Finally! Time to start P90X. Wanna get ripped. Starting off with:
119.2 lbs
26" waist
19% body fat
My main goals are to gain strength (especially in my upper body), define my abdominal muscles, and lose fat in my stomach and thighs. Specifically I would like to do an unassisted pull-up, a real push up (5 if I can), and get at least a solid 4-pack (right now it's only if I haven't eaten and if I stand in a certain light).
I heard Tony Horton gets annoying, but I didn't understand why ...at first. He is a little bit weird. He is constantly talking throughout the exercises, which is fine and encouraging but sometimes he touches the "annoying" line. Just, meh, some of the stuff he says that would sound weird and out of context on a blog. I started to miss Shaun T REALLY badly. But thankfully either I got used to it or it's not too big of a deal.
Chest and back is mostly alternating versions of push ups and pull-ups. You do everything for either 30 seconds or a minute or so. I used the pull-up bar for the first time today. Had to use the chair of course, and I can't even get my chin over the bar. For push ups, I used a mix between the pull-up bar on the ground and using my hands on the ground. I don't like using my hands on the ground because it hurts my wrist, but not sure if using the bar is better, either. And the issue of not being able to go deep enough on the ground the regular way is a non-issue for me. If anything, doing push ups on the bar is easier because I'm higher off the ground.
Ab Ripper X is not too bad. Insanity helped... and I think I like Insanity's more. Insanity's is tougher in that the moves are harder but you don't do any crunches or sit-up-like moves. In P90X you definitely have moves where you are sitting and you are reaching for your legs which always puts strain on my neck. I don't get how other people do it more comfortably. There is one move that is IMPOSSIBLE for me to do, and that's the one where you lie on your side and bring your knees to your chest to work your obliques. I would seriously rather do power jumps!!! I can't get there, and when I'm close to lifting off the ground my hip bone hurts.
Anyway, that's it for Day 1. 69 more to go!
