P90X Challenge: Week 3 Recap

By Kelly Turner on November 10th, 2009

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I was bad this week. But it’s not my fault!!

I missed three workouts this week, Yoga X, Legs, Back and Abs, and Kenpo X. I was sick in bed, so there was no way I was getting those bad boys in.

The funny thing is, I felt really guilty. My daily workout habit has officially been set, because normally I wouldn’t have given it a second thought, as I used to work out four days a week only, anyway.

I looked through my P90X Fitness Manual, but couldn’t find anything anywhere about missing workouts. I didn’t know if I should just skip over the workouts to stay on track, or hold off and pick up where I left off when I felt better, but eventually, I decided to just skip the days and keep on track. Honestly, part of me just didn’t want to tack on three days to the end of 90.

But it brings up a good point:THIS IS LIFE. Missing a workout or two is going to happen, and I’m not entirely sure what the program recommends when that happens. All my friends tell me I’m nuts for committing so much time to doing this even though I’m in fine shape, because they can’t imagine committing that much time themselves. These are obviously friends who do not work out.

Everyone’s main qualm with working out is, “I don’t have enough time” but that’s just not true. If I can find an hour and a half every day while working about four different jobs, so can anyone else.

Where the problem comes in, is who is willing to do that? P90X is a huge commitment, so it’s one of those things where someone who is willing to put in that much time to a fitness program is going to workout anyway, and someone who doesn’t work out is going to think it’s insane, or that they can’t find the time.

Can a very beginner finish the program? I think so, if they are finally ready to make a change. The hardest part is just doing it everyday. If they vow to put in the time, they can.

The thing about P90X is, all you have to do is give the time. If you carve out that one hour, or one and a half hours a day, and just do what the DVD says, you are going to get results. You can’t not get results. You can half-ass the entire thing, but the fact that you are working out six days a week is still going to get you results (not that I am recommending that.) The only real work you have to put in is doing it — no wasted time wondering what to do, how to do it, how many reps to do, etc.

One more thing I have to say: wear shoes. It was tempting to me to go barefoot because I am in the comfort of my home, but it’s catching up with me. The pads of me feet and my ankles are sore, so definitely wear shoes.

Next week is the recovery week — the routine changes to lower intensity workouts to give your body an extra chance to heal. I’m excited to get a little bit of a change going (and a rest!)

Only one question this time:

I look forward to reading your next couple of updates, especially hearing what you have to say about YOGA X, my Favorite. How are you finding the P90X nutrition guide?   -Get Moving

I talked about yoga already in the post you commented on — I don’t like it — but it’s just because it’s yoga, and I don’t like yoga.  Now that I am farther into the program, I kind of look forward to the Yoga X days, because even though it’s a freakin’ hour and a half long, its a nice change of pace from sky high heart rates and weights. Since I don’t do yoga often, I can honestly say that the video is a good intro for people who have never done it — so don’t be scared off! There are a lot of variations for people that can’t do certain poses, and even the people in the DVD stumble and fall occasionally. Plus, it does wonders for the flexibility — something I am really glad the program focuses so much on, mainly because many often over look it, but also because I really need help with it. LOL.

In the Program Overview I explained that I am not doing the nutrition program because I have certain medical restrictions on my diet. I eat very healthily, however, so it’s not an issue with my results. I’m a personal trainer, so I know how to eat to fuel my workouts, while getting all my nutrients.

I did read it over, of course, and am impressed. Instead of being filled with foods to lose weight, or meals with calorie counts, the program is designed to fuel you for your workouts, as opposed to just being diet recipes, which is usually how nutrition programs go. It’s annoying when companies focus on losing weight and cutting calories, because not everyone wants to lose weight, and if you eat healthily, for nutrition requirements, like the P90X nutritional guide does, you will naturally lose weight anyway.

Miss anything?

P90X Challenge: Program Overview

P90X Challenge: Week One

P90X Challenge: Week Two