Day 94

Week 12, Day 7 Dynamix done. Today was the last official day of week 12. Week 13, aka Victory Week, starts tomorrow with Isometrix. While I don't care for that workout as much as say yoga, I get why it's there and I do it to the best of my ability. This is the final week of my first round of P90X3 and I must say it has been a fantastic journey so far. I have gotten stronger. I have pushed myself harder than I did with P90X back in 09. I have really focused on nutrition so much so this time that I am right at the 40lb mark with the program and 50lbs since starting this 94 days ago. I added other challenges into the mix and did well with some, and not as well with others. I know that I can hold my head up high no matter what my weight is now or how I look as both are better than when I started and I put all I had of me into this. Yeah, I probably could push harder in some workouts, but I look at what I have done and know there is room for improvement and try to work harder and better each time.

Yesterday was Eccentric Lower, but the real thing that happened workout wise was that 5k I was in. I hadn't run in so long, for good reason, and I was worried what affect this would have on my back. I am happy to say that today I woke up and felt pain, not in my back, but that soreness the day after a really hard workout. My legs were so sore it almost brought a tear of joy to my eye. My back however was not in massive amounts of pain nor was I having sciatic pain (shooting pains down one or both legs). I did feel my back, but well I knew I would feel something, I just wasn't sure to what extent. I did my Dynamix today and I have to say that has been my back's saving grace this entire time. I find the work in this really helps my lower back and have noticed that it actually helped to take away some pain after doing it. I also have a really great Tempurpedic bed which draws you in and keeps you so comfortable it is totally unbelievable how nice this is. I never feel pain in bed like I have sinc 1995. This bed really is the only one to own if you have a back issue. Honestly!

Now that I have overcome the challenge of actually running without pain in my back, I will try to slowly incorporate this into my daily routine. I will probably start out small with a mile or two a couple of times a week. I don't know if I will make an effort to go to the high school track or just run along the road. There are not a lot of sidewalks here and road running can be hazardous for your ankles if you have to move into the ditch. All I need is an injury right before spring or summer. I have goals people, goals that need to be met come hell or high water. So in the very near future, I will look at my situation and try to incorporate some running into it. I will need to get some running shoes as those cross trainers I was wearing yesterday are not the best for long distances. they are great on stability but not for distance running.

I am getting excited and a little anxious for the finish of this next week. It is actually Saturday instead of Sunday, but that makes no real difference. The idea of the victory week is to transition you into whatever you want to do. It gives the body the chance to let the connective tissue and muscles heal up and then you can start in on whatever you want after that. My next project is going to be the 21 Day Fix. I will be starting that officially on 3/31 but I think I will start that Monday the 24th after I finish with those workouts and do a week in prep and see where I can add that extra if I want to do that. All I know is that I will be doing 21 Day Fix then back into another round of X3. I might actually do doubles with X3 and 21DF but I need to see how those workouts are alone before I start adding more stuff into it. I have the fire and desire, but the body may not be quite as ready as the mind. For now, I am happy to say that within 6 days, 1 goal accomplished! X3, yep I nailed it!