We Made It!!!!!!!

....through week 1 that is.   We rested on Friday cuz Thrilled was sore and I was busy, so today was Max Interval Sports.  I am still groaning on Insanity days even though this workout is my fav of the program.  Usually I'd workout in the morning but I put it off till this afternoon.  Made it through and then felt pretty successful for getting through our first week.  The beginning of the week didnt seem so bad, the middle towards the end I think we both realized how tough this is actually going to be.  And it's only going to get more challenging! 

In other news, we have been working out together for one year!!! It's exciting to have a workout buddy that supports and motivates and challenges you.  We've made it through one year and we're not slowing down anytime soon :)  Here's to another fun workout year my friend!!!!

~ShortTeacher83~

Back and Legs r a shakin'

As we get older in life we go learning our likes and dislikes  as well as our strengths and weaknesses... I had told "Shortteacher" That so far I didn't find the P90X's workouts so difficult but that Back and Legs might kick my butt... Boy was I right! The soreness kicked in mid workout, which is a pretty good preview of what to expect come tomorrow... I'm thinking I'm going to have fun tomorrow while doing Insanity heheehhe...


As for the workout it self, I was pleseantly surprised to find out that most of it is with body weight, I have plenty of it, so it was pretty challenging. I've never really done any leg work besides the traditional lunges and squats (Chalean Extreme) and  plyometrics ( Turbo Fire and Insanity), so some moves I've done before and some where completly new. I have a good room for improvement over this workout ( which means I sucked at it) but overall I liked it, might not be able to walk tomorrow but nevertheless I liked it. Ab ripper x still really hard for me, so for the time being my main goal is to hit 15 reps in each workout, I'll keep moving that goal up until I reach those 25 pesky reps!

Tomorrow is Insanity Max Sports Interval, which was my favorite Insanity workout when I was doing the program, but  let's see how that goes tomorrow, as is very difficult to jump around with sore legs, butt and core.  I'm still alive, but IDK if I'm getting skinnier hehehe!

Thrilledmomof2

Thank Goodness for Yoga/Stretching

Shoulders & Arms was a great workout yesterday.  I knew I'd be feeling it today.  Luckily it's just a bit of tightness in the shoulders, nothing I can't tolerate.  Considering my calves had been sore since day 1, I was really looking forward to Stretch 40 today.  Just as I remembered, it was a great relaxing workout.  Now I don't have much patience when it comes to Yoga, and I have next to no balance, but stretch 40 I've really learned to love.  Probably cuz only 20 min of it is yoga, in which we do the mountain pose a few times, my favorite! The last 20 minutes are my absolute favorite part, including the final body relaxation at the very end. I really did feel pretty rejuvenated when I finished :) The soreness in my calves is mainly gone and I don't feel very sore today.  What I do feel is HUNGRY!!!!!  I feel like I can't feed myself enough.  Luckily it's all pretty clean foods in the house now, but still.  Hopefully this hunger issue passes cuz I don't do well w/ it :)
Looking forward to Legs & Back tomorrow.  I remember that being one of my favorite p90x routines last summer, so I'm hoping I feel the same this time around.  Friday is Sports training from Insanity and then we'll have made it through week 1!!!  I think this month will be very doable.  Here's hoping!
~ShortTeacher83

New Day, New Workout

Today is day 3 of our schedule and was again a new workout for me, P90X's Shoulders and Arms. I really liked this one, and like chest and Back, I felt I was working, but I felt good and was able to complete the workout with no problems. I use bands for my resistance training and although in my opinion Tony Horton doesn't do the best job of explaining the set up and the movement of the exercise BEFORE they start the clock, I am a Chalean Extreme grad and by the name of the exercise I was able to accurately pick the appropriate band, THANK YOU Chalene, that really helped me not pause a lot. I bet tomorrow I will be pretty sore, as I can feel my arms, shoulders burning as I  type. Finally I burned 394 calories during that workout which is A LOT if your are doing an strength trainning workout, for me.

Tomorrow we get a little break, with stretch 40, which despite it's name the first 20 minutes is pretty much a yoga class, but it feels really good afterwards!
So Far so good, I know I haven't said much about HIIT 20, but It's not new to me, but for the record I loved it, when I was doing Turbo fire I wasn't a big fan of the HIIT workouts, but I think that, strangely, my affair with  Insanity, solidified my Turbo marriage lol!

On thursday I'll let u know on my thoughts about Legs and Back as I tackle that one for the first time... Here is to getting skinny...

Thrilledmomof2

The Fun has Begun

I just finished day 2, good ol' Insanity. After just finishing a full round of Insanity, this workout wasn't so bad, just hot.  I workout in my garage so it gets pretty hot and stuffy in there even w/ the fan.  Yesterday was Chest & Back from p90x.  I have a slight advantage over Thrilledmomof2 because I did this program last summer.  I could definitely see the difference a year makes.  Not that I'm very good at them, but I saw a ton of improvement in my push-ups. Chest & Back consists mainly of different types of push-ups and pull-ups.  I use the bands for the pull-ups. Later that evening was HIIT 15, which even at only 15 minutes, is a pretty intense workout.  Definitely wore me out yesterday. I thought I'd feel pretty sore today but it's really not too bad.  Except for when I got to any of Shaun T's plank work today. 

