Days 5-9: Yoga, rest, Balance & Power, Core, and Plyocide

One week down! It was nice to get to the point where I had done every workout once. I feel like I have an idea of the big picture now. This first phase (Foundation) is supposed to be done for 3-6 weeks. I am now two workouts into week two. I’d like to be in this phase for 3-4 weeks and then move on.

The second time doing Core was better. There are moves that are still really hard and moves that are a little easier now that I have the form idea. Some moves could be done for more reps and on other moves felt like form was improving. There are a couple of moves that I do on my arms in plank instead of down on my elbows (sphinx) to ease pressure on elbows. I think this makes them harder, but it seems necessary for me. The Balance & Core workout had a lot of sphinx moves that I couldn’t alter (due to going between sphinx and plank).

Part of the big picture is understanding why Ab Ripper X2 is only done once a week: every day is an ab workout. Most moves are synergistic (working multiple muscle groups at once) and involve a lot of balance. I really think that my ability to balance is going to be what determines how many weeks I spend in this phase. I will need to figure out how to do Ab Ripper, both physically and time wise. Adding Ab Ripper to Total Body (the one day it’s on the schedule) is really pushing how much time I have in the morning before I need to leave for work. And I refuse to get up earlier than 4:30. Ab Ripper is about 15 mins, so I believe I’ll do it in the evening this week. Even nights where the kiddos are up late and/or cranky should have 15 minutes of time where I can squeeze this in.

My right hip was tight this morning. I spent most of the foam roller time on it and had to alter a couple of the plyo moves on one leg or with lunges. Thinking that tomorrow I need to do the Recovery & Mobility disc instead of resting. Should help those sore areas. Though I have to say that I’m not as sore as I expected. When I did the original P90X I spent the first couple of weeks with sore muscles. Between the foam rolling and Recovery drink I’ve avoided this!