P90X - Week 4 (Thoughts & Comparison to Insanity)

A rest week just translate into more yoga and core workout.  The Yoga X still dragged, but the other workouts passed by quickly.  I believe core synergistics has led to my improved results yesterday for Ab Ripper X.  While the week still improved my fitness, it has left me weighing more.  My weight was consistently over 130lbs (which I have not been for a month) but my body fat stayed in the between 19-20%.  If that is to be trusted, I am just toning my muscles.

The Recovery Week for Insanity was filled with the same workout every day, unless you did the sports series.  We only did that once but P90X keeps it fresh.  The week is short enough that I did not get used to the other workouts.  Usually when I pay attention to the time with Core Synergistics, there was only 20-something minutes left.  I'll let you know how week 8 feels when I do this again.

This week, I feel refreshed and more determined.  After all, I have not lost any weight and that is starting to discourage me.

P90X - Week 3 (Thoughts and comparison to Insanity)

Week 3 done!  Complete!  Finito!  It would feel like much more of an accomplishment if my brain wasn't constantly thinking I'm almost half-way complete.  Stupid Insanity time frame is still dominating my brain.  So this week I pushed myself in retaliation.  Every workout, I tried one weight higher than last week.  Though I was not able to do that consistently, because in the end my muscles were not ready.

Now the 3rd week, I saw results.  My arms had muscles flexing as I worked out.  My buttocks looks better!  I can actually see the outlines of my muscles on my leg even when I am not working out.  Just walking around, I can see it.  (And yes I have checked myself out at work as I walk.  Blame all the mirrors available at work).  Right now, my back is feeling sore.  My legs are fine though, which is kind of disappointing.  I wanted to feel the burn!  Yup definitely can see myself become a fitness junkie until Sunday rolls around.  According to C's Jawbone Up, we haven't even taken 1K steps.  Sunday Football (Funday), is really just Sunday Lazy-Day.
Comparison to Insanity: Unlike my third week of Insanity where on the scale I noticed no difference.  I am seeing it with P90X.  Now my weight is still about the same.  However my body fat % has dropped dramatically.  Since it is a body fat measurement from a scale, I trust it with a grain of salt.  I doubt that I dropped from around 23% to 19% in just 3 weeks, because I am not seeing that around my waist.  However, I do believe the directional change.  In addition its stayed under 20% for almost a week now.  So its not a one time glitch.  Verdict - I am liking my P90X results more than Insanity.

P90X - Week 2 (Thoughts and comparison to Insanity)

C and I completed week 2, but separately.  He is off in Detroit enjoying the Lions vs. Cowboys game with his boys.  So we had to rely on the honor system to give our all for this workout.  I'll be honest... I did not.  I did not quite half-ass it, but it was not my all.

Crane Pose from Yoga X

My feeling after the second week is that it dragged a little.  The workouts are more familiar so I am on automatic for certain workout sequences.  Plus I did not get the soreness that I had gotten with the first week.  Other than being tired at work because I was getting up much earlier than my body wanted to, I was fine.  In addition, I have developed a frustration with yoga X.  As I have mentioned in week 1, the Yoga X takes over an hour and half.  There are also plenty of moves that most Yoga studios slowly transition you to, but Tony just expects me to do.  Such as the crane.  So I had to show C a video on how to do it as I could not explain it to him myself.  Currently he has succeeded to hold it for a couple seconds.  I have just been able to get one foot off.

Comparison to Insanity: How many have done the frog leap in the Plyometric and felt so sore afterwards?  Well P90X actually keeps their Plyometric easier than Insanity.  There are less impact on your knee in my experience.  So if you have the time then I would recommend P90X over Insanity for those with knee, shin or planter fasciitis concerns.

P90X - Week 1 (Thoughts and comparison to Insanity)

We finished our first week of P90X in a hotel room.  Now that is dedication!  The Kenpo X was intense and I have never had such difficulty kicking.  C and I have done Kenpo X before, by itself, and the workout was not anywhere near as difficult!  So for those of you doing P90X as a supplement to your normal workout, I suggest you do it as part of the full workout.

So my thought: "OUCH.  I am so sore."  My first two days was filled with waddling at work to get up the stairs.  It was amazing to be so sore, because I felt that I achieved a great accomplishment.  Not just because I got up early to fit in the workout before work.  While I felt Insanity was difficult, the soreness was not as present.  The actual presence of weights and band made it harder, not to push myself in P90X.  While with Insanity I could get away with taking it easy, even when my body could be pushed.

"It takes so long!" P90X is not just a 90 day commitment, compared to the 63 days of Insanity.  The workouts are also longer.  The first half of Insanity workouts consist of around 30 minutes, but P90X workouts require at least an hour commitment.  For Yoga X, the workout takes 1.5 hours.  So if you are doing this before work, then make sure that this is a commitment you can make.

I am very excited to start this and to share the experience with you.

So far the weight loss has been only two pounds, but we have also been better about cooking all our meals.  I do not know if all my weight loss can be attributed to P90X.