P90X - Extreme Home Fitness Blog

Cardio-X : Day 2

2011-03-22T22:00:00.000-07:00

Chest & Back Day 1

2011-03-21T22:00:00.000-07:00

I did it.

Chest and Back

2010-06-05T11:11:00.001-07:00

Today I am starting a 90 day count down to my wedding!

Chest & Back is up on the rotation and the fun begins today =)

Running Form with Chasing Kimbia

2009-08-10T09:11:00.001-07:00

I was reading about Running form today ...

Chasing Kimbia
Running relaxed is the most important thing of all.

Linked to another good story here:

Want to run better? Relax!
By Uta Pippig
Available at http://www.uta-pippig.com/site/85-0-news.html?nid=665

Doing Some Cardio (X) and Random Ab-Rippers

2009-04-06T14:54:00.003-07:00

Trying to get back into P90X.

Been having trouble getting motivated for hour-long workouts with Tony. Been running a lot instead -- super nice outside here now and I usually P90X inside.

P90X Barefoot or Shoes?

2009-02-19T19:00:00.001-08:00

I love doing P90X workouts, and I do some of them barefoot. Some of these workouts I am taking shoes off to do Ab Ripper which I much prefer barefoot.

Here is my breakdown.

Shoes

Plyo-X
Legs & Back
Kenpo-X
Back & Biceps
Chest, Shoulders & Triceps

No Shoes / Barefoot

Ab Ripper
Chest & Back
Shoulders & Arms
Yoga-X
Stretch-X
Cardio-X

Anyone have any thoughts?

P90X Workout Log

2009-02-19T11:43:00.000-08:00

Hello P90X fans!

Here is the P90X workout log you have been looking for!

Recovery Drink

2009-02-16T16:21:00.000-08:00

I have been using the P90X recovery drink but have decided to try another Recovery Drink product.

I have looked at reviews on Amazon, Recovery Drink Comparison Charts and the ingredients/nutritional information on both EnduroxR4 and the P90X Recovery Drink.

In the end, I am going to just combine these two products, which I ordered off Amazon. I would totally continue to use P90X Recovery Drink if it was sold on Amazon.

Day #17 : Stretch-X

2009-01-29T16:32:00.000-08:00

Traveling tomorrow and I did not do Yoga-X today, just Stretch-X

Day #16: Shoulds & Arms

2009-01-28T19:58:00.000-08:00

Good bye Shoulders & Arms, we will not see your awesome face for 6 more weeks.

I had my best ever Ab Ripper today -- ever single rep, on time and on pace. I'm still feeling it today.

Day #15: Plyometrics X

2009-01-26T23:22:00.000-08:00

Finished Plyo-X today, hardcore. Did Jump-Knee-Tucks at my own pace and hit 190 BPM (way high!) on both sets. Pushed myself almost to the brink.

Allison had a blister on her foot (cute shoes make that girl do crazy things!) but she still kept up barefoot. Pretty impressive, considering this is a tough working in springy trainers.

Day #14: Chest & Back + Ab Ripper

2009-01-25T20:35:00.000-08:00

Brutal Chest&Back today. Not enough food eaten I think, and Kenpo-X really took it out of me.

I did do almost every rep (second wind?) in Ab-Ripper though, missing only a few Oblique V-Ups and three reps in Hip-Rock-N-Raise that I just could not do in time.

Chest & Back should be done with Push-Up bars, if not to make it more of a workout (extra range of motion) but to save your wrists. I have a bunch of wrist problems from a nasty car accident and typing too much, so I suggest something like these:

Day #13: Kepo-X

2009-01-25T17:50:00.000-08:00

I am doing a "double-double" (as Tony would say) today with Kenpo-X and Chest&Back + Ab Ripper.

I used my Nike Triax C8 Heart Rate Monitor - Black/Blue - SM0017-044 for the first time today. It was actually a lot more comfortable than I thought it would be, the strap and all. I was pushing 160-190 BMP for most of Kenpo-X, but I really throw myself into that one and wear weighed gloves to drive up the intensity.

