I really loved this workout. It is a long one though. Just short of 60 minutes. Oh but it was fun to do. I started out with my light weights, only 3 lbs. Since this is my first time through and not sure what to expect I felt it was better to keep it light. I set myself a goal of 15 reps per exercise. I accomplished that. So I think the next time through I will keep the 3's and then the next time mix in some 5's. We will see how my arms feel in the morning.
After that workout you do an additional 15 minute workout called Ab Ripper. This one sucks!!! You do 394 exercises in this workout. Or at least you are suppose to. Each action is suppose to be 25 reps. Again, because I am a beginner and have no endurance yet. I pushed myself to do 10 reps of each one. I am glad to say that I made that goal. So no 394 for me today. But I will work to do reach that as well.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Day 2 Cardio
I must say that this exercise program is a butt kicker! After my first workout yesterday the back of my thighs and my biceps hurt like crazy! Which I found a little odd since it was core and my mid section was just fine. I am taking this as a sign that I need to focus on that muscle group harder when I do that workout.
Today was cardio. On this workout you do Yoga, Plyo, Kemp, and Core. We started with Yoga. Now we did maybe 10 or so minutes of it. I can already tell I am not going to like Yoga! Now, before I ever did any Yoga I thought to myself, "how hard can that be? It's not a bunch of moving." Boy was I wrong! It is intense! I found myself not being able to hold the poses as long as I needed to. And my swift and gentle sweeps to the next pose completely suck! So when we get to that video it will be an adventure.
I also learned that Kemp is not for the uncoordinated! It is going to take me weeks to figure out how the hits and hip movements work together. Especially since he does a set of 4 different hits in one quick movement. My mind was not processing the data as quick as I would like and my hits kept getting all mixed up.
By the end I was complete jello. I was so glad it was over. Thank goodness it is only 43 minutes long. Any longer and you would have seen a puddle on the floor. I can already feel my body going into rig amortise. Now I just need to find a way to boost my energy level since I just used it all in the workout.
Today was cardio. On this workout you do Yoga, Plyo, Kemp, and Core. We started with Yoga. Now we did maybe 10 or so minutes of it. I can already tell I am not going to like Yoga! Now, before I ever did any Yoga I thought to myself, "how hard can that be? It's not a bunch of moving." Boy was I wrong! It is intense! I found myself not being able to hold the poses as long as I needed to. And my swift and gentle sweeps to the next pose completely suck! So when we get to that video it will be an adventure.
I also learned that Kemp is not for the uncoordinated! It is going to take me weeks to figure out how the hits and hip movements work together. Especially since he does a set of 4 different hits in one quick movement. My mind was not processing the data as quick as I would like and my hits kept getting all mixed up.
By the end I was complete jello. I was so glad it was over. Thank goodness it is only 43 minutes long. Any longer and you would have seen a puddle on the floor. I can already feel my body going into rig amortise. Now I just need to find a way to boost my energy level since I just used it all in the workout.
Monday, March 29, 2010
My P90X journey
So, since our life is so exciting...I thought I would entertain you all with my new task at hand. There will still be the regular posts of the days in the life of the Simmons family, but I figured if I share my thoughts here then I can feel like I have a support group behind me. And it saves my husband from hearing me bitch the whole time.
I have been working out almost every day since the first of the year. I have only taken maybe a dozen days off of my routine, which for me is very good. I started the year by walking on the tread mill everyday for 30 minutes. Gradually increasing my speed and increasing my incline. I haven't moved up to a run yet but that is a goal by the end of the year. After about the first month I thought it was time to mix it up a little so I started doing my "The Firm" workout videos. I would alternate a video one day and treadmill the next. I must say that these workouts are good. But they are extremely boring. The music in them makes it so hard to get motivated. My biggest complaint is that I don't think they were doing enough to help me burn the calories I need to do. I felt my body changing and muscles getting stronger but alas no change on the scale or in my measurements. So after 3 months of working out and only loosing 7 lbs. I decided to step it up a notch.
So begins the P90X workout. I have watched Tom do this workout for the last 3 months and have noticed big changes in him. Granted he hasn't done part of the workout, (the ab ripper) so his midsection hasn't changed much. But his arms and legs are getting in great shape.
I have decided to do the lean portion of this program. My goal is to loose one dress size by summer. Not to hard of a goal to obtain, I think. So here is hoping. Now, I am not a die hard and going to go on the diet they have outlined. I know I should if I really want this to work properly, but lets face it. No matter how cheep they make eating healthy, diets are expensive! So I am going to trim down my portions, again, and try to eat healthier. No calorie counting at this time.
