Now I never have had any upper body strength but I felt that my abs were pretty okay. Wrong! Apparently I'm even weaker post-baby then I remembered. Push ups have always left me drained and gasping for air and I've never managed a pull up in my life so the chest and back workout completely shredded me. It was 53 minutes of sheer torture. And I loved it! I've heard that some people think Tony is annoying but I didn't think so (of course, anyone is tolerable for one hour though). I really enjoyed watching the Tony and his crew zip through exercises I can barely manage while daydreaming about being able to keep up. I don't have much hope of ever looking like they do but I sure can aspire to perform like they do!
Moving on to the abs was like a breath of fresh air. The first 2 sets of moves I flew through. I was starting to feel smug about my advanced core strength. I will NEVER let myself believe that I can keep up with P90X again! As soon as we moved into crunchy frogs and V-rollups I was mush, and it wasn't even half over. The oblique V-ups cemented my place on the floor where I remained for several minutes after the 'completion' of Ab Ripper X.
Thankfully running is always there to bring me back up when I'm down. A slow (very slow) 2 miles on the treadmill perked me back up and helped me breath in a somewhat normal fashion again. I hate to say it but I'm already looking forward to Day 2 and Plyometrics...
And in case you're curious, I promise to post my before pics/video and measurements once I have some results to post next to them!
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