Plyometrics

I love plyometrics.  The middle of the workout is killer hard.  The jump tucks are the "MOTHER of all P90X exercises."  Once you are through the middle it isn't too bad. If I were still coaching I would use this stuff to condition athletes and they would hate me, but get into great shape.  Mandy wants to post pictures on Saturday so maybe we will have pictures then.  We had fair food and ice cream tonight which does not fall anywhere close to the dietary suggestions. Oh well,  I would have eaten it even if I hadn't been working out daily for the last five and a half weeks.

5 weeks in

Mandy and I are 5 weeks in now on the P90X workout.  Since my last post we have decided to change workout series to the Classic workout.  Last weekend we traveled so we did not do the videos.  We began the series again this week so technically we are three days behind.  I guess we are on the P93X workout now.
I am proud to say those are the only three days I have missed doing at least one workout.  I am having a hard time getting to the ab ripper video.  Most of the time I am too tired to do it right after the other video for the day and then I don't get it in later either.  I need to figure out when I can get this in because my gut is still the softest part of my body.
I currently weigh 159.4 which is down from 162.2 when I started.  My goal of losing ten total pounds during the series is still a possibility.  I know I am gaining muscle mass so I don't feel too bad about not seeing dramatic weight loss on the scale.  I also haven't really followed the dietary suggestions other than trying to stay away from fast food and school lunches.
Mandy has been a great workout partner.  She drags herself out of bed each day even though she leaves for work 40 minutes after I do.  Yoga at 4:30 is tough.  Getting the video started is the hardest part.  Once I am five minutes in, I am happy I am doing it.  Hopefully we will have a chance to post photos today.  I will try to post more often. Things are starting to pick up at work though.

Recovery

The week has felt pretty good.  The recovery week is very cardio and stretching based.  Two sets of Yoga, two sets of stretching, with Core Synergistics, Kenpo, and Cardio video mixed in.  Mandy and I did Kenpo and stretching yesterday due to the fact that we could not get a video in on Monday.  That is the first workout I did not complete on the day I was supposed to do it.  Corina has begun getting up in the middle of the night every night which has put a hurdle in our sleep schedule.  I get to leave for school later today because I have a meeting at the vo-tech for music education in the county.  This has allowed me my first cup of coffee at home since school has begun.  It feels great.  Saturday begins a new four week cycle with three new videos. 30 day pictures will be taken on Monday.

Yoga X solo

Mandy left for Florida yesterday morning so I had to make myself get up and do 92 minutes of yoga.  I figured out that the first upward dog is at 1:27 left in the video and the last is 43 minutes left in the video.  The mental focus to stay with the yoga is tough.  This is recovery week.  I am excited about well the first three weeks have gone and may need to start shopping for new pants.  My diet is not where it needs to be but it is better than it was before I started.  Baby steps I guess for a lifestyle change.

Week 3 - so far

It's been 4 workouts since the last post.  Today was a sluggish session of yoga.  I was sore from upping the weight yesterday in the shoulders and arms routine which made the chatarangas and upward dogs miserable for the first half hour of yoga.  I am noticing a change in my body as are others.  I feel most fatigued around 3:00.  If I can get to 4:30 without collapsing I am in pretty good shape until 9:00.   I am still waiting for my body to produce more energy throughout the day after a hard workout.  Next week is a recovery week and then a new set of challenges.

2 weeks in

Mandy and I are two weeks in.  We have learned many new exercises, trimmed some goop off of our bodies and learned to go to bed before 10 every night.  I am going to try a recipe from the book tomorrow. The diet has pretty much gone out the window this week.   My weight is the same as last week. I have a goal weight of 150.  Week three begins today.  Time to "Bring It"

Gaining confidence

Today's workout went very well.  I feel like I am starting to gain some mental toughness to get through most of the exercises.  Kenpo X is very fun with all the kicking and boxing.  We were a half an hour in and I thought "I'm getting the hang of this stuff."  Tomorrow marks two weeks and is a stretch day.  We are feeling good and hanging in there with the morning wake up times.

Racquetball and legs

I played some racquetball last night with some friends and felt very good other than my lousy backhand.   Today, however I was pretty sore after doing the legs and back video after nearly two hours of racquetball the night before.  A couple students laughed at me when I tried to get up from my desk chair.  Its already 8:00 and we haven't even thought about doing the ab ripper x video.  It may have to wait until tomorrow.  Kenpo X tomorrow which is my favorite.