Today was day two of my P90X body transformation journey, and today's workout was Plyometrics!!! It was extremely hard, but I liked it a lot more than I liked Chest and Back. Oh, speaking of Chest and Back, I am SO SORE!!! Oh my word, every single movement hurts. Even sleeping hurt last night! But you know what? That means something I did yesterday was effective. Even my abs hurt, believe it or not!!! That makes me so happy because I know that what I did is working.
That being said, back to Plyometrics. It was completely different than Chest and Back. It was a lot more cardio and jumping and squatting. Again, I found myself unable to keep up with most of it, but a modified version was given, so I followed that a lot. Hopefully by the end of 90 days I won't need to follow the modified version. There were only two moves today that I COULD NOT do: Rock Star Jump Squats (or something like that) because they were really really difficult, and Baseball Throws because I am too uncoordinated to figure out how to do it, ha! Next time I do Plyometrics, I'll go to that section first and play it in slow motion so I can learn how to do the move. I just couldn't figure out which leg went with which arm and stuff like that.
My shirt is completely soaked with sweat right now, and that's a good thing!! I'm drinking the Muscle Milk again, and it's better today. I put the powder in BEFORE the water today, so the powder dissolved more. Ha, I'm so smart.
Tomorrow is Shoulders and Arms, and I get a chance to do better at Ab Ripper X. I'm scared of Shoulders and Arms because I'm already so sore from Chest and Back. However, I'm just gonna do my best, and forget the rest!!
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Friday, October 1, 2010
Number One, We've Begun
I just finished Day 1: Chest and Back and Ab Ripper X. Holy S...I don't know what I was expecting but it was not as hard as what I actually got!!! It is REALLY difficult. I couldn't even do most of what they were doing. I suck at push ups. Seriously. I think maybe for the first half of this month I may need to do girl push-ups just so I can actually do SOMETHING. I feel really discouraged. How am I ever going to get a good body if I can't even do the moves? However, at the end of the workout I was really sweating and my muscles are weak...so I must have been doing something, at least. I wrote down my reps, and I will try to match them and increase them over the next 90 days.
Then came Ab Ripper X. I feel even more discouraged about that than I do Chest and Back. Honestly, I could not do a single thing. Maybe I don't have the right form, but how on earth do you start lying on the ground and then pull all the way up to touch your toes??? I just fell over every time I tried it!!! I feel really disappointed in myself. I won't be able to get "ripped" if I just fall over. After Ab Ripper X I didn't feel tired because I couldn't do any of the moves they did. Most of the moves were like a sit-up, but like I said, I just fell over time. I couldn't balance. I'm not sure what to do about this. Should I supplement other ab workouts until I build up SOME sort of ability to do what they are doing? I'm not going to get ripped if I DON'T do what they do, but I'm also not going to get ripped if I CAN'T do what they do. I think I'll give it half a month -maybe a month. I'm going to keep trying and keep bringing it!
Now I'm drinking my Muscle Milk supplement. I know they say to drink the P90X supplement, but it is EXPENSIVE!! I'm a college kid, here. Perhaps in my second or even 3rd round of P90X (which would be in the summer) I will drink their supplement and eat their protein bars. Right now, I'm just going to try to survive in the best way I can. I must say, though, this Muscle Milk stuff tastes awful! It just comes in a giant jar in powder form and you mix it into water. Yuck. I think it's good for me, though, so I will continue.
I think if any one word could sum up day one it would be "Failure;" however, I'm not going to quit. I'm going to keep pushing play every day. I'm sure by the end of 90 days I'll be able to do at least ONE sit-up!
Then came Ab Ripper X. I feel even more discouraged about that than I do Chest and Back. Honestly, I could not do a single thing. Maybe I don't have the right form, but how on earth do you start lying on the ground and then pull all the way up to touch your toes??? I just fell over every time I tried it!!! I feel really disappointed in myself. I won't be able to get "ripped" if I just fall over. After Ab Ripper X I didn't feel tired because I couldn't do any of the moves they did. Most of the moves were like a sit-up, but like I said, I just fell over time. I couldn't balance. I'm not sure what to do about this. Should I supplement other ab workouts until I build up SOME sort of ability to do what they are doing? I'm not going to get ripped if I DON'T do what they do, but I'm also not going to get ripped if I CAN'T do what they do. I think I'll give it half a month -maybe a month. I'm going to keep trying and keep bringing it!
