I have now completed the first two days of the P90x exercise program and I have discovered that I was not at all prepared for it physically or mentally. I knew it was going to be difficult but I had no idea that I would be this sore after the first two days considering I have been lifting weights at the gym roughly 3 days each week for the last year and a half. At the very least, my gym membership helped me to shed 46 pounds. I’m sure I’d be struggling even more right now if I still weighed 227 pounds! I am so glad those days of being a blob are over but the best is yet to come.
Day one featured the Chest & Back exercises followed by Ab Ripper X. It took me nearly an hour and a half to complete both sets of exercises and I was pooped by the end of it. Though I had to take a few breaks, I know I didn’t take it too easy because I feel an incredible amount of soreness in my chest and back as well as my arms.
Day two introduced me to the Plyometrics portion of the P90x program. It involved a lot of jumping around giving me an intense cardio workout that tested the strength and endurance of my legs. By the end of it, my legs were like noodles and I could barely lift myself out of a chair when I sat down.
I am forced to take a night off from P90x tonight because I have a softball game. This is probably a good thing because I don’t think I’d be able to do much in the Arms & Shoulders portion tonight. My arms are still incredibly sore from the first day. In order to keep on schedule, I will not take a rest/stretch day at the end of the week. I don’t want my 90 days to last over 100.
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