So this workout also kicked my ass. Many dvd pauses to catch my breath, although a few less than with core synergetics. Cardio x adds elements from the other p90x workouts. The one section that I appreciated was Kenpo. Because of my martial arts background I could go through the entire section without stopping and I picked it up really fast. It was nice to feel less pathetic for a 10min span :)
Day 3: Shoulders and Arms + Ab Ripper X
Since my legs were sore from the last two days I was happy to see that I would soon be sore everywhere. This workout was fairly straightforward with some new things to pique my interest. I was feeling pretty confident with the exercises until I began the ab section. Wow. I spent more time rolling on the ground in pain than actually doing the ab work!! Apparently if you successfully do all of the routines then you would do about 350 reps in 15 minutes! I maybe did 75 lol. But good news I found out that the "ins and outs" that were in my fit test I was doing totally wrong and that's why I failed the minimum 25.
Day 4: Yoga X
I hate yoga. I wasn't pleased to see that this workout was 90 minutes long. Seriously? The makes matters worse there are a million "downward dogs" - no really a million, I swear. I almost turned off the dvd in order to go for a run. Luckily it picked up have way through with some balance stuff and then onto more abs. I got through it but I probably told the tv to fuck off at least a dozen times. It's hard to take advice from a gymrat about yoga stuff.
Day 5: Legs and Back + Ab Ripper X
My legs were finally back to normal enough to even attempt this workout. Some of the leg routines were intense. There were a couple really cool ones too. The back workouts were mixed in between to give the legs a rest. Unfortunatly the back routines are all pullups. I don't have a chinup bar so I'm stuck with the bands. I also don't have a door attachment so I had to rig up something. The resistance bands I bought at Sears aren't heavy enough so the routines for the back were super easy. I think I'll have to buy the ones that P90x promotes.
Day 6: Kenpo X
I ended up eating dinner kind of late so I was still pretty full when I started the Kenpo X DVD. This was ultimately stupid and I spend most of the time feeling rather nauseous as a result. With some Kenpo teasers from other workouts I figured I would be good to jump into the routines. Actually there were a few times I had to rewind to figure out what the hell they were doing. The P90x editting guy likes to mix up different angles all the fucking time. So if you are trying to figure out what the move is it's hard when part of the move is camera head on, part from the side and the rest from an angle downward. I can't imagine someone who doesn't know what a cross or uppercut is trying to complete this DVD. Maddness.
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