Week 1-- Day 3

Definition of relief:  Being done with the Plyometrics work-out. 

In case you're wondering what it is, like I was before the work-out, here is a little excerpt from Wikipedia. 

"Plyometrics is exercise training designed to produce fast, powerful movements, and improve the functions of the nervous system, generally for the purpose of improving performance in sports. Plyometric movements, in which a muscle is loaded and then contracted in rapid sequence, use the strength, elasticity and innervation of muscle and surrounding tissues to jump higher, run faster, throw farther, or hit harder, depending on the desired training goal. Plyometrics is used to increase the speed or force of muscular contractions, providing explosiveness for a variety of sport-specific activities. Plyometrics are useful for several sports - notably soccer, rugby, basketball, track and field athletics, racket sports and martial arts."  Aka, you pretty much jump during every movement.

Now tell me why would I ever need to torture myself and do this work-out again? I don't play any of the above. (Anyone???)  Nonetheless, it will definitely help on my road to getting abs. People did not exaggerate about this; out of Tony's mouth, it is the "Mother" of all the P90X work-outs.  I figured I did pretty good to make it through though, considering how out of shape I am.  (I doubt I have ever seen my own face so red.) Tony himself had to take a "personal pause" a couple of times (and I admit, I took plenty of those myself, and went against the recommended rest time of no more than a minute. I figured it wouldn't have done me much good to pass out on the floor, I'd rather have just finished). There was a man on the video with a prosthetic leg, I figure if HE can do it, well I sure as hell should. (Not to make fun, in all seriousness, the guy was seriously in great shape, but I do have a slight advantage in the limbs department, at least enough so to actually finish!)

11 More weeks of Plyometrics makes me want to curl into a tiny little ball and cry.  It was basically the most intense cardio work-out I may have ever had.  LOTS of jumping squats for over an hour had me begging for a break (and a drink).  I respect sports players and their training so much more now.  I sat in the shower whimpering and licking my wounds (figuratively) like a small puppy.  Dane wanted to see what the big deal was.  He himself is a man who is in shape and does regular cardio.  Well at the end of it, he was a sweaty little mess too, so I know it wasn't just me. ;)

So needless to say, I have fire thighs today as I walk around.  My poor daughters are feeling the effects every time I pick them up and yelp.  They, along with myself are not used to all of this. Eh, give it a week or two. 

Here's a shout out and props to my brother-in-law Gabriel Jordan, who is 2 days ahead of me! We plan to be the muscular ones lifting weights in the corner at the family Christmas party.  It's hard to believe when this is all over it'll be Christmas time. Kind of depressing since it's still 90 degrees every day here in Georgia!

I'm hoping for a little less intense work-out, as today is shoulders, arms, and abs.  I won't get my hopes up though! ;) It might be a little bit nicer to know what to expect for a work-out. Pretty soon I'll have been through all of them and I'll know what to expect every morning (there's 12 discs).  I tend to not freak myself out more by watching videos ahead of time to see what they're about. I prefer the "SURPRISE!" factor I guess.  More tomorrow!