Alright boys and girls, here's my p90x review so far! I've decided to go with the p90x "lean" version.
Day 1: Core Synergistics
My first thought: WHY would they have anyone start with this DVD? Its torture. Pure torture. The moves are the following:
Stacked Foot/Staggered Hands Push-up
Banana Roll
Leaning Crescent Lunges
Squat Run
Sphinx Push-up / Military crawl
Bow to Boat
Low Lateral Skaters
Lunge and Reach
Prison Cell Push-ups
Side Hip Raise
Squat X-Press
Plank to Chaturanga
Walking Push-up
Superman / Banana
Lunge Tricep Curl Press
Towel Hoppers
Reach High & Under Push-ups
Steam Engine
Dreya Roll
Plank to Chaturanga Iso
Halfback
Table Dip Raise
OK. Words I hate. DREYA ROLL. HATE. HATE. HATE. My all time most hated exercise is a Burpee. This, reminds me of a backwards burpee. Please kill me. Although this move only last a minute, its the most loathed minute of the day. Ugh. Ugh. Ugh.
Words I love. Skaters. Steam Engine. Squat Run. Yes, I enjoy being tortured at times. Skaters are fun. I guess I enjoy hopping back and forth. Steam Engine made me a little dizzy by the time we got to 50 (50 on each side = 100 standing ab moves without getting on the floor. Fabulous!) Squat Run...I just like running. This seems a little silly while doing it. I think I even giggled a bit!
Overall, the workout was a little short of being an hour, and I burned 235 calories. This, disappointed me a bit. Half of the moves I struggled with out of unfamiliarity, so hopefully once I get the hand of them, I'll be able to go all out and burn even more!
89 more days!
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Thursday, May 12, 2011
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
This has currently been kicking my ass:
Or, to be precise, should I say its been currently kicking my ABS?
I first became acquainted with this workout on the Jillian Michaels Ultimate Wellness Cruise. I took this class with Maddie Karlsson (who is also in the DVD!) onboard, which was an experience in itself. One: I had never done any sort of group classes before the cruise and Two: I apparently have really great form during some moves, and extremely poor form during others! But, I gladly accepted Maddie coming and moving my arm, leg, feet, whatever! was wrongly placed during the workout, rather then stumble and hurt myself doing something incorrectly.
Anyway, back to the review! I pre-ordered the DVD well before it was released, and then stalked the shit out of UPS' website once I received the email that it had shipped. Finally, a half-week later, I found it in my mailbox, which improved my mood on a rainy Saturday.
I haven't been able to sit down without making a noise since that Saturday. My abs BURN. They are sore. My entire core hurts.
I. LOVE. IT.
Now, am I really expecting to walk away with a six-pack after 6 weeks? Of course not. Am I hoping it gives me a little definition, and by little, I don't care how little it is, as long as I see SOMETHING? Yes.
Jillian has me doing some ab exercises I never knew existed. And, may I just state how much I loathe burpees?! Ugh. Loathe. It starts with a warm-up, and has intervals of different ab moves for 15 or so minutes, and then you repeat them all over again from the top, with more intensity. Which, by that point, my breathing sounds like I'm a fat kid with asthma trying to run around the block after a stray dog. Truth. I'm breathing, and grunting, and sweating all over the place! Surprisngly, I haven't cursed at Jillian yet though... With the cooldown, and stretch, it lasts about 35 minutes total.
Overall, I'm pretty pleases and am in L-O-V-E with this DVD. Jillian is looking smokin' hot in it, as well, might I add! ;)
Now. Lets see if I can survive Level One for the next few weeks, and see how much I still enjoy it after Level Two. I'll admit it: I'm scared.
Or, to be precise, should I say its been currently kicking my ABS?
I first became acquainted with this workout on the Jillian Michaels Ultimate Wellness Cruise. I took this class with Maddie Karlsson (who is also in the DVD!) onboard, which was an experience in itself. One: I had never done any sort of group classes before the cruise and Two: I apparently have really great form during some moves, and extremely poor form during others! But, I gladly accepted Maddie coming and moving my arm, leg, feet, whatever! was wrongly placed during the workout, rather then stumble and hurt myself doing something incorrectly.
Anyway, back to the review! I pre-ordered the DVD well before it was released, and then stalked the shit out of UPS' website once I received the email that it had shipped. Finally, a half-week later, I found it in my mailbox, which improved my mood on a rainy Saturday.
I haven't been able to sit down without making a noise since that Saturday. My abs BURN. They are sore. My entire core hurts.
I. LOVE. IT.
Now, am I really expecting to walk away with a six-pack after 6 weeks? Of course not. Am I hoping it gives me a little definition, and by little, I don't care how little it is, as long as I see SOMETHING? Yes.
Jillian has me doing some ab exercises I never knew existed. And, may I just state how much I loathe burpees?! Ugh. Loathe. It starts with a warm-up, and has intervals of different ab moves for 15 or so minutes, and then you repeat them all over again from the top, with more intensity. Which, by that point, my breathing sounds like I'm a fat kid with asthma trying to run around the block after a stray dog. Truth. I'm breathing, and grunting, and sweating all over the place! Surprisngly, I haven't cursed at Jillian yet though... With the cooldown, and stretch, it lasts about 35 minutes total.
Overall, I'm pretty pleases and am in L-O-V-E with this DVD. Jillian is looking smokin' hot in it, as well, might I add! ;)
Now. Lets see if I can survive Level One for the next few weeks, and see how much I still enjoy it after Level Two. I'll admit it: I'm scared.
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