icfreeman

I started the P90X program yesterday.  After a couple of months of researching the program and waiting on the dvds, I decided that July 1 would be the perfect day to start-- almost three months before my wedding.  90 days.  That's how long the program lasts.  Can 90 days be that long?  I guess I will soon find out.

I took pictures of my body before the program.  Everyone says do this.  I quickly did the fitness test, and once I hit the suggested targets, I stopped soon after. 

Weights, check.
Pull-up bar, check.
Dvds, check.

So far everything is great.  Now all I have to do is get the courage to push play.  Once I push the button, I'm committed.  It will be 90 days of pain, but also 90 days worth of results.  Can I do it?  Should I postpone?  No!  I push play anxious for what I find.  I chose the "classic" route which starts me with Chest & Back as well as Ab Ripper X. 

As I work through the Chest & Back portion I realize that this isn't a fancy workout video.  It sticks with the basics.  Push-ups and pull-ups mostly.  Yeah there are a couple of other moves, but those are welcomed!  I get through the first round of moves and quickly feel the burn but push past it.  Then we do the sets again.  Ouch!  I can feel my arms begin to shake as I struggle to keep up (or down) my body weight.  By the end of the Chest & Back hour, my arms are somewhat numb.  Thank goodness that wasn't any longer.  But wait, I still need to do Ab Ripper X.  

It automatically comes on after Chest & Back, and at this point, I don't mind working on abs-- as long as I don't have to use my arms!  Let me just say that it is called Ab Ripper X and it means Ab Ripper X.  There are no water breaks in the 15-16 minutes the program lasts.  At one point I had to pause it.  We were starting a new exercise that I knew I wouldn't be able to handle without a small break and counter-stretch.  When I pushed play again.  I gave it my all until the end of the dvd.  Man!  Not a single crunch-- thank goodness- but my core feels tighter and so do my arms.  Day one down!  Only 89 more to go.  Later today I will have Plyometrics.  Hopefully I will make it through that!