P90X phase 1 complete
Wrapped up the first month of P90X today. I’m pretty stoked. I’ve lost about 10 lbs in the month, but I’m not that surprised. My eating before I started P90X was very carbohydrate heavy. This resulted in me probably eating more than I should have to feel satiated. Also, I didn’t eat nearly enough protein to sustain the amount of work I was doing even before P90X. Lucky I didn’t hurt something..
I’ve decided to do the P90X doubles program. The book says:
The Doubles plan of attack is for those who want some extra cardiovascular exercise, either for performance or weight loss. Keep in mind that P90X is stressful within the realm of its standard schedule. Those attempting Doubles should be completely injury-free and have plenty of energy to add another workout to the schedule three of four days per week. The Cardio X workout is the least intense of the P90X series, but it’s still a serious calorie-burner.
Basically this adds an extra set of cardio workouts on days one, three, and five for phase two. Phase three adds four additional cardio workouts a week. It’s been a month since I’ve gone for a run or a ride and I’ve really been missing those activities. I sure hope my running endurance didn’t suffer from the month off…
I need to figure out if I should be eating more to compensate for the additional exercise. The book is not clear on this. A fifty minute run burns close to 800 more calories for me – add that to the 600 the P90X resistance workouts consumes and you’ve burned more than half of the daily intake of someone on the level II meal plan. I have a feeling that recovery drink is going to be crucial for this…
The next thing I need to figure out is how to effectively slip two and a half to three hours worth of time into my day. It getting an hour and a half of a normal workout (workout + shower) in was pretty easy. Yoga’s 1.5 hours + shower was a bit of a pain in the ass. Two one hour sessions and two showers might be a challenge. Kudos to all you guys who actually have to go to an office and manage to fit in P90X – let alone doubles.
Let’s see what happens =)