Week 1--Day 2

I quit.  Just kidding.  Well after I posted yesterday, I put on my super cool work-out outfit, and just as I sauntered in to start, my amazing mom nose smelled a poopy diaper. You'll never see me jump that quickly to change one again, unless of course it's right before a work-out.  Any delaying was making me nervous though, so I decided to hop in and do it. 

The opening video has a warning that one who was experiencing neck or back pain shouldn't be doing this work-out, which made me quickly wish I had one of the two.  Well, I actually have both of the two, just not as extreme enough to avoid this endeavor.  My fears were legitimate.  The first video is for chest, back, and abs.  (But every other muscle seems to be sore as well!) Just, ya know, every pull-up and push-up ever invented.  Two of my very weakest points.  But I threw myself into it, and managed to do very well, in my opinion.  I'm not a huge work-out guru, so a lot of it to me is learning the moves, learning the right way to move your arms when lifting weights, etc. (btw, I love the "lawnmower"). So there were a few points where I had to pause, and rewind, and study my form to make sure it was right. 

However, close to the end of all the extremeness, they went back to the plain Jane push-up and I got a surprising (and welcome!) burst of energy and I cranked out 15 push-ups like nobody's business. (Imagine the thought of a push-up being "easy"!) I gave myself major props! Let me just warn you.......the Dive Bomber Push-up.....is death.  At one point after several failed attempts, I found myself laying on my stomach, looking up at the TV with a glare.  What am I thinking, I can't do this?? Then Tony Horton, looked right at me (yes, right at me) and said, you can do this.  I did manage to do one.  And the decline push-up, no way Jose.  My back was slowly concaving in. For fear of snapping in half like plyboard, I decided to wait until I have a little more strength, as I am, like I said, still recovering from a screwed up back from the pregnancy.  My pull-ups drastically improved. Although I will admit, I am a baby and have to have at least one toe propped up on a coffee table in order to do them.  But so does the girl in the video, so I didn't feel so bad. 

Overall, my first day was a good experience, I felt empowered, muscular, and strong.  It was just as intense as everyone says though.  If you're not bringing at least a shred of confidence and strength with you, don't even bother.  X is for extreme, afterall. 

The amount of food was a little ridiculous to me at first, how can someone who eats as little as I do (usually. Hey, I love food.) consume 2400 calories a day? Well, I found out quickly I could.  By lunchtime I was like a ravenous beast.  (See picture to the left, that was me!) And the past two mornings I've woken up energized, awake, and ready to go.  So forget the eating a couple of almonds a day diet. (Psh, models....)

Onto Plyometrics today, which I've heard from my sources, is INSANE.  Bring it.