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9-28

Chest and Back + Ab Ripper X

Not a bad day as right now I have some time off of work and workout during my daughters first nap.  Chest and back is stellar what else do I need to say.  I have 2 more weeks and I’m done with P90x for the second time through.  Still my favorite one.

9-29

Plyometrics

Jumping and more jumping.  Today I wasn’t really in the mod to do rock star hops for some reason.  I skipped the warm up because now with two kids its a little more challenging to work out.  All in all I was excited to finish without interruption.  I am always super pumped when finished with this one.  Recovery, recovery, Recovery drink!

9-30

Chest, Shoulders, Triceps + Ab Ripper X

After doing this now for the second time trough I have upped my weights by double the amount.  Ab ripper is usually a little more difficult for me just because I’m so exhausted after this exercise.  I would recommend a protein shake or bar within one hour after completed.

Oct 1

Yoga X

I crushed yoga today for some reason and woke up feeling refreshed.  I always do yoga x at night just because

I finally get a chance to talk to you about my favorite cardio workout in the P90x program.  Everyone that is a coach loves this workout for several reasons.  Its shorter than most videos, no Ab Ripper X, lots of fun kicks, lots of punching and best workout to get out all frustrations.  This is my second time through P90x and Kenpo X is in every week of the program.  There are five rounds of throwing a whole bunch of kicks, elbows, knees and forearms.  You’ll learn a highly effective way to defend yourself, while at the same time getting one heck of a total body workout.

The video lasts about 58 minutes with almost 12 minutes of warm up and 4 minutes of cool down.  The most important thing Tony Horton wants you to remember is “Don’t bang your joints”.  Some of the warming up is quite tedious but definitely worth it because its lots of movement in a short period of time.  The first round is twist and pivot with no punches but just twist your body from left to right and keeping your arms tucked into your sides.  This sets the foundation for the