P90X Day 5 Completed: P90X Legs and Back, Ab Ripper X
P90X Legs and Back Wall Squat
Wow!!! Another killer P90X workout! I just completed day 5 of my P90X journey. Today was Legs and Back, and Ab Ripper X. The P90X Legs and Back workout consists of 23 exercises. You’ll need your P90X pull up bar, a chair, a wall, and your dumbbells. For the back exercises you’ll be doing 2 sets of each type of pull up like usual. For the leg exercises, you’ll be doing 1 set at various different reps (Tony will let you know how many to do).
For me, the leg exercises tended to be more painful than the pull ups (except towards the end when all of my muscles were drained). The wall squats, groucho walk & calf raises were especially painful leg exercises! The reason my legs are so weak is that the 2-3 months that I was going to the gym prior to P90X, I really focused on arm, back, and chest exercises.
I neglected my legs and I’m definitely paying for it now!
The P90X Legs and Back workout drained all of my energy! On days where I have to do a P90X workout and Ab Ripper X I have been doing the main workout first, and then I immediately do the Ab Ripper X with no break. Today I started to do the same, but 5 minutes into Ab Ripper X, I just had no energy and wasn’t able to give it my all. I decided instead of just doing it half-way I would stop the P90X DVD, eat dinner, and then come back to it so I can give 100% versus 50%. I did exactly that, and taking the break really helped out and I was able to “Bring it!“
Berry Smoothie
Nutrition for today-
Breakfast: Bowl of Fiber One cereal, and a protein shake.
Mid-Morning: NOTHING; I should have had a protein shake!
Lunch: Turkey sandwich with lettuce, tomato, provolone cheese, and extra virgin olive oil dressing. Also had a protein shake.
Mid-Afternoon: Berry Smoothie with 1 cup of frozen rasberries, blueberries, & blackberries, 1 tablespoon of ground flaxseed, 1 scoop of protein powder, and skim milk (not sure how much, just filled up the cup).
Dinner: Pan fried salmon (in extra virgin olive oil), and a salad with romaine lettuce, tomatoes, and extra virgin olive oil & balsamic vinegar dressing.
After-Dinner: Protein shake.
Also, after the Legs and Back workout I had the P90X Recovery drink.
TWO MORE DAYS AND THEN WEEK 1 IS DONE! If you’re doing P90X, keep up the awesome work and keep pushing forward!!!
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I feel you on the drained by the time I got to the ab ripper thing. I think alot of the same core muscles were used in that first hour of back and legs, making ab ripper(dare I say it?) even more brutal. I was able to fire it off. The one legged wall squats had me shaking like crazy. I felt like I was in Haiti(too soon?)
I was shaking like crazy with the one legged wall squats as well! My legs are pretty weak so it was a tough workout for me. Ab Ripper X was painful like usual too. The break I took between the workouts really helped though. Keep up all of the hard work Brad!!!
congrats Jonathan.
I have been doing morning workouts, but I decided to give my body an extra hour of sleep this morning since my legs still burn from Plyo and yoga, and plan on doing Legs and back after work this evening. I am “not” looking forward to it :)
I appreciate it! Yea, the legs and back P90X workout was brutal! My legs are extremely sore today (it hurts when I stand up)! Even though I heard Kenpo X is really fun, I’m not really looking forward to it since I’m so sore. I should stop complaining and just do it!!!
Day 5 is done. Hubby is done there now. What a great workout. Love this one. Did it at 5am. THe only time of day where i can really fit it in. I ‘ll keep posting every day after my workout. TOday, it felt like my body muscles were starting to relax again. Not as sore. Kenpo tomorrow.
Great job!! Your first week of P90X is almost done! You’ll probably really enjoy Kenpo X too! Keep up the good work!
Just finished legs and I'm spent! I dread what it will feel like tomorrow. Can't believe that week 1 is almost over.
Nice! Yea this week I've been sore just about every single day…you've probably had a similar week. Great job for sticking with it and KEEP IT UP! :-)
Ok, the workout was fine… It was hard but i was able to do it great, then the ab ripper started. Jaja it was painfull, by far the hardest workout of all cause i was so concentrated on legs and back i forgot i had to reserve a little energy for ab ripper. Good part of this, im less sore and since i was a soccer player my legs are not that bad, still it hurts a little bit but strangely not as much as with plyo. In about two hours i’ll be doing kenpo and ill let you know about it.
i will finish my week today, what do you recommend, do stretch or take the rest day?
You could always do Ab Ripper X before your main workout. That’s actually what I usually do so I make sure to give 100% to it. Regardless, it sound like you got a great workout!!!
I recommend doing X Stretch if you can. It will feel awesome on your sore muscles, plus it will help to improve your flexibility which will benefit all of the other workouts.
Just finished my day 5 – legs & back! I gotta say, I almost skipped it. I was going to use the excuse “finals are the week after next and I need to study,” but I pulled through and pushed play tonight. I’m really glad I did. That being said, wall squats suck! I still managed to hang in there, but I think it was the most difficult part of the exercise.
I think Yoga X really helped with my sore muscles, as my arms and lower body felt great this morning – still a bit sore, but not as bad as before.
Kenpo X should be fun tomorrow!
GREAT JOB for not skipping P90X Legs and Back and for just PUSHING PLAY!!! That’s exactly what you gotta do. Yea the wall squats are painful, but you’ll get better with those with time.
I did Legs & Back yesterday myself (with a 42 pounds weighted vest strapped to me), and my legs are SUPER sore today!!
You’re going to LOVE Kenpo X! BRING IT!
Late workout today but I got it in there. Ab Ripper X gets me every time ha I’m interested to see what kenpo is all about tomorrow!!
Nice work buddy! You’re going to have a blast with Kenpo X!
Hi Jonathan!! WOW…Congrats on your accomplishment!! You really killed it.
Well, I am on Day 5 of P90X. So far I am loving it! Yeh, it’s hard (yoga killed me yesterday) but most of my soreness from earlier in the week is gone. Sounds like tonight with legs and back will be rough!!
Question for you, I am waiting on my P90X system to arrive and borrowing DVDs each day. I have no idea how many calories I need to be eating every day. I have been on a health kick and eating around 1300 a day. I think I may need to up it so I have more energy. Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Rebecca
I appreciate it Rebecca! Congrats to you for committing to do P90X!!
The P90X Nutrition Guide that comes with P90X will help you figure out exactly how many calories you should be taking in each day. However, there’s an awesome online calculator that I use that makes figuring this out a snap. You can check it out here- How Many Calories Should I Eat A Day
What kind of goals are you looking to accomplish with P90X?