P90X

My dear friend Jennifer and I decided to be work out buddies.  We are going to workout three days a week together. It's really great because we live in the same apartment complex and we can motivate each other. I have done a few 5ks but would like to run more.  Jenn says she would like to run a 5k. So I found a 5k for us to run in March.  We are going to do a couch to 5k program together that Jenn found. It starts in January. To get a head start on working out we are going to do workouts together starting now.  Jennifer has the P90X program (google it if you want to know about the program) so we are going to try it out.

On Wednesday morning we started the P90X program.  We watched the "welcome" video that talks about the program and eating/exercise plans.  Then we did one of the cardio workouts. It seems like a really good program if you stick with it.  On the program it has you working out 7 days a week. I personally don't work out on Sunday so if I truly stick to the program I will only do 6 days a week.

I did the shoulders and arms workout today. It is an hour long weight lifting workout. It. Was. Brutal.  I really felt it in my arms.  I am not quite equipped to do all the exercises for arms.  I only have 10 and 25 pound weights.  I need a couple lighter weights to do some of these workouts.  The arm workout was crazy.  30 minutes into it I was like "What?! There are still 30 minutes left??!"  I was screaming in pain.  I was whining that I couldn't do it, then I continued on.  At 45 minutes the P90X guy was like "You can stop here or go on." Well if someone gives me the option to stop then I will. And I did.  They were doing some exercises that I didn't have the right weights for.  But the 45 minutes that I did do were crazy awesome. I really worked my arms.  I know I will feel it in the morning.

I am not truly sticking to the program.. They want me eating 2400 calories a day. They have some recipes and they are like 55g of protein and I just don't think I am at that fitness level yet.  I would gain weight and I don't want to do that. I want to lose weight.  I am going to stick to my 1300 calories for now and see how it goes. I may increase a little if I need to.

This program has a variety of workouts for all different parts of the body and also yoga and stretching. I really feel that even if I did this workout 3 times a week it would benefit me.  I'm going to try it out for a month and see how it goes.  I'm pretty excited to tone up my arms!