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Jessica (and all who are waiting for your series),
Congrats on making it through core synergistics. So far I have done chest and back, shoulders and arms, ab ripperX, and yogaX. (I can't do much standing work due to continuing struggle with plantar fasciitis.)
Chest and back is amazing! There are about six variations on push-ups, which actually keep them fresh, although one doesn't feel so fresh crawling to one's worksheet to record one's reps after the sets. Those are alternated with several different kinds of pull-ups as well as a couple standing back exercises. Then you do a second round of the whole thing. The time goes fast because of the variety. The pull-ups are humbling for me, but I really want to be able to do more than one, and I feel this series will get me there.
Shoulders and arms is very thorough. It's in rounds as well, but you do shoulders, then bis, then tris (if I recall correctly), then repeat that round before going on. I was a bit apprehensive my first time and could have gone heavier, but I still felt very pumped afterwards.
YogaX (90 minutes)was kind of like doing two Bryan Kest workouts in a row. Perhaps a bit less intense. It's a great sequence of sun salutations, (many variations), and balance poses, a nice ab section at the end. This is Tony's weakness both in demonstration and cuing. People unfamiliar with yoga need to be really careful. However, I think it's brilliant that it's included in the series and used so much in the rotations provided.
Ab ripper is pretty much what it's advertised to be. Thanks to Cathe and Core Foundations it wasn't too bad for me. It's mostly rectus work, with a little oblique. As Jessica knows, it's in CF that the whole core gets fired.
The functional aspect of this series is right up my alley. I love all types of working out, but training for real life with this kind of intensity is the most satisfying for me.
BTW, if anyone wants my nutrition/diet binder, I'd give it a way to a good home for the cost of postage. There's nothing bad about it, I'll just never use it.
Can't wait to hear what the rest of you have to say about P90X. Hang in there on your waiting!
--Ann
