Day 1 - Chest & Back

Well, today didn't go exactly how I hoped it would. The plan was that I'd workout in the morning, then be doing the diet all day. Well, my carpool informed me last night that they needed to go in to work about 45 minutes early today, and then I was unable to get to bed until after midnight last night, so I knew that waking up extra-EXTRA early just wasn't going to happen. PLUS I'd forgotten that today we had a luncheon at work that I needed to attend. I still did good about eating good stuff, but I didn't eat nearly enough protein to consider today a successful day at following the nutrition plan.

Due to the late hour of going to bed and the early hour of going to work, I decided I could either postpone starting yet another day or I could just workout in the evening. I chose the latter. So here I go to do my first-ever P90X workout...

*** 90 minutes later ***

...I think I'm gonna barf. Oh my goodness I'm exhausted. I was beat and my muscles all felt like Jell-O, then I tried to do the 15 minute AB Ripper X workout...I made it about 5 minutes it and was sure that if I kept going I'd be throwing-up all over the place. ...It seemed like a good stopping place.

I had to have a bench under me to assist in all pull-up exercises, but I'm sure that'll go away over time. The Chest & Back Workout is mostly a series of variations on pull-ups, push-ups, and dumbell raises. And it'll work you OUT. I can't believe how many reps the people on the DVD were doing. They're doing 30 while I'm doing, like, 8. It was crazy.

GEEZ I'm exhausted. And my back & neck hurt...they've been kinda sore for several days now, though, and hadn't been getting any better or worse, so I figured I'd just go for it. I think I did good at not doing much in the way of jerky movements or anything, though, so I don't think I did anything that would have exasperated any problem....probably just now my back & neck are sore & kinda swollen from exercising, so I'm feeling the pain that was already there even more now.

Well, day 1 is nearing its end. I mostly stuck to the diet, I worked out & then drank my P90X recovery drink (which tastes kinda bizarre, by the way), and I'm now gonna kick back for a while, watch some tv, & snack on a protein bar. Good times.

...so tired.