P90X Challenge: Week 12 and Results (This is it!)

By Kelly Turner on January 19th, 2010

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Week 12: Done.

P90X Challenge: Done.

90 days of regimented, hardcore, muscle-tearing, sweat-sucking workouts: Done.

You guys have been there the whole way, for my ups and my downs. 90 days is a long time to hand over your workout, something I am very protective of, to someone else and put your health and body into their hands. I feel I was well taken care of, made to workout hard and, in the end, had some real changes.

P90X pushed me hard, taught me new exercises and ways of training, and probably most importantly, made me stick to something. When it comes to my workouts, I’m a bit like a puppy in a room full of balloons, jumping from one thing to another, keeping distracted and constantly changing. My mental game isn’t there. I get in tough workouts, I get results, but I really just go by what I feel like doing at the moment. P90X forced me to stick to something and see it through, whether it was one DVD, one week of workouts, or the entire 90 days. It’s a feeling of accomplishment.

I’m not going to lie, I’m excited to get back to my regular workouts, but mainly because I’m a control freak. I’m looking forward to shaking it up a bit. I expect to keep using the P90X DVDs as individual workouts, especially the Plyometrics DVD, which is both a killer and the most fun. I’m hoping to be able to keep the results I’ve gotten while going back to my gym, which means the intensity level has got to stay where it’s been for the past 90 days. What results, you ask? Well, let me show you:

Weight:   Before:  124    After:  118
Body Fat %: Before: 14.9 (Healthy)  After:  13.6 (Athlete)
Resting Heart Rate: Before: 74 bpm  After: 73 bpm
Exercising Heart Rate: Before: 98 bpm  After: 95 bpm

Measurements:

Chest: Before: 33″ After: 32″ (Great, like I really needed that to go down)
Waist: Before: 26″  After: 24.5″
Hips: Before: 36.75″  After:  35.75″
Thigh:  Before: 20.5″  After:  19″
Bicep: Before: 10.5″  After: 10.5″

Pull-ups: Before: 1/4   After: 6 (whoop!)
Push-ups (full, on toes): Before: 24  After: 36
Sit and Reach: Before: +5″  After:  +5″
Wall sit: Before: 2 minutes 5 seconds After: 3 minutes 46 seconds
Bicep Curls: Before: 16 (with 15 lb dumbbells) After: 24 (with 15 pound dumbbells)
In and Outs (abs): Before: 47  After: 62

Basically, I improved everywhere except for flexibility and in the cardiovascular area, which is weird because I feel like my endurance is a lot better, but whatever. I lost a bit more weight than I wanted to, but I didn’t try and eat more to  counteract the loss, so it makes sense.

Am I convinced? I’m going to have to say yes. P90X got me in the best shape of my life — so far — but fitness is a process, and there is always more to achieve!

Have you missed anything?

P90X Challenge: Program Overview

P90X Challenge: Week One

P90X Challenge: Week Two

P90X Challenge: Week Three

P90X Challenge: Week Four

P90X Challenge: Week Five

P90X Challenge: Week Six

P90X Challenge: Week 7

P90X Challenge: Week 8

P90X Challenge: Week 9, 10, 11

A big thanks to BeachBody.com and P90X for the awesome program and opportunity!