Now I'm drinking my Muscle Milk supplement. I know they say to drink the P90X supplement, but it is EXPENSIVE!! I'm a college kid, here. Perhaps in my second or even 3rd round of P90X (which would be in the summer) I will drink their supplement and eat their protein bars. Right now, I'm just going to try to survive in the best way I can. I must say, though, this Muscle Milk stuff tastes awful! It just comes in a giant jar in powder form and you mix it into water. Yuck. I think it's good for me, though, so I will continue.
I think if any one word could sum up day one it would be "Failure;" however, I'm not going to quit. I'm going to keep pushing play every day. I'm sure by the end of 90 days I'll be able to do at least ONE sit-up!
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Calm Before the Storm?
Well, it's September 30th, the day before I start P90X!!! Right now, I feel very excited and ready to BRING IT! However, I just took my "before" pictures. They are TERRIBLE. I truly had no idea I looked that bad. I'll post them at the end when I post my "afters." I've decided that I'm going to do the Classic Version to start. However, after my first 90 days, I'll probably start again and do the Lean Version.
Like I said, at this moment I am pumped and ready to begin. However, I'm sure that after about a week I will be in total pain and want to quit. I'm NOT going to quit though. I'm seriously ready to make a change.
I read the nutrition guide and it seems great. I have a couple of fears though. First, it's going to cost A LOT of money to buy all of that food. I just don't think I'm up for that. Secondly, my eating schedule is so off right now because of work and school, I just don't see how I will have time to prepare meals. So, I'm going to just try to do my best. The first month calls for lots of protein a day, so I will try to do that. I know that basically if I just eat healthy I will lose weight and get in better shape, so that's what I'll do. Perhaps during my next round I'll be able to do a better job of following the nutrition guide.
I didn't do all the "before" tests, like seeing how many push-ups I can do. I wanted to, I just don't have the time. As cool as it would be to know how much I improve in those areas, it really isn't that big of a deal. Right now, I know I suck. After 90 days, I hopefully won't suck. 'Nough said.
I'm going to do everything in my power to press play every day and write about my progress. Wish me luck!!!
Like I said, at this moment I am pumped and ready to begin. However, I'm sure that after about a week I will be in total pain and want to quit. I'm NOT going to quit though. I'm seriously ready to make a change.
I read the nutrition guide and it seems great. I have a couple of fears though. First, it's going to cost A LOT of money to buy all of that food. I just don't think I'm up for that. Secondly, my eating schedule is so off right now because of work and school, I just don't see how I will have time to prepare meals. So, I'm going to just try to do my best. The first month calls for lots of protein a day, so I will try to do that. I know that basically if I just eat healthy I will lose weight and get in better shape, so that's what I'll do. Perhaps during my next round I'll be able to do a better job of following the nutrition guide.
I didn't do all the "before" tests, like seeing how many push-ups I can do. I wanted to, I just don't have the time. As cool as it would be to know how much I improve in those areas, it really isn't that big of a deal. Right now, I know I suck. After 90 days, I hopefully won't suck. 'Nough said.
I'm going to do everything in my power to press play every day and write about my progress. Wish me luck!!!
Thursday, September 23, 2010
While I Wait
September 23, 2010: I’ve decided I’m going to try to eat healthier until P90X comes in the mail because if I go ahead and start making a habit of eating healthy, it will be easier for me follow the nutritional guide- which I plan to do as much as I can. I have a few concerns about the nutritional guide: first, I’m worried I won’t be able to cook a lot of the food it calls for because I don’t have an oven- I’ll have to modify the recipes to work with a microwave and a very small fridge. Secondly, I’m worried that the healthy food will be more expensive and I won’t have enough money to buy what I need. Hopefully, I’ll be able to figure it all out when I read the guide. I still haven’t told Matthew I ordered it, but it was REALLY hard not to. I’m not sure I’ll be able to make it 3 months without telling him. I’m hoping that as the time goes on it will be easier not to tell him, and I’m also hoping that he will compliment my body without even knowing I’m working out. That would be the best compliment ever.
The Very Beginning
September 22, 2010: I ordered P90X today. Mainly, I just feel terrible about myself. I have no energy- EVER. I’m really overweight and I have no will power. So, I’m looking forward to getting started. Hopefully, I will be able to wake up in the mornings and get with it. I’m going to try hard not to tell Matthew, my boyfriend, because I feel like he won’t support me. Well, he’ll say he supports me, but he won’t think I can do it. Well, I CAN do it!! I hate feeling uncomfortable. I wear a t shirt every day because I don’t feel like I look good in “cute” clothes. I’m just tired of feeling like this! Anyways, I’m going to try to post daily about my experience- my thoughts, feelings, etc. Now, all I have to do is wait about 10 days for it to get here! I’m excited!!!
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