p90x

So I am going to start the p90x workout program today. I ordered the DVDs on discount (turns out they are used, but working condition as far as I can tell) and the door frame pull up bar on discount as well. I already have GNC Pro Performance® Wheybolic Extreme 60™ - Vanilla post-workout protein powder. I already eat pretty healthy. I am just excited to try this out. I'm not trying to be Arnold Swarchenegger, but leaning up and getting ripped wouldn't hurt. :)

I already bought myself the Bowflex SelectTech dumbbells, which are awesome. I created myself a custom weight lifting routine for these. You can work your whole body with a pair of dumbbells. The problem is that all I did was weight lift. Everyone says that you need some cardio in your workout routines as well. I hate cardio. I don't like to run and don't want to bike. I tried jump rope but that is really hard.

I was weight lifting in the garage, but it was too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter so I sold my queen size bed in the spare bedroom, bought a full size futon bed, and made the spare bedroom my workout room. I did my weight lifting routine for a month or two, but lost interest and have taken a break for about 2 months now. I am ready to start again.

This time it will be with the p90x workout routine. This will be good because it will combine not only weight lifting but cardio as well. There is kenpo, plyometrics, yoga, abs, and stretching along with the typcial body part workout routines. This is great because it gets the variation in my workout routine that it was lacking when it was simply weight lifting.

I found the plan and calendar on this girls blog, so I now know the routine and have a calendar to track my progress. Should be fun. I also found out how to calculate my various heart rates from wikihow. My resting heart rate on day 1 is about 63. My target heart rate for a 10 second period is from 24-28. I found the p90x pre-test from beachbody and will do this before my workout tonight; everything but the jump test and the stretch test, because I don't care how high I can jump and I already know that I am crazy flexible so it won't impress me if I can improve on that, which is dubious. I am so stoked right now! I can't wait to go home and workout! I will post the results of my pre-test and first day later.

The changes I have seen in others are drastic. I will have to take before and after pictures. This routine is based on the idea of muscle confusion, so by varying what you are asking of your body you maximize promotion of muscle growth. I was trying to figure out how to combine yoga with my weight lifting, but this is even better with the other areas of workout that I know nothing about, like kenpo. Plus it will make me work my abs, which I never do voluntarily. I am really excited for this program to motivate me in the ways I want. I really enjoyed weight lifting, and I hope that his will be even more fun as I get to combine it with other exciting things. And the pull up bar is an awesome addition, which I think this program relys on heavily, because I was always good at and enjoyed doing pull ups. Should help for building back muscles immensely.