Ten Minute Trainer Yoga Flex

Today is my 3rd day of 10 minute trainer.  I'll tell you what. As much as I LOVE p90x, it's very time consuming.  Ten Minute Trainer I can sneak in anytime, and it feels great.

Yesterday's cardio workout, was about the toughest 10 minutes I've done since I can remember playing soccer in High School.  Just constant movement.

Today was Yoga Flex.  10 minutes of bliss!  Sure, 10 minutes isn't really quite long enough to get totally limber, but it's enough to make me feel good enough to tackle the afternoon.

If you are thinking about getting this...GET IT!  (Go to the "Shopping" button over on the right there).  You just won't regret it.  I feel great.

Plus, if I decide I want to add a p90x workout, I still can, but now I've got my 10 minutes in at least and I can feel like I've done something productive.

Tony Horton's Ten Minute Trainer

Hey everyone, sorry for the absense. I've been riding my bike a bit, not enough, but also very, very busy.   I decided to give Beach Body's Ten Minute Trainer a try.  It arrived this afternoon and I tore it open!

I just did the first working, upper body. I was skeptical that 10 minutes could give you a great workout, but I trusted Tony!

Sure enough, my arms are FRIED right now!  I ordered the deluxe kit that came with 3 bands. (I ordered the medium kit). I chose the middle band, the purplish one. I think next time I'll try the light one for awhile.

So for sure, I've got 10 minutes a day to give this a shot.  I did the 2 minute warmup and cooldown as well, and I feel great right now. Time for bed!

Weekend Workout - Kempo & AbRipperX

Well last week's plyo wore me out...it had been about 4 weeks since I did it, and I was fairly sore (but not the worst I've been) for several days.  I did yoga on Friday, and it was the best yoga I've done so far with Tony.  After two 12 hour work days today I did KempoX and a bonus AbRipper X.  Both were the best workouts of each that I've done so far.

Funny how I can take time off, not follow the program, come back and be better than before!  One big problem though, is taking time off wiht my diet...that definately does not work!  I'm on the heavy side right now, and no idea what my BF% is...been too lazy to check it.

Anyway, I feel good after today's workout.

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p90x Round 2 Chest Shoulders Triceps

Hi everyone!  Sorry no update for awhile. Workouts have been scattered, but I am not daunted! I will not stumble due to a few missed workouts, I am STILL a p90x warrior!  It's been about a full month since my schedule was disrupted due to travel and family comittments, but I am back again today with a full Monday workout for Round 2.  And guess what?  Despite not working out with Tony for about 2 full weeks (I did 2 workouts with Shaun T's Hip Hop Abs), I was able to increase weights on 5 of my exercises today!  Sweet.

AbRipper X is still HARD, but I'm doing better and better (again, despite the little holiday).  I feel pretty good, now I just need to get my diet into gear.  Headed off to Trader Joe's to buy some nutrition (after my recovery shake of course!)

Bring it!

p90 x Round 2 Day 29 Back and Biceps

OK guys, if you are paying attention, you'll know that day 29 is NOT Back and Biceps.  I've had a lot of "life" going on in the past week and a half and basically took a whole week off.  Last time I worked either of these body parts was about 2 weeks ago, so I decided to start the week with it.

Man, it was tough. 

Over the weekend I visited with my nephews, 4 & 7 years old, about 35 and 55 lbs respectively.  In the guise of "playing" with them, I tried to come up with all sorts of creative ways to lift, press, squat and curl the little guys, LOL. 

Guess I also didn't update you guys on going running last week...first time in over 2 years!  10 minutes straight!  I was thrilled with myself.  The following day I did have some soreness in my back, but it was gone by the day after that.  Didn't get a chance to try running again over the weekend, but will integrate that slowly into my routine. 

p90 x Round 2 Day 22 - Yoga!

Recovery week, and its about time!  I went climbing last night at the local climbing wall, and I felt GREAT. It's been over a year since I went and I attribute it to p90x.  I was VEry, very tired today, however, and a little bit sore.  Basically accomplished nothing all day.

So I was excited to see that todays workout was yoga.  It felt great. I'm usually impatient, but I can tell I'm getting stronger.  The first few yoga sessions are so frustrating b/c it doesn't seem like it should be hard, but it is.  It takes core, hip & shoulder strength to hold poses.

I made it through to Wheel pose and then decided to call it quits. 

Down dog was feeling great by the end.

