Definition

According to Wikipedia:  
Plyometrics is a type of exercise training designed to produce fast, powerful movements, and improve the functions of the nervous system, generally for the purpose of improving performance in sports. Plyometric movements, in which a muscle is loaded and then contracted in rapid sequence, use the strength, elasticity and innervation of muscle and surrounding tissues to jump higher, run faster, throw farther, or hit harder, depending on the desired training goal. Plyometrics is used to increase the speed or force of muscular contractions, providing explosiveness for a variety of sport-specific activities.




OR Plyometrics was something designed to make me suicidal.  My roommate slash soon-to-be-brother-in-law joined me halfway through, and stopped after about 15 minutes because the video was "insane".  And he is the only one in the apartment that works out on a fairly regular basis.  My legs are killing me.  I hope I make it through all 90 days.


I can't wait to start flossing.

P90X--I got it.

Day one of P90X.  Do I have to do the diet too?  Carl and I made some chicken from their recipe book which was pretty good.  but I had two snickerdoodles for dessert.  I am not doing this to look like the crazy muscle-y people in the video--just to look a little firmer.  So I allow myself the snickerdoodle..or two.
I am a little sore.  I'm sure tomorrow will feel much worse when I wake up early for day two.
Pylometrics or something scary sounding like that.
I am also re-arranging the order of some of the month challenges.  No TV month falls in the middle of the Glee season and we cannot have that.

To P90X, or not to P90X, that is the question

I am now considering P90X.  Carl thinks its a scam, but I have seen at least 2 people who have completed it, or were in the middle of it and they looked ripped.  I am recruiting my upstairs neighbors to join me.   This is obviously a battle of my will.  I must overcome myself.  I never realized how stubborn I was until now.  Also I bought two tennis racquets, and balls for Carl and I to start playing once a week.  I already have the shoes and the outfit because I have always loved tennis clothing.  It must be the preppy New England yachtsmen in me.  My 10 lb weights still silently mock me from the corner of my bedroom...

one day in a row

I walked over 13,000 steps today, but didn't lift.  Boooooooooooooo.  The weights are right there.  I'm looking at them right now.  I was too proud about how many steps I took.  I spent too much time on the computer.  I have too many excuses.  help me.

stepping out

At work I am averaging about 8,000 steps per shift, and these were measured on days that weren't too busy.  When I have a normal day at home I averaged about 4,000 steps, so I would say I am hitting at least the 10,000 step mark on my working days, which is a good start.
I work the rest of this week, including the weekend, but I am on lunch shifts, which gives me a chance to add a little more to my "cardio"  (haha)  when I get home from work.
The book I normally turn to when working out is "The Body Sculpting Bible for Women"  and I usually would couple that with the cardio suggestions from Self magazine when they are promoting the "self Challenge"  (it gets me doing intervals to make treadmill running less boring)
So, tomorrow I will take a page from the body sculpting book and lift for my arms.  I'll let you know how that goes.  Then Friday is going to be abs.  There, I hope I follow through this time, I can still win this thing!!!

Stairs

So day one on my new job (back to waitressing for the summer--total bummer) and the dining room is upstairs, while the kitchen is down.  So I think I got a workout today.  Tomorrow I will wear a pedometer and check it out.  I think 12:30 pm is a little to late to work-out, so a proper work out will have to wait until I am not working a double... As soon as I get my work schedule I will be able to prepare an exercise plan.  So currently life is not going according to my plan, but I have some things in the works for my own Design business, and a possible interview coming up.  Hopefully this waitressing thing is temporary because MAN, my arms are sore!