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.

Week 2 recap

I missed two days last week, Friday and Saturday. That is Yoga X and Kenpo X. I stretched on Sunday and tried to get a good burn in, but my sister got married on friday and that shot my friday/saturday workouts.

I got a hot start on week 3 really burning the chest and shoulders workout. I increased the amount of push ups I’m doing and can really feel it in my pecks and shoulders.  I love doing push ups cuz the vein in my bicep is starting to harden up.

Today is another round of Plyometrics and I’m pumped.

(update)

I did plyo metrics Tuesday night. I’m starting to enjoy the work out.  The plyometric dvd can be compared to my best friend from high school.  He is such a pain in the ass, but after all we’ve been through he’s still my homey.