Thanks Tony!

p90 x Round 2 Day 19

Chest and back and Ab Ripper X.  I'm totally thrashed.  For some reason I love this workout...it really feels like I'm hitting all the major body movers...gluts, hams, back and core.  No silly bicep curls (alhtough I love those as well)

Like I've said many times before...It doesn't get easier, you just get stronger.

p90x Round 2 Day 17 Shoulders and Arms

This was an awesome p90x workout!  I'm getting stronger quickly and am using 15 lb dumbells for my shoulder presses, and did 12 side lying tricep raises today.

The ab ripper x workout today was possibly my best p90x ab workout so far.  I did MOST exercises...skipped the v-ups, took, a little break, then hit the obliques. 

I still have a long way to go, but I feel better every single workout.  One of the best parts?  My back pain is gone!  I havn't noticed any back pain for about a week or more now.  Today I jogged to work a few blocks and  it actually felt good!  I may even take up running again once more weight comes off.

I'm going to start posting pictures again starting this Monday.  This time around (round 2), I have not been as strict with the diet & photos, but at least I am working out most days of the schedule.  If I can make little changes that stick, instead of trying for a big change that I don't follow through with, I'll be much healthier in the long run. 

By theway, I recently became a p90x coach!  Stop by my p90x Coach's page here to read my story and get in the game. 

p90x Round 2 Day 16 Plyometrics

It just keeps getting easier in a sense, although I think I worked harder this workout than any previous Plyo workout. I have yet to do the whole thing both rounds, but I sweated up a storm and felt like my from was really good on most of the exercises here.  Also, I'm leaving the ground on most of the jumping exercises with little to no back pain!  Yippee!

p90x Round 2 Day 8 - Chest & Back

Hey all, I'm a day behind and didn't even realize it. I worked a 10 hr shift yesterday, then headed to my dad's for dinner, which consumed the whole day.  But I did the Day 8 workout today, chest & back.  My best on that workout so far.  I really feel like I'm pushing myself harder each time and setting good goals.  I'm using 12 lbs now on the heavy pants and the lawnmowers and it's not quite enough, but close. Pullups, I'm still doing them 100% assisted, so it's hard to measure  progress, but I feel I'm using less assistance each time and really getting tired by the end of it.

I picked up a new Hortonism today, "Don't let your ego get in the way of your Success!"

Till tomorrow...

p90x Round 2 - Legs and Back (Day 6)

OK, I'm a little out of order here with my workouts.  Took 2 days off, because I was pretty tired.  But I did the legs and back today (only half the workout).  Nevertheless I'm pretty beat.  The pullups are getting better.  I'm still doing them all assisted, but they are coming easier and with better form and less assistance from my legs.

My whole body feels tired from this one.

I plan to do Yoga  later today, and then tomorrow I'll do Kempo and I'll be back on track!

p90x Round 2 - Day 2 Plyometrics

I've officially started round 2 of p90x and this time I'm serious.  2 days in a row now.  I intend to complete the entire thing.  I've been doing scattered workouts up to this point, knowing that something was better than nothing, but now I'm ready to do it again.

This week's plyo was just OK...I did the warmups and first round of exercises enthusiastically...and although I didn't make it as far as last week, the exercises I did were with much better form.

Push play with me!

p90x Plyometrics - Another week of progress!

Whew, what an amazing workout!  This is week 3 of the plyo since I picked it back up again.  Week 1 all I could do was finish the warmup and I was sore for a whole week. Last week I did the warm up and the first half of the sets up to the Mary-Catherines.  And I was sore for a week.

Today I zipped through the warmup, did the first round of EVERY set plus the bonus sports moves at the end!  I felt so much stronger, even in the first few exercises, I was doing them much more "enthusiastically" than last week.  While a bystander might not  have noticed the difference, I sure did.

By the end I was more than wiped out, but I pushed myself through the ENTIRE workout. Thanks Tony, I LOVE working out with you!

p90x Day 3 Arms & Shoulders

Got this workout started pretty late in the evening.  Worked from 8AM-6PM, went to a lecture from 7PM-9PM, stopped by my mom's house until 11PM, then got home and forced myself to workout with Tony and the gang!

Felt really good.  This was my first "day 3" workout since last March, and my weights and reps were the same as when I quit doing it last time.  So either I started too easy, or I've been doing something to keep my arms in shape. 

Probably cyclocross and mountain biking is helping a little bit.

Did the first half of the workout (both rounds), then stretched then did most of Ab Ripper X...better than last time I did it. 

Soon it will be a piece of cake. 

