Monday I started P90X for the third time. The three times have stretched
over the course of two years, both previous times were closely tied to losing
pregnancy weight. Since the last time I’ve done P90X2 and Insanity; both
arguably harder. I’ll admit that I thought this time would be somewhat “easy” …
or at least not as hard as the previous times.
Truth: P90X is a hard workout. And “it is what you make it.”
Having come off 21 days of no working out (during which I did the Ultimate
Reset food cleanse) my body is readjusting to early mornings of sweat. My body
is reacting with sore (in a good way) muscles. As I sit and type my core is
screaming at me. I don’t know that I really expected this reaction. I should
have.
Truth: P90X is a hard workout. And “it is what you make it.”
Day 1: Chest & Back, plus Ab Ripper X
The best thing about this day is that I was able to do all my push-ups
“regular” style on my feet. The last time I did P90X I did about 90% of my
push-ups on my knees. P90X2 broke me of the habit (can’t put your knees on a
stability or medicine ball). It felt amazing to be able to do SO MANY
push-ups! I imagine I’ll have a similar feeling someday when I move from bands
to pull-ups.
Day 2: Plyometrics
This was an interesting day. Several times I thought, “Ooh, a break
already! So much easier than Insanity.” And, “Mary Katherine’s without holding
a medicine ball? So much easier than P90X2.” On the other hand, I was a sweaty
ball of tired by the end. My accomplishments today came from not stopping or
modifying moves. When Tony touched the ground I touched the ground. When they
jumped higher I jumped higher. It felt good to push myself by truly keeping
up. I imagine I’ll feel this one tomorrow.
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