Day 1- Core Synergistics

Day 1 of P90X is down.   This diet might honestly be the toughest part of the program for me, and it's not because of a lack of food.  I am struggling with eating enough during the day, especially with proteins. I am going to seriously have to rethink my normal toast and yogurt breakfast.  Having a cold and not having much of an appetite isn't helping either.  But, I will have to get creative with my daily menu to make sure I am eating enough of every food group.  If you are stumped on how much you should be eating, click this link to find a great tool to record your daily meals.  I printed mine and put it in a page protector so I can erase it daily and reuse it.

So, I just completed my first workout and WOW!  Core Synergistics kicked my butt!  I know I'm out of shape, but I never realized just how out of shape my abs, shoulders and core are.  I struggled with the push-ups.  And I'm going to be honest, I probably did one push-up for every 3 that the video models did.  But, I know that the more I do this workout the better I will get at it, and by the end of the program I know I'll be able to keep up with the push-ups.  Bow to Boat also was very difficult for me as I struggled to keep my legs straight and my back in line.  And I only managed about 3 Dreya Rolls! 

I surprised myself in some areas though, like squat presses, lunges, and superman to banana pose.  I wore my heart rate monitor and was pleased to see that I stayed within my range for most of the workout.  By the end of the workout, I passed on the optional extra plank to chataranga run, but picked up again with the table dips and cool down. 

I feel good.  I know I did my best and modified my workout according to the needs of my body.  There is nothing wrong with modifying your workout.  You know your body and your limits and no one needs and injury. We are going to slip up every now and then and this blog might be the only thing to get you back on track. I can tell you that I am much more motivated to keep this up after having heard other people's first experiences today.  Don't give up yet! We are in this together. So with that said, please share your experience with your first day, successes, failures and all.