Day 15 P90X Chest and Back 2/14/12 -
Today I went into the workout ready to get after it. I watched my video from the last time I did the chest and back, and I decided that no matter what I was going to out-do my reps on each exercise. I worked my ass of during the workouts, each one taking my time if I needed a bit extra, just to get one or two more reps out. It was hard, but I pushed through it. I am soooo much stronger than I was on my first day. Each week, each time I ahve done this workout, I have had to push, but I have been able to pull heavier weights during all the pull down, and back exercises, and I have bene able to do soooo many more push ups and chest exercises that I was on my fitst day. I am definitely seeing results, just in the numbers that I am tracking wiht each workout.
Ab Ripper - ab ripper I am still in the same boat. I am up to the 25 reps for each of the 11 exercises, but I have to take my time going through that. I can push out 10-12-15 and on a few up to 20, but I have to stop and let my stomach loosen up, and relax, before I push out the rest. I keep telling myslef that I will get better, and by the time I am done with the p90x program, I will be busting all of that out no problem.
OVerall I am fired up about my workout today! I killed it, and just walked out of there feeling burnt, exhausted, and just sooo good that I did as well as I did. Thats what it is about I guess, just pushing yourself past that point, and doing better, and giving yourself another milestone, or plateau to reach. Then when I reach that one, I'll go for the next one!
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Friday, February 3, 2012
Day 14 P90X X Stretch 2.3.12
Today is friday, and what a great day to finish up the week of P90X. Week 2 is done, and I am feeling pretty excited about the fact that I just did 2 weeks of it. My body is starting to change, and it is beginning to be noticeable. Today when I took my photos, my wife/fiancee (I say wife sometimes because it is just easier) was like "Wow, did you work your arms today?" and I was like, "No, today was just stretching" and she said "well you can totally tell the difference, look at your arms, and your shoulders" It is these types of things that make me feel that this hard work, busting my ass every morning at 5 am is starting to make a difference. I looked at the pictures today too and I coud see a huge difference in my back/triceps just from the day before. I was like "what, look at the difference, thats just one day" i couldnt believe it. So that being said, I started feeling the effects of the exercise after only 2-3 days. I mean, I was sore and everything from the beginning, but after 2 days of it, I was already feeling great, with great energy, and that natural high. Now, two weeks in, my body is starting to show signs of change. That is pretty good!
X STRETCH - I had never done this before during the other times I had started this workout program. This time, I have done it both weeks, and I actually LOVE IT! It is such a good break from the intense workouts, and it does wonders for the body. The only thing that i have to say about it, is that it doesn't do a great job of stretching out the hips, and groin muscles. So what I did, because I have had some issues with pulled groin muscles in the past, was paused the DVD and took some time to stretch out those muscles, and make sure I was taking care of them too. It took and extra 3-4 minutes, and made me feel safe that I wasn't going to reinjure them due to no stretching etc.
WEEK 2 in review: Looking back at week two, i had a few specific challenges that really tested my committment to this thing. I had to come home one night, Monday and do my workout after a long day at work, finishing up my working out at 10pm and getting to bed at 11pm, and then getting up at 5am Tuesday morning to do the YOGA! I did that, and was glad I did and it was in doing that - that I am slowly proving to myself one day/step at a time that I am going to see this thing through. Shit is going to come up, life is going to happen, and I am just going to have to figure out how to work around it and make sure I stay committed.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Day 13 - P90X KENPO X 2/2/12
Day 13 P90X Kenpo X 2/2/12 -
Today was day number 13 of this journey throuhg P90X. I woke up this morning without my alarm clock, and was able to roll out of bed, and get to it wihtout much of a problem. It is showing me more and more that this routine is starting to catch on, that my body is adjusting, and I am actually starting to like it! This is huge, because those first few mornings, well the first week really, it was tough getting out of bed.
I have been taking a pre-workout supplement that helps to get me going in the morning as well. It is called Bullnox. you can check it out here. My friend Matt Mazzuca suggested it to me, he is a fitness guru and works in a supplement store and has a good handle on what is good and what is not. If he says this is what I should be taking, I beleive him. you can hit him up on facebook, and see what he would recommend for you.
It seems to be doing me some good. I started taking it on my third day, and every day since my performance has been getting a bit better. That could be partly do to the fact that I am getting in better shape, but I have to believe it is helping too. If nothing else, it gives me a pep, and lasting energy through the day.
