Multi Athlete

Okay so I have decided to do a little p90x while I wait for my new workout THE INSANITY WORKOUT also by beach body and Shaun T.

I like p90x though, I think it is one of the best at home workout outs, not only the moves but Tony Horton himself makes it a good experience.

I thought about doing p90x all over again, but I’m just to tempted to try the Insanity workout, which is a 60 day program and looks pretty sweet!

In the meantime though I’m going get back to doing a little p90x, I’m going to follow the program until I have the Insanity workout and then I’m going to just do maybe the P90x Yoga and maybe one of the strength DVDs.

Working out is
All about getting in shape for me, that may mean switching up programs adding and subtracting some things.  The point of most workouts including p90x is to get fit and get used to working your body every day.  If a workout program doesn’t seem fun or I don’t think I’m putting in the best effort, then that tells me one thing, switch it up.  It is not an excuse to quit working out, but to find a new activity to do, so I can keep progressing my strength and fitness levels.

Breaking Workout Rules

It is fun to follow a fitness plan and accomplish what you set out to do, but really think about a workout plan before you start it and see how it works with your lifestyle.  You may have to break the rules and guidelines that some programs set up for you and rearrange the workouts to fit you day.

Some people get really amazing results doing p90x while others don’t.  This probably is because the people who are getting the results, love the workout and are really pushing themselves, while the others are just going through the motion and watch the clock through the whole video.

Although I think there are good parts to P90x and I do intend to incorporate some of the videos into my week, I’m really ready to try something else like the Insanity Workout and some heavy lifting at the gym.

But until my new videos come I’ll be dusting off the p90x weights!

I just made a layout of the Classic P90x Plan so you can know on which days of the week what workouts take place through each of the 3 phases and 12 weeks!

Check out the P90x Classic Plan HERE

Okay so I’m an advocate of moving, I like to move and check out new places, run new mountains, bike new trails and climb new ledges.  Well why don’t you just go on a trip??  That is a question a usually get from one of my friends after I declare I’m moving.  Sure trips are fun, but you never really get to know a spot in depth, with out living there.

Usually when I move I have been to the place that I’m planning on going or have at least driven through it before.  But this time I decided to try a place completely new and something that has been on my mind for awhile.

Park City Utah

I have been wanting to try out this spot since last year at this time.  The mountain bike trails are supposed to be sweet, 300 plus miles of them.  Plus the snow in the winter in Utah is “supposed” to be sweeter then Colorado, which would be great.

It is totally gorgeous here!  The weather has been a little bit of adjustment since, living in Fort Lauderdale and then San Diego.  You can say it is a tad bit chilly here even in June, but the outdoor aspects, trails and views make it an exciting place to live.

So here I am in Park City now, trying out something completely new and I find it very refreshing.

So a couple months ago I made a quick list of things to get done before I was 30 years old.  I only had about two months to get the items done, so I did not get everything accomplished, but some things are better than nothing.  Here is another look at the list and what went down.

1.    Mountain bike at least 4 different spots in CA  (This is one of the things that i keep putting off, there is so much great trail riding to be done here and I want to experience some of it)  GOT THIS ONE DONE!  Biked Sweetwater, Florida Canyon, Mission Trails and Tri Canyon.

2.    Learn to ride a skate board ( I have pretty much wanted to do this since I was 8 years old, better late then never…even though I’m sure it will be embarrassing.) CHECK!  Bought A Sector 9 Skate board and started practice riding it.

3.    Do a running trail race (I want to start trail running, it so fun getting of the road, so I decided what better way to motivate me then to sign up for a trail race) FAIL!  Never gotta around to doing this, p90x and Mountain biking took up too much time.

4.    Hike anzaborrego desert state park (This is suppose to be a really sweet state park in Southern CA, I wanted to go there last time I lived here, but never did, this time I’m going to do it) NOPE, never got around to driving all the way out there from San Diego.

5.    Read an adventure novel (Outside and Adventure magazine are always publishing the top classic adventure novels to read, I always go down the list and think I want to read one of these, but never do….what am I waiting for!) FAIL again Ha, this one was just due to complete laziness, I have no great excuses for failing this one.

6.    Volunteer for beach clean up (I really believe you shouldn’t just take from a place that you live and have fun at, you should give too)  Sad to Say Nope.

7.    Learn to ride a dirt bike (Basically another thing I have wanted to do since I was 8, I’m sure I’ll be in class with a bunch of teenagers, should be fun!) No! I really wanted to do this but the classes were too expensive to take right now.

