That's right. I'm attempting the infamous P90X workout to achieve that oh-so-sexy beach body. Why? Because it's popular right now; I'm easily swayed by TV testimonials; and out of sheer curiosity.
There are three types of P90X programs: Lean, Classic, and Doubles. Lean focuses more on cardio than muscle-building. Classic is meant to tone and strengthen. Doubles is for the hardcore bodybuilder who barely breaks a sweat with the other two programs.
Naturally, I chose to do Lean.
So here's chronicling my very first week and very first day: I did Core Synergetics, a workout that is said to be the foundation for all the others.
It's a reasonably uncomfortable workout that focuses on -- what else -- the core. If you have no idea what the core is, you'll find out once you start doing the workout. Because I definitely felt the discomfort in that area. In case you're still clueless, the core pertains to the center, the abs.
I was able to do most of the exercises, except for most of the push-ups and that damn Chaturanga or whatever it's called. I did enjoy the Dreya Roll, and Superman-Banana.
It helps that Tony Horton is funny probably without meaning to be. He can sound like a jerk but he still makes me laugh, which helps when I'm wheezing in pain.
I haven't made any drastic changes to my diet. Rather, I haven't made any changes at all to my diet. Today, I had white rice and sweet pork longganisa (a type of Filipino sausage) for brunch. Dinner was white rice and bulalo (a Filipino style beef stew). And I had a midnight meal of white rice, sweet pork longganisa and a fried egg.
Tomorrow, it's Cardio time! Stay tuned.
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