Wow! Has it been a week already? The second month (phase II) is truly insane. Each workout is a full hour and is packed with intense cardio! Here's the list of workouts: Max Interval Circuit, Max Interval Plyo, Max Cardio Conditioning and Max Cardio Recovery. Max Interval Circuit is the one we burn off the most calories (Steve 1000+, Sherri 600+), but each workout is INSANE! Our "recovery" workout means we burn less calories (only 500 or so for Steve, maybe 200 for Sherri), but most would not call it recovery.
Today we did Max Interval Plyo, and I still think it is the second hardest workout. Here is a list of some of the exercises:
Power Jumps – Every single round of these was challenging and we had to take a couple of brief breaks in the final set. Jumping for the entire allotted time is absolutely crazy; especially if you are using good form and actually getting your knees up. We were able to do these no problem in P90X Plyometrics, but they are an entirely different beast in this workout; you do them for 3 rounds and Shaun T is telling the people to keep pushing and “digging deeper” and the way that they are grouped is insane.
One Legged V Push Ups – When you finally finish doing the first round of moves, you get the “one legged V push ups” thrown at you. My arms were sweaty and I could barely maintain the proper positioning. With that said, I think that I did a pretty good job with these even though my arms were absolutely dead and I was physically exhausted.
Level 3 Drills – These are absolutely crazy because you do 16 Push Ups, with 16 Plank Runs, followed by 16 more Push Ups and 16 more Plank Runs after that. These are absolutely ridiculous. Our arms were so dead by the second round that we couldn't knock them all out. Hopefully next workout we will be able to finish them all.
Balance Push Ups – These are great to have for the final exercise, but they are sure tough. Your right arm and right leg are supposed to come up together and your left arm and left leg are supposed to come up together, while balancing in the plank position. Absolutely insane!
We have a rest day tomorrow, so stay tuned and we'll see you after we finish our second week of Phase II!
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Saturday, November 3, 2012
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
P90X - Day 3
Day 3 Shoulders & Arms, AB Ripper X
Shoulders & Arms, AB Ripper X has been executed! Since this was our first time doing this routine we chose to use lower weights which equaled lower intensity. For us, this was a good choice. Next week we may add additional weights to the program as we feel the need.
There were two deciding factors that drove our decision to use low weights: 1) Steve's shoulders and 2) I do not desire to have "Arnie" arms.
We also divided up the routines today and completed the shoulder & arms this morning and the AB Ripper X this evening. We would have liked to have done them together, but time was our enemy this morning.
Tomorrow is YOGA X, which should be interesting because it requires concentration and no talking (hmmm....two things that are difficult for an ADHD husband). :)
Shoulders & Arms, AB Ripper X has been executed! Since this was our first time doing this routine we chose to use lower weights which equaled lower intensity. For us, this was a good choice. Next week we may add additional weights to the program as we feel the need.
There were two deciding factors that drove our decision to use low weights: 1) Steve's shoulders and 2) I do not desire to have "Arnie" arms.
We also divided up the routines today and completed the shoulder & arms this morning and the AB Ripper X this evening. We would have liked to have done them together, but time was our enemy this morning.
Tomorrow is YOGA X, which should be interesting because it requires concentration and no talking (hmmm....two things that are difficult for an ADHD husband). :)
Sunday, April 1, 2012
P90X - Day 1
Day 1 Core Synergistics:
Woot Woot! We survived the first day of P90X-Lean and we loved it! Some of the moves were similar to those in Power90, but there were several moves that were new. This really challenges our flexibility and coordination abilities, which is great.
The one mistake we made this morning was not fueling our bodies well enough. Steve was about 40 minutes into the routine when he bonked. His body had completely used up what fuel it had stored up. Thankfully, I didn't bonk, but I recognized quite quickly how important it was going to be for us to be fueled properly, so our workouts could be maximized.
Steve's Intensity Level: 7
Sherri's Intensity Level: 6
Woot Woot! We survived the first day of P90X-Lean and we loved it! Some of the moves were similar to those in Power90, but there were several moves that were new. This really challenges our flexibility and coordination abilities, which is great.
The one mistake we made this morning was not fueling our bodies well enough. Steve was about 40 minutes into the routine when he bonked. His body had completely used up what fuel it had stored up. Thankfully, I didn't bonk, but I recognized quite quickly how important it was going to be for us to be fueled properly, so our workouts could be maximized.
Steve's Intensity Level: 7
Sherri's Intensity Level: 6
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