No, really, I did P90X in the house. Note to Mom: P90X is *not* a new designer drug variant of eXtasy/ecstasy/XTC. P90X is a DVD workout program. But man, do I love the heck out of the couch right now. It's such a warm and wonderful couch. I can feel it making me comfortable, wrapping me in love. I just want to hug it... and kiss it. It feels like it's vibrating and I just looooovvvvvvvveeeee that so much. I'm thirsty. I love this couch.
Uh, anyhow.
Marc started P90X a while back. Check his blog for a much more thorough description. Or check out the official P90X site. Yes, looks sorta cheesy. No, doesn't de-cheese once you put in the DVD. But the assclown knows what he's talking about and presents a challenging program... even if I do want to punch him a lot for being such a punk ass bitch.
Leslie, who's doing the program along with Marc, helped me out by recommending this gear:
Bandana Leg warmers Half shirt Jean shorts And…
Your most fabulous can do attitude!
Boy, am I happy she recommended those jean shorts. I only had some negative inseam jobbies with frayed edges but they really did the trick. I felt alive and my attitude was fabulous!
Here's what I like about P90X:
1) It's challenging - In the last couple days I've done the first two programs (Chest/Back and Plyometrics) once and the ab mini-workout (Ab Ripper X) twice. I'm sore as balls. And I had to cut five or ten seconds off of many of the sets. There's room to improve. Most of these fitness DVDs cater to couch potatoes. P90X is eXtreme!!!!! (Exclamation marks because I already drank the Kool Aid.)
2) It's broad - There are 12 DVDs, each a 1 hour workout covering a different part of the body. Yoga, plyometrics, abs, back, legs, stretching, etc. Lots of variety. If you do six days a week you won't see the same workout again for two weeks. I struggle keeping balance in my workouts... I nail swim, bike, run all the time and forget the rest of the muscles. I'm hoping this'll keep me on track with a strength base.
3) Some weights - It's not all about the weights but weights do come into play. So I can start with low weight and work my way up. Again, there's a progression here. It's not like other programs where you do the same thing over and over again.
4) I can do it in the house - I'm looking for ways to cut down total workout time this year. Total workout time includes packing and driving time. If I can do a few from-the-house workouts each week I can get more actual workout time out of the same total workout time as last year.
Ideally I'll change my sleep habits and get up every morning for one of these programs. And maybe a swim. That'll leave the afternoon for bike/run. But my sleep is way out of whack right now so I've been doing these in the afternoon.
Thanks to Marc and Leslie for trying this out and sharing it. I'm looking forward to a new element of my fitness growth. I'll let you know how it goes. Well, I already know how it'll go in the short term... lots soreness. But in a month or so I should feel some strength increase. And if I do it for ten years straight I think I'll be ripped.
Date: 2007-12-28 21:44:22 Name: Vanessa Could you describe what 'sore as balls' actually feels like? Craig gave me the P90X system for Christmas and I am really looking forward to starting. However, the intimidation factor has just gone up by ten.
I got the leg warmers and terry cloth head and arm bands so hopefully that will fill the gaps where the daisy duke jeans are gaping.
Anyway, back to the 'sore as balls'...
30 Min Swim, 10 Min Stationary Bike