Day 55

Yesterday, was an amazing workout Core Synergistics works your body to the core.  This workout is building so much strength, and it has been good for my Fibromyalgia as well.  However, I was very sore today after such a great workout. 

I like the exercise, because it is different, the workouts are designed to mix and shake things up.  When they put the muscle confusion part of this workout together, I think this was at the top of the list.  There are so many non normal exercises involved in this workout.  I know that sound weird, but allow me to explain. 

Throughout this workout I have done push ups, but not like we did in Core Synergistics.  The push ups in Core Synergistics:

• Stacked Foot Staggered Hand Push Up- the idea is to involve the core in the whole push up
• Sphinx Push Up- rest the forearms on the floor and raise up into a push up, by pushing up from the ground.
• Prison Cell Push Up- do a regular push and bring your knee in to touch your elbow, then do another push up and bring the other leg in to touch the other elbow, then stand up and raise your arms up and then back down for another round.
• Walking Push Ups- in a push walk your hands forward four time keeping your legs engaged and not raising your butt, walk forward and then back.
• Reach High and Under Push Ups- do a regular push up, come up and balance on one arm reaching the other arm up in the air and then reach that same arm under and reach as far as you can, then repeat the other side.

These are just the push ups, there are about 15-20 other routines mixed in, as you can see this workout is tough to say the least. 

Today will more than likely be an easy day for me, but I will make the most of it.  These next few weeks will be far from easy, so I have to prepare for this physically and mentally, but I think I am ready for Hell.
I getting ready for the ride of my life,
Kevin

Day 54

Somehow, I skipped a workout, it was Kenpo, and man what a workout this was.  The day I did this exercise I had to work 13 hours at Walmart and I could have skipped the workout, but I didn't.  I was tired but I was able to push through the workout, which speaks volumes for my Routine.  I pushed through because I had the stamina to do so. 

I was able to do the complete workout from start to finish, something that had been missing from the previous workouts.  Part of the reason this is possible is the core strength that I have added over the course of this workout.  Plus, I have more energy, the proof is how I am able to finish even though I have had a hard day.  People at work are starting to notice my confidence, and that is a direct result of this P90X Workout.

In the beginning I was not sure what Kenpo would bring to the table, but now I know!  This exercise bring two things; added strength in my arms and legs, and added Flexibility.  At first I didn't think I was going to get anything out of this workout, but now I see where it fits into the scheme of things.

I look forward to this workout now, so I will be ready for it in week 9 and I will try not to miss the post for this workout then either.  I still can't believe that I am almost in Week 9, just amazes me every time I think about it.
Bring It,
Kevin

Day 53

What? Another amazing workout, but it was X Stretch.  I love what these last two workouts are doing for me.  The set up is perfect, and I am so looking forward to the end result.  X Stretch does more for my Diseases than I could ever explain, but I will try.

Yesterday was different to say the least, about noon my lower back was cramping up, it felt like rain, for the last 5 years I can tell you when the weather is changing, and I don't have to be outside.  So, I did X Stretch about 2pm, but I still had the uncomfortable feeling in my lower back, so I decided to stretch a little throughout the rest of the day.  About 6 we went to a basketball game and i told everyone there it was going to rain soon, they all looked at me like I was crazy, there was not a cloud in the sky.  But by the time the game was over a storm moved in and dropped an inch or two of rain.  It is amazing how Fibromyalgia has changed my ability to see the change in weather.  As for my pain most of it was gone when the rain left, but there was still a lot of soreness afterwards, X stretch took care of all of that soreness.

Today, I woke up feeling so good, it is just amazing to me how stretching changes everything.  This exercise is designed to stretch everything from head to toe, and it does just that.  I am really using this week to prepare me for week 9-12, because I do not get a break like I did in week 4 and 8, the break week comes in week 13.  So once this week is done there will be a lot of lifting, push ups, and pull ups, but not much down time.  I can almost guarantee that during these weeks I will be using a lot of X Stretch and the Yoga X Stretches.

I am ready for Core Synergistics later today!
Until Next Time,
Kevin

Day 52

Yesterday was AWESOME!

Yoga is a complete workout and my body is starting to adjust to the different poses and I am getting stronger, and I know this because I can hold the poses longer.  Plus, my balance is so much better now than it was in the beginning of Yoga.  I was horrible at the balance part of the poses when I first started the P90X workout, but now my feet are so much stronger and it makes this exercise go much smoother. 

Yoga is a different animal, I never knew that it could do so much for me and my diseases, but it has.  There is a lot of flexibility involved in doing this exercise, and I am not where I want to be but I am getting there very slowly. This is the only workout that I do not use the cream on, because I leave this workout feeling refreshed and relaxed.  I use the cream (two old goats) to do just that!  I am surprised that I don't need it though, because this exercise stretches so many different muscles, but I think it also relaxes them in the process.