Results: For the last few days, I have been feeling pretty good about my performance. I am getting a good pump during the muscle workouts, and my veins are starting to show a bit. After I do the Ab Ripper, my stomach tightens up a bit, and I dont feel like my belly shakes or jiggles as much. TODAY though, was the first day that my wife said that she could see some results. She always takes my picture when I get back from my workout, and she always laughs at me, or I laugh at myself because I feel silly standing there wihtout a shirt on getting my picture taken. When she was doing it this morning though, she said "I can see a difference!" I asked where, and she said in my shoulders, and on my sides a bit, where my lats come down. That made me feel really good, to know that what I have been feeling for the alst few days, is starting to become visible to otehrs. I am only 13 days in, so hopefully over the next week or so, even more will start becoming visible.
Today was day number 13 of this journey throuhg P90X. I woke up this morning without my alarm clock, and was able to roll out of bed, and get to it wihtout much of a problem. It is showing me more and more that this routine is starting to catch on, that my body is adjusting, and I am actually starting to like it! This is huge, because those first few mornings, well the first week really, it was tough getting out of bed.
I have been taking a pre-workout supplement that helps to get me going in the morning as well. It is called Bullnox. you can check it out here. My friend Matt Mazzuca suggested it to me, he is a fitness guru and works in a supplement store and has a good handle on what is good and what is not. If he says this is what I should be taking, I beleive him. you can hit him up on facebook, and see what he would recommend for you.
It seems to be doing me some good. I started taking it on my third day, and every day since my performance has been getting a bit better. That could be partly do to the fact that I am getting in better shape, but I have to believe it is helping too. If nothing else, it gives me a pep, and lasting energy through the day.
Results: For the last few days, I have been feeling pretty good about my performance. I am getting a good pump during the muscle workouts, and my veins are starting to show a bit. After I do the Ab Ripper, my stomach tightens up a bit, and I dont feel like my belly shakes or jiggles as much. TODAY though, was the first day that my wife said that she could see some results. She always takes my picture when I get back from my workout, and she always laughs at me, or I laugh at myself because I feel silly standing there wihtout a shirt on getting my picture taken. When she was doing it this morning though, she said "I can see a difference!" I asked where, and she said in my shoulders, and on my sides a bit, where my lats come down. That made me feel really good, to know that what I have been feeling for the alst few days, is starting to become visible to otehrs. I am only 13 days in, so hopefully over the next week or so, even more will start becoming visible.
Day 12 P90X rd 2 Legs and Back 2/1/12
Day 12 - P90X rd 2 Legs and Back 2/1/12
Day 12 was a success all around. It was my second time going through the legs and back dvd and I had set goals to do better than all the reps./ weights that I had done the previous weeks. This week, this day actually was the first day that I had to do the Ab Rippers full sets of 25 reps per exercise. I did it. It took me longer than the DVD time, I took breaks, but when it was said and done, I had done all 25 reps. When it came to the leg exercises, it is obvious that my legs are getting stronger. I did more reps, and was able to hold out longer on all of hte exercises. I also increased my weight on all the back exercises as well, and still killed it. These are all positive signs that my workouts are starting to have an effect on my body, my strength, endurance, and overall fitness. This makes me feel good, and know that I am moving in the right direction.
The mental part of the workout, or should I say, of getting myself to the gym/workout area has started to become a little bit of a challenge. The other day, I started thikning about how far out 90 days seemed. It is only the beginning of Feb, and I was thikning that this program was going to take me all the way out into April. It seemed so far, and so daunting, and my mind started trying to talk me out of continuing. When that starts happening, I just say out loud something positive. Some of the things I say are, "fuck it" or "I'm doing it" or "one day at a time" or "Rome wasnt built in a day" and just the act of saying those things out loud, sometimes a couple different times, helps me to just focus on what I have to do then, and stay in the moment. Getting ahead of myself is something that is problematic for me. In the past, when I've done this before, it is one of the things that would deter me from sticking to the program and finishing.
OVerall, a great day! A great workout! I am feeling good inside, nad now starting to feel really good about my improving performacne on these days. Good shit!! !