Proof positive that Kenpo-X is a great workout if you put your heart into it :)

Good stuff. I will post again after C&B.

Skip

2009-01-24T17:58:00.000-08:00

Weak! We skipped out and watched a movie and drank vodka instead of working out :(

SKIP

2009-01-23T17:58:00.000-08:00

Another skip day :(

SKIP

2009-01-22T17:58:00.000-08:00

Another skip day :(

Day #12: Yoga-X

2009-01-21T17:59:00.000-08:00

All the way to the end! Yoga Bella Seven...RULES. I love it. You need to Yoga. It will increase
your fitness on every level.

Key to Yoga-X is the mat. You need a good one.

Manduka BlackMatPRO are AMAZING. Invincible, sticky, hypoallergenic. Heavy as hell though, but who carries these things around on a hike? not me. They make a travel version that is lighter but who wants that.

Get the long version, the one above. The shorter one is for people who are like 5'6" or something.

Day #11: Legs & Back

2009-01-20T18:03:00.000-08:00

I love Legs & Back. I will be honest, this is the my favorite workout. Major muscle blaster. Throw in Ab Ripper (go hard!) and it is a full-body and then some workout.

First week I put up 53 chin/pull ups. Today, 68 total. I am on my way back to a respectable 120, but this time I am going all on time, no extra pauses to eek out the extra reps!

All my love for the door mounted pull-up bars, if your doors are wide enough.

Day #10: Shoulders & Arms

2009-01-19T22:15:00.000-08:00

Shoulders and Arms and Ab-Ripper.

Day #9: Plyo-X

2009-01-18T22:35:00.000-08:00

Plyo-X is a hard workout, even if you modify and just try to keep up. My workout partner today borked about 30 minutes in, just ran out of energy and her blood sugar dropped.

If you hit that wall during Plyo-X, do NOT push yourself past it. You will only get sick. The best thing to do if you can't finish is to stop, drink fluids and come back strong the next day.

Day #8: Chest & Back + Ab Ripper

2009-01-17T22:35:00.000-08:00

Tore this one up today.

Friday Skip

2009-01-16T22:18:00.000-08:00

It is Friday and we skipped today to go have fun.

Day #7: Stretch-X

2009-01-14T22:13:00.000-08:00

Everyone loves this DVD.

Hang in for the stretch.

Day #6: Kenpo-X

2009-01-13T22:11:00.000-08:00

I did Kenpo-X today with my weight gloves. Allison was not too sure about this workout and I remember how I felt the first few times I did it.

It is a lot of moves and until you get good at them and work up your intensity level, Kenpo does not really give you the type of workout that something like Plyometrics does -- not even close.

Day #5: Legs & Back + Ab Ripper

2009-01-12T22:08:00.000-08:00

We made it through our first legs and back workout today, with an Ab Ripper to boot!

I got in a total of 53 pull-up and chin-ups, all on P90X's allotted time. That is a big decrease from before, when I was doing these workouts solo. I was putting up over 100 pull-up and chin-ups in a single workout, but I was also taking extra time for almost every set to rest between my mini-sets of 4, 5 or 6 x-ups.

Day #4: Some Yoga-X

2009-01-11T21:26:00.000-08:00

Yoga-X is one of my favorite workouts -- but only if I have the time to do it and not feel rushed or distracted. Everyone had homework today so it was not a great Yoga-X day and we only complete the first 40 minutes or so.

We did not count this as a skip day as we both had lots of physical activity early in the day and it was late.

I love (LOVE) Yoga-X, however, I need to make sure that this workout day in particular has lots of time scheduled for the P90X.

I think part of it is how relaxing I find Yoga-X to be and my mind tends to wander more than when I am jumping from press to curl and back again (like in Shoulders&Arms.)

