Day 9: Chest and Back and Day 10: Plyometrics!

Day 9: Chest and Back

Last night was another Chest and Back today. I forgot how much that workout WORKS! I could really notice a difference in my performance, and it's only been a WEEK! I can't believe how much easier it was to complete in just a short amount of time.

I also felt that I had better form this go around, getting more of a bang for my buck.

I finished my workout with a fruit and protein smoothie, hoping that it would help to relieve potential soreness...and so far, it has! I don't have near the pain and soreness today that I had last week after the same workout. Yay!

Day 10: Plyometrics

Tonight is Plyometrics. I have a couple of friends who want to work out with me, but I'm guessing they don't know what they're in for. :) Hope they like it! I'll update this part later.

Update: I did plyometrics last night with two of my friends, and it whooped all of our butts! Afterwards, we went ahead and tacked on another ab ripper x since I missed one last week, and some wii yoga to "stretch it out." I really liked working out with buddies because we all hold each other accountable. I hope they don't hurt as much as I did last week....that wouldn't be so good....

Anywho...I'm going to do my day 11 workout with my friend Kaylee tonight. She was there last night and loved the workout. :)

Days 4-8

Day 4: Yoga X

I was excited about doing yoga on day 4, because I had woken up in pain from the past workouts. I couldn't lift anything, couldn't walk, and tryed to somehow pee standing up stradling the toilet because it hurt my legs to try and sit that low....(sorry for the mental image, but that's how sore I was!) I know that yoga helps your body to stretch, and I thought that's all I would need to make my body feel better.

I was WRONG!

Yoga, for the first part, was pretty intense like the other workouts. My boyfriend, who does yoga on a regular basis, was even sweating his rear off! I tried to keep up the best I could, but my legs kept giving out when I tried to get into the downward dog, causing me to plop onto the floor....all in all, I got through it, but I was definately glad when it was done.

Day 5: Nothing!

I decided to move my rest day to my 5th day for the first week, because I woke up knowing that there was NO way that I could move my body. I almost called in sick at work because I was in so much pain. I took ibprofen, iced my muscles, and took warm epson salt bath soaks, but nothing seemed to help. I couldn't even lay down comfortably because every position seemed to poke at some muscle. My abs, arms, legs, neck, etc....they were ALL toast.

I looked on the beachbody forums for some answers, and found that I needed to take it easy until the pain let up. So....I did some X Stretch, very lightly. That's all for day 5!

Day 6: Swelling?

Again, I wasn't able to work out on day 6. I already felt horrible for getting behind schedule, and to make things worse, my arms were swollen and my biceps looked like giant marshmellows when I woke up. (?!?)

Again, I looked on the BB forums, and found that my body was in "protective mode" and was trying to retain water in that area to prevent any strain. I've weight-lifted a lot in the past, but never have I been faced with that! Somehow, I feel like that was a good thing. I guess that means that p90x is working. Woohoo!

Day 7: Legs & Back/Ab Ripper X

I was still sore on day 7, but I didn't want even more behind schedule, so I went ahead and did the Legs & Back workout and Ab Ripper X.

Day 8: Kempo X

Hi YA! I just got done with Kempo X. That was an AWESOME work out. I'm sweating like crazy and feel like I just kicked some major butt. I can't wait until I get into better shape so I can really kick strong.

"BRING IT!"

Day 2: Plyometrics & Day 3: Shoulders and Arms, Ab Ripper X

My computer was down yesterday, so I'm going to talk about day 2 and 3 in this post. All I have to say is....

HOLY CRAP! Plyometrics is HARD! I felt like my heart was about to beat out of my chest, and by the end of it I could barely move because my legs felt like jello. But you know what I find the most surprising? It's not my legs that hurt today, it's still my arms, back and abs from the day 1 workout. I can barely move!

I guess that's a positive thing, though. It shows me that these workouts are really hitting the spot in just a short amount of time. I usually work out for a couple of hours and barely feel any burn afterwards. I'm pretty satisfied. :)

update:

Arms & Shoulders was a GREAT work out! I was able to keep up more since my arms are a stronger part of my body. I can definately feel the burn in my arms after that work out.

Yay, p90x!

Beginning Stats and Day 1: Chest & Back, Ab Ripper x

I finally got p90x in the mail today, and.....

Whew! I just got done doing my first p90x workouts. I've gotta say, it's definately tough...my whole body feels like its shaking!

I really liked the chest and back workout because it changes exercises often, preventing boredom. I don't have a pull up bar or dumbells yet, but I used the resistance bands in place of dumbells and attached the resistance band to a hook in the ceiling to do the pull up/chin ups. That seemed to work really well for now.

The Ab Ripper X is pretty intense as well. I wasn't able to finish all 25 reps in all but 2 of the exercises! I definately have room to grow, but I can already feel the burn! Tony's going to give me a run for my money, but I vow to "Bring It" for these next 90 days, and then some.

I'm can't wait to see what the other workouts have to offer...I can already tell that p90x is going to make me a LOT stronger.

As far as the p90x diet goes, I'm going to start tomorrow. However, I don't know if I can eat as many servings of protein as it tells me to eat. It seems like too many servings of food in general. Maybe the caloric and protein intake is based on a male nutritional standard....although I could definately be wrong. I guess I should look into that!

Howver, I ate healthy today, just too many carbs for the program. Yay for wraps and toast. :)

In closing, here's my Day 1 stats:

Weight: 158

Waist: 29"

Hips: 34"

Thighs: 23.5"

Arms: (r) 12" (l) 11.5"

Pull ups, here I come!

Before Photos

These aren't "Day 1" photos, but I figure I'm going to look the same on Day 1, so here's my BEFORE shots.




Lovely, eh? I'll upload new pics for days 30, 60, and 90 (of course) as I progress through the program.

Now I just need to get the actual package in the mail!!!

Ashley

Waiting to Start

OK! It's official. I start p90x this week, whenever it decides to get here through the mail.

I thought this blog would be a good way to track my progress, and share my experiences with this workout routine...the good, the bad, and the ugly.

I'm not horribly out of shape, but I could stand to lose a few pounds, and I would REALLY like to do a pull up in a few months, because I can't do a single ONE as of now.

So....I'll try to update as regularly as possible, and when I get the hang of it, answer questions for others considering the program.

That's all for now.