the matthew Z project

bring it

WOW!  Today was my eighth day of P90X and do I feel great!  Not just because I’m actually feeling better inside and out, but because I’ve actually stuck it out!  The first week was tough.  Wait, that’s not enough.  The first week was HELL!  During most exercises my muscles quivered with fatigue. Burned literally.  But I paced my self, I did the stretching, got the equipment (pull up bar, weights, etc.) and it’s paying off.  Today started the second week of the program.  I was surprised that I was actually able to do far more than I did last week.  The exercises were more familiar so I wasn’t focusing on the “how-to” as much.  My energy level has increased, I’d say, at least 10-fold.

Now, I’d be lying if I said I didn’t think about giving up a couple times last week.  But I stayed with it, did the work outs in their entirety and I’m glad I did.  I can’t wait for day 90 to get here to see how much I’ve transformed.  No doubt about it, if you stick with this, there is no earthly way you could not show improvement.  With such variety in the program, you’ll be happy you did it.  BRING IT!

Until next week, matthew Z

This will serve as my unofficial P90X tracking tool.  I’ll update my progression using the program and use this space as another motivation booster.  I’ll post pics, thoughts, ramblings, and what ever else is related to P90X. To start, I weighed in this morning at 140 lbs.  I’m 5’6″ tall.  I don’t consider myself overweight, but I’d like to accomplish a well-defined physique with overall nice muscle tone.  I don’t want to bulk up, but rather just lose some fat while toning what I have.  Here are my day 1 photos.  Yikes! The dreaded before pics… Read more…