Don't look back, if you're scared don't show it...
That is how I have been feeling lately. Has nothing to do with P90x, nothing to do with my Lupus but something that has me distracted and unproductive. I would just like to curl up in my bed and pretend nothing is happening, but I know that there are people who would pay the price and those people, my family, is why I get up every morning and keep on moving forward despite the pain, despite the fatigue and I'll be damned if I am going to stop now.
On the X front - I have not pushed play since Thursday. I have thought about it and wanted to but just couldn't. I know that it would probably be the best thing for me but I just wanted to hang out with my kids... so that is what I have done. I will redo week three to get it right and in the meantime I will be trying to get cardio in when I can and I will be pushing play again soon enough.
Hope you all had a better weekend...
Make it a great day!
Monday, February 28, 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
Just Doin' my Best and Forgettin' the Rest
:P How cheesy am I today! lol
Well, I took Tuesday night off because I just couldn't manage the pain in my right knee but pushed through last night. I did modify some moves slightly but for the most part just tried to put myself in my happy place. My heart rate was higher than usual but I wonder if that is not because of the pain... not sure.
I still love Plyo but last night was the hardest workout in the past three weeks! I had a great sweat going on and I was proud to get through the workout but really would have liked it to be prettier by this stage of the game. In any case I can put it behind me and I won't see that one again for two weeks... so I will kick Plyo's ass the next time we meet!!
So, the plan this week is to do doubles tonight (shoulders and arms + yoga) so that I am back on schedule. It really works out well for us this phase as we will be on vacation next week and it will be on recovery week so we can keep the cardio up in the hotel and not feel guilty about missing our routines.
Anywho, here are the stats:
Plyometrics (Day 16)
Calories: 762
Average HR: 144
Max HR: 172
Make it a great day folks and keep pushing play!
Well, I took Tuesday night off because I just couldn't manage the pain in my right knee but pushed through last night. I did modify some moves slightly but for the most part just tried to put myself in my happy place. My heart rate was higher than usual but I wonder if that is not because of the pain... not sure.
I still love Plyo but last night was the hardest workout in the past three weeks! I had a great sweat going on and I was proud to get through the workout but really would have liked it to be prettier by this stage of the game. In any case I can put it behind me and I won't see that one again for two weeks... so I will kick Plyo's ass the next time we meet!!
So, the plan this week is to do doubles tonight (shoulders and arms + yoga) so that I am back on schedule. It really works out well for us this phase as we will be on vacation next week and it will be on recovery week so we can keep the cardio up in the hotel and not feel guilty about missing our routines.
Anywho, here are the stats:
Plyometrics (Day 16)
Calories: 762
Average HR: 144
Max HR: 172
Make it a great day folks and keep pushing play!
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
I just crushed Chest and Back
And I am getting stronger and feeling great. I am doing great with my push ups and I am so very grateful to have the lat pull down machine at my disposal now because I feel like I am accomplishing something. I am using 80 pounds and will likely increase the weights next week. During the first round last year I used to feel so defeated with this workout but now I am feeling proud and strong... it is a nice feeling.
My knee is beginning to flare up again... just in time for Plyo, GREAT! I will be pushing play despite the bad knee but will be modifying some of the lunges. I will also take a couple of pain killers before the workout and I should be fine.
Here are the stats from last night:
Calories: 349
Avg HR: 117
Max HR: 155
Make it a great day!
My knee is beginning to flare up again... just in time for Plyo, GREAT! I will be pushing play despite the bad knee but will be modifying some of the lunges. I will also take a couple of pain killers before the workout and I should be fine.
Here are the stats from last night:
Calories: 349
Avg HR: 117
Max HR: 155
Make it a great day!
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Monday was a day of rest
Meeting ran late last night so we took it as a day of rest... tonight = Chest and Back
Monday, February 21, 2011
Week two complete, week three beginning!
Whew, I made it through week two... but it was not as great as I would have liked. I did not think that I was really modifying the moves but I was never able to get a really great calorie burn?!! Here are the stats and then I will talk about some things that I need to clarify.
