The second bout of my P90X challenge starts today. A big difference MUST be followed this time. First off: track the exercise (reps, weights)
I started today with Back & Biceps/Ab Ripper X. My push ups started at 20 reps then went downhill but I tracked it. Bands were pretty consistent. Still no pull up bars. Weights between 12.5 to 15 lbs X15 reps (the girl is getting serious dude!)..
Ab ripper X was a toughie... It's been a long while, approx. 2 wks that i haven't done any abs workout, so naturally i was struggling and was out of air halfway. I stopped before V-up roll ups began. Will work harder next time.
Rome was not built in a day, and so is your body.........
Mar 15, 2010
Mar 10, 2010
P90X : Last Day
Whew! Last day of my P90X.
What a challenge! It was grueling.. intense.. and exciting! The past 90 days had been a great journey for me. There had been a lot of times when I thought of giving up and just didn't want to do it. Every time I feel good with my exercise something always comes to ruin everything. A lot of things can be reflected during this 90 Day challenge. Day 1 was started on dec 7 and redid on dec 10. The holiday season was a struggle that i was too weak to resist. I gained 5 lbs by January which was very upsetting. But I didn't give up. I hang on. I even signed up for the 30 Days Got Resolutions challenge by Gary Ryan Blair to fast track with my results. A good thing happened though. I finally got my car which was among my 5 goals to achieve at the start of the year. I still have 4 left. I then signed up for the Start Fast Finish Strong still by Blair. It's a 100 day challenge this time. But more often than not I get side tracked. Be it procrastination, some friend invitations or just a lack of will I was slowly losing the inclination to work out. I was just wasn't consistent enough. Plus there's the diet. Oh the diet. I thought I had it good when I would mostly eat salads on weekdays. It's the weekends that kills all the dieting. I would binge on whatever food was placed on the table. I eventually changed my diet by the end of february to high protein and low carbs. I haven't seen a drastic change so far so we'll see. I'm still bingeing on weekends so that's an area of improvement. Then there's winter. Some said it's hard to lose weight during winter time. Your body's metabolism is just not high during this time. As a consolation though at least I didn't pack up more weights by the end of the challenge. I dunno whether to be sad or glad that I am at the same weight where I started 90 days ago. 150 lbs. The change that I noticed though was that I felt more stronger, I can do more push ups. I'm improving on my badminton agility, stamina and strength. Well, it's true that P90X is primarily a strengthening program, not more on the diet thing. I read that 70% is your diet if you really wanna change your body. I am not giving up though, This Sunday, I will start my 2nd bout of P90X--
What a challenge! It was grueling.. intense.. and exciting! The past 90 days had been a great journey for me. There had been a lot of times when I thought of giving up and just didn't want to do it. Every time I feel good with my exercise something always comes to ruin everything. A lot of things can be reflected during this 90 Day challenge. Day 1 was started on dec 7 and redid on dec 10. The holiday season was a struggle that i was too weak to resist. I gained 5 lbs by January which was very upsetting. But I didn't give up. I hang on. I even signed up for the 30 Days Got Resolutions challenge by Gary Ryan Blair to fast track with my results. A good thing happened though. I finally got my car which was among my 5 goals to achieve at the start of the year. I still have 4 left. I then signed up for the Start Fast Finish Strong still by Blair. It's a 100 day challenge this time. But more often than not I get side tracked. Be it procrastination, some friend invitations or just a lack of will I was slowly losing the inclination to work out. I was just wasn't consistent enough. Plus there's the diet. Oh the diet. I thought I had it good when I would mostly eat salads on weekdays. It's the weekends that kills all the dieting. I would binge on whatever food was placed on the table. I eventually changed my diet by the end of february to high protein and low carbs. I haven't seen a drastic change so far so we'll see. I'm still bingeing on weekends so that's an area of improvement. Then there's winter. Some said it's hard to lose weight during winter time. Your body's metabolism is just not high during this time. As a consolation though at least I didn't pack up more weights by the end of the challenge. I dunno whether to be sad or glad that I am at the same weight where I started 90 days ago. 150 lbs. The change that I noticed though was that I felt more stronger, I can do more push ups. I'm improving on my badminton agility, stamina and strength. Well, it's true that P90X is primarily a strengthening program, not more on the diet thing. I read that 70% is your diet if you really wanna change your body. I am not giving up though, This Sunday, I will start my 2nd bout of P90X--
Mar 7, 2010
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