Day 54- Core Synergistics

Today was the second go-round with Core Synergistics this recovery week. As always I enjoyed myself a lot. This workout is tough but fun.

Day started out fine. I had a protein shake for breakfast. Then I left to make some sales calls. Took along some water in a cooler as well as a protein bar. Had the bar for my morning snack. Stopped back by my house for lunch and had some sliced turkey and fat-free cheese on a low-carb wheat wrap with fat free Ranch dressing (just a teaspoon). Yummy.

Went back out and made some more calls. Had some turkey jerkey for snack. Came home from work and did the core synergistics. Followed by some roasted chicken and some corn for dinner.

The workout today was a butt-kicker. The superman/banana rolls are killer. But the hardest move for me today was the Drea roll again. I hate this move. I can never pop up. The prison cell push ups are also quite challenging. I find I struggle with these- they wear you out quickly.

I did great on the over under push ups- most reps ever. Oh, and the other hardes move of the workout has to be the first bonus move- the plank to chattarunga iso. Holding plank is no biggie. But going down slowly to the chattarunga and holding it is killer!

See you tomorrow for Yoga X!

Day 53- Kenpo X

Today was the Kenpo X workout for me. I took a healthy two scoops of the NanoVapor prior to the workout and I was flying!

I thought I did pretty well today. I have seen big improvement in both the integrity of the forms as well as the height of some of my kicks. And remembering to breathe really allows me to get more into each move- resulting in more calories burned. I flew through this workout and enjoyed myself.

On to other exciting news. I broke through past the 200 lb barrier today. When I weighed myself today, I weighed 199.5 lbs! That is the first time in about 4 years where I could step on a scale and I wasn't 200+. That means that since I've been on P90x, I've shed 13.5 pounds so far. I'm pretty excited.

Day 52- X Stretch

I had a crazy hectic day, so I swithced the order of my workouts around. I ended up doing X Stretch instead of Kenpo. I will be doing Kenpo on Wednesday.

I really just ran out of time and by the time I had a free moment, it was too close to my soccer game. I wanted to have fresh legs, so I just swapped the workouts.

X Stretch is easy and boring. This is my second-least favorite workout (Yoga is worse due to legth and overall boredom).

Back Wednesday with my Kenpo update.

Day 51- Core Synergistics

Today was Core Synergistics. Man, I forgot what a tough workout this is! It kicks your butt. The toughest move in my opinion, is the plank run to chattarunga run. Man does it kick my butt!

Also I really felt the burn on the complex move where you lunge, kickback, curl, press, reverse curl, repeat. I had 10lb weights and by rep 15, sweat was pouring down my face! It seems like such an easy move, but when you add just a little weight, your shoulders start burning, your abs start burning, and you sweat like a pig. Gosh it's fun!

The superman to banana is still tough but fun. I often have to push myself back over to the superman from banana pose. The boat to banana is killer too.

Overall, this is a wonderful workout that hits you head to toe.

See you tomorrow for Kenpo X followed by a soccer game for me!

Day 50- Yoga X

Today was another round of the Yoga workout. I made it through- even though it is still too long and too boring.

I actually did pretty well on it. I really pushed myself on the Warrior stuff and worked up a pretty nice sweat.

The balance poses went ok. Had some trouble with Royal Dancer tonight. This is strange because I usually do well with it. But I got a crance for 5 seconds and did great on the plow to trough moves with the splits, etc.

I can tell my flexibility is improving. I can almost touch my toes now on the hamstring stretches (I use a strap to help stretch). When I started, even with the straps I could barely get my ankles. Now I can touch my big toe for seconds at a clip.

The Yoga Belly stuff rocked as usual. It was tougher then usual tonight- maybe because of my soccer game earlier. But regardless, I really struggled. But I did my best and forgot the rest.

See you tomorrow for Core Synergistics!

Day 49- Rest Day

Today is a scheduled rest day on the program. I plan to relax and do work around the house.

Tomorrow starts the second recovery week. Even though it's a recovery week, it isn't easy. Besides the two rounds of Yoga (gag), are two rounds of Core Synergistics- which is a really great but hard workout. And there's Kenpo in there once, plus the X Stretch. I'm thinking about adding the Cardio X to the X Stretch day. I'll see how I feel on the day.

Day 48- Kenpo X

Today was my favorite day- Kenpo day. Unfortunately, I made the mistake of eating a big lunch too close to when I was doing Kenpo X. I felt very funny in the stomach the whole workout. I still did my best, but I wouldn't say I kicked butt today. Oh well. I still burned some calories.

My favorite move in Kenpo is the jab/cross/hook/uppercut combo. I really get into it. I feel like I need a heavy bag to hit, because I almost feel like a boxer during it! Anyway, I really tourque my hips and drive through each punch in the combo. It really burns.

Diet is going well. I had a shake for breakfast. A protein bar for sanck. Lunch was a huge roasted chicken breast. Snack is my recovery drink. Dinner I'm not sure about yet, but it'll be healthy.

I'm down another pound today to 201 lbs! I hope to crack through back into the 190's sometime soon. That's 12 pounds lost now in 48 days. Not bad. And it's weight that has been lost the right way. By eating healthy and working out.

Tomorrow is a rest day. So I'll see you on Sunday for the start of the second recovery week!