The normal price is like $130, so yes, it’s a good deal
I just didn’t know if there was too much risk involved. Some Craigslist ads say “not burned discs or just photocopies of manuals.”
I noticed there were several Ebay sellers with no feedback and suspiciously low prices, probably offering burned discs and photocopies. On the other hand, exercise stuff has forever been a standby of the resale market.
I got sick this week, dammit! I was on a roll, too. When I did the core program I really focused and engaged my core muscles and lo and behold, 5 days later my ab muscles are still sore.
I am willing myself to get over this cold with a quickness so I can dive back into it. Whod’ve thought I’d actually miss working out??
I’ve always been told that if you’re sick only from the neck up (head cold) to keep working out. If you’re sick in the chest, stop.
I made it through Week 1 without missing a workout (yes, even Ab Ripper 3x ye gods!) but I definitely had to cut the Plyo and the Yoga short about 30 mins each. If I heard Tony say “…aaand into Downward Dog.” one more time I was gonna puke. Hoping to get through the entire thing next week.
My biggest problem is the pull-ups/chin-ups. Here at the rental place in VA I have a doorway bar but nothing that’s quite the right height to stand on. I have a very nice stepstool that’s the perfect height at our other house in Durham but no idea when we’re going to get back there to retrieve it. And I’m not buying another stepstool because I’m a cheapo and space is at a premium in the VA place. In the meantime I’m using bands draped over the bar as shown in the video but that doesn’t even remotely begin to challenge me. Eh, I’ll figure something out.
I also took it easy on the chin-ups, which is probably why yesterday’s Shoulders & Arms hurt a lot worse than Chest & Back. That, and my Plyo from a few days ago is still hurting my ass and my legs. But damn, I feel like I’ve accomplished a lot just by sticking with it through each tape (though I had to skip the Ab Ribber yesterday, too busy. I’ll incorporate that into today’s Yoga)
Bands definitely is easier than weights, because you can cheat on them but not on weights. I would have died had I tried to do that weird lifting exercise with weights. It’s the one where you lean over, straighten your elbows at your sides, then lift your weights back behind you with wrists facing down, then do one with wrists facing up, and repeat. Hated this one but I have to be honest, afterwards I was sore in a spot that I didn’t even know I had muscles in!
And WTF at that weirdo side pushups with one arm? That thing kicked my ass, couldn’t even straighten my elbows even once. It doesn’t help that he saves the hardest stuff for last, when I’m already tired from 50 mins of workout. Should put that at the beginning…
For people who’s done it more than a week, do you take the rest on day 7 or try to stick some exercises in there?
Don’t be stupid - take the rest day. Your body only gets stronger when it’s resting.
I take it easy by not doing P90X, but I might go on a 20 mile ride or something. Not because I’m a fitness junkie, but because there’s races coming up and the only way to get faster is to ride.
I was feeling all tired and crappy feeling though, with a horrible sore throat and hacking cough, working out would feel downright masochistic.
Feeling better today. Will probably start back up tomorrow or Monday, just to be safe.
I’m giving blood today (for the first time - when I was younger I was too thin to do it, so I never got in the habit.) This is an excellent excuse not to do the legs and back or whatever that I’m supposed to do. (Seriously, squats AND pull-ups - great.)
Don’t believe the hype about Plyometrics, it’s not the toughest workout. The toughest one for me was…Yoga X
Seriously, I can push myself sometimes to do little bursts of energy required for lifting or jumping, but asking me to hold one position for like 15 seconds while every muscle in my body is screaming is 10 times harder. Plus, the Yoga X is 90 fucking minutes long! 90 minutes!! I’m terrified of the next time I have to do it…
I can’t finish Yoga because I find it boring. I’ve barely done anything on my off week, as far as P90X goes. I did do a 50 mile bicycle race today though.
I hate the yoga. Of course, I hate yoga anyway, so that hardly came as a suprise.
I just did the chest and back. Sweet christ, man! I can’t do a pull up so I did resistance bands for those, which wasn’t bad, but enough with the push ups! Those weird, “under the fence” ones? When you’re doing the snake thing? What was THAT about? Damn near killed myself! I did most of the push ups on my knees and it was still rough.
I was planning on a run tomorrow but it’s been in the 90s here the past couple days, so I may try the plyometrics instead. So much for waiting till tomorrow or Monday to jump back in again. 
I do the “under the fence” pushups the regular way (for about two whole reps!) then switch to my knees. Even modified it’s pretty tough, especially when it’s the second round.
For my rest day I did a walk/jog for 1.5 miles. Is anyone else a member of the “BRING IT” P90X group on Sparkpeople? There’s some pretty good advice and support there too.
Yesterday was a double dose of exercise: morning tennis with my friend and Kenpo X in the afternoon
Love Tony Horton, but he doesn’t know his martial arts forms very well It’s ok, I’m sure he can still beat me with both hands tied behind his back. Since I took martial arts for many years, I find myself defaulting to the proper punching and kicking style that I was taught. Maybe that’s why my arms and legs are all sore this morning. Luckily for me, today’s the rest day! I hope X Stretch isn’t tough, I need a break after this past week
I tried X Stretch last night. It was alright.
One week down! I can’t believe I’ve stuck through it all throughout the week! If I can just make it one month, I know that I will be able to finish the program. I’m excited, but sore, but I’m still happy that I’ve been able to tough out some of these last few days when I was hurting in a good way from all the unfamiliar exercises.
Though today it’s back to chest and back, I don’t know how I’m going to do all those pushups sore. I barely did them last week when I wasn’t sore
So, I’m also a slacker (and feeling totally bad about the work I haven’t put in compared to what you all are going through. And I’m only on the Power90 program, to boot!). But I’m starting to get motivated - I’ll schedule a start soon.
Thanks for keeping me honest. You guys are awesome.
I’ve been sick the last week or so, after managing to finish most of week 1. At this point I decided to just restart the program and did chest & back yesterday. It’s interesting how I was able to do considerably more (girly) push-ups than I could the first time. I still can’t do as many as I want (especially the declines) but it’s an obvious improvement! Maybe I just have better form this week, making it easier.