Day 4 - Yoga X

So last night was my first time to do yoga...ever. Lucky me that I popped my yoga cherry with YOGA X - P90X style! Holy cow was it hard - so much harder than I could have imagined. No weights, no bands, just poses and stretches and a lot of focus. It was a lot of fun and I was really glad that I pushed through it. Thank goodness for the middle section which allowed me to cool down a bit and get ready for the ending - and like always Tony and the gang did a great job of bringing you out of the exercises with a wonderful cool down. I love P90X - buying this program is one of the best things I've ever done - well doing it anyway - buying it alone doesn't do squat! You've gotta push play and BRING IT!



Doing the yoga thing...

I have no idea what this was called, but even this was hard!

My Warrior I pose could use some work.

Not sure what is going on with my eyes there...maybe I was in a trance!

So much harder than it looks!

I got caught cheating a little!

This was after the first segment was over and we needed a moment to catch our breath and get some water. I'm not sure how Jay managed a smile.

Day 3 - Arms and Shoulders + Ab Ripper X

Last night was Arms and Shoulders followed by Ab Ripper X. I have always loved working out my arms and shoulders so I was really looking forward to this routine. I was not disappointed! I've always been a little weak in my triceps so I struggled through most of those movements. I even had to go down to the lightest resistance band in order to do some of the moves. I was able to jump up to the green band for some of the bicep exercises though so I was glad about that. I'm still trying to figure out how maximize my results with the bands. I want to make sure I'm not doing too few or too many reps. I didn't use the tally sheet on day 1, but I recorded everything on day 3 and will continue to do so from here on out.

I was struggling through these - this was the 2nd half of the work out.

It always fun to see what your face is doing when you're pushing through the exercise!

Amost there...

Success!

Nothing like a good pump - I took this after the Arms and Shoulders and before Ab Ripper X.

Day 2 - Plyometrics

Oh wow - what can I say about this workout. I was warned about this one prior to starting, but of course I'm going to do it! You've gotta bringing it or you won't get anywhere! I really enjoyed all of the different exercises, but I struggled with one of them and I'm not sure if I'll be able to do that one with my knee. I need to put on my knee brace next time I give that one a try. It'll also help to not be so exhausted (in the future) when I'm trying it. I also gave the Shakeology a try today. I went a little overboard though and ended up making it way too thick. I still enjoyed it, but would have preferred it go down a little smoother. I'll learn from my mistake and make a better one tomorrow.

Day 1 (last night)

I couldn't wait to get home. My Showcase Pack was scheduled for delivery. I was really excited when I came home and there it was on the porch! I took a bunch of pictures of the stuff, had a ham, turkey and and cheeze sandwich and got ready to BRING IT!



Shakeology - this is simply an amazing product!







P90X - think you can bring it?



The DVDs that came with the Showcase Pack!



The DVDs in the box.

The boxes and the equipment in the Showcase Pack!

Me doing my best with the resistance bands!





I was so wiped out here - I don't know if i made it back up from that position or not! This work out was amazing and I can't wait to do it again!



Jay was kicking some butt with Shaun T's Hip Hop Abs and Turbo Jam! See me down there struggling to get up? I was exhausted!



My gorgeous wife did her part and kept up with Jay - then she tried a few reps from Ab Ripper X with me!

Before Pictures

Ok so I took the plunge last night and shaved my chest and cleaned up my leg and arm hair. I'm posting these pictures here so that you can see what I looked like before I started doing P90X. I'll be updating the photos every few days or so to show how dramatically and quickly your body can change if you BRING IT with P90X!

Coach Kit Arrived

My coach kit came in the mail yesterday. I haven't had a chance to get into it very far yet, but I'm hoping that before the weekend is up I'll be ready to post my before pictures and get started on my journey. I hope that you join me!