Today my legs and gluts started getting sore from last night's Plyo workout, but now they are feeling pretty good, just a little bit tight.  It'd be nice if Tony worked in a little more leg stretching to today's workout since yesterday was all legs.

p90x Plyometrics - Getting Better!

OK, folks, this is round 3 of p90x for me, with a confession...Round 1 I made it 30 days.  The summer was hectic.  Round 2 I tried starting the week that I moved...big mistake!  It's been 2 months now, i've put a few pounds back on and getting tired of not feeling GREAT like I did in the spring.

So I've been convertly working out with Tony, not telling you guys about it...the diet is yet to be followed this time, but doing ANYTHING is better than doing nothing.  SO this was my 2nd plyo day...did it last week too.

Last week I got through the warm up and that was it...AND I was killer sore for the next 5 days or so.  Today I got through the warm up no problem, and did about half the workout, just the first set of each exercise (no repeats).  I hope to tell you next week that i made it through the whole thing!

Stay tuned, and keep working out!

p90x Day 3

I worked late on Tuesday night, then had to go in early today, and got home around 1:30 AM and went to bed..so I missed this workout. :( But I will do it today.

The good news is that I communted to work yesterday on my bike for the FIRST TIME since graduating from medical school! It felt great, so at least I did that much. Legs STILL sore just from the "warmup" I did with the plyometrics DVD 2 days ago!

p90x Day 2 (Round 2) - Plyometrics!

Haha...well if you've done any p90x workouts at all, you'll know that this DVD is one KILLER workout that will have you walking like you've got noodles for legs for a few days afterwards!

I really had minimal time, but am determined to finish day 60 before my 40th birthday-so I had to do something.

My back was really, really sore from yesterday's workout...not from the "back" exercises, but my low back from the pushups...my arms/pecs are stronger than my lwo back and it created alot of stress, especially the decline pushups.

So I waited until late in the evening to start, my muscles had been warmed up all day, and then I did the warmup...and that was it.

But still, it's a 10 minute work up of jumps, jumping jacks, lunges and stretches so it stands alone as it's own mini-leg workout! And sure enough, I"m STILL sore, 2 days later. It's a good sore though, I'm getting strong (again)

p90x - Day 1 of 90 , Round 2

Hi all, I am so, so sorry for my absense...but even more sorry to myself. Life gets crazy and busy, and while I stayed active, p90x active is a different kind of beast. I have become weak, tired, achy and stiff in the absence of "pushing play".

Yesterday was Day 1 again. I skipped the pre-test and the measurements, but I weighed myself and took photos. This first week will be espeically challenging because I am in the middle (quite literally) of moving. Diet is difficult because I don't want to store and move perishables, so I've been eating dried fruits, canned soups (low sodium), and other "portables" like protein bars and such.

So Day 1 Chest and Back was truly brutal! Especially logging the workout next to the previous round...could I actually be weaker than I was 6 months ago when I started the first time?

Well here I go again.

Current weight: 156lbs
Goal weight: 137 lbs (19 lbs)
Goal Date: November 15th

Why Nov 15th? Well, I turn 40 on November 19th, and I want to finally create, shape and keep the fit beauty that I know is inside of me. Its there dying for the world to see and for some reason I keep stopping myself.

Well the clock won't turn back, I'll never be 18, or 21 or 29 again. But I can be as young as I allow myself to feel as long as I stay true to my internal desires.

Stop sabataging yourself and start pushing play!

Core Syngergistics Again

Well it's been awhile since I met with Tony Regularly to "push play", and I sure did miss it! I did about 20 minutes of Core Syneristics tonight and it felt good. Boy, I'm out of shape again, but I'll get back there soon!

Making a Comeback....

Hey all, it's been almost 2 months exactly since my last post. had I kept it up, I'd be done with my first round of p90x by now! Yikes.

The diet has fallen by the wayside, as has willpower. Willpower, what a funny thing that is...here today, gone tomorrow.

Anyhow, I was out of the country for 2 weeks during which time it was extremely hard to continue exercisign and eating well. Meals were mostly rice, beans and tortillas, with breakfasts being mostly carbs. I brought protein bars with me to snack on, but after a whle of not "bringing it" daily, I didn't need the extra protein.

I put on 5 pounds, but what's worse, got out of the exercise routine. I did a few sessions with teh bands while I was gone.

I intend to restart p90x, I think I"ll start with month 2...and focus on the strength workouts 3 x per week, and my bike 3x per week ormore.

It's now into bike racing season and I'd like to make the most of it.