Day 12 was a success all around. It was my second time going through the legs and back dvd and I had set goals to do better than all the reps./ weights that I had done the previous weeks. This week, this day actually was the first day that I had to do the Ab Rippers full sets of 25 reps per exercise. I did it. It took me longer than the DVD time, I took breaks, but when it was said and done, I had done all 25 reps. When it came to the leg exercises, it is obvious that my legs are getting stronger. I did more reps, and was able to hold out longer on all of hte exercises. I also increased my weight on all the back exercises as well, and still killed it. These are all positive signs that my workouts are starting to have an effect on my body, my strength, endurance, and overall fitness. This makes me feel good, and know that I am moving in the right direction.
The mental part of the workout, or should I say, of getting myself to the gym/workout area has started to become a little bit of a challenge. The other day, I started thikning about how far out 90 days seemed. It is only the beginning of Feb, and I was thikning that this program was going to take me all the way out into April. It seemed so far, and so daunting, and my mind started trying to talk me out of continuing. When that starts happening, I just say out loud something positive. Some of the things I say are, "fuck it" or "I'm doing it" or "one day at a time" or "Rome wasnt built in a day" and just the act of saying those things out loud, sometimes a couple different times, helps me to just focus on what I have to do then, and stay in the moment. Getting ahead of myself is something that is problematic for me. In the past, when I've done this before, it is one of the things that would deter me from sticking to the program and finishing.
OVerall, a great day! A great workout! I am feeling good inside, nad now starting to feel really good about my improving performacne on these days. Good shit!! !
Day 11 P90X rd 2 YOGA X 1/31/12
Day 11 P90X rd 2 YOGA X 1/31/12
Today was a struggle to get to. Last night I worked out, because I didnt get up in the morning. That threw me off of my routine, and I was exhausted form the nighttime workout, then only got about 6 hours of sleep before having to get up and do this one. The fact that I got out of bed, and didnt blow it off is something I am going to hang on to. In the past, I would have said F that, but this morning, I was like, ugh, this is what I gotta do, rolled out of bed, and got ready and went. I didnt get up as early as I usually do, so I didnt have the full amount of time. I was only able to do an hour and 10 minutes, I had about 23 minutes left on the dvd, but I am going to look at the positive. I did more than half the exercise, and that is better than nothing. I felt great that I did it, physically and mentally, and it will only serve to help me stay the course and keep one each day.
I took some pics today of me flexing a bit. I wantedto be able to see as time goes by, what the body is looking like not just standing there but flexing. I am definitely NOT impressed with the way my body has been looking before getting into this program. A little more than a week into this thing, I am feeling great on the inside, but I dont thikn the changes are quite apparent yet. I mean, I can feel them, and you may see some slight differences, but nothing drastic just yet. I thiknk of the next few weeks though we'll start seeing more and more as my body adapts to the workout, the change in metabolism, and all that stuff.
Today was a struggle to get to. Last night I worked out, because I didnt get up in the morning. That threw me off of my routine, and I was exhausted form the nighttime workout, then only got about 6 hours of sleep before having to get up and do this one. The fact that I got out of bed, and didnt blow it off is something I am going to hang on to. In the past, I would have said F that, but this morning, I was like, ugh, this is what I gotta do, rolled out of bed, and got ready and went. I didnt get up as early as I usually do, so I didnt have the full amount of time. I was only able to do an hour and 10 minutes, I had about 23 minutes left on the dvd, but I am going to look at the positive. I did more than half the exercise, and that is better than nothing. I felt great that I did it, physically and mentally, and it will only serve to help me stay the course and keep one each day.
I took some pics today of me flexing a bit. I wantedto be able to see as time goes by, what the body is looking like not just standing there but flexing. I am definitely NOT impressed with the way my body has been looking before getting into this program. A little more than a week into this thing, I am feeling great on the inside, but I dont thikn the changes are quite apparent yet. I mean, I can feel them, and you may see some slight differences, but nothing drastic just yet. I thiknk of the next few weeks though we'll start seeing more and more as my body adapts to the workout, the change in metabolism, and all that stuff.
Day 10 P90X rd 2 Arms and Back 1/30/12
Day 10 P90X rd 2 Arms and Back 1/30/12
Today was a motherfucker. I was out late last night, playing soccer. I play in a 7v7 small goal league and last night was the championship. We played the semi-final game last night, won, then advanced to the Championship game right after. We won that too!!! So thats great, it was a lot of fun, but it was a lot of work, and I was suuuuper tired last night getting home. So this morning, I didnt bother setting my alarm, didnt bother getting up to workout, I just told myself I was going to go to workout when I got home. Well, I didnt get home till almost 9pm, but when I did I grabbed a bite to eat, and got my ass to the gym. I knocked out arms and shoulders, and I was able to match my previous workout. I even increased a few pounds on some of the lifts, and I definitely pushed myself a bit harder.
