Moved up to phase 3 this morning just to see what it was like and how well I'd do. I did great! I think this is what I've been needing to do all along. I wasn't out of shape when I began P90, but my joints and that irritating right knee kept me doing the first two phases for 18 days. Phase 1 & 2 workouts will be perfect for those days that I just don't have it in me, so the dvds won't go on the shelf and get dusty. : ) Super stoked to get P90X. Two months to go and it's mine (iy"h)! : )
As for my body on this one. Blasting out the push ups naturally sent a bit of pain through me, but I think it was just a natural pain from the push ups themselves. Same with blasting out the squats. The difference came about a 45 minutes later when I was over at mom's. My quads suddenly spazed out on me and I was holding on for dear life. That pain I know very well! : )
Anyway, one more workout for the week and that's tomorrow. Using the fat burning vid again for cardio. Next week I'll start using the phase 3 dvd aerobics.
Until tomorrow- keep pushing play!
Last week was tough, between fatigue & a nasty sinus headache, I really struggled to get my workouts in. If I wasn't so determined not to miss a single day, I would have surrendered during the headache. But I'm proud of me for hanging in there and giving it the best I could. : )
On to today! Increased the dumbbell weights this week. Using my 10lb db's. Pushups are easier. Right knee still giving me fits, but adjusted the lunges today to compensate and it did wonders. Going back to using the bent exercise bike daily, it was the only thing strengthening that knee up.
Right elbow did pretty good today. If I pay more attention to placement & form it will help. Also adding my regular yoga dvd's to the routine a couple times a week and my P90 coach said I can use the other dvd that came with the set for a little mix up with aerobics. Probably using that one tomorrow for the fun of it. : )
All in all, excited to be starting week 3. : )
Tomorrow ends my first week of Power 90. I have yet to lose a single pound, but so what. Push-ups were much easier today, except for that one set where I couldn't push myself off the floor and I lay laughing because it reminded me of falling out of my wheelchair and not being able to get up. LOL (long pause) I don't miss that thing.
Anyway, it's been a good week. Tiring, but good. My body is having to adjust to a schedule it's not fond of, but it's learning. My right knee is a lot stronger than 5 days ago & I did lunges today with no problems. B"H.
Looking forward to tomorrows aerobic workout. But! I admit, I'm looking more forward to Shabbos. : )
Day 1
Today was Day 1 of my Power 90 workout. Today was body sculpting. My weakness is push-ups. I hate them. I liked them in high school when I could do any push-up variation you could ask for, but that was many moons ago. : ) Anyway, I was able to keep up with everything but push-ups & my muscles started acting funny during triceps press, otherwise it was great. : )
On a scale of 1 - 10, I'd give my diet a 4. I wasn't really that bad, I just decided I'd punish myself with a low score because I didn't fully hold to the diet. I kept snacking on dried bananas & dried cherries toward late afternoon. I couldn't figure out why I was so hungry until I remembered I'd taken a b12 pill. That explained everything. Tomorrow, I'll leave out the B12 & I'll score a 10!
Looking forward to day 2 - aerobics. : )
