P90X2 Week 7, Day 5 Combat 30 followed by X3 Yoga

P90X2 Week 7, Day 5 (more recovery)

Combat 30 followed by X3 Yoga

Although I'm resting my knee I really wanted to do something to get the blood pumping so I did 30 mins LM Combat and Ireally enjoyed it  - it was a good stress reliever even though I was careful not to do any jumping as knee still not happy  

Straight into yoga still sweating lol enjoyed it and phew, a good hours workout right there!

Slightly bothered about my knee still so will see how it goes! It feels fine until I jump on it!

Do I quit X2 or do I push on and just modify the plyo bits???

I need to review the PAP dvds again to see if modifying the plyo bits will really detract from the whole thing??

P90X2 Week 7, Day 5 (more recovery) X3 Isometrix

P90X2 Week 7, Day 5 (more recovery)

X3 Isometrix

Wow I had forgot how tough this was! I'll try an add this into my rotation more often because as Tony would say - "this has got to be good for you!"

My foot is fine now but my knee still isn't happy yet, thought all ok till I had to go jogging after a lost courier this morning!!! And it was pretty painful  so I'm unimpressed with that, but hopefully a few more low impact days and it will be right as rain for fridays base and back (and no I won't be going crazy with the plyo stuff in it!)

Plan is X3 yoga sat, sun off completely, X3 Total Syn Mon, Combat 30/45 or 60 but no jumping Tues( I desperately wanted to try the new Knepo Cardio plus but there is too much jumping in there for me at the mo'), X Stretch Wed then time to finish off last week with X2 Shoulders & Arms + AB ripper Thurs, X2 Yoga Fri and then X2 Base & Back + Ab ripper on Sat 
Then the following Monday I will start X2 Phase 3 Performance and see what all this PAP fuss is about?

P90X2 Week 7, Day 4 X Stretch

P90X2 Week 7, Day 4

Much needed recovery week

X Stretch

Enjoyed this, I do like a good stretch!

P90X2 Wk 7 Day 3 Recovery and Mobility

P90X2 Week 7, Phase 2 Strength, Day 3

Recovery and Mobility

Needed this tonight!

I'm gonna start my rest week tomorrow and then finish up this week next week if you know what I mean?

P90X2 Wk 7, Day 2 Plyocide

P90X2 Week 7, Phase 2 Strength, Day 2

Plyocide

Struggled a little with this tonight - energy not there again grrr. Also my right knee was bothering me a little and right foot was complaining from the cramp I got the other day. So I took it easy on the single leg hops because they were actually painful. I was only doing 180 surfer spins too. I think I really need that recovery week!

I'm pushing hard and I guess it shows - I think I may start putting in a recovery week in after every 2 weeks as this week 3 has been tough, just like the last one so it seems like a plan?

I've also ordered P90X+ wahoo - it should be here tomorrow  Looking forward to some new stuff

P90X2 Wk 7, Day 1 Chest, Back and Balance + Ab Ripper

P90X2 Week 7, Phase 2 Strength, Day 1

Chest, Back and Balance + Ab Ripper

Great workout again tonight, really enjoyed it. Upping my reps and getting stronger every day  

Except Ab Ripper - it was tough tonight, my abs didn't feel totally recovered from last week  So missed a few reps here and there but pushed on where I could.

I honestly feel for me personally, there is too much ab ripper in combination to all the core and ab work in this phase:pinch: 

I'm gonna try the two extra discs for other 3 weeks of this 6 weeks phase, just to keep things progressing 

P90X2 Wk 6, Day 6 Base & Back + Ab Ripper

P90X2 Week 6, Phase 2 Strength, Day 6

Base & Back + Ab Ripper

This went really well for me tonight - I even managed 1/2 of an unassisted chin up. I jumped up then lowered myself halfway and made it back up again - wahoo! More progress    

My plyo lunge press's are getting better and I even tried with 0.5kg in each hand and it was good. I know 0.5kg is nothing but considering I've only just worked out how to do Mary Katherines  I'm pretty pleased to start adding weight with a press  

Ab Ripper was tough tonight - this block has 3 days straight of abs (ab ripper, yoga with abs at the end  and then ab ripper again   they are tough - what happened to not working the same muscle group every day Tony!!!

