http://tonyhorton.blogspot.com/2009/07/holding-on-and-letting-go.html

Letting go of the junk you’ve been holding on to requires finding a more powerful replacement. In your heart you need to trust that the simple act of releasing tired old worthless behaviors is going to bring about a better life. Why is it that when 100 people all get the same life altering information, only a small percentage of those people run with it? It’s because the majority of those people can’t let go of the people and belief systems that keep them right where they are.

A few notable observations:

• I am suddenly WAY more flexible than I was before.  I can now put my palms to the ground on certain stretches where before I could only land my fingertips at best. Hard to explain and a quick Google search (10 seconds or less is my limit for most searches) didn’t yield any images off the web I could grab to visually illustrate, but next time you see me I’ll show it off and leave you dumbfounded.
• I bit the bullet and bought a couple of extra supplements to help for those extra tough workouts. I had bonked on a couple of workouts in Week 6 and vowed to give myself every advantage going into the final few weeks, which are quickly approaching. Some internet research (like, at least an hour’s worth) has convinced me I can safely add NO-Xplode (nitric oxide, etc.) and Cellmass (creatine, etc) to my pre- and post-workout repertoire. I was already using Iso-Pure (high grade whey protein) for post-workout recovery.  I’ve only been using them for a few days, so not much to report yet, but they’re supplements, so they’re meant for that extra 5%, not for working miracles.
• Work is demanding more and more hours from me, which does not for a Happy P90Xer make. I’m trying to squeeze workouts in in the morning just in case I have to work late, but it’s still a stretch. The parents were in town this weekend, so I skipped a workout on Friday and moved it to Saturday. I should be back on track by the end of the week as long as I can use my normal rest day for Kenpo.
• Before P90X, I was obsessing about the economy and the disintigrating global state of affairs. Now I’m obsessed with fitness blogs; hopefully a more useful obsession! Anyway, here’s a good entry I stumbled upon: Tony Horton’s 11 Laws of Fitness. If you want to know why P90X is so darn effective, it’s because it embodies every one of the laws described in that post.  Those are also good laws to keep in mind after P90X, as you can pretty much chart your own fitness course into interesting and exhausting new worlds.

That is all for now.

Let me explain… stress from everyday things like a full-time job, going to class at night, being a wife, and so on and so on can cause me to get extremely emotionally delicate. (I could have a temper tantrum at any given second). I wasn’t always like this either… I used to feel like I handled stress pretty well. Not so much. Maybe I’m getting old (I turn 30 next month). Even though P90x is a resistance training workout program – stressful for your muscles, there’s nothing like finishing one of the workouts knowing that you’ve really pushed. I finished the Shoulders and Arms routine realizing that I’m going to need to go up in weight. Seriously after 3 weeks?! I love it!!!

The release for your muscles, catching your breath, and slowing your concentration leaves your mind feeling rested… Bye Bye Stress… at least for 24 hours until life resets.

On another note, I’ve decided that I think Chuck Norris and Tony Horton are related. They’re both in shape – bad asses looking for the greater good (p90x workouts and Walker Texas Ranger). I’ve squished them both together so you decide.

Hmmm... brothers?

Love,
the wife