Ninety more minutes of yoga under my belt. I feel like I did when I was 15 and building up the driving hours in order to get my license. Only now, I'm building up for my License for Yoga Awesomeness. I'm pretty sure there's no such thing, but if there were, that's what I'd be working toward.
I tried "crane" today. Crane is an insane pose that puts you in a low crouch, balances your legs on your armpits and has you going up in the air and balancing on your hands. It's much harder to describe than I thought it would be when I started to describe it. Anyway, Tony cautions you to put a pillow on the floor in front of your face in case you fall. You know it's hardcore when a pillow's involved. Does that even sound right? At any rate, the alternative to doing 60 seconds of crane is 60 seconds of child's pose. That's an easy, relaxing one, and up until today, I've gone for that. I mean, I'm pretty wiped out at this point in the workout anyway. But, today, I decided to try it. I kind of almost did it. I got up for half a second at a time several times, and I even needed the pillow once since I couldn't fall back as instructed. Note to anyone attempting P90X. When Tony says get a pillow, get thee a pillow. Anyway, I was pumped that I could almost do it. A few more weeks, and I'm confident I'll be all up in that crane. That didn't sound right either.
Sidenote: We are 5 months from the half marathon today, and it is 6 months until my 33rd birthday.
Day 27: Brought.
Monday, June 27, 2011
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Day 26: Core Synergistics
I may have overdone it a bit on my free day yesterday. Actually, I know I overdid it. Sometimes I do. I was in the bathroom twice, hugging the toilet, during core synergistics today. I also went ahead and upped some weights and brought it a lot harder to the workout today. I mean, I'm almost 30 days in. I needed to be more uncomfortable. Mission accomplished.
The nausea is gone. The muscles are definitely aching. So, success in many ways.
Nausea aside, I've decided that this is one of my favorite workouts for my core. Ab Ripper just doesn't whip me into an abdominal frenzy of psychotic magnitude like CS does. My brother did tell me, though, that the achy legs in Ab Ripper are my hip flexors working which make the cool v-shape on my underwear line. I may never see that shape, what with the evidence of babies being rather prominent and quite possibly permanent without a bit of surgical help, but knowing that line is there, hidden, will make me feel good anyway. I'll focus on that when Ab Ripper creeps its way back into my routine this coming week.
Day 26: Brought.
The nausea is gone. The muscles are definitely aching. So, success in many ways.
Nausea aside, I've decided that this is one of my favorite workouts for my core. Ab Ripper just doesn't whip me into an abdominal frenzy of psychotic magnitude like CS does. My brother did tell me, though, that the achy legs in Ab Ripper are my hip flexors working which make the cool v-shape on my underwear line. I may never see that shape, what with the evidence of babies being rather prominent and quite possibly permanent without a bit of surgical help, but knowing that line is there, hidden, will make me feel good anyway. I'll focus on that when Ab Ripper creeps its way back into my routine this coming week.
Day 26: Brought.
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Day 25: Stretch X
Holy self-massage, Batman! This was one awesome "workout." I put it in quotes because it wasn't so much a workout as it was an hour of making my body feel like a million bucks. As my brother told me, it's like yoga without the work. I am definitely going to start doing this on my "rest" days. That hour of stretching was way more beneficial and relaxing than an extra hour of sleep. Loved it.
It's farm share day! We will go pick up our surprise box of farm-fresh veggies at Whistling Train Farm. Last week's was all greens since it's too early in the season for actual veggies, most of which I had no clue as to their identities. But, man, when thrown in a bowl together, they made for an awesome salad. So awesome, in fact, I had one for breakfast yesterday. Talk about starting your day on a healthy high.
Day 25: Brought.
It's farm share day! We will go pick up our surprise box of farm-fresh veggies at Whistling Train Farm. Last week's was all greens since it's too early in the season for actual veggies, most of which I had no clue as to their identities. But, man, when thrown in a bowl together, they made for an awesome salad. So awesome, in fact, I had one for breakfast yesterday. Talk about starting your day on a healthy high.
