Ugh.
That’s pretty much how I feel about reaching the midpoint of my P90X fitness schedule. Today is Day 45, and I can say that even though I started strong, I have dropped the ball in the last few weeks. Phase 1 of the program was awesome. Then I flew home for a weekend, and I’ve never fully recovered since. I do put a lot of pressure on myself, so in my mind, the last 45 days have been a disaster/failure. However, I know this isn’t the case. I’m still doing regular exercise, and this is a good thing. I really want to pick it up for the next 45 days, but I have to keep in mind the following:
1) Work within the injury. I feel like a broken record with my injured left foot and consistent pain on my right arm, but it really does impede the performance of certain workouts. There’s no sense making the injuries worse… so I need to alter my program. Thank goodness for “Steam Engine”, my go-to abdominal workout when I’m substituting an exercise.
2) I enjoy cardio more than strength training. Well, right now I do. Since my genetics make it quite difficult to bulk-up and maintain muscle mass, my focus has been on general fitness, cardio, and trying to stay lean. Which brings me to the next point…
3) I will incorporate more Insanity. I enjoy Beachbody’s Insanity. And even though I’m exhausted by the end of the workout, I really feel like my cardio strength is improving. This will be good for running season when it starts up for me :). Hmm… maybe I should…
4) Do more fun cardio. Maybe I should try this cold-weather-running thing that people do. Or try to do more cross-country skiing. These are great, enjoyable aerobic activities that will get me outside. And with the days becoming longer, there’s no better time than now to push myself a little more and just get out there!
5) Life happens. There was a time when I did a solid P90X program. This is no longer too realistic for me. It’s not that I can’t do it (because I already did!), but sometimes more than one rest day in a week is okay. It may seem ludicrous, but I really do have to tell myself this from time to time, else the result is not a happy Rick. It’s okay to rest a little more once in a while.
So my harsh self-assessment will give myself a C+. It just means that there’s definitely room to improve over the next 45 days. Time to bring it even more!
HIKES & HAMSTRINGS 
Even though you are more easy in your exercise routine than before, you are still a tank to me! 🙂 You are doing all these things with 2 injuries and still going. Plus, let’s not talk about how bad I am with all this 😐
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