P90X Day 2

Well, today was a heart pounding cardio jumping battery of moves. Since Angel starts work at 5, we worked out earlier today, 12:15 - 1:15. This torture workout was full bore for an hour. Well, I couldn't make it all the way today.

The moves were jumping & squatting and the cadence today was serious. They call this workout high impact because of the potential problems with ankles, knees, and hips due to joint compression and decompression. Thankfully, this was not either of our problems (and Angel is known for having an ankle problem). Our problem was wind and muscle cooperation. The stress on the quads, calves, and hip flexers was serious. The burn was more then I had expected. I truly thought I was in better shape then this.

Anyway, the reason for not completing today's battery was because of time and not capability. My lunch is only an hour long. Since we were getting winded and had to rest longer than the time provided on the DVD on a couple of occasions. Therefore, since the workout is 1 hour long, pressing the pause button will always cause us to run over on time. With about 13 minutes to go for the entire workout, we jumped to 5 to go for the cool down. Well, being constrained on time might put a damper on the progress of the workout, however, 1 hour of raised heart rate and cardio activity is more then what I've done before. I believe that in time it will get easier and time won't be as much of a problem.