P90X - Mike and Shilleen

P90x Week 12: Day 6 - Kenpo x

2010-04-10T23:07:00.000-07:00

Last workout of this round!! We made it.

P90x Week 12: Day 5 - Legs and Back

2010-04-09T21:38:00.000-07:00

I thought this workout was going to be easier since we are near the end of the program... it wasn't! I'm guessing it is because my muscles are confused and were expecting a recovery week. I felt low in energy too.

We endured even with kids climbing all over us while we did the exercises:

One more workout to go!!

P90x Week 12: Day 4 - Yoga

2010-04-08T21:20:00.000-07:00

It isn't good to miss yoga days - I missed last Thursday's and think that was the reason I felt really stiff today. I think I said it before, if I could find more time, I think x-stretch would be beneficial for me. I am more flexible than I was at the beginning of P90x, but I could stand to improve a lot more.

Here we are again, stretching and breathing for the last yoga routine of this round of P90x:

P90x Week 12: Day 3 - Back and Biceps

2010-04-07T20:41:00.000-07:00

Since it is our last bicep workout for the program, we went hard today to see if we could beat our previous week's records... and we are feeling it! It was a tough workout. I always feel like crying (it's ok, I'm in touch with my feminine side) during the last exercise - the bicep curls strip-sets. I don't think I've ever got to 8 reps on each set - my arms are dead by the end of this workout.

Half-way done the week - looking forward to a good yoga stretch tomorrow.

P90x Week 12: Day 2: Plyometrics

2010-04-06T12:47:00.000-07:00

With a late night workout yesterday and our regular 10am workout this morning, it didn't feel like there was much rest in between. I was sweating so bad I had to put a head-band on - it looks dorky, but it was a necessity. My daughter thought it was her hair-band, so I had to share with her... kind of disgusting (for her), but true. See for yourself:

P90x Week 12: Day 1 - Chest Shoulders Triceps

2010-04-05T22:03:00.000-07:00

This is our Easter Turkey Dinner workout ... we got back from a family dinner tonight and squeezed in the first workout of the last week. It was pretty intense and the food overdose didn't help. We are happy to be in the last week, and look forward to measuring the results at the end of the week... unless we keep eating like we did today (we may need to do another round of P90x to work that off).

P90x Week 11: Day 6 - Kenpo x

2010-04-03T22:57:00.001-07:00

Have you ever noticed one of the hardest parts of Yoga X is the warm-up! After doing legs the previous day, it is difficult to get motivated to do yoga moves. The punches and kicks are expected, but for some reason I forget that I have to do a bit of yoga before the cardio starts. Maybe that's my problem; I'm not mentally prepared - I need to get psyched for not only the kicks and punches, but for the warm-up too!

Here we are, doing our last workout of week 11:

P90x Week 11: Day 5 - Legs and Back

2010-04-02T15:33:00.000-07:00

Feels good to be back at it after missing yoga yesterday. I felt pretty sore after doing physical labor all day yesterday. My work is usually computer related, so I don't get to do much physical work (this was another reason we are doing P90x). I am sure I am less sore because I have been working out, but I am still sore.

Here's legs and back:

P90x Week 11: Day 4 - Yoga x

2010-04-01T19:34:00.000-07:00

No video today - I was tied up doing some emergency work and Shilleen did Yoga x by herself. It's too bad, we were hoping to have a video of every workout . I suppose, if you really want to see us workout, you can have a look at last Thursday's video - it should be the same (minus any improvements we would have made in the past week).

We still have to plan how we are going to celebrate Easter and still do our workouts. We should be able to work it in our schedule even though we are going to be away for a couple days... stay tuned.

Comments from Shilleen: Didn't feel like doing yoga today....I woke up with a massive headache so bad it was extra hard to open the eyelids today.....Interestingly, enough when I was done Yoga...I thought to myself...wow! I actually feel considerly better, I may just be able to get through the day.

P90x Week 11: Day 3 - Shoulders and Arms

2010-03-31T22:38:00.000-07:00

We have filled up our workout sheet for Shoulders and Arms - we won't be doing this routine again... for this round of p90x anyway.

A funny thing happened during the workout today - my (almost) 2 year old daughter tried to help me during the Crouching Cohen Curls - she has never done that before. I guess I looked like I was struggling and needed a spot.

P90x Week 11: Day 2 - Plyometrics

2010-03-30T15:23:00.000-07:00

I noticed today Tony recommended slipping some recovery drink into the water you would drink during the exercises - we tried this when we played in a volleyball tournament a few weeks ago. We both highly recommend NOT doing this! I don't know what it is about the recovery drink, but if it gets warm, or sits out at room temperature for awhile it tastes way too sweet - it's nasty! There is only one way to drink it - put in half the recommended water, dump in a whole tray of ice, blend it, and drink it immediately. It tastes really good if you do it that way, and gives us something to look forward to at the end of the workout.

I felt good today doing the workout. I went a bit over on the carbs last night and I think that helped with my energy level during the workout. I was still sweating up a storm though.

P90x Week 11: Day 1 - Chest and Back

2010-03-29T15:34:00.000-07:00

We're back at it - feels like we have worked out back a lot, but the amount of reps we can now do is the payoff.

I've been slacking on the diet portion of the workouts. I get busy in the mornings and don't get enough to eat before the workouts - as a result, I can feel my energy level is lower. I'd love to have a chief to prep all the food and make sure we are eating proper portions. If there is anywhere I can improve, it would be diet. Maybe if we video taped our meals I would be more consistent in eating according to the plan... who would watch that?

No complaints about the program through - we are both seeing results from being consistent in our workouts, but there is always room for improvement.

