P90X Week Two

I started off week two much the same as week one and at the same weight but I feel denser (muscular) and less fat but the weight is still 232 or so.  I am still nursing a sore hamstring that I hurt in my trial run of P90X prior to week one that happened on a back kick in the KempoX dvd but it hasn't really slowed me down much, I am just very aware that its a nagging injury and I must be extra careful to pay attention to any pain I feel in the hamstring.  Now here is an entry on each day:

• Day 8 P90X - Chest and Back - I have already covered supplies you need in my week one p90x blog post , so I want cover that anymore in this post.I felt pretty good during the workout for chest&back but notice I am still having a bit of a burping issue towards the end of the workout and definitely during abripperX.  My lunch is usually at noon and I don't eat again before my 5pm or so workout times.  But as for this workout, I am definitely able to do more reps.  I still DESPISE dive bomber pushups and diamond puships.  I love the rest of the workout.  I notice when I do the heavy pants and lawnmowers that I tend to be more out of breath after those and heart rate climbs.  I can only conclude it is either because it is with free weights or the leaning over position is somehow causing this. AbripperX is getting slightly easier, but sitll nowhere doing it 100%, its tough, but I like it!
• Day 9 P90X - Plyometrics - I really like this workout and can't understand why so many think of it as the hardest, certainly isnt for me.  It is an extremely hard workout, but Yoga wins that prize for me.
• Day 10 P90x - Shoulders/Arms - I am feeling quite fatigued today, not sure why but I still do the workout quite well, it just "feels" different, not sure what it is.  Just a bit slower, a bit weaker today.  Abripper X is getting better and is almost to the point I enjoy it!  I still have burping issues, going to try and eat bland before legs/back
• Day 11 P90X - I still have a really hard time on Yoga because I push so hard on shoulders/arms that during the downward dog my shoulders/arms are fatigued.  In fact, I am just fatigued period.  I am hoping it is temporary.  I had a REALLY hard time with anything that focused on my right leg because of my sore hamstring and had to pull back often as it was very sore, iced it afterwards.  I LOVE the last 15 minutes of Yoga, wish it was more that but than it wouldn't be P90 "X" would it? haha!
• Day 12 P90X - I took Friday night off, I was quite fatigued, I think this was the right choice as my 1 day a week off.
• Day 13 P90X - It is Saturday and time to bring it for legs and back and I kicked ass.  I felt like I had a lot more energy, guess the day off helped.  Pushed through really hard. I also had no burping issues and wow abripperX is improving! I must watch what I eat and not have acidic foods, or base foods/drinks (like milk) to neutralize the acid reflux.
• Day 14 P90X - Today was supposed to be KempoX but it was so nice out I did two and half hours of yard work at an extremely fast pace.  I am 100% sure this was a good cardio workout and was a good replacement for kempo.  I carried a lot of heavy mulch, did a lot of digging with a shovel, carrying dirt/rocks/sod and in general kept my heart rate up to my range.  So I have no guilt on this change to the workout.

Some Thoughts On P90X Week Two Results

1. Did I lose weight in week two?  No
2. What did I learn from Week two?
• I wasn't as sore
• I was more fatigued
• Careful what you eat as serious exercise causes your stomach to produce more acid than usual
• I wasn't as hungry
• I could do more reps and more weight
• I could do more yoga moves
• Abripper X became enjoyable!
3. Any Setbacks? No, I dont think the fatigue made for any problems, all in all a nice improvement over week one.
4. My Mood? Same as week one.  Upbeat, confident. Not depressed to the lack of weight loss, this is "normal" for p90x.
5. Enjoyable? Now thru two weeks its still very enjoyable. the one day I was really fatigued it was a bit of a chore to get going but glad I hung in there.
6. Life Impact? Still an issue, not sure I could do this over 90 days at the 6 days a week pace.

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