Week 2:
Chest and Back - 337
Treadmill - 293
Plyometrics - 593
Shoulders and Arms - 384
Yoga - 207
Legs and Back & Treadmill- 705
Kenpo - 445
For a total of 2964 calories
Now, my big concern is with Yoga... I just feel like I am wasting 1 1/2 hours of my time doing Yoga when all I burned was 207 calories. Is it really worth it? I have to do some research today and see if yoga is going to do more for me than say... Cardio X. During that workout my average heart rate was 86... I think that I may have been sleeping!!!! There were moments that my heart rate went higher but in all it was low. I did get into the crane position three times (for mere seconds but I am counting it) and was able to hold most all of the other positions as well... but I could have cried when I stopped my HRM and saw what little fat I burned.
Anyway, I will get over it! I am adding Ab Ripper this week because I am feeling better. I will also note an increase in my Average and Maximum Heart Rate, I am sure because I am no longer on Prednizone. My weigh in will only take place at the end of the month... I am tired of being disappointed. I should say that someone asked me what I was doing because I was looking good... and looking like I was losing. That is always a motivator... so I will just stay away from the scale for now.
So, that is it... make it a great day! Tonight is Chest and Back - yippee!
Week 2:
Chest and Back - 337
Treadmill - 293
Plyometrics - 593
Shoulders and Arms - 384
Yoga - 207
Legs and Back & Treadmill- 705
Kenpo - 445
For a total of 2964 calories
Now, my big concern is with Yoga... I just feel like I am wasting 1 1/2 hours of my time doing Yoga when all I burned was 207 calories. Is it really worth it? I have to do some research today and see if yoga is going to do more for me than say... Cardio X. During that workout my average heart rate was 86... I think that I may have been sleeping!!!! There were moments that my heart rate went higher but in all it was low. I did get into the crane position three times (for mere seconds but I am counting it) and was able to hold most all of the other positions as well... but I could have cried when I stopped my HRM and saw what little fat I burned.
Anyway, I will get over it! I am adding Ab Ripper this week because I am feeling better. I will also note an increase in my Average and Maximum Heart Rate, I am sure because I am no longer on Prednizone. My weigh in will only take place at the end of the month... I am tired of being disappointed. I should say that someone asked me what I was doing because I was looking good... and looking like I was losing. That is always a motivator... so I will just stay away from the scale for now.
So, that is it... make it a great day! Tonight is Chest and Back - yippee!
Friday, February 18, 2011
Mr. Wonderful, My girls and Me
Friday photo share... taken on Sunday (missing from photo is my lil man but he was playing hockey and was not with us).
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Prednizone is working and I am back at it
Good morning friends! I have been quiet lately because there is still not that much to tell. I am still recovering from the last flare up but the prednizone is working now and I am feeling much better. The truth is that I feel very little pain on those drugs and I am able to accomplish much more... now if I could find a drug like that to inject some serious Vitamin D in my system and beat these winter blues.
On the X-front, I have decided to accept Monday as my day of rest for this week and I will make up the Kempo that I missed last week on one of my lunch breaks this week. I did Chest and Back last night and followed it with an easy 2 mile run on the treadmill. I am feeling strong and I see such an improvement over the first round of the X that it is seriously encouraging. I did not increase my weights on the exercises this week; still using 25 pounds for lawn mowers and pull up your pants exercises, 12 pounds for back flys (will be increasing this next week) and my own weight for all the other exercises... chin ups are all assisted but I still feel the burn! I was able to do 5 dive bombers and did at least 10 of each push up on my toes before dropping to my knees and completing the sets. It was a good night!
Tonight is Plyo... but here are the stats for last night's workout:
Chest and Back:
Calories: 337
Avg HR: 107
Max HR: 176
Treadmill:
Calories: 293
Avg HR; 142
Max HR: 169
Make it a great day!!
On the X-front, I have decided to accept Monday as my day of rest for this week and I will make up the Kempo that I missed last week on one of my lunch breaks this week. I did Chest and Back last night and followed it with an easy 2 mile run on the treadmill. I am feeling strong and I see such an improvement over the first round of the X that it is seriously encouraging. I did not increase my weights on the exercises this week; still using 25 pounds for lawn mowers and pull up your pants exercises, 12 pounds for back flys (will be increasing this next week) and my own weight for all the other exercises... chin ups are all assisted but I still feel the burn! I was able to do 5 dive bombers and did at least 10 of each push up on my toes before dropping to my knees and completing the sets. It was a good night!
Tonight is Plyo... but here are the stats for last night's workout:
Chest and Back:
Calories: 337
Avg HR: 107
Max HR: 176
Treadmill:
Calories: 293
Avg HR; 142
Max HR: 169
Make it a great day!!
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