I am starting to get back into the rhythm. I can feel it. Friday (Day 7) was my rest day which, as you
followers of my blog will note, I am doing Ab Ripper X. It was not any easier than when I did it last
Tuesday. Maybe tomorrow night (Tuesday
again) it will be easier.
Saturday was “Combat 30” and “Pump and Burn.” All is well as manic Dan and Rach are pushing
me. Sunday was HIIT: Power. I am happy with my progress but
there are times when I have problems finishing routines. I have to remind myself of a few things.
The first thing is, I’m fifty years old. It’s not an excuse but the right diet,
workout rhythm, and supplements (creatine and protein) are essential to getting
stronger again.
The second thing is, these programs are SUPPOSED to be
hard. And they are. I constantly compare any new programs to
P90X. It’s because it was my first
program and the one I had the most physical change in.
When I finished it, many things were coming
much more easily to me. The thing I keep
forgetting is how hard it really was in that first two months. I mean, it was brutal. My body literally broke twice and I was
seeing a chiropractor to get through those first 8 weeks. I keep forgetting that.
At one point in P90X, I dropped out of a pullup and tore
something in my shoulder. I had to
switch to bands for the workouts and be careful to work that shoulder back up
to where it should be. More than once, I
tweaked my back. The one time I won’t
ever forget is when I was in a lunge and stretched and there was a grinding
noise in my hip joint like when you twist a turkey leg off the turkey at
Thanksgiving. I wiil tell you, your body
is not supposed to make that sound.
My point is, none of this is easy. The goal is to see the improvement and the
starting point is all that counts. Tonight, I am making a “step bench” so I can do the bench presses and
not have my elbows hit the floor. I need
about 6 inches between my back and the floor.
Tonight is Combat 45 and Pump Challenge (I think).
Have a great day!!
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