P90X Day 33 Completed: P90X Legs and Back, Ab Ripper X
P90X Legs and Back Wall Squat
Day 33 of my P90X workout is over! Today I had to do Legs and Back and Ab Ripper X. I think P90X Legs and Back went pretty good today. For all of the leg exercises that Tony recommends using dumbbells, I used dumbbells. I used pretty light weight (only 15 pounds), but that seemed to do the trick because my legs started burning very fast (my legs were burning going up and down the stairs to get to my P90X chin up bar). I think next week I’ll try to up my weight to 20 or 25 pounds to ensure I get that burn again. The wall squats were painful like usual, but I got through them. Also, I wasn’t able to get through all of the reps during the 80/20 Cyber-Speed Squat again, but I pushed for as long as I could.
The pull ups went ok today. My biceps were STILL sore from Back & Biceps on P90X day 31 so that made the pull ups more painful than usual. I was able to add one rep during the Reverse Grip Chin-Ups and during the Wide Front Pull-Ups during the first set. For the remaining pull ups, I did the same number of reps as P90X week 3. Usually I’m able to do add a rep to each set, but my biceps were holding me back today!
Ab Ripper X went great today! I finally made it through while taking only one extended break. I took a short break before the Oblique V-Ups. I probably could have made it through without taking a break, but I wimped out and paused the P90X DVD. I’m thinking Sunday will be the day that I make it through the entire workout without any breaks. It better be the day!!!
I think today was a very successful day of P90X! Tomorrow is Kenpo X so that should be fun!
Nutrition for today-
Breakfast: Bowl of Fiber One cereal, and a protein shake.
Mid-Morning: Protein shake.
Lunch: Turkey sandwich with lettuce, provolone cheese, and extra virgin olive oil dressing.
Mid-Afternoon: P90X Recovery drink after Legs and Back, & Ab Ripper X.
Dinner: Big plate of Egg Beater eggs with turkey, tomatoes, and some shredded cheese.
After-Dinner: Protein shake.
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Legs and back was fun today. Not sure what it was, but something inside of me ticked to where I pushed really hard. I even threw up my burrito that I had for lunch! But after some mouthwash I finished back up, still smiling!
For the first tme I was able to get through all the wall sits without quitting or taking a break and the chair pose as well. I started off doing the lunges with 20lbs. I had to cut back though by the end of the exercises in order to assure correct form.
Wow! You really did push hard today! Great job!!
lol! That’s hardcore dedication right there!!! :-)
I’m definitely going to go up to 20 lbs next time. I’m sure I won’t make it that far, but I’ll do my best. Congrats again for getting such a great P90X workout today!!
I’ve done a little retrospect. I ate lunch about 45 mins later than normal and got off work an hour earlier. So maybe my body not having that extra 1h45m to digest/process the food initiated the purging.
Also, on your pull ups. They say the last few reps are where the muscle building is at, when you are tired. So even if you didnt do more reps, you probably did more work. I wouldn’t worry about that at all.
That sounds like that could have done it!
That’s true, I didn’t think of it that way. I’m also sore today so I guess I got a pretty decent workout!
Did legs and it was hard today. Am filled with a cold and am glad that I got it done in the morning instead of waiting after work. Kenpo tomorrow. Still bringing it.
The Legs portion of Legs & Back was always pretty tough for me. Overtime though, it got easier and easier since I was building up muscle in my legs. Just do your best, and you’ll get there! Great job for pushing through any discomfort and getting your workout done!!