I took a much needed two week rest. I was going to take a third, but was itching to give P90 a try. I know it's supposed to be a step down from what I've been doing the past few years, but to be honest, I kinda need that for a while. I'm starting to get burned out a bit. These routines are a bit shorter also, so that'll help me out mentally too. I lost a little over a pound the last two weeks, so I'm starting the round at 198.8 lbs and 22.5% body fat.
THE SCHEDULE
P90 gives you the option of a "Sweat" schedule, where you do 3 days of Sweat a week and 2 days of Sculpt. or the "Sculpt" schedule, which is just the reverse. I've chosen to do a balanced schedule, doing the Sweat schedule one week, then the Sculpt schedule the next week. I purchased the extra Speed Series Disc, so on Wednesday's I'll be substituting the regular Sweat or Sculpt workouts (depending on the week) with the Speed versions. Most Saturdays will be the Saturday Special workout, with every 4th Saturday being the "Horton's Greatest Hits" workout instead. Sundays will be the Ab Ripper workout for the appropriate phase I'm in, with every 4th Sunday being the Speed Abs workout. It's not much of a difference from the main workout schedules, but it'll allow me the opportunity to use all the workouts a bit, which is what I like to do.
MONDAY - NOVEMBER 24, 2014 - P90 - Sweat A
I'd seen a few P90X grads videos on youtube after they tried this one and they all said it was indeed easier than P90X, Insanity, etc, but still challenging. The one thing I noticed in each of those videos was that they'd worked up a sweat. Now I know why. I agree, it's not Insanity, but by the end I was gasping for air and sweating also. None of the moves seemed particularly hard, but the Sprawl's at the end of each set, especially the last one, were killers. I was shocked when he had us doing those on a supposed "starter" program, and then for a minute straight. Granted, I haven't worked out in two weeks, and I am fighting off a cold which is draining me a bit, but I was humbled doing those. I also burned over 300 calories in only 27 minutes. Anytime I burn more than 10 calories per minute on average, I look at as a good workout. We'll see if it remains as challenging once I get going again.
Time: 27 minutes; Calories Burned: 314; Avg Heart Rate: 133; Max Heart Rate: 215.
TUESDAY - NOVEMBER 25, 2014 - P90 - Sculpt A
Again, I was surprised. I decided to try doing the workout with bands, which I've never really seriously used since my first week of P90X six years ago. I have to admit they challenged me more than I thought they would. I got all the reps in on all the moves and I was tired at the end. This is a workout that could be as tough as you want it to be by simply increasing the weight you want to use.
Time: 30 minutes; Calories Burned: 304; Avg Heart Rate: 121; Max Heart Rate: 158.
WEDNESDAY - NOVEMBER 26, 2014 - P90 - Speed Sweat
I thought this was a bit easier than Monday's workout. I know I wasn't as gassed as Monday and I didn't burn as many calories. In reality it wasn't too much of a challenge, but throughout the 90 days you need days like that.
Time: 25 minutes; Calories Burned: 248; Avg Heart Rate: 121; Max Heart Rate: 144.
THURSDAY - NOVEMBER 27, 2014 - P90 - Sculpt A
Today was Thanksgiving. I can't say I overate, but I did have more than a few pieces of pie, so I was feeling a bit uncomfortable going into the workout. That feeling stayed throughout it. I used weights today instead of the bands. 25's on most of the moves, 10's on the tricep kickbacks. They tired me out a bit more and I did some of them a bit faster than they did on the video. Going slow was tiring me out even more.
Time: 31 minutes; Calories Burned: 352; Avg Heart Rate: 130; Max Heart Rate: 158.
FRIDAY - NOVEMBER 28, 2014 - P90 - Sweat A
I did better on this than Monday. Maybe it's because I've been working out for a few days. The only move that killed me was the Sprawls. Those things really get my heart rate up.
Time: 27 minutes; Calories Burned: 276; Avg Heart Rate: 124; Max Heart Rate: 155.
SATURDAY - NOVEMBER 29, 2014 - P90 - Saturday Special
This is a cardio and core workout. I didn't go all out because I wasn't familiar with all the moves and I'm not in "cardio" shape. I ran out of gas on a few of the moves, but it'll get better.
Time: 27 minutes; Calories Burned: 266; Avg Heart Rate: 119; Max Heart Rate: 140.
SUNDAY - NOVEMBER 30, 2014 - P90 - Ab Ripper A
Only 8 minutes. Not extremely tough, but tougher than I thought it would be.
Time: 8 minutes; Calories Burned: 44; Avg Heart Rate: 93; Max Heart Rate: 109.
