P90X Week 5: Muscle Confusion

WELCOME TO WEEK 5!!!! Week 5 is where @P90X takes you deep into muscle confusion territory. After a nice rest week, I've come into week 5 with a completely new refreshed view of my progress. Last week included some pretty amazing milestones.

First, it marked the 30 day mark. @P90X and @BeachBody both tweeted how have you done on your New Years Resolution after a first month. Sadly, you will find a LOT of people who have fallen off the fitness bandwagon. It's where I hope this blog will help those who are wavering, to stay on the program, and Keep Pushing Play. I'm also on a TeamBeachbody message thread, and I've noticed a LOT of people who have left the message thread. And we were just one third of the way through. So, I'm adding to my new years resolution to help others meet they're own goals. So, in my excitement, I tweeted to @P90X, the link to my blog, and my 14.5 pound weight loss! Amazingly, they re-tweeted me, and my Blog STATS went through the roof! Thank you so much for all of you who made comments or sent me feedback. First off, yes, I am a TeamBeachBody Coach. Yes, I know ALL about Shakeology. I am a part of an AMAZING team called Team Sixpack, and we are ALWAYS looking for people who are interested in helping others meet their fitness goals. For me, my Coach John Cowart (@JohnDCowart on twitter) has really helped me in areas where I've been lacking. For me, that's ALWAYS been nutrition. For everyone NOT seeing huge weight loss, and getting frustrated, I would first do a deep dive into your daily caloric intake. I can say first hand, I thought I was doing it right, but in the end, everything I was "choosing", ended up being processed and full of sodium. These foods are NOT on the list, and they are going to compromise your results. Sodium is one of the HUGE killers of any diet plan. In fact, the FDA has implemented new guidelines regarding how much sodium is recommended, and I think they're even double what we should have. I've tried to keep my sodium intake around the 1200mg levels, and I am seeing amazing results so far!!!! Just take a look at my week 4 post that includes my 30 day comparison pics from week 1. 14.5 pounds over the first 30 days is pretty amazing.

So, this week we went from PUSH/PULL to ALL PUSH, ALL PULL. Muscle Confusion. Your muscles have no clue what's coming up next. My chest....WIPED OUT. My arms......BLASTED. My ABS.....OMG! On Thursday I had my best AB Ripper X session yet. First off, I did 45 Mason Twits. HUGE goal of mine is to be able to get through them all, including the OT that Tony does. But, what I'm proud of most, is the fact that I was able to get through 23 of 25 of V-Up Roll Ups with perfect form!!!! Those have always been my Achilles heal. I finally got to the point in week two where I could come up on the pulse up. From there, it was my goal to increase the number of pulse ups EACH AND EVERY TIME. It's that personal goal setting that's going to get you through each and every workout.

Finally, I had a SIGNIFICANT amount of running during this week. Monday and Wednesday were great days. I managed to get my running partner to get his butt out of bed and meet up for that 5am run. Thursday, in 19 degree record setting cold, I bundled up like the stay puffed marsh mellow man and did my 3.5 miles. FINALLY, what I'm most proud of, on Sunday, I met up with my old running group and went out for a 10 mile run. This run was like no other. In our neighborhood, we have a new road that opened up a few months ago, and it included a 5 mile paved running path that's off the road. From where we start, it's 5 miles of uphill fun. I knew that I needed to get 10 miles in, and I knew that if I didn't running 10 miles by yourself was going to be really difficult. So, I set out with my group, and when I got to the top of the 5 mile hill I was absolutely AMAZED at the pace I was able to keep. Basically, we ran about a 9:11 pace heading up the hill. WHA WHA WHAT! And this was no easy uphill! This was a CRAZY Supersized X-HILL!!! For your reference, here's the GPS track of the out and back course with elevation.

And let me just tell yahs......DAAAAYYYYUM!!! My legs are MEGA sore today!!!! But, you know.....It hurts so good, because I know that I'm making progress and dropping pounds of fat with each and every workout I do. Last week, I lost ANOTHER 1.9 pounds, and am down a total of 16.4 pounds after completing Week 5. So, if you ever need motivation, send me either a message on Twitter (@kidstallyn), Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/kidstallyn) or email (kidstallyn@gmail.com). I may not know everything in the world, but I have made enough mistakes to know quite a few thing NOT do do.

Keep Pushing Play and Stay Motivated!