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It is week two of my journey into P90x for the umpteen time I have started.  I have me a workout partner now.  He decided to go to California (San Diego) and leave me hanging to do the workouts.

Now, I own a small women’s fitness studio where I teach quit a few body toning classes anyhow and so trying to keep the energy and motivation up for my P90x is hard.  Just wanted you to know that so you won’t think I am a weakling.  :) 

So, I managed to get up enough motivation to do the legs and back routine, which I knew was going to be a hard one, so that is why it took me a while to get it done. 

I really love this workout.  It is extremely exhausting especially if you give it all you got.  Getting low, pushing through the heels on the squats, staying on the toes on the sneaky lunges, going lower on the wall sits, pulling and squeezing every ounce in your body on the back exercises.  Whew, getting exhausted telling you about it all.

My booty is sore today.  My back is still there but I need to stretch it today.  Been working back hard this week. 

Legs and back, you have to give a try.  You will like it.

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“A year from now you’ll wish you had started today.”

Well, I have been working out to P90X, but I have been trying some other exercises too.

In BeachBody they have a set of DVD’s that you can purchase individual called “Guaranteed ?”  I decided to try the “Great Buns Guaranteed” and the “Thin Thighs Guaranteed.” 

I did the “Thin Thighs” today for my leg section, well I did not do all 11 of the exercises because I just wanted to introduce the exercises before I do all ofthem and each exercise is supposed to be done 45 seconds.  I dumbed it down to 16 reps each.  Friday, look out ladies, I will do those exercises for 45 seconds just like the DVD.

When I finished the rest of the body parts we hit the floor for the “Great Buns” exercises, now remind you that we did leg stuff earlier which involved the buns too.  Again, I left a few exercises out due to time and again just introducing the exercises.  There were a total of 13 exercises to this DVD. Well, by the time we finished I really felt those exercises. 

Each of these DVD’s are only 8 minutes long.  Now, you have really no excuses  to get these exercises in and many incorporate a few of the exercises to your regular regimen.

These videos would be a great travel video.  Just 8 minutes people.

Really no excuses!

Did I mention Tony.  No, I did not, he was not the star of the DVD’s HOWEVER, he was in them.  Debbie Siebers was the star of these DVD’s.  Yes, I want to look like her.  Well, either Dedra or Debbie. 
Go shopping for these great DVD’s and oh the price of these videos are cheap.  $10.  Can you believe this?  Great stocking stuffers.

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Yesterday I told you that I was going to combine the legs and back of Power 90x to my new Tony Horton Dvd one-on-one.  So, ok I used the wam-up from Power 90x because in Tony’s one-one-one Plyo Legs he has already warmed up using the jump rope, so then he just gets to stretching.  I warmed up and then I skipped the stretch and jumped right into it.  You really shouldn’t but I needed to get right to it.  Also, listen to your body and note how you are doing, if you are just starting out on this program by all means do the stretching.  I had already did some Yoga earlier in the morning so I was pretty well stretched. 

I followed the same format that Tony uses in the Power 90x, where he does two leg exercises and then does a back exercise.  I definitely needed a break after the two Plyo legs exercises. Holy Cow!. I was definitely breathing hard and I could tell the first two exercises were fairly easy.  Got my heart rate up to about 157.  I did keep up pretty good with him and got down pretty low that I could get.  I can’t seem to get the flexible in the ankles that I need.  I need to work on that.  I am having trouble to the chin-up bar.  I have never really been good at that even after I have strengthen my back muscles.  Just not meant for that.  I have to question ladies that can do that.  Just kidding.  Do it if you can.  I started with the bar and it is really hard for some reason so I switch to the bands and those are fairly somewhat easy to do.  I have the heavy resistance band hooked up.  I guess I need to play with that some more.

Those killer wall sits that he has you do, they are really the devil.  He gets you into the 90 degree position and holds it I think it was for 3 minutes.  I did have to take a little itch up the wall and then come back down again.  Those weren’t as bad as the next time he has you do the alternate straight leg wall sits.  OMG!  10 seconds on each side for 90 seconds.  Thank God I did not fall to the floor.  I did feel like it though.  Busting a sweat trying to hold the wall up.  The last time I remember doing something like that I was feeling pretty good and was very glad the wall was there holding me up.  :)  Remember you can not hold the wall with your hands and you can not place the hands on the thighs.  It is all legs people.

So, we did these jack things and I tell you the first 10 were awesome after that, the legs just started to burn. Are you freakin kidding me?   My heart rate of course went up and man I think we did 25 or 30 something.  Holy Cow!  Am I going to make?, it I thought to myself.  Oh, I forgot to mention that he does take a break, but guess what?  I did not, I needed to get the workout done.  So, no water break for me.  Please do not do this.  You really need water by yourside.  Fresh air also.

I finished the workout with the last 3 leg exercises he has on the one-on-one and did the stretch.  I feel like someone beat the holy crap out of me.  My shirt was soaked from sweat, plus I do not have a ceiling fan in my room. 

I forgot to mention that on Thursday when I did Turbo Kick for the cardio we did the Turbo legs, then on Friday we did the wall sits and some lunges or something, I can’t remember but I have done legs all week. My legs are used to thing type of workout.  I needed something a little more aggressive and boy did I get it.  I love every minute of it, even though I really did want to give up.  You have to set the goals for yourself.  THIS PROGRAM IS NOT FOR THE SLACKER.

Then I had to go outside and fill my truck up with the trash that was outside.  Hot, humid, and oppressive.  Yuck!  I swepted the porch and had a beer.  Yup!  I did, had me a nice Mic Ultra Lime one too.  It was awesome.

I must tell you that I burned 445 calories in that 1 hour and 1/2.  I told you it would take me longer because of the back stuff too.

