P90X – Day 15 – Chest, Back & ARX

January 16, 2010 by Shane

Pushing it in Week 3

This is the start of week 3 for me on my P90X program. I have been through all the exercises twice and know the proper technique for just about all the routines.  While I was waiting for my JACK3D to kick in this morning I was reviewing my progress sheets. I am happy with the progress made thus far, however there is room for improvement. I told myself” it is time to push it”.  For Chest and Back, I was ready to leave it all on the floor for round 1. Round 2 was a best effort at the routines. Pull-ups are getting better. I can do a few unassisted, however I need to pull the chair in often.  My push ups for round 1 felt really solid. The range of motion was very deep for a few and the rest were deeper than previous rounds.

By the time round 2 came, I was pretty spent. Even with the extra energy from JACK3D, I was dogging it. My push ups were not great and my pull ups were worse. All my reps for pull ups in round 2 were assisted with the chair. During my Military Push Ups, Tony went on a little tangent about the brain telling you that your body is done and pushing through it. It was timely considering I was red faced struggling for number 7. The rest of the workout I kept telling myself “mind over matter”.  It is cliche, however it did help.

Ab Ripper X

After pushing it hard for Chest and Back, I was not looking forward to ARX. However, I took the same approach of mind over matter. My form was good except for the v-ups. I struggle my ass off with those. I did try something new today, I hit pause to finish each set to get the 339. It worked well and I was pumped to finish the WHOLE routine.

I have said before I need to get more weight, especially for lawnmowers, etc. During the sets today I wrote down how much I thought I needed and the routines to test the new weights with before buying them. So tomorrow may be the day I go the upgrade. Like I said, week 3 is all about pushing it!