Day 4 – Yoga X
I have never in my life attempted yoga; not because I didn’t think it was manly (ok…yes I did) but I just couldn’t see how it would help me. Well…ummm…I didn’t exactly find it easy. There is a lot of moves that take some real balance and coordination! Not that I don’t have any BUT it requires a little more skill than I currently have! I look forward to more yoga and nailing these exercises with ease in the near future.

Kat liked Yoga X even though we were both unsure what to expect. Next task for yoga…get the poses down; balance and all. We anticipate the next yoga routine will be easier since the other routines require speed, balance, and coordination…all of which is improving for both of us.

Day 5 – Legs & Back with AbRipper X
I have to say so far…I think this was the toughest day of the program for me, at least. I think mainly because there is a lot chin-ups! You name it, it’s there…wide grip, narrow grip, reverse grip, crossover grip, this grip, that grip, etc. I’m sure it’s tough in the beginning since the chin-up isn’t a regular exercise for most people. For me…it’s not either and it was tough! This routine kicked my butt…in a good way though. I felt good after and we both sweat our butts in this workout! It was probably the most we sweat so far; definitely was for Kat.

The next day I really felt this workout in my upper back. Chin-ups…dang-it! But, all-in-all, these will get easier as I get farther into the program. Bring on Kenpo!!

Day 6 – Kenpo X
We liked this workout! Heart rate was kept in target zone in the upper ranges. It is a contiunous, non-stop routine that will keep your blood flowing. Ok…the sweat poured off of us here too! All moves start simple enough BUT then each one builds upon it. I seriously don’t think we stopped moving the entire time! And…we burned a tonne of calories…1250 myself and I think Kat was upwards of 700!

Day 7 – Stretch X
While this could have been a rest day, we opted to continue breaking our bodies in for the entire P90X Lean program! I, for one, have crappy upper body flexibility. My lower body is fairly good since I run and tend to stretch it well prior to runs. Kat has pretty decent flexibility all-around so I have some more catching up to do (like my core AM workouts)! This was a great routine to cap off a good week that broke my body in. I definitely needed the stretching.