It was all worth it. I just finished 13 weeks of P90X. As I progressed in the program I added a bit to the mix.
During this 90-day program I did the following.
I walked one hour per day every day of the week. Sunday and Thursday are my “rest” days so I must walk at a comfortable pace. All other days I can do a walk/run or a run depending on how I feel. But no matter what I have to at least walk every single day.
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday are my heavy days. In addition to the morning walk I add the P90X workout of the day in the afternoon. At the end of the P90X workout I pause the DVD just before the cool down and I do 100 kettlebell swings with a 40lb kettlebell. Then I restart the DVD for the cool down. I follow that with the P90X Ab Ripper workout. After that I start up Insanity and usually to their Pure Cardio. This intense sessions take a bit over two hours to complete.
Tuesday I do the P90X Plyometrics in the afternoon.
Thursday I am supposed to do the P90X Yoga but instead I usually do P90X X-Stretch. Sometimes I just take the day off as a rest day.
Saturday is supposed to be P90X Kenpo, but their Kenpo sucks so I do a Bas Rutten or Team Quest or SEAL Workout. Or sometimes I just do a bunch of yard work.
Sunday is always rest day but that includes a walk.
Note that I started with just P90X. The other stuff was added as I progressed. When you reach my advanced stage of decrepitude (64) you have to progress carefully.
The Results After 13 Weeks:
- Net weight loss of 18 pounds
- Lost 22 pounds of fat
- Gained 4 pounds of muscle
- Flexibility has improved significantly
Not bad.
For the next 13 weeks I will be changing to P90X2. I’m also going to change my nutrition plan just a bit, and I will have kayak day twice a week now that I can fit in my kayak.