Day 25: Brought.
Friday, June 24, 2011
Day 24: Kenpo X
My favorite! I guess my brain was really excited to do this workout because it woke me up a half hour before my alarm. Rather than lie there waiting for the alarm, I just got up and did it. I may have yawned my way through most of it, but I consider that deep, DEEP breathing, so it's all good. I just love working up a good amount of DNA removal before the day starts. That's what Tony calls sweat in this video. It makes me smile. "We don't do spray-ons in here. We do actual DNA removal." They remove more DNA than I do, but I'm just assuming their workout space is slightly warmer than the 55 degrees I keep my space at.
It's the first Friday of summer break. One more week of P90X before my first mini break from it. I head to CO next Saturday to go to a darling, wonderful friend's much-anticipated wedding. I have to admit, though, I'm a little sad that P90 won't be going with me. Maybe I'll sneak the yoga in my carry-on, but then again, it's so powerful, they might confiscate it as a weapon. Hm. Dilemma.
Day 24: Brought.
It's the first Friday of summer break. One more week of P90X before my first mini break from it. I head to CO next Saturday to go to a darling, wonderful friend's much-anticipated wedding. I have to admit, though, I'm a little sad that P90 won't be going with me. Maybe I'll sneak the yoga in my carry-on, but then again, it's so powerful, they might confiscate it as a weapon. Hm. Dilemma.
Day 24: Brought.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Day 23: Core Synergistics
So, what does "core synergistics" mean exactly? Synergistics is working multiple muscle groups at the same time. Jillian Michaels is a huge proponent of this, so doing her workouts really prepped me for this one. Core synergistics means you're working your core (abs to quads, mostly, and everything in between) muscles all at the same time. It's pretty tough, but I love it. You really have to focus on what you're doing because it's easy to not work the right muscles. The more I do it, the more I get the muscles engaged.
I had a little snafu today. The TV wasn't working. Frustrating though that was (and I mean frustrating, people. We're on summer break here. I NEED the TV to get me through the day without killing anybody), I knew I could do this workout with mainly just verbal coaching. I grabbed the portable DVD player, stuck it on the mantle and went to work. That worked fine, and I was proud of myself for overcoming yet another mental battle that pitted my desire to workout against my desire to just go back to bed and figure out the TV situation later.
Of course, when the workout was done, I decided to fix the TV. One well-placed little thump seemed to do the trick. Hopefully that will last. I love that no matter how far technology advances, physical violence seems to still work. That's probably the only case where physical violence works. That and the war on sugar ants. Or any bug for that matter. It's good, really, because we'll need to maintain our physical prowess when the robots take over the world. Conspiracy theory in a workout blog. I aim to please.
Day 23: Brought.
I had a little snafu today. The TV wasn't working. Frustrating though that was (and I mean frustrating, people. We're on summer break here. I NEED the TV to get me through the day without killing anybody), I knew I could do this workout with mainly just verbal coaching. I grabbed the portable DVD player, stuck it on the mantle and went to work. That worked fine, and I was proud of myself for overcoming yet another mental battle that pitted my desire to workout against my desire to just go back to bed and figure out the TV situation later.
Of course, when the workout was done, I decided to fix the TV. One well-placed little thump seemed to do the trick. Hopefully that will last. I love that no matter how far technology advances, physical violence seems to still work. That's probably the only case where physical violence works. That and the war on sugar ants. Or any bug for that matter. It's good, really, because we'll need to maintain our physical prowess when the robots take over the world. Conspiracy theory in a workout blog. I aim to please.
Day 23: Brought.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Day 22: Yoga X
Ah HA! My body was all geared up to do a little Core Synergistics, and I fooled it with yoga. Oh, my.
I'm really mixed about this workout. I go in dragging a bit, and I come out very much not dragging. It is really, really hardcore, and it is really, really long. I will say this, though: I now understand why yoga's essential to have in your workout routine. It's strength training in its most natural, rational form. It's just you and your body and nothing else. You're not pushing to lift a weight. You're not straining for one more pull up. You're just bending in a thousand different directions, waking up every single muscle in your body, strengthening every one with every twist and turn. After 92 minutes, I feel invigorated and alive and awake.
