P90X Phase 1 Complete

It started with a thought and then that thought quickly turned into reality as we set off on this crazy adventure to complete the P90X series. What is P90X? You can visit beachbody.com to find out. Basically, it is an intense exercise program designed to work every part of your body for 90 days. The whole point of the program is designed around muscle confusion. We have days where we work with weights doing arms, back, chest, or shoulders and pull ups with our pull up bar. There are days where we do 90 minutes of Yoga or Plymetrics (balance and cardio) or Kempo X (martial arts). Oh and 3 days a week after lifting for an entire hour we have an incredibly hard Ab Ripper video to complete. To say this program is hard is a complete understatement. I thought running was hard but this is way harder. My muscles are sore all the time. I am using muscles I didn't even think I had. Taking one video and doing it isn't necessarily hard but doing a different video everyday with only Sundays to rest is difficult both physically and mentally. The biggest eye opener was with Yoga. I never realized how difficult Yoga really is BUT I now love it.

We have finally completed Phase 1 (1st month) of our P90X program. Is it worth it so far? You bet. I am already starting to see results. My no pac turned into a 2 pac and now is slowly progressing to a 4 pac. My sides have thinned out and even my legs have thinned. My gluts are tighter and I feel lighter. My core is stronger and my arms are starting to show signs of definition. I can do a few pull ups without the help of the chair and I can whip out 20 real pushups without too much difficulty. Overall, I feel better. But the exercise portion of this program is only half of the program. Eating properly is the other half and now that the Holidays are over we are committed to this part. As Tony Horton (founder of P90X) says, "I love it and I hate it." That is exactly how I feel about P90X. It will be interesting to see him in person when he comes to Yokosuka this month.