Today I did my first P90X workout in almost two months.
I finished the 12 week program, and then transitioned into other things. I did some skiing (and discovered that P90X is great preparation for downhill skiing), and started working on my cardio for the upcoming running season.
I discovered, however, that running is hard on your body, and I ended up with a sore back. I had no back problems at all when I was doing P90X, but when I spend most of my day sitting at my desk, and then try to go for a run, I have back problems.
So today I decided that a tune up was in order, so I did the P90X Legs & Back workout again. I was quite pleased to discover that even after a two month break, I was still able to complete the workout at almost the same intensity and number of reps as the last time I did it.
I suspect if I took a two month break and did nothing I would have trouble, but taking a two month break from P90X and still doing other exercises I found I was able to maintain my fitness level. That was encouraging.
My plan now will be to do perhaps one or two P90X workouts a week, interspersed with my other training. Today I did a cardio workout (running on the treadmill) in the morning, and then I waited a few hours and in the afternoon I did the Legs & Back workout. That worked out great; I was fresh for my primary running training, but still had time to rest prior to the P90X workout. (I wouldn’t want to do P90X and then try to do a hard running training session).
I suspect that a Yoga workout every week or two will also help with cross training.
As Tony says, variety is the spice of life, so instead of trying to run six days a week, I’ll run three days a week, and do P90X workouts at other times. We’ll see how it goes.
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