Our P90X Challenge

I only have two more workout days left, and the following day I’ll take the final fit test, measurements, and pics. One more Yoga X and Core Synergistics!

Not too much to update, but the final recovery week draws near. Today is Yoga X, tomorrow is my last Legs and Back, and the following day is Kenpo X, then after a rest day it’s just one more week of recovery workouts, then Day 90 Pics. Surreal!

It’s funny how a program like this is marketed as “amazing results in just 90 days” but when you actually go through it 90 days seems like an eternity. In a way it feels like I just started the program last week. Sometimes (especially in the middle of, say, Yoga) it feels like I’ve been doing it a year. Just a weird time-bending dimension to it all.

I’m still up in the air about what I am going to do after the final week. I might veg out for a week, but it’s seriously hard for me to imagine not doing anything with all the extra time I have. I would like to gorge out on some Zaxby’s or something else I’ve avoided for the past few months, but it’s hard to imagine  just going back on auto-pilot and eating anything that comes my way and not exercising either. I also can’t imagine just jogging or going to the gym a couple of times a week, as that seems to be a recipe for stagnated status-quo.

Incidentally, Beachbody sends out a decent email to its customers, and the latest one really made me understand why high intensity programs like P90X and (presumably) the forthcoming program, Insanity, work.

Steve Edwards writes:

Asked what separates serious and recreational athletes, author and fitness trainer Steve Ilg replied, “Intervals.” But since “intervals” is an umbrella term for training that targets many different energy systems, it’s quite a cryptic statement requiring further explanation. It’s also pretty accurate. Recreational athletes like to train within their comfort zones. Interval training, regardless of the targeted intensity level, always forces you out of it. And you must be willing to leave your comfort zone if you want to see significant changes in your fitness level.

The whole article is here.

My wife and I are about to embark upon a quest of conquering P90X together. We will be keeping you posted about our results, so bear with us.