Monday, November 11, 2009, 2:00 PM
Hello, this is day one of the P90X. I already took the fitness test and passed of course. I also took all my measurements and took my before pictures which will be up soon. Day one is Chest and Back. This will probably be one of the hardest workouts for me in this program. I can’t do that many pushups and I can’t do ANY chin-ups with the bar (as of now). So I used the bands with the door kit for the chin-up exercises. I was able to get in 20-25 good reps, rather than none or one crappy one on the bar. Hopefully, I will eventually be able to use the chin-up bar and get a few good reps out of it. As far as the push-ups go, I did 5-10 which isn’t bad, but I do hope to get better with that. I thinks it’s important to set your goals before each exercise like they tell you in the video, because trying to keep up with them might leave you a little disappointed. Then the next time around, you can try and beat your old goal with a new one. I’m feeling a little sore, but I had a recovery drink and I think it really helps with that.
As far as my diet, I had a cup of oatmeal for breakfast, which is my one carb that I am allowed for the whole day!! I then did my workout and had a recovery drink after. I actually skipped my morning snack because I was running a little late with my workout. For lunch, I had about 6 oz. boneless, skinless turkey breast (yes, from Thanksgiving…..we have so much left over!!), and 2 cups of cooked carrots. My afternoon snack will be a P90X protein bar and I will fill in the rest of the blanks for at dinner.
Be back tomorrow!
My name is Erin and I am in desperate need to get into shape! Time and motivation are the big issues for me. I am 26 years old and a mother of two. I work 40 hours a week so of course finding the time to go to the gym can be difficult, especially when my kids want to go everywhere with me! My fiancé is really helpful and he does encourage me to workout, but he is busy with work, the kids, and trying to stay in shape himself.
In my younger years, I was a cheerleader in high school. I was pretty athletic and in good shape. I was always a couple of pounds over the “correct” weight for my height, but I guess I am just solid. Most of the girls my height, 5’2”, were around 115 lbs, I was 122 lbs senior year.
Of course when I went to college, I gained 10 lbs. Having kids just sent me over the top. After two, I am now a staggering 155lbs! I am actually still involved in cheerleading, which may come to a surprise to some of you, but it’s more of a competitive team. There is a lot of tumbling, jumping, and stunting. None of that rah-rah cheering at basketball game stuff. I also like to play softball in the summer, although this past season, I broke my ankle sliding into third base. Probably because my body is weak!
Anyway, I am looking forward to working out with the P90X and hopefully I will get great results. I will definitely try to “bring it” as they say!!
Dear readers,
As the admin of 90dayreview.com I have seen the ups and downs of this blog. When this site was launched over 2 years ago the goal was to give people an honest daily review of the P90X. Brian didn’t just want people to see his daily progress but he also wrote in a way that let you into his life. The P90X is a difficult program and the struggles of life can make it all the more strenuous. By writing about how the P90X is a part of life, you the reader can begin to build a picture of how it might be when you start the program yourself.
When Brian concluded his workout and thus stopped blogging the site became inactive. After months had passed I found another person to take his spot. Unfortunately having not ensured this person could pass the pre-fit-test he was forced to stop after only a few days and the blog sat dormant once again.
During the summer of 2008 a very good friend and I were talking about working out and eating healthy. For as long as I’ve known him he’s been an active guy, I didn’t really think he’d want to workout after getting home seeing how he’s moving around all day as a mechanic. Tom has a great personality and he sticks with what he starts. I remember thinking to myself he’d be the perfect person to write for 90dayreview. I casually asked him if he’d like to try the P90X and blog about it. To my surprise he said yes. Through a partnership with ExtremeBodyWorkout we were able to get him all the gear and supplements he needed to complete the program. Tom wrote about his work, family, eating habits, the P90X… he let us into his life. He posted daily pictures and with a little help from some friends we were able to make some killer p90x videos. Tom had tremendous results during his first round of P90X, check out the final video for yourself. You can also go back and see his daily progress on our archives page: P90X reviewers.
Tom went on to do 2 more rounds of the P90X but by the end of the second round comments began to trickle off and his following began to slowly disappear. I know for myself I like “new” and variety so I can only imagine that’s what you want too. I found somebody who wants to get into shape. Starting next Monday Erin will be doing the P90X. She’ll be writing every day and posting weekly pics. I’m going to try to rally my friends so we can do some videos. She’ll be posting an about me post over the weekend so look for that.
I want to make this site better than it already is and this is where I need your help. 90dayreview is a blog which typically follows one featured reviewer but I’ve been thinking about making it about everybody. Should I continue to have one featured reviewer every 90 days or should I alter the site to handle a few people at one time? I was thinking of running a contest every 90 days to determine the next reviewer. The winner would receive a P90X package which would include the program, gear and nutritional supplements to get the job done. What do you think? At the height of this blog the comments and questions were endless, do you think I should add a forum to this site? Comments could still be left for each individual post but questions could be asked in the forum. It might be easier to find answers to your questions. I really want this site to be the most beneficial for you. So please feel free to leave a comment with your suggestions.
Regards,
Tim
I’m putting a call out there to anybody who would like to review the P90X. If you’re interested in writing for this blog let me know. Thanks.
Hello it’s a very nice day outside. Today my family and I had a real good day, it was a pinic day for adventure camp for the kids for our church that we go to. There was games outdoor acivities, swimming, food, and lots to do. We had a real nice day there and had fun. My dinner today was a salad with strawberries, peppers, artichok, mushrooms, banana peppers, spinach leafs, lettuce, tomatoes, low fat itailan dressing, I had some milk with dinner. My yoga was very relaxing tonight. This week for recovery is working out to my advantage, its really helping me get together my body to gather up all the much needed motivation that it takes to do the P90X. My yoga is still a little tricky for me to stay balanced but I do my best to stay up and hold the proper angles, my blocks are also coming in hand when it comes time to reach down and go for your toes. Tonight my family and I are going to watch the DVD Coraline in 3D it should be a good night. This was an great day so we are going to finish strong.
Core Synergistics, Wow all I can say is that this is by far the most intense workout for the recovery week. If you aren’t tired after this one you must not be giving it all you have. My workout for Core included a recovery drink today so I could get some extra motivation. With constant moving getting down and back up and back and forth, you really just keep moving and getting all around, With this workout a yoga mat helps out alot so you are not putting all your body on the hard ground surface. My body is actually feeling tense, from all my moves today I hope that means my body is ready to be brought to good results, with a strong core anyone should be able to get a real nice mid section, to tighten core means all around body construction, and with good construction becomes good ground for body muscle building. I recommend Core workouts cause it is the center of everything your body is attched to its the base and the foudation to build off of.
Hello all my recovery week is just what I am in need of. I have had some nice, but tough weeks. This time around I am really setting focus on my excercises. Just like anything /workout you try if you want to see some very good results you really have to dig down and bring forth the effort. This week has been going smooth. I also like the fact that in the recovery week, you are going for total body workout. Todays X stretch was great. So much your body can accomplish from these moves, cause with stretching and the Yoga X part of stretching this is so nice and relaxing for your muscles and body. Today’s meals. Carrot sticks with hummus, a recovery drink, Couss Goose, vegatables, brown wild grain rice. Stretching is a very smart and important step in the P90X program cause its the first thing you do before the daily workout even starts up. Stretch out before you start please that way you don’t injure yourself. It also really makes it better for you the get loose…….
