Day 36: Plyometrics

That's right.  I did it.  Plyometrics/jump training.  Uff dah!  That's Swedish for "uff dah!" in case you were wondering. 

I have been afraid of plyometrics for quite a while.  My fear goes back to The Shred.  Jillian has two women on the video with her.  One is a delightful woman named Anita who does modified versions of the moves Jillian lays out for her victims.  The other is a tall drink of water named Natalie who does advanced versions.  I followed Anita quite religiously through that whole 30 day time period.  At one point, though, Natalie does some plyometrics in her most graceful and awesome way.  I could never do her moves because they were insane and horrible,  and I have been thoroughly afraid of jump training ever since.   

It was plyometrics that kept me from starting P90X for a long time.  However, once I saw that the Leans program, which Tony recommends for women who don't want to bulk up too much, doesn't have plyo in it at all, I was ready to start.  Cardio X replaces plyo in the Leans program.  The trouble is, I've outgrown Cardio X.  It's too short and not hard enough of a cardio workout.  If I'm going to run a half marathon in November, I need to be keeping my cardio strength up.  That's what brought me to plyometrics today.

All I can say is, well, uff dah!  It was TOUGH.  It was HARD.  It was dangerously close to vomit-inducing.  I loved it.  When I got done, I had an overwhelming sense of awesomeness (still not a word; still don't care).  I not only did a really fabulous workout, but I overcame a really big fear.  When P90X is over, I will always be incorporating this into my regular workout routine.  It's as simple as that.  I have never sweat so hard in my life, and I am so glad that my brother pushed me into trying this.  Thanks, Jake! 

Day 36:  Brought.  SO brought.