P90X Classic Day 1 – Chest and Back – Ab Ripper X

Intro

So I did something I haven’t done since High School, and that was 10 years ago. I woke up EARLY to do a workout. I NEVER wake-up early to workout, partially because I tend to be more injury prone, but also I often work late so sleep isn’t always readily available

Last summer, I began watching those annoying, yet very informative P90x infomercials. You know, the ones where Tony Horton (the creator) is yelling in your face to BRING IT!

I got the P90X system last summer and intended to start it…but had a lot going on, so the typical excuses set it and next thing you know winter was here. Well, also in October, I somehow injured or pinched a nerve behind my right shoulder blade that had me in pretty severe pain for several weeks. Physical Therapy wasn’t helping, so I saw a chiropractor and things have been rebounding since. However, I believe I had some atrophy going on in my right arm as I literally lost a TON of power in it. Case in point, if I was to lean against a wall with my right arm extended, and try to push myself off the wall…I failed hard. I would fall right into the wall. I went from being able to do 20 push-ups prior to the injury to not being able to do one. NOT EVEN ONE PUSH-UP!

So if I am not 100% healed, I am very close…but I still lack some power in my right arm. I am hoping P90X will not only fix that issue, but get me in the best shape of my life.

Day 1

So like I mentioned earlier, today I woke up at 6:30 to begin Day 1 of P90X Classic, which is Chest and Back + Ab Ripper (which is no laughing matter either).

WOW is all I can say. My arms are jelly and even my legs are hurting from doing the lunges.

I will add my pre-P90X pictures to this post later, but my stats are: 6ft, 174lbs. I will take measurements this evening and edit this thread.

Day 1 Schedule and Results

Ab Ripper X

Holy crap is all I can say. After Day 1, I have realized how out of shape I really am. Its pretty sad actually. The first set of ab exercises I made it to about 22 of 25. After that, it was all down hill in terms of me trying to keep pace with the machines who look like people on the television. I was only able to complete close to 50% of the reps on most of them

As mentioned above, I am trying to build the strength back in my right arm, so I was surprised by the results above, but kind of not. Going from 0 push-ups to 13 is a decent accomplishment since my injury.

Nutrition

• 6:30 am – Pre-Workout, had a Whey Preotein drink (24 g protein)
• 7:30 am – Drank Scivation Xtend for recovery during P90x workout
• 8:30 am – Made a breakfast shake (water, whey protein (24g), quick oats oatmeal, strawberry yogurt, 1 scoop Scivation Xtend)
• 11:00 am – Whey Protein Drink (24g protein), Special K Bar
• 1:00 pm – 6 Oz Chicken Breast, 1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese.