Thursday June 21 P90X POWER!!

So Kurt has fallen into the infomercial world and has sucked me into it. He has purchased some DVDs from BEACHBODY and the program is called P90X. Their slogan is, "Get Absolutely RIPPED in just 90 DAYS with P90X. This is what they say:

P90X is a revolutionary system of 12 sweat-inducing, muscle-pumping workouts, designed to transform your body from regular to ripped in just 90 days. You'll also receive a comprehensive 3-phase nutrition plan, specially designed supplement options, a detailed fitness guide, a calendar to track your progress, online peer support, and much more. Your personal trainer, Tony Horton, will keep you engaged every step of the way, and you won't believe your results!

Here is the linkP90X Website,

Why is P90X so effective?
The secret behind the P90X system is an advanced training technique called "Muscle Confusion," which accelerates the results process by constantly introducing new moves and routines so your body never plateaus, and you never get bored! Whether you want to get lean, bulk up, or just plain get ripped, there's an endless variety of ways to mix and match the routines to keep you motivated the full 90 days and beyond!

OK so sounds interesting, huh? I'm not one to fall for these things, but since Kurt was the one who purchased it, what do I have to lose? Its just a bunch of weight exercising, watching my diet and other things. So its not some quick fix in my eyes. If anything, I am getting my body back into muscular shape. I hardly ever do weights, so this will be good. Also, I have always wanted to get into yoga and have yet to succeed.

My Thursday after work began with a 30 min run. It was probably right about 3 miles. With my new shoes, everything was in order and it was a fun run at 5:30pm. Drew ran it to (at a faster pace and he had just biked and was already warmed up and ready to go).

After the run, I headed over to Kurt's for our 6:30pm Day 1 of P90X workout. Day 1 consisted of Chest & Back and the was followed up with Ab Ripper. Chest & Back is a 53 minute workout. It's all about pushing and pulling during this resistance workout. It offered 12 "dynamic" exercises to strengthen, tighten, tone and build the major muscles of the upper torso. The majority of these exercises were either push-ups or pull-ups. (most of what I just wrote was quoted from the book). After Chest & Back, we followed up with Ab Ripper for 16 minutes. Its a quick routine that hits all the areas of the midsection to burn the fat and tone the muscle, ranging from sit-ups to pilates moves. I was able to do most everything, but there were times I needed a break. Boy did I sweat!! It was a great workout (both) and I rewoke muscles I haven't worked in awhile. It's too early for me to tell you all out there if this works, but so far its good.

As I do these routines more and more, I will get into more details which ones I do and what I think works and doesn't, but for now, I need to learn more about this program. Kurt and I also did "before" pictures, that I and still debating if I will post. They are not that flattering so I am not sure I want to show them to the world. I'm no Valerie Bertinelli who wants to show the world! But we'll see. Maybe I will post a picture each month.