Day #3: Shoulders & Arms + Ab Ripper

2009-01-10T17:28:00.000-08:00

Shoulders and Arms is one of my favorite workouts, honestly.

We're using the BowFlex SelectTech (she has the 220 and I have the 552.) I am really glad that I upgraded to the 552 because when I was using the 220 (like, for example Day #17) I was maxing out all my weights at 20 pounds, which was not working.

Now I am able to use 22.5, 25 and 30 pounds which really works for me now.

Ab Ripper destroyed us both. And we do not have any chairs so chair dips were hard.

Funny -- I have a pull-up / chin-up bar but no chairs. I did not get my run in because I had a nasty issue crop up at work (always on the weekend, right?)

Skip Day #1 : Shoulders & Arms

2009-01-09T18:17:00.000-08:00

We are skipping our workouts today. It is Friday and we want to go out with our friends.

It is disappointing but we will make up for it tomorrow. I am planning a double -- Shoulders&Arms + Ab Ripper in the morning and an 8 mile run in the evening.

That might make up for a little bit of today.

“The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what you want most for what you want now.”

Day #2 : Plyo-X

2009-01-08T23:08:00.000-08:00

I had forgotten just how brutal (brutally awesome that is) Plyo-X is.

I am back to drinking the P90X Recovery Drink.

Allison and I both struggled today but it was good. We were laughing and having fun, which can be hard when your struggling to stand up and covered in perspiration.

“The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what you want most for what you want now.”

Another Option

2009-01-08T14:23:00.000-08:00

Traveling, have no equipment or not quite ready for P90X? Give Craig Ballantyne’s challenging, effective, and free(!) original 4-Week Turbulence Training program a try.

Aftermath of Day #1

2009-01-08T09:39:00.000-08:00

Everyone was a a lot hungry and little sore this morning, but we are in high spirits.

P90X works, it really really works.

Day #1 (Third Time == Charm) : Chest & Back + Ab Ripper

2009-01-07T18:47:00.000-08:00

This is the third time I have done Day #1 of P90X.

This is the first time for my girlfriend who has pledged to complete the program with me, in preparation for a (sorta) surprise vacation for her spring break.

Day #29 -- Back & Biceps After Long Break

2008-12-13T10:08:00.000-08:00

I could make excuses all day long for the massive lag between this workout and my last one, but I won't waste time with that. I move to California -- that is not a reason to stop P90X. That one is all on me the lazy blog author.

I struggled. I shook, I did not finish. Tony says Do your best, forget the rest.

That can be pretty hard when 'the rest' is staring up at you from the workout log and you're failing to even put up half the numbers you did two weeks ago.

No Ab Ripper X. Pretty pathetic and I will still be sore tomorrow.

Day #28 - Plyo X

2008-11-24T22:40:00.001-08:00

P90X. PlyoX. This is the real deal, baby.

I did it with my weight gloves on for about the first 2/3 of the workout, took them off with 21:10 remaining, I was worried I would get all wasted out and not be able to finish.

I almost threw on the Ab Ripper X DVD at the end for a bonus, but my brother (probably wise) recommended I just call it, as I have a Ripper tomorrow and I just did on yesterday.

Uhhhhg ... Next Time Be Good and Get This Instead

2008-11-24T19:38:00.000-08:00

Nutrition Facts

Amount Per Serving

Calories 495

Cal from Fat 99

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 12g

18%

Saturated Fat 2g	8%
Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 110mg

37%

Sodium 1078mg

45%

Total Carbs 54g

18%

Dietary Fiber 12g	48%
Sugars 5g

Protein 45g

Vitamin A	0%	•	Vitamin C	0%
Calcium	0%	•	Iron	0%

*	Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

INGREDIENTS: Rice,Lettuce,Chicken (4oz),Black Beans

These Are What Will Make Plyo-X Hard Today

2008-11-24T19:35:00.001-08:00

Yummy MyoPlex

2008-11-24T19:34:00.001-08:00

Buy P90X Now. You Want It. You Need It.

