So...as the summer dwindled down and I was getting all amped to do P90X, there was this distant thought in my head...how am I going to make this happen while going to work. Well...band camp is here and we've finished day 2. I've been steadfast in my quest for athletic excellence and have managed to pull my tired body out of bed to start working out by 5:15 AM. Monday was Yoga and today was Core Synergistics. This is the schedule for "recovery week" for phase 1. The week looks like this, at a quick glance:
Monday: Yoga X
Tuesday: Core Synergistics
Wednesday: Kenpo X
Thursday: Stretching
Friday: Yoga X
Saturday: Core Synergistics
Sunday: Stretch or Rest
I've heard Tony talk about your "core" but I didn't truly understand that until this morning!! What a bundle of joy that was!! I got to roll around like a banana, pick up boxes and put them on a high shelf, play "boat", act like Superman, and a whole host of other things to get my core in good shape. According to Tony, having a solid core is protection in the real world. This set of exercises teach you to pick up, bend over, etc. the correct way. If you get in the habit of doing it correctly in Core Synergistics, when you get to the real world, proper habits transfer to daily life...keeping your back safe (as well as other sensitive parts of your body, I guess). In the end, I got a good workout, but I'm pretty sure I could have pushed myself a bit harder. Knowing this, I will "bring it" tomorrow and let today go without dwelling on it.
So, being a high school band director, I am in charge of running a band camp. In the past, I've had my student leaders take care of morning stretching and calisthenics. I chose to run them today. Yep...you guessed it, it had P90X written all over it. The kids had a good time and I had fun sharing what I've learned with them. The nice thing about teaching P90X to students is that I see their problems and identify if I'm doing the same things. By helping them, I'm helping myself as I do my own workout. They LOVED the calf raises!! I think I'll do them again tomorrow...nah...I'll hit them with something else!
I was expecting to have a busy few days with camp, family needs, etc. so I knew I wasn't going to blog daily...I'll get a post in every other day or so until things calm down and we settle into a routine. Rest assured...I am "pressing play" and have pushed past the 3 week "cold feet".
Sorry for the short post...enough for now...keep reading...have a great day, er, night!!
4 comments:
great stuff Bob, you are fast becoming my hero! Keep it up dude, I may just give P90x another shot cause of your writings....
Sounds like you are doing well Bob! Keep up the good work.
Cousin Jimmy.
Man I've been slacking with the comments. Of course, I've seen you for several hours every day this week so maybe that has something to do with it.
I continue to be impressed with your work ethic. I did the calf raises with you at band camp and was ready to die right there. Keeping that up for 90 days is incredible.
Congrats on the weigh in. I love your family and I'm glad they'll have a healthy you around for a long time.
Hoping you were able to recover from your guys night with some killer p90x moves. BTW, remind me to tell you about a wonderful p90x opportunity I have for you. (:
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