Well, not exactly setbacks, but I still haven't started. I mentioned earlier the P90X Fitness Guide and the Nutrition Guide. Other printed materials in the P90X box strongly suggested that I read both guides, so I did. And am I glad I did! There's a pre-start Fit Test that I have to take a couple days before I start the workouts to see if I'm even ready to tackle (or be tackled by, rather) P90X. It's a series of movement and strength measures to see if I'm up to the level of fitness recommended by the designers of the program. Sheesh! I hope I am, otherwise I blew some awful good money on that credit card I found....
So Tuesday I went out and bought a measuring tape, because I'm supposed to take "before" measurements of my chest, waist, upper arms, thighs, big toe on my left foot, third toe on my right, and the depth of my rectum. Why? I don't know. I just take their supplements, and suddenly I do whatever their literature commands.
Today I went back to Dick's and bought a heart rate monitor, as that is also highly recommended to use to measure whether I'm at my peak or over it. I peaked about 15 years ago, but I won't tell them if you won't.
Beyond the Fit Test, the Guides outline in pretty thick detail the workouts I'll be doing, how long they are, and what types of foods and how I should eat during each phase of the training. Where the hell I'm gonna find yak testicles is beyond me. I mean, at THIS time of year? Are you NUTS? (no pun inten... okay, yeah, I meant that.)
So I think I'll do the Fit Test during my transition break mid-day Thursday. I switch to overnights on Thursdays, so I'll get home, take a nap, wake up, measure my body, do the Fit Test, and, I hope, start working out on Sunday.
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Monday, June 28, 2010
Day 1 ... NOT
I was all primed and ready to go. I had already stopped off at Dick's Sporting goods to get the plyometrics/yoga mat, the "Perfect Pushup" handle-thingies, and a couple of yoga blocks, as I had read in the quick start guide.
I moved a piece of furniture out of the way of the TV set. I set a bottle of water nearby. I pre-dialed 9-1-1 on my mobile phone so that, in the case of my heart seizing inside my chest, I would only have to press "Send" ....
But no. I opened the book of DVDs and the first one in the stack was labeled, "Watch This First."
Turns out that, despite the soul- (and belly-) baring photos I posted yesterday, I didn't take enough! I thought I was just doing it for my blog, but the P90X guru, Tony Horton, makes it a part of the program. As a matter of fact, he makes tracking your progress a huge part of the program.
Where I thought I would be at this point typing with trembling arms and an exhilarated, exhausted feeling — or lying motionless on my living room floor mere inches from my mobile phone — I haven't yet moved a muscle towards fitness. Tony Horton insists that I take a Fit Test a few days before I start the workouts. He insists I take photos in six poses, with which I will further torture you below. He insists I take body measurements and that I get a heart monitor. There's a lot of shit I have to do before I can start this thing!
This morning, I took my usual mid-day break from the taxi and made my selections from the shelves of Dick's. I approached the checkout counter and realized I had forgotten my wallet in the car. The kid there took the items and said he would stash them there while I got it. When I came back, and he placed the "Perfect Pushups," yoga blocks, and the exercise mat on the counter, he said, "So, you're doing P90X?"
I chuckled. "It's that obvious, huh?"
He smiled. "I did it earlier this year. I bought the same stuff."
"Did you see results?" I asked.
"I went from 225 pounds down to 170."
That's 55 pounds in ninety days, people! Yet another unsolicited (well, I sorta solicited) testimonial. I'm only ten pounds away from my "ideal" weight of 170, and 15 from my goal weight. If I can do this, I will look and feel phenomenal! Really! I'll even let you feel me for your own proof!
These are the specific poses Tony Horton in-
sists I take before I begin working out, at
the 30-day point, the 60-day, and the 90.
I will very likely post progress photos
each week.
I moved a piece of furniture out of the way of the TV set. I set a bottle of water nearby. I pre-dialed 9-1-1 on my mobile phone so that, in the case of my heart seizing inside my chest, I would only have to press "Send" ....
But no. I opened the book of DVDs and the first one in the stack was labeled, "Watch This First."
Turns out that, despite the soul- (and belly-) baring photos I posted yesterday, I didn't take enough! I thought I was just doing it for my blog, but the P90X guru, Tony Horton, makes it a part of the program. As a matter of fact, he makes tracking your progress a huge part of the program.
Where I thought I would be at this point typing with trembling arms and an exhilarated, exhausted feeling — or lying motionless on my living room floor mere inches from my mobile phone — I haven't yet moved a muscle towards fitness. Tony Horton insists that I take a Fit Test a few days before I start the workouts. He insists I take photos in six poses, with which I will further torture you below. He insists I take body measurements and that I get a heart monitor. There's a lot of shit I have to do before I can start this thing!
This morning, I took my usual mid-day break from the taxi and made my selections from the shelves of Dick's. I approached the checkout counter and realized I had forgotten my wallet in the car. The kid there took the items and said he would stash them there while I got it. When I came back, and he placed the "Perfect Pushups," yoga blocks, and the exercise mat on the counter, he said, "So, you're doing P90X?"
I chuckled. "It's that obvious, huh?"
He smiled. "I did it earlier this year. I bought the same stuff."
"Did you see results?" I asked.
"I went from 225 pounds down to 170."
That's 55 pounds in ninety days, people! Yet another unsolicited (well, I sorta solicited) testimonial. I'm only ten pounds away from my "ideal" weight of 170, and 15 from my goal weight. If I can do this, I will look and feel phenomenal! Really! I'll even let you feel me for your own proof!
These are the specific poses Tony Horton in-
sists I take before I begin working out, at
the 30-day point, the 60-day, and the 90.
I will very likely post progress photos
each week.
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