P90X/running

Let me first say that I am upset with myself. I am not going to finish the P90X (at least not this time). My back started hurting, so I took a couple of days off which turned into 10 days. Now I am still going to be doing some of the workouts, but have decided to start running as well. I really miss the running (I thought I would never say that). I decided to run a 5K with 6 of my friends the end of July. So since I have not run since the half in April, I figured I better get back to hitting the pavement. So this is my workout for the next 6 weeks. Running Sunday, Tuesday & Thursday. Monday will do P90X core & Friday will do P90X either Cardio or Kenpo. And then I will also do the ab ripper X on Tuesday & Thursday. I think this will still get me working out and ready for the race in July.

P90X-phase 1

So I ran my first half after having the baby but was not at the weight I wanted to be at. So I decided to start P90X. This is a butt kicking workout. It works on the philosophy of muscle confusion. What is muscle confusion you ask? P90X uses targeted training phases so your body keeps adapting and growing. You'll never "plateau"—which means your body will never get used to the routines, making improvements slow down or even stop. That came from their website, but it just means that you work out different parts of the body each day so your muscles don't get used to it. You have 3 different phases of 3 weeks each and a recovery week. But in all reality, there it is not the recovery that you might think. You are still working out 6 days, but just not as intense.

So my results so far. I won't tell my weight, but I have lost 2 lbs & 1 inch off my waist. I am not upset that I did not lose much weight, because that is apparently how it seems to work. The weight will come off later. If I get brave enough at the end, I will post my before & after pictures.

So onto phase 2