June 2010

This is by far my favorite weights workout in the program. I’m still using the bands to do all of the exercises but I’m really leaning towards getting some free weights. It’s hard to note how big of a loop you should have or how much tension to have on the bands for these types [...]

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Plyo was not any easier the second time. In fact, it might have been a little harder because I knew what was coming. There are a few exercises that I am awful at or just can’t really do yet. Rockstar hops are one of my least favorite. Call me a pessimist but I never plan [...]

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Welcome back to Pushup City and Ab Town! I should mention that I’m doing the pushups on my knees. As with the pullups, I may be able to do one but I think it’s more beneficial to do more reps modified than to do one full rep and wait 30 seconds for the next exercise. [...]

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It’s my first day off and I’m feeling pretty good about finishing a full week of P90X but I am oh-so-glad to not have to workout today. My body is exhausted and sore, but in a good way. I weighed myself this morning and had no notable change in weight. I didn’t really expect it [...]

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So, Kenpo is basically like aerobic kick boxing which is pretty awesome. I did a couple kickboxing classes in college and always enjoyed them but didn’t enjoy almost getting kicked in the face by all the other people in the room. Doing this workout in my house takes away the getting kicked in the face [...]

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My legs are much more sore than I thought they would be today from yesterday’s Yoga X workout. So doing Legs & Back was a bit of a struggle but I made it through. The back workout was pretty much the same as in Chest & Back on day one so I tried to get [...]

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I’ve done quite a bit of yoga and pilates in the past so most of this workout wasn’t too difficult. But, there are some positions that were a challenge and that I couldn’t hold the entire time. I can’t do the chaturanga push up things correctly. I pretty much just collapse onto my chest and [...]

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Okay I loved this workout. I don’t know why but I have always really liked arm workouts. Maybe it’s because the muscles are small so when it hurts, it doesn’t hurt that bad! This workout consists of a lot of variations on bicep curls, tricep extensions and shoulder presses. Other than the chair dips and [...]

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Okay so Tony is nothing like a drill instructor despite the part where he says he’s a “merciless man”. In fact, he’s quite pleasant and encouraging. But, I imagine that boot camp is a lot of working out until you puke and then working out some more and that is what plyometrics felt like. I [...]

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