Victoria007’s BodyBlog

Well my DVD’s arrived on Monday and I started yesterday.  I didn’t want to wait till next Monday because I’ve read lots of blogs where people never end up starting.  I did the Chest/Back and Abs ripper.  I used the bands instead of the chin-up bar; first, because I haven’t attached the bar to my wall, secondly, I can only do one pull-up - so bands will be fine for now until my strength increases. 

It was a great workout - the Dive bombers and decline push-ups were KILLER.  OK - so now that I am writing the day after, my back is sore but my chest isn’t. I find this really weird because in my training programs before the P90X, I NEVER worked out my chest and ALWAYS worked my back very hard. This is because I have naturally tight pec muscles that would always pull my shoulders forward and I did not want to exasperate the problem. Maybe tomorrow I will feel it. 

I can’t forget to post my day 1 pics – I promised myself I would get them up sooner than later. 

Stay Gold peeps! 

I am waiting…patiently waiting for my P90x dvds to arrive. Why the P90X you ask? Well I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to bring some intensity and structure to my workouts.  Fact is I’m BORED when I go to the gym by myself.  I am also hoping the P90X will force me to do some cardio (which I always mysteriously seem to forget to do while at the gym)   I’m also looking to get "functionally" fit - not just look fit.  Since I don’t really have a weight issue, it should interesting to see how much mass I will put on with this program. I just have to remember to eat, eat, eat to make-up for the cardio.  I will be posting the current before pictures shortly and ones for the 30, 60 and 90 day marks. 

Wish me luck peeps!

I am super excited to start week 5 of my HST program.  Prior to starting HST, I had been training each body part separately, yielding OK results.  At first, I was skeptical about doing a full body routine, but I love the way my body is responding; it feels tighter and ready to respond to whatever punishment I send its way.  I also noticed that my ligaments didn’t get sore with this training routine; I suppose its due to first month of doing 15 and 10 reps, which in theory is supposed to condition my ligaments for the heavy lifting during the 5 rep phase.  Only time will tell if this program works for me, but what matters the most is that I am liking the journey getting there.