the second phase

My buddie Jeremy has started his own site over at mardagan.wordpress.com. It is his own P90X blog, even though he’s well ahead of me in the program. So please, take a moment to visit there and leave some encouraging words for him!

So, the third day in. Woopdee-doo ( I know that’s what you’re saying.. 3 days, wowee ). Today was the shoulders and the arms workout, basically meaning alot of curls in different positions and different forms. I took this one a little easy I think, mostly because I had no idea what weight to use and I didn’t want to wear myself out way too early and not be able to finish the routine. I think I went a little TOO light, because while I was starting to work up a bit of a sweat, I wasn’t pushing myself hard enough and that’s what this program is about. That’s why, before every session, 2 bright red words show up.

BRING IT!

And that’s what I need to do. I’ve been good about writing down what weight I used and how many reps I completed, so next time, I’ll know what weights to use in order to really be burning at the 12th through 15th reps.

I watched James and Jeremy during their Core Synergistics training last night and wtf? I thought they were on a recovery week. That session looked like Plyo’s twisted twin brother. Tony lures you in with the ‘Recovery Week’ and then BLAM! ( No, not Pam the Blam ), kicks your ass with this session. I wish I had started when they did so we could do the workouts together but there really is no room in our work gym for 3 people to do P90X and I’d be fighting James for the 5lb weights. I use them as my motivation to keep going though, so it still helps to know other people are experiencing the pain that I am.

Oh yeah, how could I forget? I then had to do Plyo’s little snotty brother, Ab Ripper X. Yes, he might be smaller in that he’s only 15 minutes long, but WHO THE HELL INVENTED THIS THING? By the end, I can’t even sit and bring my legs up off the ground, which, unfortunately, the last exercise requires that you do for a full %^()@# minute. I took alot of breaks in order to get through all the routines and all the reps, but holy mother of.. ( I won’t say it Mom.. ).

The diet continues and I will say that it’s really hard to cut big starchy carbs entirely out of your diet ( I’m not doing Atkins here, no worries ), even if it’s only for the next 3 weeks. Mostly because I love sandwiches and oatmeal and bagels and kashi cereal and all that good stuff. Only a little while to go, however, before I can have at least 1 carb per meal, which will make things alot easier.

Tomorrow is yoga. For some inexplicable reason, I’m scared.