My body is already responding to these weekly (bi-weekly this week) yoga infusions. I'm feeling more and more flexible, and I can feel that flexibility helping me in every other routine. If you don't do it, you have to. Simple as that. (Josh--an idea for when you're on your "inbetweenies" and Lizzie, definitely after you finish the Shred!)
Totally unrelated--we bought a farm share in a mircofarm for half this year. We got our first load last Saturday. It was all greens since the bigger veggies won't be ready for a while. I have no idea what most of it was, so last night, Peter and I just threw it all in a bowl and had probably the most interesting, exciting salad ever. I loved it. Every bite was different. And, also, we got mint. That I recognized. I chewed up a leaf last night. It was incredibly bitter at first, but when I powered through that, I was left with a delightfully minty mouth. I happened to take a sip of my Diet Coke with that minty mouth of mine, and wouldn't you know it? AMAZING. That, you must also try.
My own Tip of the Day, then (although more of a command): Yoga and minty Diet Coke.
Day 22: Brought
I'm really mixed about this workout. I go in dragging a bit, and I come out very much not dragging. It is really, really hardcore, and it is really, really long. I will say this, though: I now understand why yoga's essential to have in your workout routine. It's strength training in its most natural, rational form. It's just you and your body and nothing else. You're not pushing to lift a weight. You're not straining for one more pull up. You're just bending in a thousand different directions, waking up every single muscle in your body, strengthening every one with every twist and turn. After 92 minutes, I feel invigorated and alive and awake.
My body is already responding to these weekly (bi-weekly this week) yoga infusions. I'm feeling more and more flexible, and I can feel that flexibility helping me in every other routine. If you don't do it, you have to. Simple as that. (Josh--an idea for when you're on your "inbetweenies" and Lizzie, definitely after you finish the Shred!)
Totally unrelated--we bought a farm share in a mircofarm for half this year. We got our first load last Saturday. It was all greens since the bigger veggies won't be ready for a while. I have no idea what most of it was, so last night, Peter and I just threw it all in a bowl and had probably the most interesting, exciting salad ever. I loved it. Every bite was different. And, also, we got mint. That I recognized. I chewed up a leaf last night. It was incredibly bitter at first, but when I powered through that, I was left with a delightfully minty mouth. I happened to take a sip of my Diet Coke with that minty mouth of mine, and wouldn't you know it? AMAZING. That, you must also try.
My own Tip of the Day, then (although more of a command): Yoga and minty Diet Coke.
Day 22: Brought
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Day 21: Rest
Ah, rest, how you elude me. We got another wake-up call from our exploding children. This time it was Wendy, but she had the foresight to go to bed with the trash can, so clean up was much easier. I admit, I was slightly more compassionate in my heart, but not much, knowing that it was my morning to sleep in a bit and that those dreams were now shattered. I think vomit just does things to my brain. Oh, well.
It's the first day of summer, the first day of summer break, and the last day of the particular DVD rotation I've been on. This next week doesn't have any weight training, but plenty of strength training. I'm looking forward to a new routine. I'm normally not a fan of change, but this will be good. I'm just trying to figure out if I keep up with the 4-something wake ups as though we were on school schedule or if I try to adjust my times. I'm leaning towards not adjusting. That way I won't dread summer's end when I'd have to start getting up early again. We'll see.
3 WEEKS GONE!
Day 21: Brought.
It's the first day of summer, the first day of summer break, and the last day of the particular DVD rotation I've been on. This next week doesn't have any weight training, but plenty of strength training. I'm looking forward to a new routine. I'm normally not a fan of change, but this will be good. I'm just trying to figure out if I keep up with the 4-something wake ups as though we were on school schedule or if I try to adjust my times. I'm leaning towards not adjusting. That way I won't dread summer's end when I'd have to start getting up early again. We'll see.
3 WEEKS GONE!
Day 21: Brought.
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