Well what can I say about P90X. I love it! I loved those Sunday mornings when after having done legs and back on Friday you could barely walk when you got up in the morning. I also loved those times I had to lift up my legs by the pant leg when getting in or out of my car because they were too painful to move otherwise. Well, OK, I didn't love that part but I was far too stubborn to quit working out because of a little (or a lot) of pain. P90X would inflict that pain just about everywhere but the most painful for me was always the legs, presumably because they are such large muscles and you need them to get around. I could not tell you how many rounds of P90X I have done. Many. To be honest, I did not get the results you see on the infomercials after 1, 2, or even 3 rounds. Yes, over time I got better but sometimes I struggled getting through workouts. Plyo used to just kill me. I was always tired. I was tired when I was driving home, I was tired after I worked out. In the evenings I was OK if I was out doing something but if I sat on the couch I was pretty much done for the evening .Yes, my body changed but very slowly. Over time I seemed to develop more pain issues to I had to deal with.
My mantra however was this. I never asked myself if I felt like working out because the answer would almost always be "No". I just did it. Typically once I got going I was OK. So how did I overcome the pain and the fatigue?
Monday, 28 April 2014
My Introduction to Beachbody and My Pal Tony Horton
So after some time doing pilates and using my inherited soloflex I was feeling like I needed something that was a bit more challenging.
Before I continue on here let me make a disclaimer. I am not a team Beachbody coach. I have no financial motivation to promote any of their products (not that there is anything wrong with that ...).
One Saturday morning I was watching some more infomercials and discovered P90X by Beachbody and Tony Horton. I was intrigued. While I had been working out pretty regularly and always felt better when I did, I wanted more results. The infomercial promised faster results by using muscle confusion along with challenging workouts. Unfortunately the time required to do the average P90X workout (1 -1.5 hours) would require me to reschedule my life. I had P90X sitting in a box for about 3 months before I was able to rearrange my schedule so that I had the time to do it. At the time I commuted to work by public transit which took 1 hour and 40 minutes door to door. I needed to get some of that time back to dedicate to working out. I manged to arrange for a parking pass through my employer. I already had flexible work hours which allows me to avoid rush hour. By switching from public transit to driving I manged to cut my one way commute time to approximately 50 minutes. I also no longer needed to arrange my time around subway and train schedules. This allows me to commute and have time to workout before dinner. This schedule has worked well for me ever since. Honestly I am not 100% sure exactly how long ago this was. As best as I can remember it would be about 7 years ago when I started doing P90X.
Since getting P90X I have purchased some other Beachbody programs like 10 Minute Trainer, Insanity, P90X2 and Body Beast.
Before I continue on here let me make a disclaimer. I am not a team Beachbody coach. I have no financial motivation to promote any of their products (not that there is anything wrong with that ...).
One Saturday morning I was watching some more infomercials and discovered P90X by Beachbody and Tony Horton. I was intrigued. While I had been working out pretty regularly and always felt better when I did, I wanted more results. The infomercial promised faster results by using muscle confusion along with challenging workouts. Unfortunately the time required to do the average P90X workout (1 -1.5 hours) would require me to reschedule my life. I had P90X sitting in a box for about 3 months before I was able to rearrange my schedule so that I had the time to do it. At the time I commuted to work by public transit which took 1 hour and 40 minutes door to door. I needed to get some of that time back to dedicate to working out. I manged to arrange for a parking pass through my employer. I already had flexible work hours which allows me to avoid rush hour. By switching from public transit to driving I manged to cut my one way commute time to approximately 50 minutes. I also no longer needed to arrange my time around subway and train schedules. This allows me to commute and have time to workout before dinner. This schedule has worked well for me ever since. Honestly I am not 100% sure exactly how long ago this was. As best as I can remember it would be about 7 years ago when I started doing P90X.
Since getting P90X I have purchased some other Beachbody programs like 10 Minute Trainer, Insanity, P90X2 and Body Beast.
Introduction
This is my fitness schlep. A schlep is defined as "a long and difficult journey". Over the years I've seen many infomercials for products that promise fantastic results in a short time, some even proclaiming you can get those results with minimal effort. As I start this blog I am currently 46 years old. As a youth I was active in several sports including hockey, lacrosse, rugby and tae kwon do. Then I got older, married and had some kids. One morning when I was in my mid 30's, I looked at myself in the mirror after a shower and realizing I did not like what I saw, I said to myself "enough is enough". That was the day I began my fitness schlep ...
At the time my wife had a pilates DVD called "The Method - Pilates Target Specifics Plus". I started to use that every morning before I went to work, usually for about 15 minutes. It has 4 separate sections for a bit of variety. I could not tell you how long that was my routine for. After some time I decided that I wanted something a bit more challenging. After watching an infomercial I purchased some Mari Winsor Pilates workouts. These were more challenging than "The Method" DVD which was a good thing for me. Then at some point I "inherited" a soloflex from my brother who had decided to upgrade from that to a bowflex (which I have also since inherited). At this point I started with some resistance training to go along with the pilates. This was really just the beginning.
My main motivation for this blog is to share some of the struggles I have had with fitness along with some of the solutions. I will also review some of the products I have used including both equipment and supplements.
At the time my wife had a pilates DVD called "The Method - Pilates Target Specifics Plus". I started to use that every morning before I went to work, usually for about 15 minutes. It has 4 separate sections for a bit of variety. I could not tell you how long that was my routine for. After some time I decided that I wanted something a bit more challenging. After watching an infomercial I purchased some Mari Winsor Pilates workouts. These were more challenging than "The Method" DVD which was a good thing for me. Then at some point I "inherited" a soloflex from my brother who had decided to upgrade from that to a bowflex (which I have also since inherited). At this point I started with some resistance training to go along with the pilates. This was really just the beginning.
My main motivation for this blog is to share some of the struggles I have had with fitness along with some of the solutions. I will also review some of the products I have used including both equipment and supplements.
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