Carolyn- -Donna / P90X - rambling thoughts!

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Thanks for the vote of confidence, Carolyn!

I'll have to check what Phase 2 entails, but I think

it is the same as Phase 1, except I'll be doing Chest,

Shoulders & Triceps instead of Shoulders and Arms,

which means more push-ups! I think that workout will

be harder, but I'll otherwise be doing the same

rotation. I'll double check though!

Overall, the P90X workouts are not " killer " - b/c you

do go at your own pace so you really can make it

do-able no matter where you are in your fitness

journey. The two workouts that I think would be

hardest on someone with injuries or injury potential

are PlyoX (not good if you have knee, feet, ankle,

etc. problems) and Core Synergistics (which I think

has the potential to strengthen your back/core, but,

if done improperly can be an accident waiting to

happen).

The rest so far appears to be straight " gym " style

training. For legs, I can see that Tony has provided

a more endurance-based/body weight workout, probably

b/c it is really hard to lift heavy for legs at home

without equipment or a spotter. I can see how he

designed Plyo X to work your legs in an endurance

based fashion and Legs & Back also works your legs

with more body-weight/functional exercises. It is the

one that has most consistently made me sore since

starting. I can also see a difference in my legs,

they are much leaner and look better than when I do

heavier weights for my legs.

I don't do the pull-ups b/c I don't have a bar, but

the band seems to work well - but I do think the

program would be tougher if I did the pull-ups

instead.

HTH!

Donna

--- Festival City Concrete/ & Carolyn Visser

wrote:

> Pink Pussycat wrote:

> > Phase 2... sounds so sinister! Are you shaking

> in your boots?

>

> no way! donna's tough!

> :*c.

>

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