Yes...I read that too....YogaX....Tonight after a long, hard, last week of P90X, we really needed a long, deep, muscle burning hour plus of Yoga. Although it was obvious we had not done YogaX in a while due to the lack of balance, I was still surprised with the improvements. Boy did that help the ole cheeks.
I can't believe this is the final week. I'm torn in my feelings as I still know I have a lot of improvements to go. But, my mindset is definetly way improved and I'm so into a better lifestyle. Christina and I have pushed and pushed hard. We are both ready for a short break, but also ready to keep pushing play. And this time.....the + !!!!
90 Days until the real heat of Summer....enough time to press on and bust out the rest of the goo-rid.
Core week begins!
P90X - Day 85 - YogaX
P90X - Day 84 - KenpoX
Well after restarting KenpoX about 3 times, we were finally able to roll on through it. Oh my boys....oh my boys. I think this snow is having a weird effect on all 3 of them....even Buddy our dog is acting a bit strange. Kenpo was a great refresh tonight....It had been getting a bit boring, but tonight it was good. I was soooo sore after Legs & Back on Wednesday...was really looking forward to heating up the Hammys and the Buns....oh my buns were feeling like someone was kneeing them over and over. But they feel good now. Aren't you glad you're thinking of them? HAHA!!!
OK...as of this afternoon, I ordered it.....I ordered P90X+!!!!!! Pretty cool.
I've also been researching the supplements a bit and have ordered the Slimming Formula as well as the P90X Recovery Formula. Once I get them, I'll be doing some reporting on em.
If you are interested in these products please visit mine or Christina's Team Beachbody Website.
http://www.branson90x.com - Me
http://www.bransonfit.com - Christina
We'd love to offer any assistance we can and please tell your friends.
P90X - Day 83 - RestX
Well last night Christina and I had a great opportunity to have dinner with one of our favorite pastors and his wife from church and our LifeGroup. So we flipped days with today and went for a RestX day....with that in lieu of the upcoming last week of P90X, we are going to hit KenpoX and XStretch tonight....Can't do anything else as we are under a huge blizzard.
Getting excited about the upcoming extension of our P90X journey as we have become coaches and are going to push hard to assist others in their journey as well.
With that, I want let everyone know that Christina is back on Blogger!!!! christinabranson.blogspot.com....Please check out her blog (don't foget to become a follower!)
Thanks again for all of the support and kind comments.
Bring on the +!!!!
P90X - New Coaches
OK...after some thoughts about it, Christina and I have both signed up to be Beach Body Coaches. We have put P90X to the test as it has put us to the test and it works and works well. This is a great opportunity for us to continue to assist, motivate, pray for and help folks research and maintain their fitness goals and hopefully their spiritual goals.
I'd also like to welcome a brother in Christ, Kenewayne as a Beach Body Coach as well. In seeing some of Ken's pics, I know he's a walking billboard for the successes of P90X....its amazing how many people ask!
Our website are coming, but they are:
http://www.bransonfit.com(Christina)
http://www.branson90x.com (me)
P90X - Day 82 - Legs & Back and Ab RipperX'd
Today was the last Ab RipperX of our 90 Days of the "X"....and it felt goooood. Today I came home for lunch a bit frustrated with work. But....in taking a bit of a long lunch Christina and I pushed out a fast paced Legs & Back....skipping all of the breaks and yapping in between exercises. What a sweat fest that made it. Today was a great day of pushing hard, squatting hard, and lunging even harder....I love sneaky lunges and oh how I love the calf raises. (you have to jump on the last 10 burners....its awesome!) I am so proud of Christina for sticking with this with me...she is very motivating and always keeps me going. I can't tell you what has happened, but this last week to week 1/2 I have been busting out the pullups more than ever. Christina as well. Although neither one of us reached our "Pull Up Goal"...we still have seen major improvements.
Then we hit the Ab Ripper for the last time (not ever)...and again sweat fest....the sweat was pooling on top of my bald head!!! As Mason Twists have always been a bear for me, I pushed myself to try for 45 and well....I hit 44 and colapsed. Grrrrrr. Then Christina went for broke and twisted out 70 of them....Wow!!! Great stuff.
