New beginnings

Today was my first day of the original badass, P90X. And let me tell you, it doesn't screw around!

Routine today was Chest & Back. Right off the bat, I can see the difference in naming conventions for P90X. Nothing cute or fancy, it just describes what is going on. This is the ancestor to P90X3's The Challenge. So basically, push ups and pull ups the whole way through. There are a few weight lifting sets, but not many. For P90X to start off with something as intense as this, I can see why it scares people away. It wasn't easy, in the slightest. But I got through it, and I'll improve in the coming weeks!

The schedule also called for doing Ab Ripper X. I used to do that prior to changing it out for 10 Minute Fix for Abs. As its been awhile though, it kicked my ass. It's roughly 16 minutes of ab and core work. As a side note, I LOVE that it was included on the same DVD as Chest & Back. No time was wasted swapping out DVDs or anything like that. I actually had to pause it so my HRM could catch up.

My weight was up today, but still under 200. I glad about that, but not so glad it's up. I've been over indulgent. But no more. Today was a new beginning, so I'm going to start it off right!

Till the end

Today was the last day of P90X3! I wound up doing the workout I missed on Wednesday, since I don't much like the scheduled routine for today.

This was by far the hardest 3 months of working out I've encountered thus far. I think it is because of the schedule I chose. Starting with the second month, there was almost no variety. For me, that led to boredom and lack of motivation. If I do P90X3 again, I won't be doing the Mass schedule. I've figured out that I just need things changed up on a day to day basis in order to stay interested.

So what's next? I start P90X on Monday! I know that the schedule is going to be wonky with the impending move. Depending on what happens, I may restart it in a few weeks, just so I can stay on schedule. I'm excited about this, and a little intimidated! But hell, if I've made it this far, I can certainly knock out another program!