Day 89: Last P90X2 workout!!

I made it! Tomorrow is results day: fit test, measurements, and pictures.

Today I want to reflect on the non-numbers results and revelations:

• I learned that there is a reason workouts are in the order they are. Once again I messed with the schedule this week and that left me working my arms three days in a row. My deltoids are still screaming at me.
• I learned what deltoids were when I looked at a muscle diagram to find out what was so sore.
• You would think that I would have learned to do workouts in the order they come. Some weeks I’m really good at that. Other times I find that I change the order for convenience and the next day is when regret sets in. That was the case this week, when I changed the order due to workout length.
• At the start of P90X2 I found that I was rarely sore. This changed as time went on. I don’t know if the change was due to workouts getting more intense in the later phases or due to my slacking on foam rolling. Maybe some of both.
• Balance has greatly improved.
• There are some really fun “seem impossible” moves.
• Testing my limits is pretty fun. And challenging. And sometimes the results are funny.
• Push-ups may be my biggest improvement. I no longer do any on my knees. I can get my hands off the ground; though clapping is “something I presently struggle with.”
• I can fit in all my pre-pregnancy pants. Some are still a little tight but others are a little loose. With no more pregnancies in my future I look forward to getting rid of my “in between” pants for good.
• I’ve said “9 months on, 9 months off” … so I still have about 6 weeks to get to my goal fitness. That’ll be a little after ½ marathon time.
• I look forward to starting my ½ marathon training next week. Should be fun to see how P90X2 has affected my running.
• After the ½ marathon I plan on doing Insanity. It scares me less than it used to. I still think the program looks killer but I look forward to the shorter workout times.

Well, enough for now… more later…