Ab Ripper- that was a mofo! I am up to 22x (they ask you to do 25x on the DVD) and I am slowly but surely working my way up to the 25. These 22x per exercise though kicked my ass. I had to take breaks, and let my stomach stretch out here and there. I'd take 20-30 seconds, then get back to it. When I finished though, I was exhausted!
I am stoked though, because after 9 days of going, and doing the morning routine, this whole soccer thing came up, and could have easily thrown a wrench into my consistency. I didnt let it, I held to my committment, and I went when I had time, even though it was super late. A great workout.
Today was a motherfucker. I was out late last night, playing soccer. I play in a 7v7 small goal league and last night was the championship. We played the semi-final game last night, won, then advanced to the Championship game right after. We won that too!!! So thats great, it was a lot of fun, but it was a lot of work, and I was suuuuper tired last night getting home. So this morning, I didnt bother setting my alarm, didnt bother getting up to workout, I just told myself I was going to go to workout when I got home. Well, I didnt get home till almost 9pm, but when I did I grabbed a bite to eat, and got my ass to the gym. I knocked out arms and shoulders, and I was able to match my previous workout. I even increased a few pounds on some of the lifts, and I definitely pushed myself a bit harder.
Ab Ripper- that was a mofo! I am up to 22x (they ask you to do 25x on the DVD) and I am slowly but surely working my way up to the 25. These 22x per exercise though kicked my ass. I had to take breaks, and let my stomach stretch out here and there. I'd take 20-30 seconds, then get back to it. When I finished though, I was exhausted!
I am stoked though, because after 9 days of going, and doing the morning routine, this whole soccer thing came up, and could have easily thrown a wrench into my consistency. I didnt let it, I held to my committment, and I went when I had time, even though it was super late. A great workout.
Day 9 P90X rd 2 Plyometrics 1/29/12
Day 9 P90X rd 2 - Plyometrics 1/29/12
Today is Sunday, and I got to sleep in a bit which was nice. My body seems to be craving a bit more sleep than usual, and I am not getting it during the week. So it was nice to get a bit extra today. My back is feeling a bit tight this morning, in my neck and shoudler area, which is always my problem area. I am just hoping it loosens up before getting into the workouts.
In the past, when I've been working out, it would eventually get so tight that it would just pop like a rubber band, and I woud have stiff neck for months, eventually needing to go to the chiropractor. It is a recurring problem for me. What I found works best, is making sure I stay stretched, do warm up exercies before and after all the workouts, and dont blow them off. They put those warm up adn warm down segments into the DVD for a reason.
My goal going into today was to do better than I had done before. I did just that. It was hard, but I was able to last a bit longer, do a few more reps, do the exerciess a bit better withotu taking breaks. I pushed myself this time much much harder than the first time, and am feeling it as a result. That is the beauty of these workouts, is you can always push yourself a bit harder. I haven't gotten to the point wher I am doing the extra stuff they do on the DVD, but so long as I am imporoving off the week before I am happy. I did not do any breaks this entire day, and that says something.
Hardest exercise on the Plyo dvd - jump knee tucks. Its a mofo
Also - another thing I noticed - Tony Horton refers to 2 different workouts as "the mother of all P90X workouts", the Plyo, and the Chest and Back. then he calls the Jump Knee Tucks the mother of all the exercises - whats with "the mother of..." eeerything. Just something I noticed.
Today is Sunday, and I got to sleep in a bit which was nice. My body seems to be craving a bit more sleep than usual, and I am not getting it during the week. So it was nice to get a bit extra today. My back is feeling a bit tight this morning, in my neck and shoudler area, which is always my problem area. I am just hoping it loosens up before getting into the workouts.
In the past, when I've been working out, it would eventually get so tight that it would just pop like a rubber band, and I woud have stiff neck for months, eventually needing to go to the chiropractor. It is a recurring problem for me. What I found works best, is making sure I stay stretched, do warm up exercies before and after all the workouts, and dont blow them off. They put those warm up adn warm down segments into the DVD for a reason.
