P90X Day 6: Kenpo X

Usually on the days I have to go back to work (I work 7:30 P.M. to 8 A.M.) I try to sleep until 11 or noon so I can be rested for night shift. Today I got up at 9ish because I knew I did not need to skip a workout if I'm going to be committed to this. Kenpo X proved to be a great cardio workout. I was definitely sweating doing all of the kicks, jabs, and punches. I overall enjoyed this one and felt like my heart rate was up for a solid 58 minutes. Deavin was sleeping on the couch and I had the volume on the TV turned down low enough for him to sleep but up enough so that I could at least hear what was going on. In the middle of the DVD I was surprised I didn't wake Deavin up from how hard I was breathing! Ha.

Tomorrow's workout should prove to be interesting. I get home from work and absolutely crash from being so tired after a 12 hour shift, then have to go back tomorrow night for more work fun. It should be a sight to see me do a one hour workout in between these shifts.

P90X Day 5: Legs and Back, Ab Ripper X

Felt decent when I woke up today with only mild soreness hanging around. Today was focused on legs, back, and abs. I've gotta say by the end of this workout, I didn't want to do another lunge for the rest of my life. The entire workout is essentially lunges and pull ups (oh my GOSH the pull ups...Could I possibly be getting worse at those?). The hour went by quickly, but it was hard work and Tony sure doesn't let up. By the time it was time to start Ab Ripper X, I didn't think I had the energy to make it through. A few hours afterward I went to my parents' house and walked 3 miles. My goal is to incorporate walking/jogging into my P90X routines a few times a week. Maybe I'll be able to run 3-5 miles a day like I used to for years! I'll get there. Persistence and hard work pays off.

P90X Day 4: Yoga X

I'm still sore everywhere - arms, back, legs - and it's still challenging to walk. How pathetic. I read on a few P90X blogs that Yoga X was pretty challenging. I kept thinking How is yoga challenging? It's just a bunch of stretching and humming. Yeah, you know how the saying goes...I was wrong. For an hour and a half I put my body in strangely compromising positions that were hard to maintain and stretched my muscles out a LOT. It definitely helped relieve me of some muscle soreness, but proved me wrong about yoga being easy. I still can't say that I'm a big fan of Yoga X, but I know each workout is an important component of the overall picture of what P90X is trying to accomplish.

On to Day 5 tomorrow with Legs and Back, Ab Ripper X. Already hear it's also a tough one.

P90X Day 3: Shoulders and Arms, Ab Ripper X

Big time sore today. It hurts to walk, especially going up and down stairs. I can't even properly sit down on the toilet. I just kind of fall down onto it! Those plyo exercises did way more than I thought to my legs and butt. Arms and back are still sore. Today was very weights/resistance band concentrated. Apparently after a while lifting 8 pounds gets very tiring. Maybe I should have 3 or 5 lb. weights instead, but oh well.

As hard as these workouts are, I still continue to look forward to the next day's workout because I know they will be worthwhile.

P90X Day 2: Plyometrics

Today was a definite butt-kicker. I'm not ashamed to admit that I occasionally had to stop during some of the exercises and just let them finish it without me. Deavin didn't do this one with me since he had just gotten off work. Actually, he was sitting on the couch eating while I was doing it. I did everything but cuss him while I was sweating my tail off. I was relieved to have a break from doing push ups and pull ups, but this is some intense cardio!

As far as soreness goes, my arms, back, and chest are soooo very sore from yesterday! I've never been quite this sore before, but it lets me know that I must be doing something right.

p90x Day 1: Chest and Back, Ab Ripper X

Today was day 1 of p90x for Deavin and me. Working my chest and back (and arms) has to be the toughest area for me. I have absolutely no upper body strength, as evidenced by my pathetic attempt at push ups and really sad pull ups (which I am having to do modified versions of if I want to be able to do any of them). So far, this workout is no joke. My arms and back are already sore from this afternoon, so I should feel really great in the morning...

Ab Ripper X was also pretty tough! I've never even imagined some of those exercises, but they definitely work.  

Plyometrics tomorrow. We'll see how that goes, but I'm determined to be tone and make it through this!

Picture Time

Pre-wedding

I adore this picture!

Bridesmaids having fun.

Nieces, Abby and Hannah

Some of the fam!

Love that she captured this cute picture of Abby (my niece) and my dad.

David at his finest moment.

Doing Linda's makeup.

Andrew at his finest moments.

They're so cute!

Papa looks dashing.

Bride + Bridesmaids

Cousins

Obviously, these are pictures from Holly and Andy's wedding back in October. I just found out how to see all of the professional wedding photos on the photographer's website and had to share some of my favorites. I love them; they're so beautiful!


All photographs are from Morgan Trinker Photography.