And I was anticipating the pain. I knew that I couldn't escape it.
So, in typical P90x fashion, leg day is a whole HOUR of like 467,932 DIFFERENT leg exercises that work every muscle in your legs that you own (and even some muscles that you don't own) approximately 4,521 times each. I know in an early post I mentioned that I hated burpees and push-ups. I forgot to mention that lunges are on par with those exercises in my book.
And you do a TON of lunges. Along with squats. And hold them and HOLD them until your legs are numb. But you finally get through...
There are a couple of nice parts about P90x legs and back (see the "and back" part?). First, you take breaks when your legs are super jelly and work on your back. Since I still haven't put my pull up bar up, I used bands and I really liked the burn in some other muscles that are not related to the lower half of my body. Secondly, you don't repeat a single one of the leg exercises. Which honestly in my book is a great thing, because after getting to the halfway point I didn't want to anticipate what was up next. It was MUCH BETTER to have Tony throw new material in there to keep me thinking. If I knew what was coming next it would have been harder to pull through.
Finally, after about 55 minutes....we hit the stretch section. Ahhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!! Best. Stretch. Ever. And I EARNED it!
I followed it up again with Ab Ripper X, which I know a little better by now but is still a challenge, and will continue to be throughout the 3 month program.
Proud of myself for making it through and had a nice protein shake after it was over, but I'm a little afraid of what tomorrow might bring.
See ya later, gators!!!
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