2008-11-24T19:30:00.000-08:00

MyoPlex

2008-11-24T19:19:00.000-08:00

My beloved MyoPlex breakdown:

http://caloriecount.about.com/calories-myoplex-original-powder-chocolate-cream-i126035

My Meal at Chipolte Today

2008-11-24T19:16:00.000-08:00

Bad! Bad! Bad!

Nutrition Facts

Amount Per Serving

Calories 845

Cal from Fat 279

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 32g

49%

Saturated Fat 15g	73%
Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 180mg

60%

Sodium 2318mg

97%

Total Carbs 81g

27%

Dietary Fiber 15g	60%
Sugars 14g

Protein 59g

Vitamin A	0%	•	Vitamin C	0%
Calcium	0%	•	Iron	0%

*	Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

INGREDIENTS: Chicken (4oz),Tomato Salsa,Corn Salsa,Lettuce,Cheese,Sour Cream,Rice,Black Beans

Day #27 - Chest, Shoulders & Triceps

2008-11-23T12:10:00.000-08:00

This is a great workout - I love the variety in push-ups and creative (but safe) dumbbell exercises.

I took it particularly easy on a few of the shoulder / cuff intensive lifts like Scarecrow, Weighted Circles and In & Out Shoulder Flys.

Ab Ripper X was OK.

Trying out a new workout and diet record sheet today.

MyoPlex [500]
Yogurt [170]
3 Cups Pasta w/ meat sauce [500]
3 Cups Barley Oatmeal [450]
1/2 Cup Dried Fruit [120]
P90X Recovery Drink [220]
MyoPlex [500]

Total of 2,460 calories.

As I suspected, I took in far too few calories today and paid for it in the workout.

Skip Day #6

2008-11-22T12:09:00.000-08:00

My shoulder i still hurting today, and since my next scheduled workout is Shoulders, Chest & Triceps I will take it easy for one more day.

Skip Day #5

2008-11-21T12:08:00.000-08:00

Is it really a skip day if you are legitimately hurt? I am seriously frustrated that I cannot workout but I know if I start messing around it will not get better, just worse.

I put the dumbbells away and took the pull up bar down just in case I got stupid when I was feeling ok with the Advil.

Skip Day #4

2008-11-20T12:08:00.000-08:00

My shoulder hurts.

Day #26 - Rest

2008-11-19T12:07:00.000-08:00

My left shoulder is hurting a lot, I think in the rotator cuff or something is inflamed.

I am going to take Advil and rest.

Day #25 - Yoga X (!!!)

2008-11-18T12:05:00.000-08:00

I did it.

I got through the entire Yoga-X DVD.

Every minute, every pose.

Even Twisting Half Moon or whatever that one-legged madness is after standing splits.

WOOT

My left shoulder is pretty sore today from something I did at work ... spent too much time bent over in one position and my shoulder just locked up when I tried to get up. It hurt before Yoga but I was gentle and it feels 100% better now.

Yoga is great :)

Day #24 - Core Synergistics

2008-11-17T12:04:00.000-08:00

Much love to this workout. I was exhausted and took lots of breaks with the pause button (and drank some P90X recovery drink) to get through it but I did get in every single rep all the way to the cooldown.

Day #23 - X-Stretch

2008-11-16T12:03:00.000-08:00

Again, did it to my best but couldn't get enough to break a good sweat here.

Should have done another Ab Ripper and gotten to +4 but I forgot.

Day #22 - Keno-X

2008-11-15T12:01:00.000-08:00

Weight gloves again. Did not do the extra Ab-Ripper X because I had to hurry off to my friend's bachelor party.

Day #21 -- Core Synergistics

2008-11-14T12:00:00.001-08:00

Core Synergistics is a great workout. I love this one. Gets you good if you bring it.

So this is recovery week. I feel like I need it, even with my recent skip-fest.

