Q&A:

A question arose about doing Yoga X twice during the recovery week and how I felt about the recovery week in general.

The recovery week for me was great.  I really enjoyed doing the core synergistic workout, even though it put me in pain for a day or so.  The recovery week was extremely important in preparing me for the next round of p90x.  Week five is going great and I owe that to the ‘muscle confusion’.  Without the recovery week my muscles would have likely plataue’d in the next week or so.

Doing Yoga X twice in one week is tough for me.  I struggle with the yoga as it is and to do it twice in one week was torture.  I did it, but I complained before the second round.  I always feel great after the yoga workout, so I stopped complaining. In my next ‘recovery week’ I’ll probably complain before the second yoga x but do it anyway.

The biggest change for me was the diet change from the ‘fat shredder’ stage to the ‘energy boost’ stage.  I am debating whether to stick on the ‘fat shredder’ stage for a couple of weeks longer.  I really enjoyed the extra protein and didn’t struggle too bad with the low amount of carbs I was eating.  For most people that ‘fat shredder’ stage is probably a reduction in eating, but for me it was actually adding food to my diet that I didn’t eat.  I was eating more food than I was used to and losing weight at the same time.