P90X2 Wk 6, Day 5 Yoga

P90X2 Week 6, Phase 2 Strength, Day 5

Yoga

Wasn't looking forward to this as after shoulders and arms last week it was really tough but thankfully it wasn't that bad this time. I didn't do the 5 full push ups at the start and I think that helped me to be able to do the rest without collapsing during what feels like the 50th chattaranga  

My arms actually still feel really good from yesterday so I'm confident I'll be able to gain some strength and muscle during this phase - yay!

P90X2 Wk 6, Day 4 Shoulders & Arms + AB Ripper

P90X2 Week 6, Phase 2 Strength, Day 4

Shoulders & Arms + AB Ripper

Great workout - loved this tonight.

My arms literally felt huge by the end i.e. bigger than I've ever felt them. Almost swollen in the skin   assuming that translates into growth and not just a temporary pump I'm cool with it  

Even Ab Ripper went well tonight, more reps again on some of the moves so that on top of my size 12 jeans - it's been a pretty fantastic day!

P90X2 Wk 6, Day 3 Recovery and Mobility - but short version

P90X2 Week 6, Phase 2 Strength, Day 3

Should have been Recovery and Mobility but It was a cut down short version as my workout time was cut short as a friend needed a shoulder to cry on!

So 3 sun salutations and about 15 minutes foam rolling was I got but I got most of the knots so its all good.

P90X2 Wk 6, Day 2 Plyocide

P90X2 Week 6, Phase 2 Strength, Day 2

Plyocide

Good fun but started to slow down and then started feel pretty rough about half way though  sorry might be too much info but had to stop for a bathroom visit and afterwards thankfully all ok so finished off hard.  


Slight aside - still suffering some doms this week much to my surprise. I'm pushing hard but not sure if my body is missing the recovery shake. I don't want to go back on them if I can do it with food. 
I'm currently having a banana, actimel and fruit yoghurt which I thought was a reasonable mix of carbs.sugars and giving me approx 10 grams of protein. Even took some BCAA's with it too in the hope to help with the soreness but wondering if I need to get a bit more protein in there???

P90X2 Wk 6, Ph 2, Day 1 Chest, Back and Balance + Ab ripper

P90X2 Week 6, Phase 2 Strength, Day 1

Chest, Back and Balance + Ab ripper

I enjoyed this tonight, again a little late starting bit got it done.

Upped most of reps so pleased with that. I did a few sets of normal push ups this time trying to build up some strength. 
Also tried jumping chin ups with crunch instead of using assist band so chuffed with those too - being able to bring up both legs up made it feel more like a crunch than just one knee raise!

The Chattarocker is a pretty impossible move for me especially as its in the bonus round when I'm really tired. I ended up collapsing and my elbows don't like it at all - so think I may just do some chat / military push ups instead till i get stronger.

P90X2 Wk 5, Day 6 Base and Back + Ab Ripper

P90X2 Week 5, Phase 2 Strength, Day 6

Base and Back+ Ab Ripper

I enjoyed tonight, was running a little late but got it done thank goodness.

I expected it to be more tiring - leg day is usually a bear and this wasn't. Probably because its all plyo legs and no weights as such i.e. no weighted lunges or squats or anything. 

But I enjoyed it and I certainly won't dred it next week 

P90X2 Week 5, Phase 2 Strength, Day 5 Yoga

P90X2 Week 5, Phase 2 Strength, Day 5

Yoga

This was tough again today! All the Sun Salutations are really tough after Arms and Shoulders yesterday. I also spent an hour and half building some garden furniture too!

