Mike, I took your suggestion into consideration.  But, I just had to push myself, I had to try to keep up with Tony and the Crew.  I would like to say I made it through the warm up, and  then even stopped the workout at the 39 minute mark.  I just couldn’t keep up with coming down then up, and then down, and then up, and then down, and then jump mid air turn.  My legs just started to shake, and I could feel that ache that I use to get in the gym, I will be honest with you all, my avid readers, half the work out from the P90X Plyometrics Dvd has given me that same familiar ache of when I use to be on the Elliptical Machine in the Gym for 35 minutes going at a speed no less than 7 mph.  

Tony is a mad man for creating such an intense work out, even my arms are still sore from yesterday.  Cramping up while I type my usual length of words.   This is going to be more challenging than I had originally thought, yet I’m left to wonder – why this same work out isn’t being offered in Gym’s across the country ?

This stuff works, these work outs are hard, they are for the serious minded individuals who are looking for results.  To be honest, this is a challenge more so than I thought especially since I am not in shape in the least, yet, keep at it, I tell myself, eventually I won’t have to pause the work out, eventually I’ll make it through a whole work out, and then when that day comes, I’ll be the one that Tony will have to pause so that his work outs can keep up with me.  Okay, at this rate that day won’t be coming anytime soon, but it can be done, its a goal, to keep up with these people, to keep up with Tony, to keep up with the pace, but the most important part I keep telling myself, is that the only shape I was ever in IS round – its a shape !   I’m going from a cold workout background to trying to keep up with people who are in amazing shape, but I’m not going to let it dissuade me in the least.

To those of you, trying, keep at it, I’m thinking of splitting the work outs in half, half in the morning, half at night but the main concern that I have is making sure that I don’t get injured.  I suggest that to all of you, no matter what, keep that in mind, its better to get that ache but keep within your limits because if you keep at it eventually you’ll make it but if you go all gung ho you’re bound to get hurt, and then there will be no working out at all.  I’m pushing hard, but these work outs aren’t for the faint at heart – I can see why Amanda and Colin, the newly weds that post on the blog decided to undertake the P90X challenge together, it’d seriously make a big difference to have someone next to me I think.  I mentioned that to Elisha [my fiance] this morning when I talked to her, and all she said is ‘come here then’ [fyi] she lives a two and half hour drive from me, so at the moment we see one another a few times a month, but talk lots on the phone, thank god for long distance calling plans or else I’d have a hard time coming up with the fourteen hundred dollars I saved.

I’m sorry I digressed, I kind of got a bit lost in thought.  This is just a hard work out, and I’m keeping at it, I’m not going to give up, and I hope that those of you who do read these words, write tell me how hard it is for you, tell me about your goals, your journey, and even if you’d like to share some of your life with me – know that if you take the time to write to me I’ll take the time to write in return to you.

I promised you all that I would always leave words on here that I find to be inspiring or motivating, or even thought provoking, I want you all to know you are not alone in this challenge, but most of all, you are not alone in this world.

Don’t Quit - The Author of which is unknown.

When things go wrong as they sometimes will
When the road you’re trudging seems all up hill.
When funds are low and the debts are high.
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh.
When care is pressing you down a bit.
Rest, if you must, but don’t you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns.
As everyone of us sometimes learns.
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out:

Don’t give up though the pace seems slow -
You may succeed with another blow.
Success is failure turned inside out -
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt.
And you never can tell how close you are.
It may be near when it seems so far:
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit
It’s when things seem worst that you must not QUIT

Where there is no struggle, there is no strength – Oprah Winfrey

Having an exciting destination is like setting a needle in your compass. From then on, the compass knows only one point-its ideal. And it will faithfully guide you there through the darkest nights and fiercest storms – Daniel Boone

Be well, be good to one another, and that will make you Great,

James