P90X January Starters Wednesday

[Fit_mommy]

CLASSIC/PHASE 1/WEEK 2/DAY 3

Good Morning Xers!:+

Nancy, It can be hard to make it work when life gets busy. That is what frustrates me about pre-planned rotations like this. Even Cathe's which are only a month long! Is there a cardio you COULD handle doing tonight when you get home? Maybe a lighter Cathe work out or something?? I wouldn't skip it entirely. If I were you I would do SOME kind of cardio tonight if at all possible UNLESS you think you'll have the time and inclination to do both today and tmrw's work out tomorrow! Good Luck!

Angie, Let me know how you do with the push up bars!

Today is Shoulders&Arms/ARX. Can't wait!!!
On wed nights I usually take a class at the gym. I am considering do YogaX instead tonight (instead of tmrw) and taking a class tmrw morning since I'm not working. We'll see what I'm in the mood for later on in the day. Either way I'll get everything done.

Gotta get move one...I'll be back later!:-)

[banslug]

Hi, Wendy! How's little Joey doing these days???

This morning, up early for me. Chest & Back. LOVE IT! I've decided I'm going to continue to follow the P90X Classic Rotation, with Cathe leg work added in as well as running and her cardio. My own little mixture. I'm good and sore from yesterday's PLB! LOL

Today is busy....meeting at the school about DS's possible exit from the full day Kindergarten, then cleaning for a friend, then either the Y for swimming laps or home to run a few miles. We'll see which!

Have an awesome day!

Gayle

[nancy156]

I know you're right, Wendy! I have to fit this workout in - probably tonight at 11 pm, lol. I don't know why I feel so guilty with just the thought of skipping a workout. I feel like Tony will "know".

I'm with you, Gayle. I LOVE Chest & Back too!!!! My back and chest are already feeling it from last evening. I did substitute two of the pushup moves for benchpresses and the other with flyes.

Nancy

[red_mct]

What's up, ladies?

Today will be Plyo X for me. I am really looking forward to it, plus I just got my new heartrate monitor so it will be interesting to see how many cals I burn.

I do think next week I may sub other cardio just to switch things up. Probably KPC for Kenpo X and maybe an interval workout for Plyo. I don't know, though, as I don't want to miss the point of the recovery week... so maybe steady state will be a better choice. (Who am I kidding, I am so looking for an excuse to step!!)

Marie
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[desertbriez]

good morning...

yogurt for me! lol! (i've been saying to that hubby... driving him nuts!(

we did it inside rather than the garage.... all our equipment is in the garage.. and normally it doesn't bother me being out there cuz i get warmed up pretty quickly... but with yoga.. even though the 1st half is gets me a bit warm.... the 2nd half i get cold and for the last 5 minutes i FREEZE! with this unseasonable cold weather we've been having.. the garag is COLD!!! BRRRRRRRRRRR (angie.. i'm too cheap to pay the electricity for what a space heater would cost to run in the garage... plus i normally don't need one! where is my SOCAL weather??????)

last night after work we did a spinerval... i felt sluggish.... probably cuz i skipped riding sunday and monday? this weekend is looking nice so i'll be sure to get out there and ride!

i notice a lot of you substitute other workouts.... actually... i think all of you do? am i the only one that does just the p90x workouts for the 3 months? last time we did it i stuck to the program as wtitten (adding in cycling) and we're doing the same this time (with the exception of skipping the first week's rest day to get on track for a saturday rest day) i just assume it's made the way it is for a reason... cathe's kickboxing, legs and cardio are all way more intense than p90x... and no one else has a 90 minute yoga.. so i just do tony! (granted i'll be SO done with him at the end... it will be another year and a half before i'll be able to handle HIM again! lol!)


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cute work out clothes are good for AT LEAST an additional 10-15 calories burned!

[Fit_mommy]

Good afternoon ladies...I'm about ready to X it with shoulders and arms!

I have decided it will be yoga tonight and my class at the gym tmrw.

DB: I am altering the cardio in the X only. The rest of the rotation I am doing as is. I am changing up the cardio for a couple of reasons...First, I have to take a class at my gym one time per week in order to maintain a free membership and second, is that I need to maintain my endurance for running. I intend to train for a half marathon after completing the X so to stop running right now would take me several steps back and I don't want that. Other than that, I am following the rotation as is except for the occasional times when I need to move things around because life is getting in the way! LOL If I could follow it more closely cardio wise I would but it's not happening right now. Maybe next time (post half marathon) I can do it "by the book" and not add or change ANYTHING!:-)

[red_mct]

Well, I haven't subbed anything yet but I am thinking I will never be able to do the same cardio week in and week out for three months!

[desertbriez]

i ADD.... cuz i add riding... no way would i give up riding my bike for 3 months... so i understand the running thing!!!!

even last time i rode! (that's why we have rest day on saturday cuz if we have a big ride... it's usually on saturday... last time we did this we had a ride on sunday... so got up in the middle of the night... drove to the ride... did the ride... drove home... and the did whatever that workout was (forget which phase.. so either chest and back or the other first day of the week workout!)


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cute work out clothes are good for AT LEAST an additional 10-15 calories burned!

[desertbriez]

>Well, I haven't subbed anything yet but I am thinking I will
>never be able to do the same cardio week in and week out for
>three months!

i have more of an issue of doing the yoga for so many weeks moreso than the cardio (plyo or kenpo!) i have a real mental block about getting started doing his yoga... even though i benefit from it and feel good afterwards! so i understand....

some aspects of this rotation really ARE mental! (but then... i always say that a LOT of riding a bike 100 or more miles is a LOT of mental, too!)


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cute work out clothes are good for AT LEAST an additional 10-15 calories burned!

[red_mct]

>some aspects of this rotation really ARE mental! (but then...
>i always say that a LOT of riding a bike 100 or more miles is
>a LOT of mental, too!)

LOL, yes, I would agree with that.

My issue with the cardio is that I actually REALLY like it. I enjoy the Plyo moves and I think Kenpo gives a great opportunity to work on power and form. And I feel guilty even thinking about subbing, but I'm trying to take the long-term view. :)

I struggle with the yoga, too. I actually really liked the first half after a couple of tries but find the second half so awkward. I will not regale you with tales of my crane poses, lol. I did buy yoga blocks today so I'm hoping that helps.



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