Forgive me faithful followers...I didn't do Kenpo yesterday or today. We had a wedding to go to and with my parents coming to babysit 3 of our 4 kids (Sophia, the newborn, went with us), we had a lot of preparation to take care of. I actually spent a lot of time kicking myself for not doing it...probably more time kicking myself than if I'd have just actually done it! I'm choosing to look at the positives here. I went to a wedding where there were tons of cookies and cake. I didn't eat any of it. I only took the "P90X" conscious food from the buffet and drank a ton of water instead of the other beverages that were available. All-in-all, I really felt good about staying on track nutritionally. Kenpo will have to wait until Saturday. I don't imagine it'll have a huge impact as long as I "press play" as Tony requests of his "clients". So...I start week 2 tomorrow.
Now...for any of you that have ever started a workout program after leading a fairly sedentary lifestyle...let's talk PAIN. From the day after I did the fitness test last Sunday until about Friday morning, I really felt like I was run over by a small Volkswagen. Not only was I in pain, but I just felt like I couldn't control my legs. My wife (Bekah) asked me how I felt and the best way I could describe it was a "good pain". I don't know if you can understand that or not, but it was the burning sensation you feel in your muscles when you push your body beyond what it is used to. On Thursday evening, I felt like I was on the "upswing" and by Friday morning I started feeling pretty good even through the Friday workout. The pain was still there, but I was able to push through it and functional rather normally.
I suppose my question is...can I expect (as a man striving for a fit physique) to always feel that pain? Does your body ever get used to it or do you always feel the pain when you push hard, but not as intense? Not that it matters...I set a goal for myself and I intend to achieve it...any comments on this would be greatly appreciated!!
So, after week 1, here's my summary. I could not do everything that Tony and his proteges could do. I did what I could, pushed myself to do more than I felt I could handle and took breaks. Sometimes, I paced with them and took a longer break after the exercise, sometimes I did the exercise at 1/2 the pace of Tony...regardless, I kept moving and believe that I kept my heart rate elevated. The way I see it, I can't possibly be expected to perform as well as Tony yet....BUT...as I lose weight and gain muscle mass, I'll be stronger and handling less body weight. This should be a recipe for quick improvement, right?!?
Anyway...I should have more for you tomorrow as I begin week 2. Thanks for reading...more later!
2 comments:
When I used to work out regularly, I experienced the exact kind of pain you are talking about. You described in perfectly. It hurts but you also feel kind of good about it since it confirms that you did something right. Here's the weird thing...in my experience your body will adjust and you won't experience to such a degree as you did the first week. AND YOU'LL MISS IT!! I was always disappointed when I didn't feel pain because I lost that confirmation. As weird as it sounds, not feeling pain creates (at least for me in my limited experience) a mental hurdle to cross.
It was also easy to tell the difference between good and bad pain. Good pain was always muscle oriented whereas bad pain felt like it was coming from somewhere deeper. I have always had trouble doing shoulder exercises that require me to push weight directly over my head. In those case, I get a pain in the joint that doesn't feel "right" and I usually back off so that I don't permanently hurt something.
And don't sweat missing the workout because of the wedding. You did a good job on the diet and it was a really good wedding.
So nice to sit and chat with you at the wedding! And good for you on not having cookies. Now if I can just talk you into going out for ice cream with us ....
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