P90X Day Seventeen

Day Seventeen 

Although I'm a couple days late on posting, day seventeen was exhausting.  I did the weight lifting and Ab Ripper X before I had physical therapy.  

I went up a band, so the weight lifting became very difficult.  I am getting better at the Ab Ripper.  This time I was only short by 20 crunches.  I'm getting better!  Not only that, but I've lost three pounds since starting.  Slowly but surely I'm losing weight.  

After the work out, I had physical therapy for my back.  At first it wasn't so bad.  Just the normal exercises...and then they added some.  That sucked.  More weight lifting, then off to a machine I had never used before.  It was more weights, but I used my legs...well more like hips to lift it.  On the side then backwards.  My hips were burning at the end of that.  But I guess its just more of a workout to add to My Fitness Pal

P90X Day Ten and Eleven

Day Ten and Eleven

I didn't have time to post yesterday after the work out, but yesterday did the shoulder and back work out and the ab ripper work out.  I actually enjoyed it.  I could definatly feel my arms working

Yesterday I spent most of the time lifting weights using the bands.  I exchanged bands a few times going from heavy to medium.  I'm hoping to switch to the heaviest band soon.

After that I switched to the ab ripper.  I did about 320 crunches.  Each time I do this work out, I'm able to do more and more.  I've never felt better!!

Today was Yoga...Let me tell you..I HATE IT!!  I hate yoga!  I can't do it as long as the work out wants me too.  The maximum I can do is a half an hour.  My wrists hurt too much from those work outs.  My stupid weak ankles and wrists hold me back from the work out.  I keep pushing it, but I end up collapsing practically.  I swear by the end of this, I will complete the entire yoga work out at least once!! I swear it!

P90X Day Eight

Day Eight

Day eight was just a repeat of day one.  I did the Chest and Back exercise along with the Ab Ripper X.  Today was the first day of the semester, so lugging a backpack and purse around campus helped me work out a little today too.  That is one heavy book bag -_-  But I'm so excited to be back in classes.  Even though I hate it by the end of the semester, I love the beginning of courses.  I'm sad this is my last semester here in college.  But in the long run, it is a good thing.

I did a lot of pull ups and push ups today.  I had to use the bands because I do not have a pull up bar here in school.  I did at least 100 pull ups, and at least 100 push ups.  It may have been more, but I lost count.  I know I'm supposed to write everything down, but for some reason I just can't get myself to do it :(  That's the one thing I'm not doing correctly.

I know for a fact that I did 300 crunches.  My back is killing me!  For some reason, my back hurts whenever I do these.  I check my form and everything but it is still painful.   But today I forced myself to do 300/345.   Right after I finished I went and got a cup of chocolate milk.  My friend told me that it would be good for after a work out.  So far, I feel great.  This will be my version of the recovery drink.

Back to homework!