Day #20 - Yoga X Again

2008-11-13T11:58:00.000-08:00

Struggled.

A Lot.

Not eating enough good stuff.

Only got about half-way through the balance postures.

Weak.

Day #19 - Kenpo X

2008-11-12T11:57:00.000-08:00

Kenpo X like nobody's business here.

I was freaking tearing it up today, weight gloves AND an extra Ab Ripper X (every rep, baby!)

My chain smoking porn-star neighbor sent her thug of the week up to threaten me about jumping around, so the last 10 minutes of Kenpo-X (a lot of kicks) were done extra hardcore with height and sound.

Total of [+ 3 Ab Ripper X]

Skip Day #3

2008-11-11T11:55:00.000-08:00

I dropped my girl off at the airport today, went home to play games with my friends.

I was either in the car or drinking pretty much all day today so fitting in a workout wasn't going to happen.

Day #18 - Legs & Back

2008-11-10T11:54:00.000-08:00

Legs and Back with heavy weights on all the leg exercises.

Crushed out 110 reps in the pull-ups and chin ups.

Skip Day #2

2008-11-09T11:54:00.000-08:00

Just too much fun going on to workout today.

Day #17 - Shoulders & Arms

2008-11-08T11:52:00.000-08:00

Destroyed Shoulders & Arms with and Ab Ripper X while she was taking a nap.

Maxing out my current dumbbells on almost every exercise here.

Skip Day #1

2008-11-07T11:52:00.000-08:00

Getting my girl from the airport today ...

Day #16 - Plyo X

2008-11-06T11:48:00.000-08:00

I wasn't able to finish this today, ran out of gas about 75% of the way in, had to FF to the cool down.

I got sick a few minutes later. I did not eat enough today.

Day #15 - Chest & Back

2008-11-05T11:45:00.000-08:00

I am sore today from getting a Flu Shot at work during our health and benefits fair. Long day at work as well so I did not finish the Ab Ripper until 2:30AM.

This is the start of week #3. Tough workout here, Ab Ripper was brutal after all those perfectly formed, strong-core pushups in Chest & Back. Overall, reps still not impressive compared to Week #1, just a little bit better on some, little bit worse on others.

Day #14 - Stretch-X (and a bonus Ab Ripper X)

2008-11-04T11:43:00.000-08:00

I really like the Stretch-X workout. This was one of the surprise bonus in the P90X DVD set -- Stretch-X is a great way to rest a day. I think skipping altogether is counter productive, so I always try to do Stretch-X if possible.

Today, I did not break a sweat in Stretch so I felt pretty good and did an extra Ab Ripper X.

Total of [+ 2 Ab Ripper X]

Day #13 - Kenpo-X

2008-11-03T11:41:00.000-08:00

Always one of my favorites. Taking my P90X Vitamin supplement and Myoplex but still ran out of energy by the end of this. Maximum intensity today and those hand weights really turn this workout up a level or two.

Day #12 - Legs & Back

2008-11-02T11:39:00.000-08:00

I got a really late start on this workout, was not finished with the Ab Ripper until about 2AM because I was dropping my (already missed) brother off at the airport so he could fly home with his lady.

I got up to 104 reps today in Legs and Back, but had a moderate to mild Ab-Ripper X today.

Day #11 -- Yoga X with my brother

2008-11-01T13:35:00.000-07:00

Today is my birthday.

I am 27 years old.
I weigh 148 pounds today.
My body fat is 3.2% by digital scale.

My brother is home for the big party this weekend.

I am extremely excited and we both get to do P90X together.

Yoga-X is not the most fun workout to do with someone else, but it is what is up for both our schedules so, Namasta.

Day #10 - Shoulders & Arms

2008-10-31T21:33:00.000-07:00

Good workout, needed the P90X recovery drink aftewards.

Had to skip the Ab Ripper X to get to the air port to pick up my brother.