Tonight we had an awesome praise and prayer meeting at church to pray for rain for the area and for God to reveal a new reigning in our lives....What an awesome time. One of my great passions over the last 15 or so years was confirmed by our Sr Pastor....That is to begin a reconcilliation of churches and to begin to come together as we should as the Body of Christ. The question that has always weighed heavy on my heart is....Why is it we can call each other "friends" and "neighbors" 6 days during the week, but separate ourselves on Sundays and even to some extent talk down about each other??? Walls of a church building or denominational separation does not build the Body of Christ...we are all the "Church"...we all need to begin to pray and focus our efforts toward the common goal of building God's kingdom together as one. So with that as you get amongst your co-workers or even your pastors please begin to pray how God would move on your church and begin to bring christians together under God's roof.
God Bless! And thank you all for your prayers for Rain!
P90X - Day 81 - CardioX and Yoga Belly 7
I have to say...that is my favorite workout. I can't believe I pick a cardio over the money bicep workout, but CardioX followed up by some Belly burn is great. CardioX throws just enough of each workout in that the next thing you know you're sweating your rear end off and then switching to the next. I think my heart rate bangs harder during the short Plyo workout than it does in Plyo itself. And I am sweating my ashtanga off right from the ashtanga's! Then to roll into Yoga Belly 7 at the end is just self-torture! That portion burrrrns. I think I'd rather do ABRX.
Well Christina and I are really considering being BB Coaches....we made this thing prove itself to us and now we know....it works and works well. The diet has been a breeze, the workouts have not. :-D...The responses from friends and family have been amazing. And overall we both feel great. I feel younger and full of energy. Kinda spunky!!!! HAHA!
Well Legs & Back & Abs tomorrow....it'll be early again as we have a huge prayer meeting at church with a number of area churches joining us to pray for Rain!!!! We need it. So if all of you during your evening tomorrow will just say a little prayer for God to send his rain on Amarillo, it would be greatly appreciated!
God Bless you all!
P90X - Day 80 - Back & Biceps and ABRX
Count down...10...9...8...7...here we go. That workout is worth all the money! I love that one sooooo much. My biceps feel like they could break the skin. Wow. I'm really gonna miss that one....oh wait, no I won't....I'll keep doing it.
Tonight Christina really pushed it hard as well....she was nailing 15 and 20 pound curls....wow.
I still haven't decided on the P90x+ yet...I'm waiting on some answers in doing some research. Its in my nature...
Tomorrow...CardioX and Yoga Belly 7. We'll be doing it during the day though as Randy Travis is performing tomorrow night at our church!!!! What a classic. I know, I know....diversity in music....first wowing over our Depeche Mode tickets and now talking about Randy Travis...I love it all!
Concert Tickets
Well...in my love for the workout, I forgot to mention some exciting news.
Are you ready for this?
I landed 2 tickets for Aug 29 in Dallas.....DEPECHE MODE!
Christina and I are long time fans and have not missed a tour since the "Songs of Faith & Devotion Tour" back in the mid 90's!
Can't wait!
P90X - Day 79 - Plyometrix Fin
That my friends is it....IT....ITTTTT. Last Plyometrics of the 90! Only way we are doing Plyometrics again is if it is by choice. Well all of that was by choice, but you know what I mean! :-D Honestly I had to look at the recovery week as I, for some reason, was thinking that Plyo was part of the Recovery week....oh how I was happy to be proven wrong.
Right now as I sit and pour sweat all I can imagine is throwing a bunch of fatty bacon in a skillet and watching that fat melt! And as I sit here on Day 79, I have to remain very positive as I look down on still a gut....a gut that needs to come off. Which only means one thing....I have to keep bringing it. I just have to remember that it took 20 years to make that gut, it should take longer than 90 days to get rid of it.
Time to make a decision on P90X+....we'll have to get it shipping, so Christina and I will have to discuss our Post 90X plans of maintenance. Hmmmm....more Plyo....Ahhhhhhh!
