P90X Results – Day 65
Plyometrics– This might have been my best plyometric day since starting. I also banged out cardio-x right after so needless to say, I was soaked with sweat by the end…I never thought struggling to take my wet shirt off would be so rewarding! Instead of eating a banana this morning before exercising, I decided to have a protein shake. A medium size banana has 105 calories, 27 carbs, and 1 gram of protein. A beachbody meal replacement protein shake mixed with skim milk has 220 calories, 27 carbs, and 23 grams of protein. I realized this last night but there are many studies backing up the notion that having a protein shake before your workout is just as effective as after it (I still believe a post workout drink with whey protein is the most critical drink/meal of the day). I do prefer the protein shake over the banana though as it contains a lot more protein and will enter my system quicker seeing that it’s a liquid, not a solid.
I not sure how accurate this is but my heart rate monitor also keeps track of calories burned during a workout. Between plyometrics and cardio-x, it claimed I burned 1011 calories. I don’t think it’s too farfetched as both of these workouts combined, totalled an hour and fifteen to twenty minutes of intense cardio.
Seeing that my nutrition has changed before and after my workout, I figured I would share…
5:00am – Shut off alarm clock, while I am up I have a protein shake…go back to bed
5:25am - Get up again and head to my workout room
5:30am - Start my P90X workout.
6:30am/6:45am – This time varies but I drink my P90X recovery drink immediately following my workout.
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