Day 44

Week 5, Day 6 MMX done. I had a pretty good idea what this workout would be like prior to viewing it. I liked it and it did work me out. It may be punching and kicking, but I don't see that. All I see is cardio and fat burning. I definitely got gassed during the workout, and my new nemesis is jab/cross/sprawl/hook/uppercut/sprawl .. that combo is tough for me. I can do it, but not as fast or as good. Anything with sprawl in it always slows me down as my up and down mechanics are not that great still.

Tomorrow is Dynamix and the completion of week 5. I feel that week 5 went well and I enjoyed the more muscle building workouts. I see how the first block was with muscle building, but a lot of cardio type of workouts. Now block 2 shifts the focus off of the cardio and core and to the muscle building part. There is still cardio and core work within the workouts, but the focus is more towards building up that strength. Without knowing the workouts before hand, you can't see how the blocks are organized. It's just freaking magical how it all ties together for a whole package that works. At least it works so far for me. I am going from a 0 fitness level and trying to match the level that the people on the dvd's are at and obviously I can't, but I can try. While I try, I work. While I work, I will get results. Not the end results I want, but the results that I can build on and get closer to my desired end results. I will have to do this for a year most likely to get to the desired fitness level and body fat percentage and weight I want. That's ok with me, but it is hard to be patient. A daily exercise is patience, one all of us should practice.

When I finish next week, it will be SuperBowl Sunday. I will also be halfway through P90X3. I can't wait to get finished, but I have to put in the work and effort to get there. I said this early on in the process, 40 some days ago, that it's about taking one step at a time. Baby steps first then walking and then running. Everything you do builds upon something you already did. You learn how to eat better, so you eat clean for a week and when you eat clean for weeks in a row, before you know it a month has passed then 2 and so on.

Walking is only a series of falling and catching yourself with a leg while maintaining forward momentum. As you move forward, gravity will pull you down, but if you move a leg in front of yourself, you don't fall over. You simply just keep repeating that and you are walking. (The mechanics of walking are a bit more technical than this, but for this example it works for me). Be courageous and take that first step. You can walk a hundred miles, but you can't walk 1 without taking the first step. Take that first step, let gravity do the rest and see let's see how far you can go.