P90X Day 3

As I woke up this morning I remembered my sister in law Megan telling me that when she does P90X she can't sit down for days...well today is the beginning of that for me. Any type of movement where I had to get up from a sitting position or bend over was almost excruciating. Going down my stairs this morning was a challenge and I needed my husband's help. My knees are a little sensitive and tend to get fluid in them so they were pretty puffy and tight. Nothing icing and ibuprofen can't cure, but they are definitely hurting. I think it's going to be a long day of pain.

The workout for today is Shoulders and Arms. My husband asked me to wait til the evening to do it so he could help me with some of the ab moves and see if we could figure out some alternative moves until I get stronger. I did the work out and was bummed I still hadn't bought heavier weights yet. It was difficult, but some of the moves I was doing 20 reps when Tony says to do 12-15 and the last 3 should be hard. But I was still burning calories and getting used to everything. After the video I took a 30 minute brisk walk. I had to do something to break up the lactic acid from the Plyometrics workout. It helped a lot.

When Jon got home I began the Ab Ripper X. I could do the first 5 or 6 moves, but then it got ugly. So, my husband (who is very athletic and has worked with professional trainers) helped me modify a few of the exercises so that I could strengthen those ab muscles. Most of the exercise went back to Pilates for me. I came to tears a few times because that darn incision tends to burn and twinge. But I thankfully got through the video and felt pretty good.