Day #9 - Plyometrics

2008-10-30T16:44:00.000-07:00

With weight gloves again. Plyo-X is a hardcore workout.

I love the Myoplex protein supplements I have been drinking. They're not dessert material, no, but they are plenty edible and pack 87% of your Daily Allowance of Protein, and it is not all soy based.

Stayed really intense through the core of the exercise routine, but ran out of steam for the bonus...

Day #7 - Yoga X

2008-10-29T03:00:00.000-07:00

Yoga X rocks me. I struggle with it every time.

Today, I just ran out of steam after about 50 minutes. I started at 12:12am though, which is a little late for me.

This is my makeup for that skip day I took mid week, and I am going to trade Yoga today for rest that previous day.

Day #6 - Kenpo X

2008-10-27T21:06:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Kenpo-X ...
It is your enemies that it wrecks

I love Kenpo-X because it flies by so fast.

To add intensity to Kenpo-X, go at your own pace on all exercises (maximum reps in allotted time) and use weighted gloves, like the 1.5 pound ones I am wearing.

Kenpo-X always flies by for me, and while I get a great burn from it I always have tons of energy left over at the end (it must be all the yelling and punching!) so I knocked out an extra Ab Ripper X today.

+1 Ab Ripper X

Day #5 -- Legs & Back

2008-10-26T21:05:00.000-07:00

Let me say that I love Legs and Back. It killed me the first time I tried P90X but now it is one of my favorites, and you get to do it every single week for the entire program. Tony loves this workout and so do I.

Today I did 100 pull up / chin up moves and weighed in at 144 pounds.

Love that Ab Ripper X.

Need the P90X Recovery drink after this one.

Legs & Back

2008-10-26T19:12:00.000-07:00

I am really happy about it.

Today, during Legs & Back (P90X, Phase 1) ...

I did 101 pull-up and chin-up moves.

When I started the program months ago I was unable to do pull-up and chin-up moves during the 60 minute workout.

It took me a week or working at it before I could do two of them and three weeks before I could do 20 in the workout.

This is progress and it really shows on my workout logs and when I step on the scale. I weighed in at 144.7 pounds this morning when I woke up (dehydrated and unfed!)

Big improvement considering I started the program under 130.

Saturday was "hell day" on my training schedule, and I was looking pretty rough this morning. Went out to breakfast with my family, and of course, in my filthy exhausted state I run into an old friend who probably thinks I'm falling apart -- disheveled, unshaven and bleary eyed.

I really am OK everyone -- I am just pushing.

Day #4 - Rest

2008-10-25T21:04:00.000-07:00

Already? I just didn't have time today, but I resolve to go after it tomorrow.

Day #3 -- Shoulders & Arms

2008-10-24T21:00:00.000-07:00

Shoulders and Arms is dumbbell city and this is one workout where I really appreciate the rapid change features on BowFlex Select Tech dumbbells.

I am careful not to work out to the breaking point (dropping point) so they work well for me. I also really like being able to hit odd weights like 22.5 and 12.5, which provide easier transitions upward as you get stronger.

Ab Ripper, again, rules.

Day #2 -- Plyometrics X

2008-10-23T20:55:00.000-07:00

Plyometrics, or "Jump Training" is a hardcore cardio workout. If you perform the first 30 minutes at high intensity, you can easily hit your max limits in the second part. Look for your second wind during Military March ... you'll need it.

In an effort to up the game here, I perform this entire workout (warmup and cooldown excluded) in 1.5 pound weighted exercise gloves. This really adds a lot of upper body toning in addition to the lower body pounding Tony will put on you in Plyo-X.

Day #1 -- Chest & Back

2008-10-22T20:50:00.000-07:00

My first workout of P90X (for real this time!) starting with Chest & Back.

This is a great workout -- simple and engaging. Pull ups, push ups and lawnmowers.

I need more weight in Heavy Pants and Lawn Mowers.
Ab Ripper X rules, great core