p90x week 4. Relaxation week?

Today marks the first “rest” week.  In the exercise manual there is a disclaimer at the beginning of week 4.  It says week 4 is meant to relax your muscles, unless your midsection is out of shape and then it could possibly be harder than the previous 4 weeks.  I’m thinking that the previous three weeks haven’t been too bad other than the days I do ab ripper x, my mid section is my week link.  So this week is going to be quite the experience.

Today is Yoga X day.  I’m at a conference all day in Salt Lake so I’ll be doing this late tonight.

Week 3 Recap: I’m ready to step up the arms and shoulder game.  I feel like my legs are getting in better shape and that my whole body is slimming down.  I would like to start adding some size to my arms and shoulders now.  I’m going to do an official weigh in on Wednesday and take ‘rest’ week photos.  I’ll try and post photos by Wednesday.

How is everyone else doing?  By week 4 were you dead tired, or did you feel energized like I did?

Wk 3: Shoulders, Arms and Triceps and Yo-gggguuuuhhh X

First let me discuss the shoulders and arms workout I did on Wednesday. I love this work out but always feel like I should have pushed myself harder when I’m done. While I’m working I feel like I’m busting my ass, but when the dvd is done I feel like I should do it all over again just to make sure.

I think part of that mental fart that I’m having is these are the muscles I enjoy showing off. I have naturally big arms and shoulders and like to work these muscles out. They are hardening after three weeks and I feel like I’m doing what I need to to succeed in tony’s p90x program.

Yoga X (yoguh x)

So today was Yoga X day. I woke up at 5:45 this morning and was prepared for yoga. Last week I loved yoga. It was my first time and I felt like I had discovered a gold mine. Today I had trouble focusing on the workout and I think it caused my session to suffer. Yoga is supposed to be done with a clear mind and all I could think about was today’s conference at work and some stupid basketball game (damn you Jazz!)

Yoguh is my written interpretation of how I felt today while doing my yoga workout.

Tomorrow is arms and back and ab ripper x. I’m so excited to have my ass handed to me by a dvd again. If I wasn’t already seeing/feeling results I would be so discouraged right now!

Day 4, Yoga x. How hard can it be…… right?

Yoga x was as hard if not harder for me than PLYo. I felt like such a dumbass when I started yoga. I had been looking forward to yoga x on day 4 as a ‘rest n relax’ day. My mind is relaxed…. This was my first experience with yoga and I’m hooked for life. My body is sore and I’m shocked and amazed at the intensity of the yoga x workout.

I felt like I may have to shut off the dvd after the first twenty five minutes. I learned that the first 25 minutes are the most intense…… so stick it out. After twenty-five minutes Tony has you switch to different balancing positions. I was able to do these positions and felt confident after that point.

The warrior pose, the reverse warrior, the upward and downward dog, the twisting prayer squats, all of these new things I learned today are going to be with me forever.