Day 1 Recap

Its Day 3 of P90X and because I've been busy the last 2 days, I'm going to recap here.

Lets start with the nutrition part of this program which I have heard is very hard to stick to. Luckily for me, for the last 2-3 months I've been working on the Abs Diet (decent nutrition program but slow slow results). Thanks to the Abs Diet my nutrition was already pretty good and well scheduled. With that being said, I love how well set up the P90X nutrition program is and how well it's explained. It tells you exactly how many servings of protein, carbs, fat, etc. to eat in a day. With a little bit of quick tracking before meals I've found it really easy to stay on track with this diet. *I am not taking the P90X supplements because they are too expensive and I don't really think they are necessary.*

For the purpose of being helpful to anyone else who starts this program, I will add my diet into each days post for at least the first week or two.

Day 1:

Breakfast: Spinach and Turkey Omelette (6 egg whites, 3oz turkey, 2 cups spinach, 2oz of cheese)

Snack 1: 1/2 Protein bar (Big 100, half is plenty for a snack)

Lunch: Tuna sandwich, carrots, and a banana (tuna, Smart Balance Omega Plus mayo, 2 slices of whole wheat bread)

Snack 2: 1oz Almonds

Dinner: Frozen Turkey Breast (guess about 5oz) grilled and seasoned, frozen peas and carrots (about a cup).

DRINK WATER all day!

P90X Workout (Chest and Back):

I went into this expecting it to be hard, and it was. The majority of this workout revolves around push-ups and pull-ups. There are 12 exercises in the chest and back workout, which you do twice, in the ~60 min. it takes to complete. Part 1 of the workout went well, I was doing 15-20 push-ups and about 8 pull-ups per set. Part 2 however, was not quite as easy. I was lucky to get 10-15 reps on the push-ups and only about did about 3 pull-ups each set. Because I've been lifting weights, the lifting exercises were fairly easy but, believe me, I felt the burn.

Ab Ripper X:

Not much to say about this other than... holy shit! This is by far the most intense ab workout I've ever done. I tried my best to keep up with the DVD but it is definitely a struggle. My legs held me back the most during ab ripper x because a bunch of the exercises require you to elevate and move your legs.

Although it was definitely a hard day, I really like the program so far. I'll post my Day 2 and Day 3 (today) reviews later today. I would also like to point out that right now, about 10 min. before I start Day 3: Shoulders and Arms, I am STILL pretty damn sore from Day 1 and 2.

Thanks for reading, and don't forget to BRING IT!