P90X: Day 4 – Yoga X, “calm in the storm”

Posted on February 8, 2008 by Den

An hour and a half of trying to stay calm in a storm of crazy stretches and positions! Intense! Despite the fact that I am as bendable as a led pipe I still managed to get through the exercises.  There were some hardcore positions in which I attempted but ended up just watching them do it. [...]

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P90x: Day 3 – Shoulders and arms, “Don’t forget to breath!”

Posted on February 7, 2008 by Den

I’m pretty used to working on my shoulders and arms so this workout wasn’t too crazy. However, I felt like I wasn’t able to maximize my workout using the bands.  I felt awkward doing the shoulder workouts with them and I didn’t really feel the burn on my biceps. Maybe I didn’t tighten it enough? I don’t know. [...]

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P90x: Day 2 – Plyometrics. The mother of all P90x workouts

Posted on February 6, 2008 by Den

Okay, so who likes doing squats? I don’t. My legs are the weakest part of my body and Plyo is all about doing squats and a lot of jumping. Surprisingly, I survived. I didn’t match the efforts they put in the video, but I certainly did enough to get my heart pumping. Most importantly, I never stopped half way. I paced myself [...]

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P90x: Supplements

Posted on January 19, 2008 by Den

For the P90X workout they recommend the following supplements:
P90x Peak Health Formula $39.95 ($6.95 s&h)
P90x Peak Recovery Formula $39.95 ($6.95 s&h)
P90x Peak Performance  Protein Bars $19.95 ($4.95 s&h)
But….since I’m on a budget here, I’ve decided to go with supplements that’s less expensive (yet pretty equivalent to what they provide):
Kirkland Signature Daily Multivitamin Pack $14.79 (purchased at [...]

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Intro to P90x

Posted on January 17, 2008 by Den

I’ve always been into working out since high school and have always tried my best to include fitness and nutrition in my life. My goal is to not end up like my parents who have to take a variety of pills just to keep them from getting high cholesterol, diabetes, gout, etc. This is the [...]

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