My stats....
Now, I am going to share with you the hardest part to admit to anyone...My weight!
My beginning weight is 175 lbs. (ouch!!!) The good news is that to be a healthy weight for my height I only need to be at 169 lbs. But that is the high end of the scale. My goal weight is to reach 145 lbs. Not by summer, of course, but hopefully by the end of the year. We tease each other here that by the time I hit my goal weight I will get knocked up again and have to start all over. I guess only time will tell on that one.
My main trouble spots are my waist, thighs and arms. Right now I am a 37 inch waist. A 22 inch thigh. And a 12 1/4 inch arm. I am going to post my stats on the side and do a weekly review to see how I am doing.
The first video in this series was Core. Let me just say I felt like a complete idiot out there! Since this was my first experience with this I had no idea what the exercises would be like. He likes to have you flip from your stomach to your back alot! I have a hard time with this. When I am on my stomach I feel like I am going to puke!!! So I took these exercises in stride. The next thing is that I need to get to the point that I am off my knees for push ups! There aren't a ton in this workout but the ones he does have you do are killer! And unless I learn to get up on my toes I will never do them properly. The workout was about 45 minutes long, so not to bad. And for my first time through, I felt I caught on pretty good and almost did the number of reps for each exercise. Bad but good part is that my back thighs and upper arms are already showing signs of soreness. We will see how I move tomorrow.
Anyway, enough jabbering for one day. Thank you for your support and words of encouragement. I need all the help I can get!
I have been working out almost every day since the first of the year. I have only taken maybe a dozen days off of my routine, which for me is very good. I started the year by walking on the tread mill everyday for 30 minutes. Gradually increasing my speed and increasing my incline. I haven't moved up to a run yet but that is a goal by the end of the year. After about the first month I thought it was time to mix it up a little so I started doing my "The Firm" workout videos. I would alternate a video one day and treadmill the next. I must say that these workouts are good. But they are extremely boring. The music in them makes it so hard to get motivated. My biggest complaint is that I don't think they were doing enough to help me burn the calories I need to do. I felt my body changing and muscles getting stronger but alas no change on the scale or in my measurements. So after 3 months of working out and only loosing 7 lbs. I decided to step it up a notch.
So begins the P90X workout. I have watched Tom do this workout for the last 3 months and have noticed big changes in him. Granted he hasn't done part of the workout, (the ab ripper) so his midsection hasn't changed much. But his arms and legs are getting in great shape.
I have decided to do the lean portion of this program. My goal is to loose one dress size by summer. Not to hard of a goal to obtain, I think. So here is hoping. Now, I am not a die hard and going to go on the diet they have outlined. I know I should if I really want this to work properly, but lets face it. No matter how cheep they make eating healthy, diets are expensive! So I am going to trim down my portions, again, and try to eat healthier. No calorie counting at this time.
My stats....
Now, I am going to share with you the hardest part to admit to anyone...My weight!
My beginning weight is 175 lbs. (ouch!!!) The good news is that to be a healthy weight for my height I only need to be at 169 lbs. But that is the high end of the scale. My goal weight is to reach 145 lbs. Not by summer, of course, but hopefully by the end of the year. We tease each other here that by the time I hit my goal weight I will get knocked up again and have to start all over. I guess only time will tell on that one.
My main trouble spots are my waist, thighs and arms. Right now I am a 37 inch waist. A 22 inch thigh. And a 12 1/4 inch arm. I am going to post my stats on the side and do a weekly review to see how I am doing.
The first video in this series was Core. Let me just say I felt like a complete idiot out there! Since this was my first experience with this I had no idea what the exercises would be like. He likes to have you flip from your stomach to your back alot! I have a hard time with this. When I am on my stomach I feel like I am going to puke!!! So I took these exercises in stride. The next thing is that I need to get to the point that I am off my knees for push ups! There aren't a ton in this workout but the ones he does have you do are killer! And unless I learn to get up on my toes I will never do them properly. The workout was about 45 minutes long, so not to bad. And for my first time through, I felt I caught on pretty good and almost did the number of reps for each exercise. Bad but good part is that my back thighs and upper arms are already showing signs of soreness. We will see how I move tomorrow.
Anyway, enough jabbering for one day. Thank you for your support and words of encouragement. I need all the help I can get!
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