I can tell this is going to be a pretty good workout, with all the variety in it.  My biggest focus these 90 days is nutrition.  Eating as clean as I can, every 3 hrs, and eating enough.  Nutrition has always been my hardest thing over the years, though I've made several changes.  My problem used to be eating too much, now it's not enough!  I really don't struggle with doing a workout every day though, it's usually my favorite part of the day (especially if it's one of Chalene's!).  I'm looking forward to finishing up this week and seeing how it's gone and seeing what the soreness/hunger/tired levels are all like.  Here's to getting skinny!!! (or maybe dying.....)

~ShortTeacher83~

And........... We're Off!!!

Ok So, we started today our schedule. I must say I've never done P90X, so this is going to be an interesting first week as I discover the strength workouts from P90X. So today in schedule was HIIT 15, Chest and Back and Ab Ripper.  Chest and Back is a good workout, I didn't find it excruciating, maybe I'm doing something wrong, but also I've been working out for over a year, also I modified the pull ups with a band, so I'm pretty sure that takes the difficulty level down a couple of notches! Now Ab Ripper, the moves weren't impossible, but the repetitions... I made it to around 15-18 in most exercises, There where a few of them that kind of bothered my lower back, so I went easy on those until I figure out what am I doing wrong, or what can I do to get comfortable. Overall I burned around 385 calories with the P90X workouts, so it's a good deal, plus around 150 ish or so with HIIT 15 which I absolutely LOVE, It's a short but very intense workout that has you pouring sweat from beginning to end and plus the music is very motivating!!!

Anyway, so far so good, I'll update in the level of soreness tomorrow and fill you in how my Insanity workout went, this one I know what to expect., and to be honest, I'm certainly not looking foward to it, but it's gotta be done!



Thrilledmomof2

Here is our crazy schedule!!!

Week 1 HIIT 15 Chest & Back Ab Ripper X	Max Cardio Conditioning	HIIT 20 Shoulders & Arms Ab Ripper X	Stretch 40	Legs & Back Ab Ripper X	Max Interval Sports	Off
Week 2 HIIT 20 Chest & Back Ab Ripper X	Max Interval Circuit	HIIT 25 Shoulders & Arms Ab Ripper X	Cardio Recovery	Legs & Back Ab Ripper X	Max  Interval Plyo	Off
Week 3 HIIT 25 Chest & Back Ab Ripper X	Max Cardio Conditioning	HIIT 30 Shoulders & Arms Ab Ripper X	Yoga X	Legs & Back Ab Ripper X	Max Interval Sports	Off
Week 4 Cardio Recovery	Core20 Stretch 40	Fire 45 EZ	Core Cardio Balance	Yoga X	Core 20 Stretch 40	Off
Week 5 Plyometric Cardio Circuit Chest, Shoulders & Triceps Ab Ripper X	Fire 60 ( YAY!!)	Pure Cardio Back & Biceps Ab Ripper X	Stretch 40	Cardio Power & Resistance Legs & Back Ab Ripper X	Fire 55 ez	Off
Week 6 Plyometric Cardio Circuit Chest, Shoulders & Triceps Ab Ripper X	Fire 60 ( YAY!!)	Pure Cardio Back & Biceps Ab Ripper X	Cardio Recovery	Cardio Power & Resistance Legs & Back Ab Ripper X	Fire 45	Off
Week 7 Plyometric Cardio Circuit Chest, Shoulders & Triceps Ab Ripper X	Fire 60 ( YAY!!)	Pure Cardio Back & Biceps Ab Ripper X	Yoga X	Cardio Power & Resistance Legs & Back Ab Ripper X	Fire 55 ez	Off
Week 8 Cardio Recovery	Core20 Stretch 40	Fire 45 EZ	Core Cardio and Balance	Yoga X	Core 20 Stretch 40	Off
Week 9 HIIT 20 Chest & Back Ab Ripper X	Max Cardio Conditioning	HIIT 15 Shoulders & Arms Ab Ripper X	Fire 30 Stretch 40	HIIT 25 Legs & Back Ab Ripper X	Max Interval Plyo	Off
Week 10 HIIT 25 Chest, Shoulders & Triceps Ab Ripper X	Max Interval Circuit	HIIT 30 Back & Biceps Ab Ripper X	Fire 45 Cardio Recovery	HIIT 25 Legs & Back Ab Ripper X	Max Interval Sports	Off
Week 11 HIIT 30 Chest & Back Ab Ripper X	Max Cardio Conditioning	HIIT 30 Shoulders & Arms Ab Ripper X	Fire 30 Yoga X	HIIT 30 Legs & Back Ab Ripper X	Max Interval Circuit	Off
Week 12 HIIT 25 Chest, Shoulders & Triceps Ab Ripper X	Max Interval Plyo	HIIT 20 Back & Biceps Ab Ripper X	Fire 45 Max  Recovery	HIIT 30 Legs & Back Ab Ripper X	Max  Interval Sports	Off
Week 13 Cardio Recovery	Core20 Stretch 40	Fire 45 EZ	Core Cardio and Balance	Yoga X	Core 20 Stretch 40	Off