How does one week turn into two? Travel out of the country for 4 days, pack your schedule with as many meetings as you can and wait to have your email inbox so full that you are forced clean it pass midnight before you can drop dead. That was my week. It started ok, then I got the flu for 3 days and then the travel. I packed as much workout as possible, even on the road. Doing plyometrics in Dominican Republic with no A/C and heavy humidity? Now that’s a workout with a lot of sweat.
In all, I did skipped 2 days beyond my rest day, ate bad and my sleeping was off. Hence, I decided to do week 6 twice. I continue to see improvements and so I’m not discouraged.
Yoga, plyo, legs and back are still my favorite. While on the road, I had replaced legs and back with core synergistics since I didn’t have a chin-up bar or dumbbells in the hotel. This months’ focus is to group some of the winners (yoga, plyo, legs and back) with two more variants: one to focus on movements aways from you (shoulders, chest, triceps) and another focusing on movements towards your body (biceps, back).
On my Kempo X day, I played volleyball. In the morning, I work on a volleyball clinic where I train and I’m an assistance coach running drills for about 30 B-level adults from 8AM until noon. I’ve enjoyed this for about 2 years now. Then after one hour lunch break, I played with my EVP buddies doubles for another 3 hours. After I was done, I realize what had just happened. After 7 hours of non-stop volleyball, I played strong and my body felt good. I must give P90X credit for my endurance, speed and strength. I’m happy with my progress in building a good foundation for sports training and my readiness for summer tournaments. My body fat today is 10% compared to 11% a month ago as measured by a Tanita TBF-300A. 1% seems like a small gain. Second thought, this means having shaved 1.7 lbs of fat. Now, that feels good.
Surfing around, I bumped into CrossFit. I can see a lot of the similarities with the P90X program. Some tough critics say the CrossFit is the real deal and is free. I can’t argue this. However, with CrossFit, you’ll need to plot your own way through a series of BrandX burnout routines (3-4 exercises total) combining core and other muscle groups. For some, the structure of P90X may be a better fit, especially if your are working out alone.