8.    Do first two months of P90x (P90x is video workout, supposedly it pretty hardcore, I have had the videos for awhile but the plan is 90 days….so I always find an excuse not to do them…I figure if I start today I can get the first two months done and then easily finish the third one all before summer…no more excuses….I will blog about my experience with this program) Partial Pass!  I got about 40 some days into the program and then I caught a cold that hung on for a couple weeks, kinda made me push pause for awhile, then when I felt better I started really getting into Mt Biking.  Great program, plan to finish it off shortly.

9.    Get on a healthy balanced diet (Traveling makes you eat crappy, living on fast food and erratic meal times makes me feel like crud, but is an hard habit to break, I want to start eating balanced small meals through the day.  I will keep a food diary to keep on track and get balanced eating plan)  YES! For Two months I kept a food journal and ate in balance; So many carbs, proteins, fats a day.

10.  Do 8 solid pull ups (I used to pump out pull ups all the time, but not lifting weights or hitting the gym very often has weakened me, right now I can’t do ONE.  So I came up with the number 8; five seemed to easy and 10 felt to hard.) NO! I think I would have got a lot closes to this goal if I would have finsihed off p90x I started the program, by doing no pullups to being able to pump out three solid ones.

UGH WHAT A WEEK…Now I realize why I have been so tired, fighting a cold.

Day 36 P90x
Chest, Shoulder &Tricep/ Ab Ripper x
Sore level upon waking-0
I liked this video a little bit better then last week.  I guess it is a good combo of things.

Day 37
Plyometrics
Sore level upon waking-2
Skipped this workout today, I guess I will move it to Thursday.  Had a headache didn’t feel like jumping around.

Day 38
Back N Bicep+ Ab Ripper X
Sore level upon waking- 2
Have a cold today, but made it through the video.  Did not feel very strong.

Day 39
Sick missed workout

Day 40
SICK missed workout again

Day 41
UGH Sick still

Day 42
Recovering but for sure missed out on some videos, not sure what I will do, maybe take the videos I missed-Legs and back/Plyo and Kenpo and add them onto the recover week or just add another full week and then do the recovery week not sure yet.  Since it is only three workouts I prob could add them on and then just recover the rest of the week.

Making it through the first month of P90x is a great feeling

Onto PHASE 2:

Day 29 P90x
Chest, Shoulder &Tricep/ Ab Ripper x
Sore level upon waking-0
So this is a new video for the week and I thought it was just okay.  I like the Chest workout from Phase 1 a little better.  But maybe it is just because I know all moves now.  I sorta thought there was too much shoulder in this one.
Ab Ripper X is getting more fluid and goes smoothly now.

Day 30
Plyometrics
Sore level upon waking-2
Shoulders sore this morning from yesterday.  I can’t say much about today’s workout; just that I’m always thrilled when it is over.  It was complete torcher for me to stay INSIDE and do this video when it is Blue Skies and 74 degrees!

Day 31
Back N Bicep+ Ab Ripper X
Sore level upon waking- 2
Ohhhhh I like this workout!  Tons of Bicep……Love it!

Day 32
Yoga X
Soreness upon waking- 4
Feeling a bit sore all over today.  Body probably still adjusting to the new workouts.  So I guess it was a good day for Yoga.  Got it done and do feel a bit better now, for some reason I always seem to feel sleepy after this workout.

Day 33
Leg N Back and Ab Ripper X
Soreness upon waking-0
Was feeling pretty good when I woke up this morning so went for a jog and then came in and did the P90x Workout….Legs were really feeling.  Overall Good day!  So far have been staying on workout track for the week!

Day 34
Soreness upon waking-2
Rest Day

Day 35
Kenpo
Soreness upon waking-0
Bought a New Kayak today, got out and hit up some paddle time, hopefully shoulders won’t get to sore.
I was tired but still fit in Kenpo and I do think it may be the funniest workout video in the p90x series!  Moving on to week 6 tomorrow!

The other day I hit up Florida Canyon Trails, its not any major riding, but it is close to where I live so that nice.  The trails are simple and you have to watch out for dogs and people.  It was nice enough to cruise through and getting quick fix in.  I have wanted to ride the trails since the last time I lived here but hadn’t had a chance yet so glad I check it out.

The trails are located on the East Side of Balboa Park and do offer a bit of single track.  One of coolest things I saw though was a velodrome track up in the park, I never new it was there so that was a pretty sweet find.

Peak of Velodrome Track

For More Details on this ride or A Florida Canyon Trail Map Please Visit HERE