Today was the last active day of Week 3, with Kenpo. It was a decent workout, but I still don’t feel like I’m getting as much cardio as I would if I had just gone for a run. Which is why I’ll be going for a run tomorrow morning, since I know I’ll need the calorie burn before my sister’s wedding this weekend.

Next week starts the “Recovery” week of Phase I, with two days of Yoga, Two days of stretching, a Kenpo workout, and two “Core Synergistics” workouts. I’ve heard some scary things about that workout, so I’m kind of looking forward to it. It’s supposedly harder than Plyo, so I should get a nice burn out of it.

Yesterday was Yoga, with Legs and Back today. Yoga was better again than last time, I definitely felt like I got a good workout holding the poses and stretching. However, it’s still my least favorite so far. Something about how long it is, and the stillness and repetitiveness of all the poses, especially at the beginning, just makes it seem boring to me.

Legs and Back was good this morning, I’m already starting to feel my glutes and quads. I moved back another six inches or so for the pullups with the bands, and it definitely made a difference. I’m currently using the blue and green, and might try adding the red as well to see if I can maybe do fewer than 20 reps and still feel a burn. Right now, 20 is about all I have time for, and I’m not really struggling as much as I’d like to by the end. I’ve got a couple of weeks before I get back to them, since Saturday starts my first recovery week.

Tomorrow is Kenpo, and Friday is Rest/Stretch. We’ve got my sister’s wedding rehearsal Friday afternoon, so I’ll take the opportunity of being off work to get in a good run Friday morning, and spend some good time stretching.

Today was Shoulders and Arms, plus Ab Ripper. I think I made it through Ab Ripper the best so far, and I’m starting to almost make it through all of the Fifer Scissors, but my leg is still not very straight yet. I might need to switch to bands when we come back and do this workout again, since the smaller weights are getting to be too light for some of the Tricep stuff, and the bigger weights might be too much.

I figured out a better way to make my Protein shake also. No matter how much I shook it before, it would always have some clumps left in it. On Saturday, I mixed the shake, and left it in the fridge while I showered. When I came back and shook it again, all of the clumps were gone. So today I started making the shake before the workout, putting it in the fridge and then shaking it up again after the workout.

Yesterday started Week 2 with Chest and Back w/ Ab Ripper again. This will be the last time I’ll to these workouts until Week 9. I’m kind of curious to see what the Phase II workouts are like. Yesterday was a busy day with a doctor’s appointment in the morning, and some other activities for our 3rd anniversary, including a not very healthy dinner. Tony would not have been happy.

Today was Plyo, but I didn’t get around to it until 4:30 this afternoon. I was hoping it would be getting easier, but it really hasn’t. But maybe I’m doing everything with more intensity so it feel as hard as the first time.

I’m hoping to get into my running schedule tomorrow with easy runs Monday and Wednesdays after work, and either a long run or some speed work on Fridays.

Today was a rest/stretch day. I had hoped to run a bit and get in a stretch, but ended up just resting. We’ve got a lot planned this weekend, so I’m going to save my energy for that, and hopefully get a more regular running schedule started next week.

Tomorrow starts Week 3 with Chest and Back – more pushups and pullups. I can’t wait…

I didn’t have time to post yesterday, so I’m combining the past 2 days. Yesterday was Legs and Back plus Ab Ripper, and it went pretty well. I was pressed for time again but still managed to get everything in. I’ve changed the bands I use for pullups, and I can tell I’m getting better resistance now, I might need to ad another band or sit further back, though, since I’m not really going to failure with 20 reps, it’s just all I’ve got time for. I was finally able to complete all 50 of the Mason Twists at the end of Ab Ripper, and I’m starting to be able to do more of the Fifer Scissors, too. So I know there’s some gains being made already.

Today was Kenpo, and I felt better doing it than last week. I think getting the moves coordinated to a point where where I can do them without spending 5 minutes figuring out what I’m doing wrong helps. I was definitely able to up the intensity to the point where my heart rate was up, and I was sweating a lot. I also cut the breaks a bit short to keep my heart rate higher, since it drops so quickly.

I think I may run when I get home tonight, depending on how I feel. If I don’t tonight, I will tomorrow since it’s the rest/stretch day and a run will let me get a good stretch in as well as keep up my running ability.

Today was Yoga, but I didn’t get up early enough to do it this morning, so I had to put it off until I got home from work. Due to some time constraints, I had to cut it short, but I definitely felt like I got a better workout this time than last week, I think just not having to focus quite as much on how to do the moves. So I think Yoga will be a good day for me, I should start to enjoy it more, and I know I need the flexibility, too.

Tomorrow is Legs & Back and Ab Ripper. I was going to run after work, but since it’s our 3rd Anniversary tomorrow, I’ve got some other things to do after work so it’ll be just the strength stuff tomorrow.

Not much to say today about Shoulders & Arms, my biceps still felt like jello after I was done, and they’re starting to feel tired as I get closer to going to bed. Also, I went for a run after work today because it had been so long since my last run. Also, I feel like I’m in enough of a routine with the P90X stuff where I can add in some runs in the evenings, maybe two or three days a week, and still be ok. I did 5 miles at like 7:35 pace, and it felt good to be out there again.

Today was Plyo. Not much to say, it was still difficult and my heart rate climbed higher than I’ve seen it before (181 max), but hopefully I won’t be as sore from it as I was last week. Tomorrow is Shoulders & Arms with Ab Ripper, and I might try to run when I get home from work depending on how I feel.

Today started the second week of my P90X journey with Chest & Back, followed by Ab Ripper X again. It was good to have the numbers from last week and notes to know if I needed to increase or decrease weight. I was also able to switch the bands better this time after having gone through it once. I think every week of this will go just a bit more smoothly than the last, but it didn’t get any easier. I also used my numbers to change the number of reps. I was able to do more pushups overall because I increased my first set, and still maxed out pretty high in the second set.

For food I had the protein shake, some Gatorade and water for hydration/elecrolytes, and followed that with an egg white/turkey sausage muffin and some OJ. Yum.