SUNDAY WEIGH IN
Weight: 200.4 (+1.6 lbs)
Body Fat: 22.9% (+0.4%)
Not a good way to start the program.
THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK
Let me start by saying I've not been feeling well all week, so my stamina wasn't there. All of the routines were a bit harder than I expected. One of the reasons was I noticed there are very few breaks. He goes from one move to another lickety split. I wasn't prepared for that. I'm looking forward to seeing how I do with this program once I'm feeling better.
Monday, November 24, 2014
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
P90X2 - ROUND 2 - WEEK 13 - Week of 11/03/2014
MONDAY - NOVEMBER 3, 2014 - P.A.P. Lower
Final week of this round. Everything went pretty good. I held 6 of the 8 Side Bridges for the entire 30 seconds. Only lasted 13 on the final one for some reason. My right calf muscle is still a bit tender, so I had to baby it a slight bit near the end.
Time: 62 minutes; Calories Burned: 633; Avg Heart Rate: 123; Max Heart Rate: 155.
TUESDAY - NOVEMBER 4, 2014 - P.A.P. Upper
I got through everything OK, but can't say anything was exceptional. My numbers were similar to what I've always been doing on this workout. Still can't get through the Supermans. Max time on them today was 29 seconds.
Time: 52 minutes; Calories Burned: 514; Avg Heart Rate: 121; Max Heart Rate: 163.
WEDNESDAY - NOVEMBER 5, 2014 - X2 Yoga
Not my best yoga workout. I'm finding myself just wanting to get to the end of this week and the end of the Round. My concentration level wasn't there and I was really, really bad on the moves in the First Standing Sequence. I was also really uncomfortable during the Shoulder Stand. Most of the other moves I was OK at.
Time: 67 minutes; Calories Burned: 466; Avg Heart Rate: 103; Max Heart Rate: 130.
THURSDAY - NOVEMBER 6, 2014 - P.A.P. Lower
It wasn't pretty on places, but I burned more calories than on any workout this round. On the last two sets of Step Up Convicts I was falling all over the place when coming down on my left leg. My balance is very bad, but never that bad. I was also bad on the Squat Cross Reaches, but I'm usually bad on those. No surprise there. I did get in all but one second on the Side Bridges.
Time: 62 minutes; Calories Burned: 677; Avg Heart Rate: 127; Max Heart Rate: 157.
FRIDAY - NOVEMBER 7, 2014 - P.A.P. Upper
Last real workout of the round. I did Ok, but have to admit I was just trying to get it over with. Pretty much the same results as the last few times I did this. However, on the last set of Plank On Medicine Ball I only lasted 13 seconds. I was just drained and exhausted. I usually last 60 seconds on those. My best on the Weighted Superman was 35 seconds. Just like yesterday, I had another high on the calorie burn for this workout. I am glad it's over.
Time: 52 minutes; Calories burned: 563; Avg Heart Rate: 126; Max Heart Rate: 190.
SATURDAY - NOVEMBER 8, 2014 - Recovery and Mobility
Day 90. Done. Nothing extra special about the workout itself other than I was getting my arms closer to the floor on the Roller Angels. I'm sure doing them during the P.A.P. Upper workout the last few weeks helped a bit. My body is still a bit sore and feeling beat up a bit, so it was good to finish with this workout.
Time: 57 minutes; Calories Burned: 278; Avg Heart Rate: 92; Max Heart Rate: 117.
SUNDAY - NOVEMBER 9, 2014 - Rest
SUNDAY WEIGH IN
Weight: 200.2 (+1.0 lbs)
Body Fat: 22.6% (+0.3%)
Not good. This is the heaviest I've been in years. Stress Eating. Poor eating choices in general.
THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK
I gave my best during the workouts, but I just wanted to get the round over with. I'm not happy I finished over 200 lbs.
THOUGHTS ON THE ROUND
My thoughts are twofold.
First, the weight: I put on 5.8 lbs and increased my body fat by 1.4%. For anybody reading this, that is NOT the program's fault. It's mine. I'm simply not disciplined and have no plan for eating.
Second, on the program itself: I think this has become my favorite workout program. It's different than all the others. It keeps you interested and challenged. There are still a lot of moves I can't do well, which means there's still room for improvement. There were very few days when I was dreading a workout because I didn't like that particular workout. The days I didn't feel like working out were simply days I didn't feel like working out. However, I still never missed a day. I never hit the pause button, and I never missed a move. Despite the weight gain I feel very toned, and actually pretty good, I'll do it again in the future. Would I label this round a success? Based on the way I feel, I'd say definitely yes!
