Week Two

So we are midway through the second week. By now we should all be adjusting to the program and knowing what to expect from workout to workout. Just think by this time next week we will be 3 days from the start of the first recovery week! That is a major milestone. And it is just around the corner.

So I wanted to talk about time management. Getting your workout in can be the toughest part of this program. I am experiencing that this week. I am currently working 11:30 AM to midnight. I get home at 12:30 and try to fall asleep ASAP so I can get a morning workout in and see the family before coming back to work. It is not easy, but what I have found is it is about commitment. Committing to the program and knowing I will feel so much better when I finish. I also I know the guilt I feel when I haven’t done my workout yet.

This morning I did Plyometrics. Time was tight; I had about an hour and a half before I needed to leave. I wanted to get the workout in and shower before I left so I did the workout and pushed fast forward to 1.2 speed. I finished the workout in a little over 50 minutes but I do not suggest doing this again. It is extremely tough and the jumps were so hard to keep up with. I don’t wear a heart monitor but I am sure I was “in my zone” for a little more time than I needed to be.

The point is I got the workout in. I think there is a way to fit every one of these workouts in if we modify or do as much of the workout as we can. I have substituted Cardio X when I couldn’t do Yoga. Cardio is 45 minutes long vs. 90 minutes of Yoga. I don’t know if it is recommended by P90X to do this but it worked for me and working out some is better than skipping it all together right? Be creative but get the work in!

There is always going to be an excuse to quit, stop or just skip a day. Of course life happens and priorities may dictate that today you just can’t get the workout in. But for many of us we have choices, sit on the couch for an hour and watch TV or push play and try our best to get in shape. My last time doing P90X there were several days when I would wake up and just not feel like going to work much less do a workout. I thought I would try and do some and then figured I could always quit if I felt like I wasn’t into it. Every time that happened I finished the workout and felt great afterwards. So that is what I am hoping you all do too. Work through it! Make the 1 hour workout a priority. I guarantee you the work is worth it and in 2 ½ weeks when you take your first set of new pictures you will be happy you did.

Have a great week and keep pushing yourself!