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One week of P90X in the bag!

“It does get easier!!”

Hey everyone! It was Tuesday today and that mean P90X Plyometrics again.. My body is over a lot of the initial ”shock” of going back into “X-MODE”. I had done some moderate workouts and ridden my bike quite a bit before I started P90X the first time but this time I started “cold”  I am not in really bad shape, maybe a few pounds over weight and had definitely lost a lot of my cardiovascular fitness so I was definitely feeling it last week.  I was modifying a lot last week (a definite plus for P90X is it’s flexibility).  Tony and his “kids” on the video show you how you can modify the exercises to make them easier or harder, depending on your fitness level.  This week I surprised myself by actually modifying to the harder versions at times!! I am really tired and I am about to take a hot shower and hit the bed for some rest. One thing you must know is I work nights at a hotel so I work from 11pm to 7am, come home, workout, work on my website and Team Beachbody business and then sleep till time to go to work again. Makes for a little different schedule than most P90X’ers!

 

Week One in review

Day One: (Monday) Chest and Back. This is mostly push-ups and pull-ups. Was quite a challenge for the very first day. HANG IN THERE and pace yourself. Work hard but press the pause button if you need to. Watch the exercise once before doing it. Watch your form and MODIFY if you need to. Use a chair with the pull-ups and use the bands if you have them. They are GREAT for beginners and you can really get a good workout with them.

Ab Ripper X: I try to do ALL the exercises but I may hit pause a few time or do them at my own pace. This is a great Abs workout but I never look forward to this one personally :)

Day Two: (Tuesday) Plyometrics. PACE yourself and watch you heart rate on you heart rate monitor and take breaks when you need them. If you have been a couch tater for a while you need to be careful not to over do it. It’s supposed to be hard but you will find it does get easier each week. Plyo kicked my butt the first week but not as bad the second.

Day Three: (Wednesday) Arms and Shoulders. Find your weight that works to your target number of reps (8-10 for size and strength, 13-15 for fat burning and toning) Pace yourself for a few couple of weeks and watch Tony for the correct form. You should be  feeling the burn when you get to the last few reps!

Day Four:  (Thursday) Yoga X. I know this is a LONG workout but if you keep at it, it will really help your flexibility and it is a change of pace from the last 3 days..

Day Five (Friday) Legs and Back Pace yourself and watch your form again. I was hitting pause a lot by Friday because I was really wiped out. My order of Shakeology will be in this week sometime so I am trying to eat better to keep my energy up and it seems to be better at the start of this week.

Day Six (Saturday) Kenpo X. This one is really FUN for me and I hits just about everything you have worked hard on the last five days with punching and kicking  moves. You will burn a lot of calories today!

Day Seven (Sunday) Just like God rested of the seventh day you should either rest or do X-Stretch. I am usually busy on Sundays so I try to rest as much as I can.

Chest and Back and Plyo were a little easier the second time around. I am reedy to hit Arms and Shoulders hard tomorrow. Do Your Best and Work Hard and you WILL start to see and feel results!

Definitely needed some food after working out today. Now I am done writing so I am off for some rest!

Till Next Time!!

Scott

 

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Scott Colvin is an Independent Team Beachbody Fitness Coach

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