There is so much to this workout, it is hard to post all the good stuff here in this blog.

If you were to tell me when I started the P90X series that I would fall in love with Yoga, I would not have believed you at all.  Now, that I am 52 days into this workout, I am completely amazed at how much I do love this workout.

What do I love about Yoga X?
The upward dogs,
The downward dogs,
Warrior One,
Warrior Two,
Crescent Pose,
Warrior Three (which i just did for the First time today),
Half Moon (Still can't do, but working on this one)
All the different stretches:
Frog,
Glute Stretch,
Single leg hamstring,
Happy Baby,
Seated Spinal Stretch,
All The different Balance Poses:
Tree,
Royal Dancer,
Standing Leg Extension

There is still more in this workout but I will wait to post about them.  I just love what this workout does for me, and my hope is that it will inspire more people to add Yoga X to their routine.  I am doing this to change my diseases and that is my only focus, so far it is working, and I hope it continues. 

Now, all of that is important, but there is one thing that you will have to have in order to attempt this.  What is it?  A Routine, on that does for you like mine does for me.  If you want to see my routine, just look at the page in this blog that is devoted to just that. 

I know that I have done very well with this Workout, and I am even thinking about becoming a Beach Body Coach, because of how well I have done.  But, hear me when I say this, my routine is what has allowed me to get this far, without it I would still be on my couch at home wishing I could do something like this.
Yes, a great ROUTINE is that important!

Until Next Time,
Kevin

Day 51

Yesterday's workout was awesome, I hadn't done Core Synergistics in 3 weeks, and I was geared up for this workout, because of the Yoga workout the day before.  Now, the workout was tough, very tough! 
I think the difference is I am stronger now than I was when I first did this workout.  The added strength does make a difference, in this workout because this exercise works the total body.  There are some weights involved, but not heavy, like 5lbs and you are moving with them so it is different than lifting. 

I was very sore today, and I knew I would be, but after my morning stretch and shower I was good for most of the day.  Today was tough on me mentally but I was good physically, and that's was supprising to me.  I think I am going to like this workout though, because it works muscle groups that I don't use.  This is very good for my Fibromyalgia and Lupus.

Overall so far I have lost 19lbs and I ahve added a lot of muscle in places I wouldn't have thought possible.  With each new workout I am feeling less and less pain in the Fibro. world.  That is different for me, the last 5 years have been nothing short of Hell on earth, so this is a relief for me.  I am pushing my self so far beyond what I thought was possible, but it is working, so I am going to stick with it for now.  I am looking forward to Kenpo tonight and then I get to do Yoga again. I can't wait!

Until Next Time,
Kevin

Day 50

Yoga, need I say more!  I will but, I just want you to get what this workout does for me.  This is by far the hardest workout and the longest.  The workout is 1 1/2 hours long and worth every minute.  I was able to do more of it today than I ever have, it sounds like a broken record, but it's the truth.  When I started Yoga back in May, I was terrible at it, now I am getting used to the Routine and it is paying off.  My body is getting stronger and stronger and the proof is in the Yoga Poses.  In the beginning I could not hold a pose long at all, now I can hold them almost as long as they do on the video.  Also, I am going further and further in each workout.  This is the strength I was speaking of earlier!

Yoga has changed my life and my diseases!  This is very hard to put into words but it is happening right before my eyes.  I no longer struggle with pain throughout the day, a testament to P90X and to Yoga.  When I started this workout back in May I wasn't sure how things would go, I can say that I never dreamed of the results I am seeing right now.

I have lost 19lbs and I am gaining new muscle everyday.  This workout is right for me and my hope is that it will be right for others with muscle diseases.  I am only in Day 50, but hopefully by the time I am at the end, my results will give hope to others.

Yoga X leaves my body wanting more each time I do it, this was not the case early on with this workout.  I was struggling to finish each workout, especially this one.  Now, I can finish strong with each workout and it's because of Yoga.
I am looking forward to Core Synergistics Tonight, my body may not be as ready as I want, but I will finish strong.
Until Next Time,
Kevin

Day 49

X Stretch is amazing, I have worked most of this exercise into my daily routine because it does so much for my body and my Diseases.

This is a complete stretch workout, it stretches everything from your neck to your toes.  The layout of the workout is also so good to the body it just blows my mind.  I can not believe how much I love to stretch now, before I started this workout in May, I think I stretched only when I was hurting.  Now, I stretch so many times a day it funny!  If I knew that stretching would make me feel this way I would have started this a long time ago.  I know that this will always be apart of my routine, and as I move on in this workout and the others that follow, my stretching will only get better.  To think I was the most unflexible person in the world just a few months ago.  I can now touch the floor in a straight leg stretch.

I feel this workout in every area of my body, it take my trigger points out of the mix, I wish I would have found this years ago.  I am so looking forward to Yoga X tonight!
Until Next Time,
Kevin