Today’s scheduled P90X workout was the Legs and Back workout followed by Ab Ripper X. It was a good one! I definitely felt the burn with this workout in my legs. My legs have become somewhat of a weak point for me over the last 5 years or so. Years and years of working in an office sitting in front of a computer combined with very little physical activity in my down-time and bad eating habits resulting in a steady weight gain as well as steady loss of strength and muscle mass. Not good…The Legs and Back workout will really help me build the strength in my legs back up. That, as well as weight loss, will really help me regain that spring in my step I had in my early 20′s. I really look forward to being able to keep up with Tony and the gang soon.
I want to take a moment to touch on something that I think a lot of people can relate to. Day 4′s workout was Yoga X and I don’t do yoga so I kinda took an unscheduled off day. That led to a couple of unscheduled off days. That’s a dangerous trap in so many ways. Stopping a workout regimen early on is a very tough thing not to do when you’ve been inactive for a while. Changing that pattern of inactivity to one of activity can take a lot of will power. If you do find yourself unable to do a day’s workout don’t let that continue any longer than it has to.
Sure, the workouts are hard and they can really burn so avoiding them can be tempting. Having started several workout and fitness regimens over the years and not sticking to them, I can say this from experience – any physical pain experienced by an hour long workout fades a lot faster than the mental anguish and emotional lows that come when you don’t do the workouts because you just feel like being lazy. If you get yourself off your butt and do the workout, you feel great. If you don’t do the workout, then you feel like crap. It’s really that simple.
Getting yourself up and going so you can workout not only makes you feel better physically, but you feel better about yourself! You accomplished something and in doing so, you give your ego a little boost. I have never felt sad or down after finishing a workout that I had to push myself to start.
On the other hand, I always feel bummed when I skip a workout because I felt like being lazy. I feel down on myself.
After years and years of this type of pattern I can honestly say that it’s just not worth it, people!
So, after skipping a couple of days I feel great after doing today’s workout! I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s. If you have started P90X and stopped it after a couple days, or even a couple of weeks, get back on the horse! Do what they say…”Keep pressing play!”
Til tomorrow…