P90X Week 1: DONE
Ow.
Ow.
Ow.
Um.... I'm SORE, and I want a massage.
I think it was yesterday that really did me in. Yesterday was Legs & Back, with all sorts of torturous plays on squats and lunges, and lots of pull-ups. Since I don't have a pull-up bar, I've been using resistance bands for those, and I think I might have overdid it-- even though I didn't ever hit muscle exhaustion, the top of my back near my neck is REALLY tight today. So is my butt. I thought the Kenpo (kickboxing) workout today would help flush some of the lactic acid out of the muscles, but I guess it wasn't enough!
It does feel good to work out hard, though... test my limits (which are well BELOW the people on the screen, but that's OK, I'm not an elite athlete like most of them), and I think the workouts are varied enough to keep me from getting bored for a good long while-- you only see each workout once a week (with the exception of Ab Ripper, which is 2x a week, 15 minutes of HELL tacked on to the end of your other scheduled workout).
I already feel stronger, but I'm VERY glad that tomorrow is a Rest day.
Ow.
Ow.
Um.... I'm SORE, and I want a massage.
I think it was yesterday that really did me in. Yesterday was Legs & Back, with all sorts of torturous plays on squats and lunges, and lots of pull-ups. Since I don't have a pull-up bar, I've been using resistance bands for those, and I think I might have overdid it-- even though I didn't ever hit muscle exhaustion, the top of my back near my neck is REALLY tight today. So is my butt. I thought the Kenpo (kickboxing) workout today would help flush some of the lactic acid out of the muscles, but I guess it wasn't enough!
It does feel good to work out hard, though... test my limits (which are well BELOW the people on the screen, but that's OK, I'm not an elite athlete like most of them), and I think the workouts are varied enough to keep me from getting bored for a good long while-- you only see each workout once a week (with the exception of Ab Ripper, which is 2x a week, 15 minutes of HELL tacked on to the end of your other scheduled workout).
I already feel stronger, but I'm VERY glad that tomorrow is a Rest day.