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.

What gets you through the p90x workouts?

Thanks for asking, you know who you are.  Feel free to email your questions to me, post them as comments and I’d love to answer all of them.

Recovery Drink, recovery drink, and recovery drink.  I would love to think that my body has found some way to regenerate and recover on its own, but the truth is the only reason I can bust my @ss everyday is the recovery drink helps me forget the pain.  Is there HGH in it?  I don’t know.  Is there some type of steroid? I don’t think so.   Maybe the secret ingredient that helps me recover so quickly is crushed up pain killers?  I hope not but wouldn’t mind if it were true.

The  p90x recovery drink is my best friend after Plyometrics.  Today is p90x yoga x and I haven’t done the workout yet.  I’m going to get home from a conference around 9pm and do yoga x immediately.  At which point I’ll drink my recovery drink and watch Rob and Big on MTV.  I love that show.