WHAT'S NEXT?
I'm going to take off a week or two to give my body and mind a rest, then I'm going to get into the new P90 program. The premise is that it's less extreme than the P90X's programs, etc, but I've also heard it's not easy. We'll see. I'm not sure I'll do a full 90 days of it, but I'll determine that once I get into it.
Final week of this round. Everything went pretty good. I held 6 of the 8 Side Bridges for the entire 30 seconds. Only lasted 13 on the final one for some reason. My right calf muscle is still a bit tender, so I had to baby it a slight bit near the end.
Time: 62 minutes; Calories Burned: 633; Avg Heart Rate: 123; Max Heart Rate: 155.
TUESDAY - NOVEMBER 4, 2014 - P.A.P. Upper
I got through everything OK, but can't say anything was exceptional. My numbers were similar to what I've always been doing on this workout. Still can't get through the Supermans. Max time on them today was 29 seconds.
Time: 52 minutes; Calories Burned: 514; Avg Heart Rate: 121; Max Heart Rate: 163.
WEDNESDAY - NOVEMBER 5, 2014 - X2 Yoga
Not my best yoga workout. I'm finding myself just wanting to get to the end of this week and the end of the Round. My concentration level wasn't there and I was really, really bad on the moves in the First Standing Sequence. I was also really uncomfortable during the Shoulder Stand. Most of the other moves I was OK at.
Time: 67 minutes; Calories Burned: 466; Avg Heart Rate: 103; Max Heart Rate: 130.
THURSDAY - NOVEMBER 6, 2014 - P.A.P. Lower
It wasn't pretty on places, but I burned more calories than on any workout this round. On the last two sets of Step Up Convicts I was falling all over the place when coming down on my left leg. My balance is very bad, but never that bad. I was also bad on the Squat Cross Reaches, but I'm usually bad on those. No surprise there. I did get in all but one second on the Side Bridges.
Time: 62 minutes; Calories Burned: 677; Avg Heart Rate: 127; Max Heart Rate: 157.
FRIDAY - NOVEMBER 7, 2014 - P.A.P. Upper
Last real workout of the round. I did Ok, but have to admit I was just trying to get it over with. Pretty much the same results as the last few times I did this. However, on the last set of Plank On Medicine Ball I only lasted 13 seconds. I was just drained and exhausted. I usually last 60 seconds on those. My best on the Weighted Superman was 35 seconds. Just like yesterday, I had another high on the calorie burn for this workout. I am glad it's over.
Time: 52 minutes; Calories burned: 563; Avg Heart Rate: 126; Max Heart Rate: 190.
SATURDAY - NOVEMBER 8, 2014 - Recovery and Mobility
Day 90. Done. Nothing extra special about the workout itself other than I was getting my arms closer to the floor on the Roller Angels. I'm sure doing them during the P.A.P. Upper workout the last few weeks helped a bit. My body is still a bit sore and feeling beat up a bit, so it was good to finish with this workout.
Time: 57 minutes; Calories Burned: 278; Avg Heart Rate: 92; Max Heart Rate: 117.
SUNDAY - NOVEMBER 9, 2014 - Rest
SUNDAY WEIGH IN
Weight: 200.2 (+1.0 lbs)
Body Fat: 22.6% (+0.3%)
Not good. This is the heaviest I've been in years. Stress Eating. Poor eating choices in general.
THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK
I gave my best during the workouts, but I just wanted to get the round over with. I'm not happy I finished over 200 lbs.
THOUGHTS ON THE ROUND
My thoughts are twofold.
First, the weight: I put on 5.8 lbs and increased my body fat by 1.4%. For anybody reading this, that is NOT the program's fault. It's mine. I'm simply not disciplined and have no plan for eating.
Second, on the program itself: I think this has become my favorite workout program. It's different than all the others. It keeps you interested and challenged. There are still a lot of moves I can't do well, which means there's still room for improvement. There were very few days when I was dreading a workout because I didn't like that particular workout. The days I didn't feel like working out were simply days I didn't feel like working out. However, I still never missed a day. I never hit the pause button, and I never missed a move. Despite the weight gain I feel very toned, and actually pretty good, I'll do it again in the future. Would I label this round a success? Based on the way I feel, I'd say definitely yes!
WHAT'S NEXT?
I'm going to take off a week or two to give my body and mind a rest, then I'm going to get into the new P90 program. The premise is that it's less extreme than the P90X's programs, etc, but I've also heard it's not easy. We'll see. I'm not sure I'll do a full 90 days of it, but I'll determine that once I get into it.
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