P90X Core Synergisics

Recovery week for me so got started with Core Synergisics and it was great fun. I went light with just 5lb weighs and omg cooling down and my left shoulder starts complaining and holy moly I think I've strained my front delt. I'm so frustrated it's just not funny!!

I'm really hoping total rest tonight and a good nights sleep sorts it out but right now I'm typing one handed and daren't lift my other arm to see if it hurts 😟

P90X Core Synergistics

This one made a nice change today - nothing crazy but got it done.

Recovery weeks are necessary I know but sometimes they are tricky when you just want to go for it!! Roll on Monday lol

P90X Core Synergistics

Upped my weights tonights (2 x 3kg up to 2 x 4kgs) and tried harder on some of the moves that I struggled with on Monday and pleased with progress :)

P90X Recovery Week - Core Synergystics

Wow I forgot what a great little workout his one! Not much is doesn't work! Feeling great :)

Also I want to thank Dan for suggesting gaffa tape to secure my Beachbody Jump mats together - I got some Gorilla Tape from Amazon and it worked a dream. Made a real difference to my workout space. Thank you

P90X Core Synergistics

P90X Core Synergistics

Phew - not done this one since May 14 and wow I forgot how good it was! I can't believe how much DNA I lost tonight woweee!

I really should do this one more often! It's a real total body one this one!

Recovery week Day 3 Core Synergistics

Recovery week Day 3 Core Synergistics

Wow I really had forgot how tough this workout can be!

I used the same 2kg and 4kg weights that I used back in Oct and it went great for the first half then it got really tough and I had to keep pausing for a breather - PHEW!

Some moves I equalled my numbers and some I smashed so over all pleased but that was tough! 600 cals worth of tough  

It's longer workout that what I've gotten use to and wow did I notice it tonight! I'm also lacking some sleep so here's to a great nights sleep 

P90X Final Week Day 5 Core Syn.

Final Week Day 5 Core Syn.

I dropped the weights like I said (thanks Kaz) and got a good workout, not as hard as last time but still good and i didn't hurt my shoulder. My last Core Syn of this round  I can't quite believe it.

HRM 1 Hr 10 mins 556cal 45% fat Max 168 91% Avg 131 71% 

P90X Final Week Day 2 Core Syn.

Final Week Day 2 Core Syn.

Phew this kicked my rear a little tonight. I had a take quite a few pause breaks to catch my breath and keep mopping brow and the rest of me lol.

I had poor form in the sphinx push ups enough to make my back winge a little which was very disapointing.
Everything else was pretty good and better than last time, got a few more reps of most things and took less collapse breaks lol so all good really

Overall I enjoyed it but it did kick my booty!! 

 

HRM 1 Hr 20 mins 669cal 45% fat Max 172 93% Avg 134 72% 

P90X Week 8 Day 4/5 Core Syn following by X Stretch

Week 8 Day 4/5 Core Syn following by X Stretch

Was cautious with my shoulder today so didn't up the weights and was careful with push ups but got it done

My bananaman/supermans seems to getting better somehow!

But wow I was sweating more than normal today - not really sure why??

 HRM 2 Hr 05 mins 808cal 50% fat Max 170 91% Avg 120 65%

P90X Week 8 Day 2 Core Synergistics

Week 8 Day 2 Core Syn.

Great fun today well apart from bananaman/superman and bow/boat grrrrrr

Had to pause a few times to bring HR down, mop up the dripping wet stuff and change weights - I used 2 x 2kgs for the crescent lunges and Squat runs, then 2 x 4kg for the rest.


I did 5 proper sphnix push up too, last time I only managed from knees.

Another personal best for me today though - I actually did 9 full push ups during the session wahoo!!!
Most consecutive was still 3 but still I'm over the moon with the 9!! Including staggered ones

I did 5 proper sphnix push ups too, last time I only managed from knees.

HRM 1 Hr 20 mins 651cal 45% fat Max 170 91% Avg 133 72% 

P90X Day 26 Core Synergistics and I got 3 Consecutive full push ups

Took some measurements today just because I wanted to see how I was doing and is another few days going to make any difference?? Plus I'm feeling and looking so much better that I just wanted to see it in the tape measure....but overall I was quite disappointed.

Lost a little from my arms (strange considering my biceps are looking good so it has to be fat gone right?), my calves, my thigh and chest but not really anything around the waste which was quite odd. I know water can play its annoying part for us ladies but still I was a little disappointed. Onward and upward though and I will take them again on the proper day and see.


Day 26 Core Synergistic

Well I upped the weights for some of these from 2kg to 4kg and really enjoyed it.

HRM 1 Hr 23 mins 667cal 45% fat Max 172 92% Avg 133 72% 

Went for the prison cell push ups went down, came back up, went for the second and had to drop to me knees hang on a minute did I really just do a full proper push up omg no I must have imagined it, never mind keep going!

Carried on and the iso's were tough again but felt better, did the Reach high and under push ups on the back of the settee again and they felt much stronger.

So I finished up and couldn't stop thinking that maybe I had done a full push up without realising it, I had to try so got down and blow me I did it Wahoo!!!!
I can do a full push up - first time in 2 years after the day I managed 2 consecutive ones the day a stuffed up my wrist.

Can I do anymore, I'm a little tired but I have to try...so I got down and did one..took a breath and did another and although I knew I might struggle I managed a third (butt dropped a tad but I got back up there with a little shake) but OMG I really just did 3 consecutive full push ups for the first time in my life

Who would have thought that just a month before my 35th birthday I managed to get 3 full push ups. Needless to say I'm a little ecstatic about it!!!! (it's only a life long ambition of mine nothing much really!)

Who cares that the tape measure didn't tell me what I thought this morning I can do push ups !!!!!

Here's to 4,5, 10 and 20 and more !!!!


I have to say a huge thanks to Jeremy Strom and Rip60, Tony Horton and P90X, Mark Sisson and his recovery drink! Rip60 and 4 Weeks of P90X to go from Zero to 3 push ups!!

P90X Day 23 Core Synergistics

Day 23 Core Synergistics

Well this was errr different lol.

I found it tough on the push ups as I still cant do them on the floor but I did my best to go down from feet and up from knees trying to build the strength.

Bananaman/superman was really tough for me too.

The lunge kickback curl press was cool I enjoyed that will up weight definitely next time. I only went light today with 2 x 2kg Dumbells for all the moves as I was unsure with all the reps how it would be.

The iso stuff was hard too on tired arms.

Can only get better from here

Had to pause a few times to write down stuff and grab a drink but overall I enjoyed it, a bit of shock to the system but good fun.

HRM 1 Hr 20 mins 567cal 50% fat Max 167 90% Avg 125 67%