My goal going into today was to do better than I had done before. I did just that. It was hard, but I was able to last a bit longer, do a few more reps, do the exerciess a bit better withotu taking breaks. I pushed myself this time much much harder than the first time, and am feeling it as a result. That is the beauty of these workouts, is you can always push yourself a bit harder. I haven't gotten to the point wher I am doing the extra stuff they do on the DVD, but so long as I am imporoving off the week before I am happy. I did not do any breaks this entire day, and that says something.
Hardest exercise on the Plyo dvd - jump knee tucks. Its a mofo
Also - another thing I noticed - Tony Horton refers to 2 different workouts as "the mother of all P90X workouts", the Plyo, and the Chest and Back. then he calls the Jump Knee Tucks the mother of all the exercises - whats with "the mother of..." eeerything. Just something I noticed.
Day 8 P90X - week 2 Chest and Back -1/28/12
Day 8 - round 2 - Chest and Back 1/28/12
Alright Day number 8, the start of the 2nd week. In preperation of the 2nd week, I went ahead and printed out all of the P90X official workout forms, with all the exercises listed on them, so I can better track what I am doing. Last week, you may recall that I was writing everything down on a pad of paper. So I transferred all of that information over to the sheet, and will now have a weekly track of all my reps and weights. My goal today was to do at least one more rep, or a bit more weight, than I did in the first week. This is the importance of writing everything down. If you want to push yourself, you need to have a goal, and you need to know what you're capable of, so you can work harder to push past it. Through this workout, I wanted to stop so many different times, my body was dying, but I saw that I did 10-12-15 reps the week before (whatever the numebr was) and even though I watned to stop, I took a breathe, a shrot break if needed and then busted my ass to get at least one more this week. If I didnt write that stuff down, I would have stopped way to soon. It is that last little bit of effort, those last few reps that are the difference between improving, and getting results and not.
Ab Ripper: I did Ab Ripper X today after the chest and back workout, and today I was up to 20 reps of the 25 they are doing on the DVD. The Ab Ripper killed me. I was tired as hell after the chest and back workout, especially from pushing myself so much harder to out do my numbers from the previous week, that the Ab Ripper just kicked my ass. I did it though, I did 20x of all the exercises, up from 18 the time before, and as tired as I was, as much as I wanted to stop, I pushed throuhg and did it. Dont get me wrong, I had to take breaks. I had to stop and breathe. I had to pause the DVD sometimes as I rolled around in discomfort cause my stomach muscles were so tight and I needed to let them loosen up, but damn it I DID IT!
The thing that I am learning, as i move into my 2nd week, is that it is going to come down to me pushing through, and having MENTAL toughness, if I am ever to allow myself to work hard enough to gain the PHYSICAL toughness. Getting up early, going to the gym, pushing yourself harder than you did the time before, all of that is about mental toughness, being disciplined, and holding yourself accountable. These are things that I used to think I had, and am seeing now ,that I have plenty of room for improvement. It is kind of cool to see that I am being tested, and learning about more than just how to get fit.
Day 7 X Stretch 1/27/12
Day 7 X Stretch -
Today of all days was the hardest to get up out of all of them so far. Today is considered a "rest" day in the P90X program, where you aren't doing any intense exercise, but rather just focusing on stretching out your body. I had such a hard time sleeping last night, for a number of reasons, and was waking up every hour or two. Each time I'd wake up, my mind would be telling me, "you dont have to go, its a rest day" - each time I woke up this was the thought that popped into my head, and I almost succumbed to it. At around 330am though, I was like you know what, I cant do that to myself. I AM going, I am going to follow through wiht my commitment, and I am going to go no matter how litle slepe I get, or how tired I am.
Now I have started (and never finished) this P90X program many times, and never before durign ANY of those times, did I ever do this X Stretch DVD. Why? I would say to myself. I dont need to stretch, I'll take the rest day, and do nothing. Well, you know what, I never finished, and maybe looking for rest days was one of the reasons. So today was my first day actually going in, at the same time, even after a shitty night of sleep, and doing the X Stretch DVD. I'll tell you what, it was amazing. I was able to work through all of the parts of my body, from my neck down to my feet, and really just take my time getting a really good stretch out of everything. They say on the DVD, that stretching helps your body to recover, it helps your muscles to heal and grow, and it helps your overall performance. So when I would say to myself, why do I need to go, well those three things sound like pretty darn good reasons to me.
