Day 7 - P90X Challenge - Chest & Back / Ab Ripper X

The bands of muscles around my upper thighs are making me walk a little stilted today as they complain about being used so much the last two days, but my butt is feeling a lot better so I call that progress! Since I missed my workout over the weekend (life gets in the way sometimes), I will be moving right into the next session instead of taking my "Rest" day today. (With P90X you do 6 days straight and then have a day off.) So today will be Round 2 of the workout series I did for Week 1...

Food:
Snack: FRS chew
Lunch: Peanut butter crackers & yogurt & water
Snack: Pico de Guaco and tortilla chips
Dinner: Ravioli with diced tomatoes (post-work out)


Exercise:
P90X Chest & Back - warmed up with a light cardio workout and then basically alternated various forms of pushups with pull ups (or because the doorways in my apt don't support pull up bars- I used resistance bands attached high to a door and pulled down from a sitting or lunge position).
P90X Ab Ripper X - crazy hard crunches.

How Did I Do?
As I did this a week ago, I knew what to expect. I think mechanically I did better - focusing on correct execution, set numbers of reps, and heavier weight. This is a super push-up intensive session and as I struggle with pushups, I changed my approach. Last time I did 15 reps each session of traditional pushups- but they were pretty ugly. This time I set my goal at 10 "girl style" each round with good alignment - getting good and low. Definitely a better work out for me. I used a heavier resistance band on my pull downs, doing reps of 30 and emphasizing isometric holds to really max out my sessions. 

Ugh- Ab RIpper- my least favorite thing... some of these just kill my lower back.... and the Mason Twists are impossible for me... I'll get better though! 

 

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  • 10/22/2010 11:37 AM Heidi wrote:
    How many calories are you eating today? I admire that you're able to eat that little bit of food without feeling hungry. I'm not sure I'd be able to do it! Your diet, combined with your intense workouts, guarantees results.

    Heidi
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  • 10/22/2010 12:37 PM Corrie wrote:
    I'm not counting calories - just trying to eat small portions throughout the day... every day is different
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