My life may have been permanently altered after plyometrics.
I have never been that sore in my entire life. Remember. It’s not the day after that you have to worry about. It’s the day after the day after that shoud be dreaded, which in my case, was today. But don’t let me skip ahead.
Yesterday was day 3, Shoulders and arms. I’ll admit that I was slightly dissapointed with the intensity of this workout, but the video was probably not to blame. My roomamte and I are doing the budget version of p90x, so we each bought one dumbell. This meant that we constantly had to pause the video so we could both get through the exercise while using two dumbells. Still, I am only slightly sore from this workout. My triceps felt it pretty badly, but my shoulder did okay. You well definitely experience some innovative and tough workouts.
Today was yoga. Let me say, wholeheartedly, that this was the most difficult video I have experienced yet (even though this is only my fourth day). By the way, unlike the other videos,which are one hour, the yoga video is an hour and a half, which slowly drips by at an excruciating pace. I have never done yoga and have never had a clear opinion of it, but I must say now, props to all of the yoga masters. You are all clearly some of the most fit people in the world. The first 45 minutes consisted of sweat breaking, puke inducing poses that tested your mental and physical endurance whic hwill teach you that you are anything but flexible. The second half is slightly more relaxed, focusing on balance, some abs, and relaxation/meditiation. I enjoyed the second half. It really got me into the zone.
So, yoga is supposed to be an exercise that works your mind and your body. Yoga is something that should be peaceful, personal, and soothing, maybe even quiet. I will say that Tony Horton does like to talk, but he does throw in an almost full minute of silence towards the very end of the video, creaking slightly before to let the audience know that he is about to stop being quiet. Still, you gotta love this guy.
Overall, I feel excellent right now. My soreness faded to the back of my mind and I feel an inner energy boost that I can not remember feeling in quite some time. Yoga X is a son of a b, but you will be better off for it.
Remember. Do your best. Forget the rest.
