3 Little Words
3 little words can be such a difference maker. . .
3 little words can be such a difference maker. . .
This month kicks off fall marathon training. I am going full out with a month of total fitness before tapering off cardio and adding miles. I am following my own advice for achieving goals by posting my June calendar.
Step 1 to achieving your goal – put it in writing.
Step 2 to achieving your goal – share it with people who will support you
Are you running a marathon or a 1/2 marathon this fall? Let me know if your interested in sharing training tips.
The path that lead me to Insanity . . . On October 21, 2012 I completed my 5th marathon. I blew away my goal time and shocked myself finishing in 4:03; 19 minutes faster than my previous PB. The self gratification of that feat is indescribable.
Friends had asked me to join them in P90X and held off their start date so that I could join them on November 1st. Over the next 90 days I watched
my body transform into it’s most fit state ever. The muscle tone and firm core, that I could not get from running 50 miles a week, was the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
My hubby joined me in P90X and was also ecstatic with his results. He wanted to do it all over again as soon as we finished, but I urged him to try Insanity with me because of the shorter workouts.
Day 1 – fitness test.
Day 2 – Plyometric Cardio Circuit. I felt like this guy after the 10 minute warm up
Day 3 – Cardio Power and Resistance. I almost didn’t die during the warm up.
Day 4 – Cardio Recovery – Who does this many squats during recovery? This is INSANE!
Day 5 – Pure Cardio – This is where the name Insanity comes from. OMG I thought I was in shape.
Day 6 – back to Plyo Cardio – The warm up is getting easier.
Day 7 – REST (not really in my vocabulary)
By day 8 I wasn’t feeling like I was going to die anymore in the warmup and really started to enjoy the workouts. I don’t want to compare P90X to Insanity until I complete the program. Until then here are some basics
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P90X
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Insanity
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Fitness Goal
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Tone and build muscle
(ladies, lean muscle not bulk)
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Improve cardio conditioning and lose weight
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Time commitment
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75 minutes +
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40 minutes +
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Program length
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90 days
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60 days
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Workout type
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Muscle confusion
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Interval cardio training
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Equipment
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Pull up bar and weights or resistance bands
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You!
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Instructor
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Tony Horton
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Shaun T.
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Mantra
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“bring it”
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“dig deeper”
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Price
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$119.85
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$119.85
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Includes
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12 workouts
Plus 2 additional workouts
Plus 5 new workouts
Nutrition guide
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10 workouts
Plus bonus Fast and Furious workout
Nutrition guide
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Did a double workout yesterday; P90X then 30 minutes on the elliptical all because my kids wanted me to bake cupcakes. I know me, and when it comes to sweets – no discipline. So rather than worry about it I just put my tunes on and got in an extra 30 minutes of cardio. Every song that came up on my favorite play list I inserted the word cupcakes.
Cheers to the fricken’ cupcake
I eat to that, yeah-e-yeah
Oh, let the frosting sink in
I eat to that, yeah-e-yeah
Don’t let the haters get you down
Turn it around and don’t gain a pound
There’s a cupcake o’er here yo
Everybody pull ‘ya paper off
And I eat to that
Yeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeahYeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeah(And I eat to that)Yeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeahYeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeah
Life’s too short to be sittin’ ’round miserable
People gon’ talk whether you doing bad or good, yeah
Got a cupcake on my mind and my mind on my belly, yeah
Looking so bomb, gonna find me a honey, yeah
Got my Nikes on and I’m feelin’ hella cool tonight, yeah
Everybody’s workin’ out so we give fat a fight, yeah
Cheers to the fricken’ cupcake
I eat to that, yeah-e-yeah
Oh, let the frosting sink in
I eat to that, yeah-e-yeah
Don’t let the haters get you down
Turn it around and don’t even gain a pound
There’s a cupcake o’er here yo
Everybody pull ‘ya paper off
And I eat to that
Yeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeahYeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeah (And I eat to that)Yeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeahYeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeah
‘Bout to hop on the treadmill,
workin’ on my cardio tonight, yeah
Might be sore in the morning
but you know we goin’ hard tonight
It’s getting Coyote ugly up in here,
no Tony (Horton)
It’s only up from here, no downward dog ‘yo
Got my Nikes on and I’m feelin’ hella cool tonight, yeah
Everybody’s workin’ out so we give fat a fight, yeah
Cheers to the fricken’ cupcake
I eat to that, yeah-e-yeah
Oh, let the frosting sink in
I eat to that, yeah-e-yeah
Don’t let the haters get you down
Turn it around and don’t gain a pound
There’s a cupcake o’er here ‘yo
Everybody pull ‘ya paper off
And I eat to that
Yeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeahYeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeah(And I eat to that)Yeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeahYeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeah
(And I eat to that)Yeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeahYeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeah(I eat to that)Yeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeahYeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeah
Cheers to the fricken’ cupcake
I eat to that, yeah-e-yeah
Oh, let the icing sink in
I eat to that, yeah-e-yeah
Don’t let the haters get you down
Turn it around don’t even gain a pound
There’s a cupcake o’er here ‘yo
Everybody pull ‘ya paper off
And I eat to that
Yeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeahYeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeah(I eat to that)Yeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeahYeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeah
(And I eat to that)Yeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeahYeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeah(I eat to that)Yeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeahYeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeah(And I eat to that)
Next up on the playlist, Ziggy Pop, Lust for Icing (Life)
What’s your favorite workout tune?
We did it! We finished 90 days of P90X! In spite of turkey temptations at Thanksgiving and tantalizing tiramisu at Christmas (not very traditional, but we love it) and bountiful bubbles at New Years we stuck to it and finished the entire 90 days of extreme workouts.
Wow! Looking back I remember the first week and not being able to do even one wide arm pull up. I can still only do 3 or 4, but each one is a self gratifying moment of glory. There is an overwhelming feeling of accomplishment going through this program.
Here’s what I found to be ultra rewarding:
There’s no satisfaction like self satisfaction!
If you are considering doing P90X give me a shout ltmarathongirl@workingmomsontherun.com
My results:
Are you looking to improve your health in 2013? What steps are you taking?