P90x Week 10: Day 6 - Kenpo x

2010-03-27T21:31:00.000-07:00

We didn't get back until late tonight from visiting family, so this was the first time we had to do our workout in the evening... which one do we prefer? For me, it is nice to get the workout out of the way in the morning. Actually, we usually do our workouts at 10am 6 days a week; to accommodate this break in my workday I start work early; it turns out that this is a nice break about mid-way through my workday.

Shilleen noticed tonight that she was getting stomach cramps - it was most likely from the food that we ate an hour earlier. So, working out in the evening didn't work well with our eating schedule. We would have to adjust some things if we wanted to continue working out in the evening.

I think we are both happy continuing to workout in the morning - we may try something different after we complete the P90x program.

Here is today's work:

P90x Week 10: Day 5 - Legs and Back

2010-03-26T12:44:00.000-07:00

Wow, you'd think this workout would be getting easier on week 10... I don't think so. This is the first time I've had a stomach cramp in any P90x workout. It could be diet issues, but I have another theory. The better you get at doing these exercises, the less rest-time you have between exercise. For example, on week one if someone was able to do 5 pull-ups, and now is able to do 20... there is a lot less time to stand around and watch Tony and the crew finish up their last reps (or the majority of their reps). The workout becomes more demanding!

See what I mean here:

P90x Week 10: Day 4 - Yoga x

2010-03-25T22:44:00.000-07:00

Our fat calipers and our body tape measurer finally arrived today! We expected to take a bit longer than usual to arrive up here in the Great White North - Amazon was only a week off in their estimate:) So, we will be able to do some measurements soon and post some results.

Yoga felt good today. It seems to go by faster now since we have almost memorized all the moves. I still struggle with the last move of the moving options, but all the others seem to be coming along fine. I didn't feel like I sweat as much as last time, although as my son was climbing my back during the exercises he mentioned that it was wet...

P90x Week 10: Day 3 - Back and Biceps

2010-03-24T23:26:00.000-07:00

The real challenge with this workout is keeping pace with Tony and the gang - it some parts it seems like I barely have enough time to record what I did and then adjust the weight for the next exercise. I try to keep my reps between 8-10 which does give me a bit more time to make adjustments.

Today was pretty intense - I sure didn't feel like doing Ab Ripper; but I was happy when it was all over! See for yourself:

P90x Week 10: Day 2 - Plyometrics

2010-03-23T14:29:00.000-07:00

We still sweat like crazy on this workout and the heart gets pounding pretty good. Thanks to muscle confusion, I don't think this workout is going to get any easier in the next couple weeks.

P90x Week 10: Day 1 - Chest, Shoulders, Triceps

2010-03-22T13:56:00.000-07:00

What a workout! I don't know what it was, but my triceps were dead today - I was really feeling them in the first few exercises. It was a real struggle to match what I did last time we did this workout. It may be that I was using the pushup bars for most of pushup exercises... does that put more stress on the triceps? Anyway, it was a good workout.

P90x Week 9: Day 6 - Kenpo x

2010-03-20T21:05:00.000-07:00

Here we are end of week 9 - kenpo is a great workout to end the week with. Some are wondering if we are seeing any results - we have both lost some weight and have lost body fat and inches, but we are waiting to get our fat calipers and measuring tape that we ordered from amazon some time ago... We expect to have it by the end of week 12 at the latest; at that time we will do comparison measurements and post them... whether we like it or not :)

P90x Week 9: Day 5 - Legs and Back

2010-03-19T23:05:00.000-07:00

I'm beginning to think this is the "mother of all workouts" - legs are dead, heart is racing, and it ends with the ab ripper... happy to be through it!

P90x Week 9: Day 4 - Yoga x

2010-03-18T15:20:00.000-07:00

We decided to give in today and let the kids watch a video while we worked out - we don't usually do that, but it is so much easier doing yoga not having an extra 50lbs on your back or a monkey swinging from your neck. Our son did return for vocal oms at then end - he loves that part.

I not sure why today's workout made us sweat so bad - I remember this being a bit easier last week... my triceps were pretty sore for the first 20min or so; must have been from the other exercises this week.

P90x Week 9: Day 3 - Shoulders and Arms

2010-03-17T12:46:00.000-07:00

The kids seem to realize we are tied up when we workout and are not able to watch them as close as we do at other times. Today, for example, they pulled a box of corn flakes from the cupboard, took it to their room, and dumped it all over the floor... the whole box! By the time we realized it, there was corn flakes all over the bedroom and into the hallway... lovely.

We're still feeling it from the weekend volleyball tournament, especially in the warm-up.

P90x Week 9: Day 2 - Plyometrics

2010-03-16T12:57:00.000-07:00

This workout came a bit too soon after our volleyball weekend - it worked the same leg muscles that were still in pain. We made it through with as much sweat and tears as ever. During the workout Shilleen asked if this workout ever gets easier... I think if we could remember the first time we did this workout we would see that it's actually getting better. But it is still a tough one as it should be; it is the MOTHER OF ALL P90X WORKOUTS!!

P90x Week 9: Day 1 - Chest and Back

2010-03-15T12:06:00.000-07:00

Sweet Ibuprofen!
As mentioned on Friday's post - Shilleen and I were involved in a volleyball tournament on Saturday. We played about 14 games in 6 hours... it was a long day! We both felt better about our performance compared to six months ago when we competed in a similar tournament - we are chalking that up to being fairly consistent in our P90x workouts. We thought our workouts would help the soreness, but the next day we both had to dope up on the Advil to help with the the moaning and groaning each time we moved.

I think the workout will help with the soreness and hopefully we will get back to feeling good in the next day or so.

P90x Week 8 Day 5 - Rest day

2010-03-12T23:39:00.000-08:00

No workout again today. We both decided to lay low and rest for tomorrow - we hope to be well enough to play in a volleyball tournament... we'll let you know how it goes.