Tonight was my favorite workout, Kempo X!!! Woohoo!
It's so much fun!!! The hour flys by. I still have problems with my side kicks, forward and back kicks are getting better and higher. I was able to get really deep into my horse stance and feel the burn on all of the blocking, elbow series and punches at the end. Overall the best workout of the week by far. I burned 974 calories and feel great!!!
ciao,
jofis
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Day 34
Last night was Legs and Back.
I do fairly well at this workout, but this time around my quads were killing me. I am getting better at squatting lower so that explains the extra extra burn. The pullup portion of this workout still sucked but still givin' it a ton of effort. I am really good at the calf exercises so that makes me happy.
ARX once again to follow. My abs were still sore from ARX a couple of nights ago so I had to push hard but it was tough. A little disappointed that I was only able to do 40 of the Mason twists. Oh well next time around, 'I WILL PWN YOU MASON TWISTS!!!'
lol, w/e, lizate
I do fairly well at this workout, but this time around my quads were killing me. I am getting better at squatting lower so that explains the extra extra burn. The pullup portion of this workout still sucked but still givin' it a ton of effort. I am really good at the calf exercises so that makes me happy.
ARX once again to follow. My abs were still sore from ARX a couple of nights ago so I had to push hard but it was tough. A little disappointed that I was only able to do 40 of the Mason twists. Oh well next time around, 'I WILL PWN YOU MASON TWISTS!!!'
lol, w/e, lizate
Day 33
This night was Yoga X.
It's odd that since I have lost some weight, you would think that this would get easier. I struggle with flexibility but generally have good balance. What I have come to realize that even though I am carrying less weight I find other parts of my body hurt. LOL. I have noticed great improvement in my flexibility so that is great. I burned about 870 calories during Yoga, not sure why but that's about 60 calories less than previous Yoga X workouts. Whatever, still workin at it.
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It's odd that since I have lost some weight, you would think that this would get easier. I struggle with flexibility but generally have good balance. What I have come to realize that even though I am carrying less weight I find other parts of my body hurt. LOL. I have noticed great improvement in my flexibility so that is great. I burned about 870 calories during Yoga, not sure why but that's about 60 calories less than previous Yoga X workouts. Whatever, still workin at it.
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Day 32
This nights workout was Back and Biceps and 2 days later I am still sore.
I started this workout strong and finished half decent, lol. It was tough. It consists of several sets of various pullups and curls. I still suck at pullups but I am working hard. I still using a chair but am working til exhaustion so what else can I do? Doin' my Best and forgetting the rest!
Followed up with the usual Ab Ripper X. I swear that recovery week was a layoff from working the abs so getting back into ARX has been hard but still bringin' it.
Burned about 1300 calories during these workouts.
Oh yeah, BTW, WTH is with them ridiculous Corn Cob Pull-ups? Those things are a joke and I can't wait until I am able to do them unassisted.
I started this workout strong and finished half decent, lol. It was tough. It consists of several sets of various pullups and curls. I still suck at pullups but I am working hard. I still using a chair but am working til exhaustion so what else can I do? Doin' my Best and forgetting the rest!
Followed up with the usual Ab Ripper X. I swear that recovery week was a layoff from working the abs so getting back into ARX has been hard but still bringin' it.
Burned about 1300 calories during these workouts.
Oh yeah, BTW, WTH is with them ridiculous Corn Cob Pull-ups? Those things are a joke and I can't wait until I am able to do them unassisted.
Day 31
It's been a couple of days since I've updated this blog. I'm still working hard at P90X and enjoying it.
I am actually a day behind because I took Sunday/Mother's Day off from working out. I have decided that it will be easier for me to move my off day to Sunday, so from here on out I will have it has my off day. That means I will be working out this Wednesday which is usually my day off. I am still eating the right foods, just not as often/timely as I should. I am definitely losing weight slowly but surely. I was a little bummed at my 30 day photos, but it just encourages me to continue to work hard, if not harder.
cya,
jj
I am actually a day behind because I took Sunday/Mother's Day off from working out. I have decided that it will be easier for me to move my off day to Sunday, so from here on out I will have it has my off day. That means I will be working out this Wednesday which is usually my day off. I am still eating the right foods, just not as often/timely as I should. I am definitely losing weight slowly but surely. I was a little bummed at my 30 day photos, but it just encourages me to continue to work hard, if not harder.
cya,
jj
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Day 30
WOW!!! Day 30!!!
Today's workout was Plyo-X. This is my second favorite workout so far, second only to Kempo-X. I struggled this time through but still pushed hard. I felt a little sluggish which my diet may have something to do with. Overall this is a great workout and I still love doing it. The sports bonus moves are my favorite, the rockstars and knee up jumps are my least favorite. LOL.
