Current P90X Struggles

© Tim Pannell

I’m now living in Utah instead of Arizona.  We have been in our new house less than a week and I’m already struggling with my P90X workouts and my bike riding.

I have had bronchitis for a little over 2 weeks……..I’m also trying to adjust to the much higher altitude here.

The bottom line……..not the start to 2010 that I wanted.  At the end of my previous post I said I’d be riding the bike for a half hour and doing some P90X.

Well…..not even close.  I got about 2 minutes into the bike ride and couldn’t even breath.  You know that feeling when no matter how hard you try you just can’t fill up your lungs?

That was me, gasping for air and feeling like a complete moron.  In Arizona I could ride that bike without any breathing problems whatsoever.

I know that the bronchitis is probably the main culprit in robbing me from my post workout high for the day, but I also know that the higher altitude has an affect as well.

I tried riding the bike yesterday as well and had the same result……..just plain hammered.  Loser!!!!!

Today, I’m not even going to look in the direction of my bike.  I also think that a P90X DVD will still be too much, but if I just take my time, I should be able to lift some weights.

I’ll do modified version of P90X Shoulders and Arms.

I always struggle whenever I get sick.  I never stay down long enough to actually get better.  I try to kick it back in gear too soon.

Resting for a day sounds wonderful, resting for a week sounds like agony.

I know I’m getting better because for 2 nights in a row I haven’t woken up with coughing fits and my left ear opened back up and I can hear again.  It’s the little things in life that bring pleasure, right?

In any case, I’m not going to let this little hiccup get me down.

This is just a little road block.  In the meantime we’ll continue unpacking and organizing the new house and eventually my lungs will get back to  normal and I’ll be able to get back on my bike as well as crank out some P90X workouts.

I guess today’s lesson is patience.