Workout videos

Something I probably should have addressed during week 1 or 2 is the feeling of working out to a video.

Let me start off by saying that, initially, I thought the idea of working out in front of a TV as ridiculous. Sure, nobody can see you, but it just struck me as weird. It isn't something I would have considered had I not decided to undertake this 90-day experiment. (Incidentally, I haven't seen a single P90X infomercial since I started this.)

Yes, it was hard to get over the initial awkwardness, but now it seems completely normal. I even find myself talking to the TV, answering Tony's rhetorical questions, telling Tony how much I hate him, etc.

That being said, I hate plyo, but I love that I don't have to do the ab ripper immediately afterward (so it kinda balances out). My heart rate monitor got a workout today, boy howdy. I don't know if I was working harder because I now had a way to track my heart rate or if I've always worked this hard, but I like being able to see that I'm in my zone the entire time. (I did drop below at one point, but some quick running in place brought it back up. I also went over at the end, but I wasn't concerned because I was almost done and wanted that last kick.)

Speaking of ab ripper, I always mention my lower back pains preventing me from doing the v-ups. Well last night I tried them without doing all the other stuff that comes before that causes my back to become sore. And what do you know, I'm perfectly able to do them. I'm so glad it isn't one of those things I'm just not able to do. I wonder if I could somehow do them at the beginning of the ab ripper in lieu of something else...