Today I will be taking my 30 day pics. I haven't decided if I will post them now or wait until after the full 90 days. When I decide you'll be the second to know.
cya,
j
Today's workout was Plyo-X. This is my second favorite workout so far, second only to Kempo-X. I struggled this time through but still pushed hard. I felt a little sluggish which my diet may have something to do with. Overall this is a great workout and I still love doing it. The sports bonus moves are my favorite, the rockstars and knee up jumps are my least favorite. LOL.
Today I will be taking my 30 day pics. I haven't decided if I will post them now or wait until after the full 90 days. When I decide you'll be the second to know.
cya,
j
Day 29
This is the first week of the next phase of workouts. This night was Chest, Shoulders and Triceps. This workout consists of a variety of extremer pushups and tricep extensions. I worked hard and feel great. The soreness will be welcome as I have missed it over the passed week since last week was my recover week consisting of cardio.
I was surprised at how well I did with ARX. I was able to keep up with this workout just as well and maybe even better than the previous times even though I didn't have this workout for over a week. Was great to be able to get through it without regressing.
cya,
j to da j
I was surprised at how well I did with ARX. I was able to keep up with this workout just as well and maybe even better than the previous times even though I didn't have this workout for over a week. Was great to be able to get through it without regressing.
cya,
j to da j
Friday, May 8, 2009
Day 27 & Day 28
This night was Yoga. I really really enjoyed this workout. I was able to push myself on most of the postures and focus on good form. Afterwards I was really sore in places I haven't been sore from Yoga before, so I know I was pushing myself harder.
Day 28 was rest day.
Day 28 was rest day.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Day 26
Tonight was Core Synergistics. I did much better with this workout this time around. I felt good, winded but good through-out the whole workout. This workout is difficult because you are supposed to focus on keeping your mid-section taught and when your mid-section hasn't been used much for the past 10-15 years it's difficult to accomplish, LOL. Oh well Tony says, 'Do your best and forget the rest!' So that's what I did and I feel good about it. I burned about 950 calories during this workout.
cya,
jj
cya,
jj
Monday, May 4, 2009
Day 24 & 25
Today was the day to get back on track. So I woke up early and knocked out Core Synergistics. This workout was probably my least favorite of all the workouts so far. It was hard and not as enjoyable as any of the others. I pushed myself hard and did my best. I burned almost 950 calories and felt pretty good about that.
After helping my son make ourselves breakfast we took in a movie, the X Men Wolferine one. We thought it was good. Then we went to my work to get some stuff done after which I had to take him home to his moms house which is 45 miles away.
After the long drive back I was focused on getting in Kempo X to catch up on the day I missed. Fortunately for me Kempo X is my favorite workout! And I kicked ass tonight! I was able to bring up the intensity, really focusing on using my core and squatting low to get more out of the workout. I burned over 1000 calories doing this workout.
I feel great and have redeemed myself from the missed day. Now if I can only find a way to get more rest...
cya,
jj
After helping my son make ourselves breakfast we took in a movie, the X Men Wolferine one. We thought it was good. Then we went to my work to get some stuff done after which I had to take him home to his moms house which is 45 miles away.
After the long drive back I was focused on getting in Kempo X to catch up on the day I missed. Fortunately for me Kempo X is my favorite workout! And I kicked ass tonight! I was able to bring up the intensity, really focusing on using my core and squatting low to get more out of the workout. I burned over 1000 calories doing this workout.
I feel great and have redeemed myself from the missed day. Now if I can only find a way to get more rest...
cya,
jj
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Day 23
DISASTER!!! Damn it! After going through the motions this week and only getting about 5 hours of sleep each night, my body just gave up. I got home from picking up my son Friday night and I just crashed at 8:30. I slept pretty much through the night. My body was telling me that I need more rest. A couple of nights this past week I didn't sleep until 1:30 AM or so and then woke up at 6:45. I missed my Friday nights workout and felt really guilty. I also had to work on Saturday so I wasn't able to get up early and knocked Core Synergistics. When I got home from my son's baseball game it was already 10:30 and having reviewed the workout in advance I knew that I wouldn't be able to do the Core workout since it was after 11 when I would be able to start. I decided I would switch up this weekends workouts, so I did Stretch X.
This workout is a nice loosening workout. I enjoyed it.
This workout is a nice loosening workout. I enjoyed it.
Day 22
This night was Yoga X. For some reason this time around this workout completely worked me more so than before. Even though I just did it a few days ago. I think it's because I really focused on my form and pushed myself. After all it's P90X, right? Continuing to Bring It!
Day 21
This night was Rest or Stretch X. I did most of Stretch X. This was a nice stretch workout quite a few notches down from the intensity of Yoga X. Burned about 450 calories. Nutrition has been good, still finding it hard to eat on time.
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