With my weight having peaked at 233.5 I am pleased to be down to 225 and lost 5 pounds in one week mainly because I changed my eating habits.  I finally went to my favorite way to lose weight and thats a low carb diet, which I prefer over others .  I try to keep my carbs under 30 and I always tends to lose weight.  I am actually into week 5 now and weight continues to drop, read my blog next week to hear it all.

P90X Recovery Week - Days 22 thru 28

Now on to the actual p90x part of things starting with my health.  This was my best week "physically". My hamstring was near 100% and my shoulder was over 90% if not higher, just not quite 100% on both so I was able to not hold back on those two muscles (finally).  

• P90X Day 22 - YogaX - I don't like starting the week with Yoga but once I got into it, it was a good workout.  I really enjoyed it. no problems health wise.  Can I do 100% of the moves in this killer yoga dvd yet? no..but its a bit closer.
• P90X Day 23 - Core Synergistics - Holy Crap! I wasn't expecting this.  This was supposed to be a recovery week and than I was hit with a sledge hammer!  This workout kicked my ass, I just think I was not mentally prepared as the next one (read on). Oh and I must say the overall flow of the workout I liked.
• P90X Day 24 - KempoX - This is becoming a nice "easy" (haha) workout.  No, really, it is one of the easier ones and look forward to it in a way as I know I won't be destroyed by it.
• P90X Day 25 - XStrectch - For me it was a rest day..I just dont do stretch x
  
• P90X Day 26 - Core Synergistics - This time I was ready and I brought it! (its friday).  Came home a bit early even to get this workout in before "poker" where I was a good boy and drank only lite beer and no carb foods.  I went from despising this workout the first time to really liking it.  What a difference it makes after you have done it even once.
• P90X Day 27 - YogaX (NOT!) - I actually did over 2 hours of tennis and got a nice sun burn on my face/neck.  Would you believe on the last game I pulled up from my hamstring?  It turns out to not be major, as I am days into the next week and no twitch or anything.  Hey, is it OK to sub tennis or whatever for something like Yoga?  Well if you are a purist perhaps not, but screw it, I got a life and this was great exercise.
• P90X Day 28 - Rest/XStretch - Uhhh, is this a question?  I rested..

Some thoughts on P90X week 4

1. Did I lose weight this week?  Yep! 5 pounds, 8.5 in 2 weeks
2. What did I learn this week?
• Don't underestimate what the workout will be (core syn!)
• Recovery week is more just like "1 step below hell workout week"as a better name. Hah!
• I feel more fit and day 30 pics approaching, I am pretty sure I am thinner. :)
3. Any Setbacks? No.  The hammy in tennis turned out to be very minor.  Its 100% greenlight week 5.
4. My Mood?  Wow, 4 weeks in a row and I am not in a pissy mood a single day?  Wtf is going on? :p
5. Enjoyable still?  Yes, and in a perveted way I look forward to the pain, BRING IT!
6. I am working well around the time requirements of p90x, but for those strapped for time maybe consider 10 minute trainer .
   

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