Legs and back plus ab ripper on Friday. Good workout but I need to get resistance bands to make any progress with pull ups. I have some issues with my right arm (tennis elbow or something similar) and even with a chair I can’t get a decent workout.
Saturday was KenpoX and it was a lot of fun – except for the pain. I took karate in college and was a pretty good green belt so a lot of the exercises were familiar. Some of the multiple punch combos took some time to get the hang of but all in all a great / practical workout.
Saturday afternoon I went to Sports authority to get resistance bands. They had a huge selection of top quality bands in a dozen resistance levels but guess what – not a single handle in the store!? Being a former retailer all I can see is the huge investment in band inventory that has zero chance of being sold – crazy – just crazy.
Dropped into SuperWalmart for groceries and found what I think might be a decent set of resistance bands. They contain three bands each which can easily be disconnected to adjust tension. I’ll only use them for pull ups – we’ll see how they work out. I am keeping the receipt just in case. Also bought some eye of round steaks for protein as a break from chicken.
Sunday…rest, blessed rest.
I think…I repeat think that I am starting to see the slightest amount of fat loss. The love handles I have (and they weren’t huge to start with) seems to be a little less obvious. Could be wishful thinking. But any positive change after only one week is encouraging. After giving up my beloved sweet tea for a week I deserve something.
I got my bands from Walmart too. They’re pretty good so far.
I’ll find out tonight. Chest and Back!
Hi,
Wanted to stop by and congratulate you on starting P90X. Don’t worry about the pull ups. Work with the bands and you will get there.
Keep the diet up. It is 100% worth it and the cravings will fade quicker than you think. You will be blown away on when you take your measurements on day 30. P90X really does work!
By the way… Egg Beaters is god’s gift to P90X’ers. HUGE amounts of protein and its easy to eat everyday.
Keep up the good work! You can do it!
I need to ease back into eggs. I overdid the egg whites on day one and haven’t been able to look one in the eye since. My daughter (also doing P90X) loves them. I just checked and egg beaters look like the way to go. Great advice.