Day 2. I got W-O-R-K-E-D! Today was plyometrics, which is a bunch of jumping (e.g., Kriss Kross will make ya jump jump. Thanks, Matt.) and squats. The hope is to get your fast twitch muscles up to par so you can do fast, powerful movements. Note, that's the hope. Haha. I'm a swimmer, a mid-distance swimmer, that is. Translation: I don't think I have any fast twitch muscles, anywhere. I've found a video of someone doing the P90X plyo workout. You should not expect me to do the same!
My trouble all started about 4 seconds into the workout, when Tony Horton says that "This is the mother of all P90X workouts." I felt like Sam Beckett in a Quantum Leap episode, when the words "Oh Boy!" escaped my lips. I'm not gonna lie. I think I said that at intervals or 30 seconds and 1 minute throughout the entire 58 minute workout.
The exercises came in all variety of names: Double Airborne Heisman, Run-stance Squat Switch Pick-up (not recommended for humans), Mary Katherine (Gallagher?) Lunges, Squat Jacks, Rockstar Jumps, Run Squat 180 Jump Switch, and Pitch & Catch. Pitch & Catch (fast forward to 50:30. this guy isn't any good either, but, well, I swam!) wasn't my favorite. I guess never learning how to throw a baseball will do that to ya.
All and all it was great. I'm beat and that's what I paid for…
#1 by Tim Olson on January 20, 2010 - 8:25 pm
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You go kev! Stick with it! You will enjoy the process and results when you get into the swing of things.
#2 by timothy olson on January 23, 2010 - 4:20 pm
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lol yup i was grabbing my knees on that one and taking all sorts of breaks! it doesnt get any easier either lol its always hard.