P90x Stretch

I went to bed last night trying to decide if I should Stretch or do CST today as tomorrow looks to be a very busy day.

When I wokeup, my body was telling me stretch. Even at 5:30am, it was hot enough in CT to sweat while stretching. Wow. My brother just emailed me he was going to do Plyo outside...he must be nuts. I think the heat index is over 100.

Hopefully I'll find a way to fit CST in tomorrow, even if it is in the evening.
Stay cool.

P90x Kenpo

I think I actually sweat beer today. Here in CT, it was 90+ for the 4th of July, so it was a pretty heavy beer drinking day, homebrew is so good. I wasn't bad with what I ate, so I'm not feeling too guilty about that. Certainly wasn't the P90x diet, but there was plenty of fruit and not too much processed sugar.

Kenpo this morning wasn't a big deal. Worked up a decent sweat, loosened up my glutes, which were tighter than usual after legs, and now I'm off to prepare brunch for some out of state visitors.

Early Morning Workouts

Yesterday I was talking with my brother and he said how he had gotten up that morning and done yoga straight away. The exact quote was something like, "How the hell do you workout first thing in the morning?" My answer was "You get used to it."

As with just about anything, just doing it makes it easier. Your body and mind learn to adjust. So don't be intimidated by bad performance if you are working out first thing in the morning for the first time. Your body will adjust and you'll get back to your expected performance.

Early morning workouts have a lot of benefits. Your body is primed to burn calories all day long. You always get to workout at the same time each day, a big benefit if you have kids, and most importantly, you get it done. It's not hanging over you for the rest of the day. There are fewer things that can get in the way or distract you from getting your workout done.

P90x Legs and Back

What a sweat! Started at 7:00 AM and it was already pretty hot and stuffy. Allergies and back were once again torturing me, but brought it anyway. I feel good and am happy I got this in before I begin eating too much today.

Have a great 4th of July everyone!

P90x Yoga

Woke up and my back was still stiff. I'm getting tired of that.

I was a little unmotivated to start...the 1.5 hours is such a turn off for Yoga. Once I got going, I felt good, strong. As usual, I did all the push ups, but this time, they were easy. It's that whole muscle confusion thing again.

P90x Back and Biceps

What a great workout this morning. Hands and forearms were burning by the 5th exercise. I tried to be smart and went down in a lot of the weights, but will be returning to my previous dumbbells for a lot of the exercises next time.

Back is still a little stiff, but getting better, slowly. Hopefully yoga tomorrow will help.

The only problem with Back/Bis is setup/cleanup. I've got to drag out a ton of dumbbells and get the ladder I use for pull ups. The video may only be 52 minutes, but it still takes me an hour.

I'm afraid I'll be a preying mantis tomorrow because my bis will be so tight.

Almost forgot my stats:

P90x Plyometrics

Another day of Plyo. This is a great workout, that just doesn't seem to get easier. The pile of crap I ate at my wife's Tastefully Simple party last night probably didn't help.

I brought it and managed 45 and 35 on the jump knee tucks. Man is that hard and it makes the Mary Katharines afterward even more difficult.

Looking ahead, I've got legs and back on the 4th. I almost hope there won't be a basketball game.

EDIT: I almost forgot, I've been using a folder up chair for swing kicks, so today I finally swapped it out for a bar stool. 12 seconds in, I knock it over.