I need to do cardio tomorrow and then on Monday I will start doing the doubles.  Can’t wait for the next DVD.  Bring it On Tony!

Hey, if anyone wants to purchase the Power 90x then, you can purchase under me, pkayfit at beachbody.com  I am a coach there.

NO EXCUSES, WORK IT, AND DEFINITELY BRING IT!

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So, I must admit, week one was a little mixed up trying to wait for my shoulders and arms DVD to come in, when all along I found it the night before it came it.  I still did the workout and ended up going into the seventh day.

I did my legs and back on Sunday, and do you know it took me all week to recover from that workout.  Well, I was soooooo sore in the booty where it counts.  That was a plus!  I hated being so all week.  I will say though, I taught some strenous classes in the meantime.  I was still working those legs.

Now, for week two, I will have to admit that I did slack.  Okay, here is the deal, i forget why I missed on Monday, oh probably because I was suppose to do the “Core Synergistics” and I have to be honest here, that is a freakin hard program.  I just can’t seem to bring myself to do it.  Tuesday, I was doing TurboKick and so that worked for my Cardio X part of the plan.  I burned 471 calories.  I did do my shoulders and arms in the morning to get them over with and before my 10:30 body chizel circuit class.  I thought I could do them since I was not doing really anything physical for the class.  They were doing all the work.  :)  Nice!  Okay, so later that afternoon, I did not have anyone show up after the Yoga class so I did a couple of fixing up in the studio and decided to get another cardio session in.  I worked or practiced my TurboKick for Thursday since I was so rusty on Tuesday.  I am glad I did.  I felt great.  Thursday, I think I was suppose to do my Yoga X and did not do that, I ran out of time.  I can’t believe what the heck I was doing but really ran out of time.  I was mad.  I did another cardio section of TurboKick.  Friday, being the 4th of July and all, I did not have class at the studio and we were headed down to Lake Brownwood for the weekend with some friends.  I did not do anything.  I feel aweful now.

So, today being Monday, I need to kick into gear.  I already had a workout session with my class and I feel that was just a warm-up, so now I need to do the cardio X one.  I ordered the Master Series of Power 90 the cardio intervals one and viewed it yesterday on the ride back home.  it looks awesome.  I think I may do that one.  i will stay on track this week for sure.  I just need a little motivation.

I can not wait until I get the one-to-one workout with Tony Horton.  I am really excited about doing that program.  I know I must be insane.  You would think I looked like a fitness model.  I think I look pretty darn good for my age.  I just want this little fat to go away.

Tell me what you think.

How many more days do I have?  Oh, I think it is 83.  Whew!  I just finished my legs and back routine, followed by the Ab Ripper X of my back in the saddle with Power 90X.  Holy shoot.  My hip flexors were so tired from the legs that I actually had to take a break on a few of those.  Oh well, I will get better at them.  I am looking forward to week number 2.  Then, again, I am not really.  I will stick with it though.  I am not going to let those whipper snappers get the best of me next semester.  I think I will make them do some of these exercises but just not tell them where it comes from.  I will let them know after the semester ends. 

I fell pretty good.  I could use a nice massage.  By the way, most of you athletes need to get a really good massage to release toxins and help bring in more oxygen to help repair the muscles.  It will improve performance and just darn right feels great.  I am so knotted up right now I could probably have a blanket made. 

Okay, Tony, I am ready for number 2.  Bring it.  Everyone else, just hope I last past week 4.  That is my goal this time.  Once I make it pass that I should be fine. 

I think I will make my classes do Circuit tomorrow so that i can recover.  :) 

I love a great workout.  Sometimes instructors get caught in a rut.  I really try and mix it up for my two groups with my Body Chizel.  Well, I bought a new DVD from Cathe.  I have several of her Step Dvd’s and other Dvd’s like the Core Max and something else I can’t seem to remember.  Anyhow, she is right up there with Mindy Mylrea.  Both of them have just gone off the deep end I tell you.  Anyhow, I purchased this awesome DVD that targets the upper body and the lower body in two different segments.  I wanted to really get these ladies shakin up.  Try out some different exercises.  Well, we really started kind of light in my opinion but I did give them that option so that I hoped they would be sore but not too sore and they could gage on where they are at.  That did the trick. 

You know, why is it that when you as an instructor really want to change things up, that all of a sudden you have a wave of new people trying out the class.  Well, I surely did not have a wave of new people, more like one person decided to come on leg day.  What?  Well, hang in there honey, we are doing this routine anyhow. 

I have told you a little bit about me starting up my Power 90X system again. Well, I will get to that later on this week after I finish week one.  Anyhow, I have been trying to fit this in with all the classes I teach.  I have to tell you though, my legs are going to not work for me in the morning. I have this feelin in them, usually I get this feeling after a great leg workout.  You know I have not had one of these in a while.  Well, I take that back, I remember now, when we were on the Corpus Christi family vacation, I seemed to have a problem with them then.  Well then, I have a feeling it is going to be worse, because I did not have this feeling back then and they hurt like crazy when I was trying to walk down the steps.

Back to the class.  I managed to let them know that I was doing a double duty and that what I am using do not gage on what they should be using because I will have to teach this format again later in the evening. You know my class has managed to call Mondays, Moaning Mondays and Wednesday is Whining Wednesday and they were doing that today.  I love to hear them Whine.  We all were whining today i have to say.  I had them even counting down, how great it that.  i just love those ladies.  They are awesome and they look great too.  Some sexy ladies I have.

After all of that, I did manage to get the lady to sign up for classes and she wants to get her daughter to sign up too.  Things are differently getting there and no worries.  The big man upstairs is in total control.  I left everything up to him.  I am just his servant.