Those standing splits/squat knee to forehead thingies are really tough still grrrr

P90X2 Week 5, Phase 2 Strength, Day 4 Shoulders and Arms + Ab ripper

P90X2 Week 5, Phase 2 Strength, Day 4

Shoulders and Arms + Ab ripper

Great workout, loved this today! 

Was a little unsure of weights and reps on the first time as usual but got it sussed for next time. It's 3 rounds the same so I think next time I'll aim for high reps, low weights the first round, medium reps and weights round 2, then 3rd round take the balance element out and go for low reps high weight! 
Sound like a good plan?

Some great new funny jokes from Tony today which made a refreshing change and made me smile and chuckle  I even had to be careful not to smash my face when the 'don't smash your face' comment came up lol

P90X2 Week 5, Phase 2 Strength, Day 3

P90X2 Week 5, Phase 2 Strength, Day 3 Spent an hour moving some fence posts and panels about then a load of shovelling soil and garden stuff - phew! Recovering and Mobility but slightly shorter - I just skipped the lunges, squat press and toe touch bits as they are just the before and after test to save a bit of time. Felt much better afterwards as I needed to get a few knots out and help the doms that are still there from mondays chest & back  . Bring on Shoulders and Arms tomorrow

P90X2 Week 5, Phase 2 Strength, Day 2

P90X2 Week 5, Phase 2 Strength, Day 2

Plyocide

Loved it and also got a new personal best of managing to to do the single leg hops for 30 secs  

I kept cramping and stopping at around 20-25 secs but tonight I made it through wahoo!

I only used a 1.25kg plate tonight for med ball but went for it. Had a few interruptions but got it done!

Last bit didn't go quiet so well as last time because I was little knackered but it's all good 

P90X2 Week 5, Phase 2 Strength, Day 1 Chest + Back + Balance, Ab ripper

P90X2 Week 5, Phase 2 Strength, Day 1

Chest + Back + Balance, Ab ripper

Well this was a strange one - because everybody was saying how hard it is and tried to pace myself but at the end - I was kind of - is that it! So I think I paced my self a little too much  as I still had some energy in the tank!

I enjoyed the workout though and although I said I paced myself I was almost at failure on most of my push ups and I did fail a few of my pull ups too so maybe my lack of strength paced me more than I actually did mentally - if you know what I mean?

I was pleased with my push up on the med balls - I only have 2 x 3kg med balls and 1 leather large 5kg ball so I didn't even attempt the 4 ball push up. I did those on 1 leg (which I've not tried before so that was cool) But I did try balancing my feet on the 5kg with hands on the floor - got that  . But when you put your hands on the med balls as well its a different ball game so will build up to that slowly. But it shouldn't take too long  

I also think that I need to build up more basic push up strength too as although I can now do full push ups 8 is about my limit and its about 6 on the med balls.
So I'm thinking either alternate this entire workout with balls and no balls or choose some of the push up rounds to do without med balls and see if I can increase my basic push up reps. 
Does that sound like a good idea peeps?

My assisted pull ups went ok, again with these I can only get about 8 out in one go before I reach failure but I'm aiming at an unassisted one so using as little resistance as possible to build up the strength so I think 6-8 hard ones is better than 15 easy ones?? As that number increases to 8-10 I will decrease my resistance again.

So looking at it - it's not really surprising doing a 6-10 reps every set on this workout is very different to doing 12-30 reps each set like most people  but we all have to start somewhere. As long as I keep improving and getting stronger and better I'm happy  . We'll see what my numbers are in 6 weeks time - that will be interesting  


Ab Riper went much better, I managed to get a lot more reps in so really pleased with that.

X Stretch

X Stretch

Nice to stretch out as usual.

P90X3 Yoga

X3 Yoga

Nice yoga session - I like the quicker pace of this for sure  

My right shoulder (well front delt) it seems upset again from those table dips yesterday so that's a shame and unexpected but it should be fine in a day or two.

So just X stretch tomorrow, rest sunday and then I'll be totally ready to bring on strength phase for real this time lol.