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Here it is almost the end of my 2nd week of P90X.  If I had to review this week I’d say that it was a turning point for me.  I’ve lost 8-9 pounds over the last 12 days.  I can get through all of the P90X DVD’s that are part of my routine.  The first week I couldn’t make it through all of P90X Plyometrics or P90X Yoga X.

This week I got through every workout that I did.  My body is over the initial soreness that comes at the startup of the P90X series.  I had my back worked on twice by a chiropractor and felt much better, although at the moment, my back is hurting again.  Perhaps I threw it out a little last night while I was playing racquetball. I’ve played 2 hours of racquetball every day for 4 days in a row along with my morning P90X routine.

I’m breathing better, which is wonderful.  My arms feel better.  My shoulder is still sore, but it’s getting better.  I can tell that I’m getting stronger again.

Another benefit I’ve noticed is that my balance is much better.  Its interesting how my whole body responds to these workouts.  I would say it’s a pretty complete workout…..every part of my body has been sore at one point or another and at the moment the soreness is subsiding.

I have to make sure that I keep a good attitude throughout this next week because this is about the time that I let down and eat a bunch of crap and don’t stay focused.  I’ve lost 8-9 pounds…..but I have 66 more to go.

I did P90X Kenpo X today and kept up with it really well.  Out of all the P90X workouts this is the one that seems to be the easiest for me.  I still sweat a lot while doing it, but I don’t feel like I’m going to drop dead in the middle of it like I’ve felt while doing Plyometrics.

My goal this weekend……no junk food.  No ice cream, no chips, no cookies, etc.

I guess I’ll see how it goes…..have a great weekend everybody!

P90X Review end of Week#2 is a post from: Losing weight with P90X

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Week #2 day #4………I skipped P90X plyometrics on Tuesday so I did Plyo today……I hate this DVD!  This workout hurts so much it just about kills me every time I do it.  To be honest, it’s more like a love hate relationship that I have at this point with P90X Plyometrics.

When I’m done with this workout……I”m always thrilled that I did it.  I know I really need this one and it has helped me a ton with racquetball.

Last week I think I only lasted about 35 minutes into it.  This week I managed to do the whole workout, but I wanted to quit so bad at that 35 minute mark.   I just forced my way through it.  I played racquetball for 2 hours last night and my legs were pretty tired going into this DVD.  My quadriceps were burning for almost the entire hour.   I don’t think I’ve ever been so happy to finish a workout as I was this morning.

The results are starting to pick up as well….I’m now down 9 pounds from where I started out last week. Now this is the point that I ususally congratulate myself into a bunch of nasty cheeseburgers and or…emphasis on and ice cream.  Then the results start to back slide and I get bummed and the whole thing goes down the crapper.  I will not do that this time.

I really can feel the momentum shifting this time around…..I don’t know that I can explain why there’s a difference, but trust me….there is.   I’m not failing this time around….I’ve got to make it work.

Tomorrow’s Friday and we’ll have more family in town to visit my sister in law as she battles her lung cancer…….she’s doing remarkably well by the way.  She is really an inspiration to so many of us as we watch her deal with this entire thing with so much dignity and class as well as determination.  She is going to overcome this no matter what the odds.

I’ll be playing racquetball again tonight for a couple of hours and then tomorrow I’ll end up doing P90X Kenpo X which will feel like cheating or not doing anything compared to P90X Plyometrics.  It’s almost like a day off!!!!!

P90X Review – I Hate Plyometrics is a post from: Losing weight with P90X

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Yesterday I wrote a post and then went off to do P90X Plyometrics for my weekly butt kicking.

This P90X workout is the mother of all workouts.

It’s just brutal!

I am happy to report though, that I’m making progress and it was readily apparent yesterday.

The pain in my left knee is beginning to get better after several months of sharp pain.

There is a P90X Plyometrics exercise called “Hot Foot”.

You stand on one foot and jump up and down at a fairly brisk pace forwards, backwards and side to side.

The first time that I tried this exercise on my left foot….I couldn’t do it.

It felt like a knife was being plunged into my kneecap.

I ended up doing the exercise with both feet at the same time.

Yesterday I was able to do the whole exercise one footed.

Today I am not paying a price for doing that at all.  No limp, no pain, no struggle.

I’m grateful for the added strength in my legs that is taking some of the pressure off my joints…..especially my knees.

I still have weight issues, but there is no doubt that I’m getting stronger and stronger by the week.

Today my wife and I took it a bit easier and instead of doing P90X Shoulders and Arms we did the P90X Stretch X workout.

This is a great workout when you find yourself running out of gas or if you’re sore from the p90X workouts that focus more and more on weight lifting.

Here’s what I noticed most today……….

I was able to grab my left ankle for the first time in years while doing the standing quad stretch.

I had prolotherapy treatments several years ago on both of my knees and the very last treatment that I had done on my left knee pumped so much liquid into the joint area that it swelled up and stayed that way to this day.

Its never really dissipated.  Consequently I haven’t been able to reach behind me and grab that foot or ankle…..it’s just been too swollen.

I would have to grab the back heel of my shoe in order to do the stretch.

Today to my surprise I was able to reach back and actually grab my ankle.

I was then able to reach back with both hands and grab both ankles while lying on my stomach in order to do the “bow” exercise.

I’ve never been close to doing that exercise prior to this week.

It’s so nice to see progress being made on a daily basis.  No matter which workout I’m doing I’m noticing areas that I’m getting better at.

If you have struggled with your weight or your fitness level and haven’t found anything that works for you I would strongly recommend P90X.

I’m so glad that I decided to try P90x.  It’s not an easy workout.

My old racquetball partner just started doing the P90X workouts.

He may be in his 30′s but I would consider him to be in really good shape.

He still has a 40 + inch vertical leap….I know it’s ridiculous.

Try playing racquetball with the guy, he’s fast as a rabbit and can chase down just about any shot I can hit.

In any case, he called the other day to let me know how badly P90X Plyometrics kicked his butt.

He laughed……it’s only jumping and squats…nothing earth shattering.

He couldn’t believe it worked him as hard as it did.

So…any of you guys and girls out there making fun of the P90X hype……try it before you poke fun at it.

If you do it right and keep up with the pace on the DVD’s….it should kick your butt too.

P90X Reviews – Plyometrics Still The Mother of All P90X Workouts is a post from: Losing weight with P90X