Core Synergistics

This disc has moved up into 1st or 2nd place on difficulty. When done properly, you should puke, or nearly puke. I haven't worked my core like that in a whole bunch of years. Wowsa.

Words to beware of on this DVD:

Banana
Superman
Prison Push Ups
Steam Engine

Those are just a few. 2 of these to do in the recovery weeks. I'm hopeful that I will be better the next time around in a few days. This whole routine is a mixture of Ab Ripper X, Plyometrics, Kenpo, Legs and Back and Chest and Shoulders. Ain't none of it easy.

P90X gets my respect FWIW.

Fevola OUT!

25 miles per pound....

That's what it feels like anyways.  Doing P90x 5-7 days a week and walking 25-30 miles a week. (not to mention the dieting and eating all healthy and crap)  Still I'm only losing about 2 pounds a week.  I still feel like every ounce is a struggle and the results are just so slow.  So, I'm with Tom on this whole recovery week.  I understand the concept but it freaks me out and makes me certain it will be the downfall of me and make me miss my personal goals for the month.

Yes, I understand I'm gaining muscle which is heavier than fat.  Of course all my muscle is still hiding under this fat.  What good is muscle if you can't see it?? All it does then is make the scale have bigger numbers.

So, this is our final week before weigh in and measuring.  I don't foresee there will be any cheating on french fries this weekend.

A little setback.

Ok, so I touted that I would do 90 of these puppies in a row.

I have failed.

Last night was my X Stretch or Rest night. You have the option of either and I chose the latter. I had done the X Stretch each of the previous two times, but for some reason, I was not feeling the love last night.

So, I have not "technically" missed a day per the program guidelines, however I failed in my personal goal that I set to do 90 consecutive nights of P90X discs. The streak stopped at 21.

I am, and apparently continue to be, a Pansy.

Recovery week and 2 BS sessions of Yoga X this week. I'm hating it already.

Fevola OUT!

Recovery Week here I come.

Yes, after tonight's Kenpo, I will be in the P90x Recovery week, and this will be the hardest week for me I think. Why? Because it will be too easy and I will get lazy with the two sessions of Stretching and two sessions of Yoga. I won't push myself hard enough, so I will have to fight to really lay it all out there. I hate Yoga the worst now. The arms are getting back to Navy days and I'm definitely feeling better about my strength and inches I've lost in the waist line. Instead of 2 or 3 oversized tractor tires in the waist, I'm down to a doughnut now.

Weeks 5-7 look interesting after this "recovery". I hope they challenge me like these first 3 did to keep my motivation level high.

In closing, let me say, Tony is still an ass.

Fevola OUT!

Fatty Fatty Po Patty.....

Every pound I have been has taken serious effort.  It feels like it's been a struggle and fight for each single ounce.  And sometimes the weight is only coming off ounce by ounce.....Sometimes it doesn't come off.  Sometimes we do that wonderful thing called "plateau". 

But right now, I am finally starting to see differences in my body.  My legs are getting leaner and my arms flap a lot less.  I actually have a mini muscle there and I finally feel like there is some hope for me being able to do at least one proper pushup by the time this 90 days is up. Initially we were using resistence bands for these exercises but it wasn't enough and we had to go get actual weights

As far as me being a lardass, apparently I still am "overweight".  Good greif, I'm so sick of that.  For my height I'm in the 50% percentile.  Well, my math says I'm straight up in the middle with should be deemed as normal right?? That's my logic and I'm sticking to it.

Apparently 65% of all Americans are overweight and over 30% of those folks are obese.  Within the next 20 years it's estimated over 85% of Americans will be overweight.  It's probably best if Americans quit considering french fries with ketchup as vegetable servings.

Silly wabbit, P90X is for kids...

Yes, you heard me say it. I'm on the non-stop bus now. I'm getting faster and stronger after the first two weeks. And, unlike my better half, am finding it easier to press play.

As an FYI, for all you kids watching, I am the only one in the household who can boast through two full weeks that I have done one every night. NO ONE ELSE IN MY HOUSE CAN MAKE THAT CLAIM. I shall not fail. I will do 90 in a row.

I may have to consider that diet. I am down only a total of 3 pounds after two weeks, although I have lost some inches for sure. I am looking better.

All in all, I like it.

Fevola, OUT!

Week Two, Weak One...

Week 2 is hard to get into.  The end of the first week has Kenpo and then you have a day of stretching which is well, easy to say the least.  Going from that back onto the hardest sessions which are probably day one and two (push up hell and plyo-bite-me not to mention abtorture) is very difficult.

You have no delusions about what is coming and so it's very difficult to bolster oneself up just to push the play button, never the less to play along with the folks on tv.  Also, I will say even in one week there is marked improvement in stamina and balance so it actually makes it a bit tougher cause you actually can last longer and go harder with the videos.

It's also pretty depresssing to be in week 2 of the process facing so many weeks ahead, lets face it...there aren't any visible results yet.  In this immediate gratification culture people (me, me, me!!!) want quick results.  Yes, we are in the thoes of suckage.