Week 1 review: Well week one is in the bag, its done, I did it, and I even got of the routine a few times (ab ripper) and stil did it at night. I had shitty sleep one night, and still got up and went. It was cold, and dark outside, I still went. The workouts were absolutely brutal, they kicked my ass. I almost threw up after day 1, I was tired after 20 minutes on day 2, I could only do 14 reps of the required 25 on the legs day, and regardless of all that, I kept on going. The way I see it, this week was the start. It set the benchmark on which to improve. Now every week, every day moving forward, I will be able to push myself a bit harder, do a few more reps, take fewer breaks, increase my ab exercises to the 25 they ask me to do, and just keep getting better. I dont think you can see much of a difference in my body, not yet, but I can say that I FEEL VERY different than I did last week, before I started this thing. I am sleeping deeper, I am more conscious of what I am eating, I am not drinking soda, I have a better attitude, my energy levels are up, and I am excited about doing this. All of these things help me to feel good about this project, and know that this start is a good one, and I am super excited to see where the remaining 11 weeks take me.
Day 6 P90X KENPO X 1/26/12
Day 6 Kenpo X - alright day 6!!!! I actually woke up this morning before my alarm clock went off, so that means that my body is starting to adjust to this whole new routine. I heard somewhere that it takes the body about 3 weeks to adjust to a new routine, and 3 months of that routine to make it a habit. Well if I am 6 days in and my body is already starting to wake up on time, that is a good sign!
Yesterdays workout was a motherfucker man! It was so hard, and I am sure you saw that from my closing video. I was leaning on the wall for support, could barely talk, just exhausted. This morning when I Got up, everything from my lower back all the way down to my feet hurt. I guess that is what happens when you work hard, and havent done any significant leg exercises in about 5 or 6 months. Just gotta keep at it
The Kenpo X dvd is a great follow up to the legs. As I am paying closer attention to the routine of the dvds, they all line up perfectly. KENPO is very cardio heavy, you dont really stop moving for the entire hour. But while you are doing that, you are moving your arms, shoulders, back, legs, feet, everything, and really getting the blood flowing through them. Doing the KENPO X helped my legs to loosen up a bit. I had a tough time making it through all the way, doing all the reps they suggested, but I went as fast as I could, and still tried to maintain some form, and just eneded when the time ended. I am guessing if I ahd to, that if they were doing 20-25 I was in the 18-23 range. I think this workout made me sweat more than any of the others though.
Day 5 P90X Legs and Back 1/25/12
Day 5 - Legs and Back -
Today is Wednesday, and I am feeling a bit sore, and tired from the Yoga DVD, but I wonder how much worse off I would feel if I didnt do it. Yoga is tough, and I am not flexible, nor have I ever been. It takes me a long long time of stretching consistently to actually get somewhat flexible. So with the yoga dvd comes sore legs, so the leg and back workout was the best thing for sore legs. working them out, and doing all the exercises will help to get rid of the soreness, loosen them up, and at least put off the soreness for another day.
The leg workout itself is HARD!!! I mean, as I read through each of the past days, I say the same thing about each day, but legs has always been the toughest workout for me. I think most people think/feel that way because so many times you see guys all buffed on top, with these little skinny legs on top. A couple of years ago i was working with a trainer, and he explained to me the importance of working out your legs. According to him, the legs are the largest muscle group of the entire body, and when you work them out, and work them hard your body naturally releases higher amounts of testosterone to help your body recover. when your body gets used to the leg workouts, the testosterone is still released, but is able to go towards healing and helping to heal and grow other parts of the body as well. After hearing that, I never had as much of a problem working out my legs, and always knew that if I wanted real results, I needed to not just work them, but kill them.
Today was also ab ripper, but I ran out of time to get it done. Now, when I walked out of the gym this morning I had every intention of getting to it when I got home at night. I also knew, that in the past, when I had tried to do this workout before, when something like this happened, and I made an excuse and didnt do it in the morning I would never get to it. So I am very proud to announce that I did get home from work, and did the Ab Ripper DVD in my living room. It was after dinner, after the kids were in bed, and I busted out the reps!!!
when it came to doing hte leg workout - they ask us to do between 20 and 25 reps and I was able to do somehwere in the range of 14-20. My legs were killing me, and I was dying, but 14-20 was all I could do and I Wasnt about to beat myself up over it. You can see from the videos that I am exhausted from the workout, but isnt that the point?
Day 5 is done! it doesnt seem like much, but it hasnt been easy, and I am still excited to keep on going. It is a start. And I am one day closer to my goal.
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