming off. I am building muscle for sure. So, that must be trading places with the fat. Still, since this week is not a weights week, I should be able to knock off a few pounds.

P90X - Day 20 - 2008.12.06 - KENPO - NOT!

2008.12.06 - KENPO - NOT!
I worked until 3:00 AM this morning and had two scheduled events for the day. So, after only getting 3 hours of sleep, I figured I could miss one day's work out and did. I am not going to shift the schedule, I am just going to skip today. My body could use the break and I really need to catch up on sleep before going at it a gain and maybe injuring myself. Monday starts the Recovery week any way, so I'm not to worried about taking just one routine off. I have rescheduled all sorts of things to assure I don't miss other workouts and will continue to do so.