Day 18-21 of P90X - Nov 1st-4th 2012

Days 18-21 - Yoga X - Back and Legs - Kenpo X - Stretch X - Well, I've been insanely busy the past four days, so much so I couldn't get my posts in each day. Yoga X felt great, and I have two to look forward to this recovery week. Whoopie. Back and Legs was probably the most I've pushed myself in the program, thus far, and this upcoming week of rest will be very nice to give both a rest. Unfortunately, I missed Kenpo X on Saturday, breaking my streak of consistency, but I made it up by doing Kenpo in late afternoon, followed by Stretch X later that night on Sunday. The stretch was very much needed, and has me ready for the week up again. Week 4 starts tomorrow and it starts with a new Core Synergistic routine. I cannot wait to get it going, and am looking forward to the recovery week before picking it back up in a week from now! 21 days down, 69 days to go!

Day 17 of P90X - Oct 31st 2012

Day 17 - Arms and Shoulders - First time using my 15 lbs weights with this routine, and man, did it intensify the workout! Everything was much more challenging, and I felt it! It seemed like my biceps and shoulders were gonna burst out of my skin! But I loved it! My triceps need work, but they will get there, eventually. This is my last time doing the Arms and Shoulders routine for another 6 weeks, or so, but it's not the last of the arms being worked out. I'm excited for the future of this program, and cannot wait to change it up a little bit. My arms have become much more defined thanks to this program, and I love it! My showers feel more rewarding, the protein drinks taste much more satisfying, and my energy level is still high up! Tomorrow's Yoga X is gonna hurt and feel great! Cannot wait! 17 days down, 73 days to go!

Day 16 of P90X - Oct 30th 2012

Day 16 - Plyometrics - Another intense round of Plyo, I am still feeling myself push and push to my max, and maybe, sometimes, beyond my limits. I started seeing stars today, I was going so intense into it. I had to settle myself down for a few seconds before starting the next workout. Once I got myself into a groove, it was hard to stop. I love the 'sports bonus' exercises at the end, they are intense, but feel second nature to me, since I love sports. I wanted to do my Ab Ripper that I missed, yesterday, but I got a massage at work, and man, are my hip flexors torn up! I didn't want to risk ruining a job well done by my colleague, so I decided that I'll just cut my losses and move on and not worry about it. I've been doing such a great job, I do not want to discourage myself with negativity and regrets. Tomorrow, I have Arms and Shoulders, which will be very intense, now that I found my heavier weights, again! 16 days down, 74 days to go!

Day 15 of P90X - Oct 29th 2012

Day 15 - Back and Chest - A win and loss for me today. A win as I pushed myself harder than ever to the point that during my post-workout shower, I could barely take my hand to wash my back. It felt very refreshing and extremely rewarding! On the downside, my hip flexor muscles decided not to cooperate today, along with my right calf cramping constantly, all during my Ab Ripper X workout. I could not finish my Ab Ripper because the hip flexor's inability to relax took away all my range of motion during the reps of Ab workouts, making it useless to even attempt. I'll do it tomorrow to make up for it, if it'll be in better shape. I know it's not recommended to do the Ab workout twice in a row, but I feel maybe I can handle it. This is the third, and last, week of Phase 1, and I'm feeling like challenging myself more than I ever have in the past two weeks, seeing if I can really "Bring It" as Tony Horton would continuously spat in my face as he runs circles around me during the workouts. So, this should be a very fun, and painful, week of P90X. Wish me luck! 15 days down, 75 days to go! I am 1/6th of the way there!

Day 14 of P90X - Oct 28th 2012

Day 14 - Stertch X - Well, today was quite the lazy day, and I considered just resting, but then I realized, I need to be serious about this stuff. If I can't be serious about just a short hour of stretching, I don't need to be doing this! I lost my P90X partner, hopefully, I can encourage her to continue, but she got a bit discouraged, thinking she isn't doing the exercises properly, lately. I think she can do it, she just needs to get her mind right. Once you get your mind right, you can do anything! I, for example, went into this knowing I cannot let my mind beat out my body, I had to push through. While I cut my sessions short in the first two days, I had more physical issues holding me back than mental, so you just gotta listen to your body, when doing this, not your mind. Anyways, the stretching was amazing, and now I'm ready for my last week of Phase 1 before a recovery week, then switching it up into Phase 2! 14 days down, 76 days to go!

Day 13 of P90X - Oct 27th 2012

Day 13 - Kenpo X - Whew! Today was probably the most difficult day due to a friend's wedding. I decided today would be a bit of a cheat day in terms of eating, ate about 5-6 slices of pizza, around 8pm, and I didn't do Kenpo, yet! A few people thought I'd go home and go to bed, when I left around 10, but I just let my stomach settle, did a few things around the house, popped in Kenpo around 1am, and did it! It felt great, I felt I got rid of all the crap I just ate, and now I'm gonna sleep very well! I love the fact I was able to will myself past the excuses I could have made to not do Kenpo X today, and just push forward. It felt very refreshing, and made my night! Tomorrow I am gonna be stretching with Stretch X, with a nice break from the high intensity stuff. I love how the Stretch X program gets my body prepped for another week of beating up my body! 13 days down, 77 to go!

Day 12 of P90X - Oct 26th 2012

Day 12 - Legs and Back - Late entry(morning after). While standing a laying down tells me I haven't done much with legs, it's when I get up that reminds me I worked them out. They aren't entirely sore, though, so I'm wondering if maybe I didn't do them right, although while working out, they hurt like hell(Damn wall squats). The pull-ups are still a bit difficult without an assist, but I'm making progress. The Ab Ripper still kills me, and that's a good sign, since I keep getting better and better at it. I had a friend tag along with me for the first half of Legs and Back, however, his wrist issues limited him, and he decided to slow down for the night. It feels good doing this, but I'm sore this morning, glad I have two days to do Kenpo and Stretching, both seem pretty legitimately important. Kenpo is up next. 12 days down, 78 to go!