I'm kicking this off at 11.5% body fat and 195.6 lbs (BMI = 26). That is my starting point. My goal is less than 9% body fat and 185 lbs.
Fred and I did this one together at the McCullough Estate at about 10:00 pm (note to self...Start earlier than 10:00 pm). Fred and I were prepared to "Bring It" and the session brought it to us. I thought I was in pretty good shape and well prepared to start this program. While my assessment tests showed I was well within the range of being ready to go, I didn't feel that way while going through it.This was rough. Tony Horton does not give you a break in between workouts. You need to have things set up to move smoothly between the push up routines to the pull up routines and back. Yes there are programmed water breaks, but that's it. This is an intense work out and I felt it the next morning (i.e this morning). Then when we were through with Chest and Back, that DVD started right into Ab Ripper X. We did 12 different variations of push ups and pull ups with very high intensity using dumbbells and a pull up bar. Then we went back through those 12 all over again. Ab Ripper X is 349 ab exercises in rapid succession with no breaks over 15 min. The people on the DVD were fresh and not the same folks doing the Chest and Back, therefore, they didn't have the challenge or being spent going through Chest and Back. These were not your normal ab exercises and even if you are familiar with them, the intensity changes everything.
I am also committed to running approximately 2.5 miles a day for my cardio. That amounts to P90X Doubles.
My chest, back, biceps, triceps and abs are seriously hurting. Then I bounced up this morning for my Saturday 6:45 am Total Conditioning Class and the 2.5 mile run.
Day One is in the books. I started on time and plan to finish on time. Today, I'm taking it easy, cleaning the garage, taking the boys to see Wolverine: X-Men Origins and then on to Day Two Plyometrics.
