Well, I pretty much sucked...but I finished it. Chest and Back today, with Ab Ripper X thrown in for good measure. If you haven't done P90X, Chest and Back is pretty much all push ups and pull ups. I can't do a pull-up (too much weight), so I bought a heavy-duty resistance band at Wal-Mart for the pull-ups and stretched it as far as I could to get the max resistance. As for the push ups, I did pretty good, for me, on the first set of standard (8 reg, 10 on my knees). After that, not so great. But that's ok because push ups have always been tough for me. I'll get better.
Ab Ripper X? Holy cow! Again, pretty good on the in-and-outs (20). Lower back tightened up pretty quick after that. Made a few adjustments (like 20/25 scissors with the down leg on the floor), which allowed me to still do something and not just wait until the next exercise. Again, I just hope for gradual improvement.
Best of all, I didn't puke! I certainly felt it coming after I was done, but I held it off.
If you're wondering about nutrition, I'm obviously Level III and am doing the portion approach. I like the variety without having to prepare a recipe all the time. With the wife and kids, I hardly have time for the workouts, so not having to take a ton of time to prepare meals is a plus. Not being able to eat many carbs is going to be tough for me because I'm a carb addict! I love bread, crackers, all that stuff. I'm also told that a carb crash is coming, Hindsight being 20/20, I should have probably started the diet a few weeks early, but I'll fight through it. Supposedly in 4-5 days, I'll be better. Probably going to be a long 4-5 days! :)
Plyometrics tomorrow!
Dan
you can do it bubba!!!!
ReplyDeleteWay to go Dan! Some of the guys from the IT department have come over to the police department weight room to do P90X. I watched them for weeks (while I was on the treadmill) and it is tough! Don't try to do too much too soon - you'll get the hang of it.Good luck and I'll be checking on your progress :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jayme!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kay! I just finished day 5 and am doing pretty good. Obviously, I'm unable to keep up with the people on the video, but never expected to. I'm just doing all I'm able to do and trying to safely push myself as best I can.