LovnLife4NSR’s Mind

Alright, my body is taking a butt-kicking between the new P90X exercise and diet program. Great thing, not even a week completed and I’m already seeing results. I can see changes to my body and I’ve already lost several pounds. Excellent!

Day 2: Polymetrics (58:36), This is a fun cardio. You do alot of jumping, squats and sport-like moves. By the time I got Rock-Star Hop I could barely get my legs off the ground. The sports moves are fun. I can’t throw a left-handed pitch for the life of me. I look some dork who was injected with a muscle relaxer and I can only move half my body. The next morning, I didn’t want to get out of bed and walk to the kitchen. My legs were pretty dead. Great workout.

Day 3: Abs (16:07-done in a.m.),Shoulders & Arms (59:53 done in p.m.), The ab workout is a killer workout. I needed to stretch because my legs were sore and the first handful of ab exercises require you to use your legs. I thnk my ab exercises took a step-back because I couldn’t push through the exercises. I had to stop because my legs were on fire. That will change over time, I hope. This was a nice arm and shoulder lifting program. I needed to go heavier on the weights when I’m performing the bicep exercises. I hit everyting else just right. My shoulders are sore. My triceps were sore, but they are better.

Day 4: Yoga (92:24), Alls I have to say is I’m now a huge fan of yoga. This program kicked my ass. It requires so much energy and focus to execute and maintain all those poses. I couldn’t believe how much I sweated through this workout. It wasn’t as much as the polymetrics, but it was more then I expected. When  got done with this program I just went outside, kicked it in a lounge chair and let the day float by. I was tired!

Day 5: Legs & Back(58:56), Abs (16:07), I was nervous rolling into this workout because my legs were already sore from all the cardio. This program is good for working those legs. The calf exercise is a good workout. I think it was three minutes long. By the time I got to the type of calf raises my calves were really pissed off. I can feel it today. When I sat down at the computer my legs and calves cried in relief. The back exercises contained all pull-up type exercises. This time I did the bar. Got my butt kicked. I think I will use the bar for the chest/back day and bands for the leg/back day. Change it up a little bit.

Day 6: kenpo (55:46), We will be doing this tonight. This cardio workout requires alot of punching and kicking like exercises. It looks like fun. Hope it kicks my butt and keeps me entertained.

Day 7: stretch (57:32), This is considered your off day. I’m looking forward to doing the stretch program because I suck at stretching. I have always ignored it. So, I’m pretty stoked to be actually doing it. I need to start stretching in the morning on the days we workout in the evening.

Nutrition: I could go on and on about this. I think I will write a different blog about this, some other time.My wife calls their nutrition book the bible. We have keep charts of our calorie intake and the required servings. We have been dead-on with it. Most of the time we are 50 calories lower than their daily calorie intake. When you make the meals they look huge on your plate. But after you eat them, you feel good and not all fat and miserable.

We are already seeing changes and progress with this exercise program. I already see muscle definitions, as does my wife. My stomach is less doughy (as my son calls it) and my wife says her butt’s jiggle time has dropped a lot! There are days when we have felt great and there are days we have felt tired. It’s a good tired. Not like a hang-over tired or a spun-out kind of tired. I have been sleeping great. One night I nailed down 9 hours of sleep and followed it up with a two hour nap. It’s been years since I have slept that much. Well, gotta go. If you took time out of your life to read about mine- THANK YOU SO MUCH. Have a great day, week and 4th of July! Stay strong!

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