P90X – Day 4 – Yoga X
January 5, 2010 by Shane
Two things really effected me completing the Yoga X workout. First, I did not plan enough time. The entire workout is about 90 minutes. Waking up at 5:30 will hopefully help me with this. Second, Yoga X is hard! I have never done any type of yoga. I figured it would be a lot of meditation and internal self reconing. Don’t get me wrong, there is a lot of that, plus some bad as core workouts.
Watching Tony and the others, I realized how far I need to go before I can get half of the maneuvers. I also had a hard time looking up at the TV to get the technique right, while I was on the ground contorting my body. To be honest, I gave it about 30 minutes before I had to stop and re-evaluate my Yoga future. I did fast forward to check out the rest of the workout, and the moves just got harder.
So, feeling defeated, I started reading other people’s opinion on the Yoga X workout. It is a given that Yoga is a great workout and really does help with coordination, core strength, etc. Fellow P90X’ers like, Coach Josh, say it is OK to substitute another cardio workout like Plyometrics. However, I am not going to give up on Yoga. It is good for me, and P90X is supposed to be a challenge. It is not “P90-Give-it-a-shot”, ITS P90X!
