Day 62

Week 8, Day 3 Accelerator done. So it is day 52 of P90X3 and in the middle of the second transition week. Accelerator is a pure cardio (with core work) workout. I really did enjoy it today and after doing my planking this morning, forgot how much planking is in this particular one. Besides my 2 mins of plank after getting up, there was at least another 5 or 6 minutes of being in plank, probably more, that I had no idea was coming. Hahaha. Yes I have done this workout, but it had been 4 weeks since doing it as this one is not part of block 2 except for transition week.

I really enjoyed the workout today and was happy that I had no issues with my tooth extraction. I had it pulled yesterday afternoon, and was not supposed to do any strenuous activity until today. I woke up and didn't have a lot of pain, just a bit of soreness, but I took my pain meds right before my workout in case it became uncomfortable with the increase in heart rate etc. Good thing too, all that planking with my head down like that I would have figured it would have caused some increased pressure, but I was lucky with that and felt fine. After the workout, while I was making my morning shake, I started to get a bit loopy. I guess the combination of the post workout endorphins and my vicodin started to kick in and I felt absolutely fantastic.

I felt really stronger in this workout and since I haven't done this workout for a month, I know I have to have done better in it. I don't really recall how well I did, but I do know how well I performed during this workout. It felt great and with all the planking in it I felt stronger and was able to push through most of the moves without modifying or stopping. It feels good to be able to do the plank and side arm balance moves adding in pushups without going to my knees because I am not strong enough or I cant keep pace. Small milestones that we push to achieve, but we have to work to get there. That work we do on day 4 or day 18 or day 37 and on and on is constantly being used by our body to build on the previous day. The more days we string together with hard work in there the better built our body will become and before you even realize it, we have built a great body. It is not an overnight thing, and it does take consistent and persistent work to get there. When you do, you will be amazed at how awesome you feel and how incredible you look.