Round 3 / Day 60: One-on-One with Tony Horton - Fountain of Youth

Forty-five minutes of yoga is perfect. It's enough to get me feeling nice and stretchy and balanced and calm -- but without feeling like I just spent ten percent of my waking hours doing vinyasa sequences.

I also love doing yoga at home. I can shake and stumble without anyone watching or judging, which means I can focus on my form rather than worrying about how I'm stacking up next to more devoted, accomplished yogis.

Maybe it's just me, but the prospect of going to yoga classes intimidates me. (I've tried taking yoga classes before at Canyon Ranch, but that's not the same thing.) I have no clue about yoga etiquette. (Where do I set up? How far apart are our mats supposed to be? Can I borrow a yoga block? Is it a problem if I fart during Downward Dog?) I suppose I could get more comfortable with more informal classes through groups like Yoga To The People, but honestly, I much prefer practicing my own brand of wobbly yoga in my garage, where the only people who point and laugh are my wife and kids.

Round 2 / Day 60: Insanity Max Interval Plyo

Holy hell.

During the last twenty minutes or so of Max Interval Plyo, I seriously felt like keeling over. My last few sets of exercises were ugly.

Also, I'm an idiot for scheduling this for the day immediately following a P90X Chest, Shoulders & Triceps session. With Squat Push-Ups, One-Legged V Push-Ups, Power Push-Ups, Level 3 Drills, Side Push-Ups and Balance Push-Ups all crammed into today's workout, I'm surprised my chest didn't implode. Looks like I'm going to have to tweak my P90X/Insanity hybrid schedule (again).

Day 60 Photos

Okay, here goes:

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For side-by-side comparisons with my Day 1 and Day 30 photos, click here and here.

I'm not sure I look much different than I did thirty days ago.  The fact that most of my visible gains occurred during my first month of P90X isn't a total surprise; as I've mentioned before, when I began P90X, I (thankfully) didn't have a significant amount of body fat to lose.  Much of my excess subcutaneous fat was burned off in Phase 1, after my first few weeks of intense exercise and low-carb dieting (per the P90X Nutrition Plan).  As a result, I wasn't left with a lot of extra fat to shed in Phase 2.

But at this point, I'm actually pretty happy with where I'm at.  I'm not looking to bulk up, so if my Day 90 photos end up looking exactly the same as the ones above, that'd be just fine.  I would, however, like to increase my strength, balance and flexibility over the next thirty days -- and, of course, avoid backsliding into my pre-P90X state of jiggly flabbiness.

[UPDATED: My Day 90 photos are here.]

P90X Day 60: Yoga X

I'm a little out of it today.  To complete Yoga X before commuting to work for an early morning meeting, I had to stagger out of bed at 4:30 a.m.   My mind drifted in and out during the workout; at one point, I suddenly realized I was in Frog pose, but couldn't remember getting into the position.  And when I tried to recall the previous couple of poses I'd just completed, I drew a blank.  After finishing the 90-minute session, it was still dark outside, and I desperately wanted to crawl back into bed.  Six hours later, I think I'm still in a daze.

Still, with Day 60 in the books, I'm proud to say that I've made it two-thirds of the way through P90X!  (I'll do my best to post my Day 60 photos sometime before I pass out tonight.)