Legs & Back – I definitely feel like I am just starting out again wearing this vest, I felt fatigued throughout this whole workout. I also had a bit of a negative attitude this morning…

My guess is that we all have these days and I am thinking it’s from feeling exhausted and basically getting beat down from this workout. I woke up fine but once I started, I kept looking at the countdown clock hoping this workout will end. During the “chair pose”, my legs were on fire and were shaking at a ridiculous speed. At this time,  I thought to myself “Seriously, what am I doing right now?” I am wearing this 40lb pound exercise vest pretending I am sitting in a chair, my legs are about to collapse from underneath me and it’s 5:45 in the morning…why am I doing this?? After all, I am happily married so it’s not like I am single trying to get in shape to help my chances to pick up anyone. I work in a office all day so it’s not like my job requires me to be in shape and I feel like I am in great shape right now anyways after completing one full round of P90X…so why do I continue to punish myself?

Where do I start?

As corny as this may sound, P90X has changed my life. My cardiovascular endurance has never been this high and I have not been at this weight since 8^th grade. My eating habits have NEVER been as good as they are now and my overall mindset has been very positive since day 1. Not only do I feel like I have more energy, I have been motivated to finish those projects that I have been procrastinating about related to owning a home. I always overlook this but the biggest benefit of following P90X is the overall benefit is has towards your health. I think most people start P90X to physically change their appearance; get ripped, build muscle, lose fat…and there is nothing wrong with that. But what you are doing in accomplishing that is improving the health of your heart and preventing cardiovascular diseases.

Another very rewarding reason why I do it is the hope to motivate others to join in. I have been getting  tons of positive emails/comments from people who were inspired by my results and made the commitment to get in great shape themselves. You do not need a blog to achieve this. I bet if you change your lifestyle by committing to P90X, both family and friends will take notice and I guarantee that a couple of them will join you!

ARX – I did not get a chance to do ab ripper x yesterday so I completed it this morning. I actually woke up about 30 minutes earlier this morning as my plan was to do “legs & back”, “ARX”, and 20 minutes of “interval training” but my legs were such junk by the end of the leg routine I had to pass on running sprints. I may try to squeeze it in tomorrow after “shoulders & arms” and before leaving for my weekend getaway but we’ll see…