P90X: Day 6 - Kenpo X

Date: 01/27/2011
Workout: Kenpo X
Day 6

If there was any day I needed strictly cardio to burn some calories, this was it. I’ve been doing great with my diet this week, but we at work had a team dinner tonight at a nice Italian restaurant, which was tough to resist. I did well for a while as I refrained from eating as much of the good bread as I normally would and limited myself to only two pieces of appetizers. Then I went for the pork chop with green beans and mashed potatoes instead of my staple – chicken parmesan with pasta. However, I felt like I had already broken some rules, so I ordered dessert: a piece of rich chocolate cake with fudge in the middle and ice cream on top, sprinkled with cocoa. It was all very, very good food and a very good time, but my body was probably kicking me for doing that to it after the (good) food I’ve been eating all week.

Either way, the food didn’t affect my workout tonight other than some oddly tasting breath that came up during parts of it. (I hope that didn’t gross you out.) For the most part, the Kenpo X workout was loaded with technical moves and coordination of more than one body part at a time. For instance, I had trouble at first making sure the correct hand was throwing the punch while the correct heel was twisting and my hips were opening up the correct way. After about a third of the reps for each exercise, I finally got the hang of them. The next time around I think I’ll be 200% better than I was tonight. I think I finally have the moves down. Also, the earlier combination moves/punches will be a little easer having gone through them.

I worked out downstairs in my basement because it’s a harder floor so I didn’t mess up my carpet upstairs while wearing shoes, since I knew I’d want to wear shoes for this one. In the end, I’m not totally convinced that shoes are a necessity. However, they did help a lot with some of the balance kicks and so on, especially if I start doing them the hard way without letting my feet touch the ground in between reps. I think that’s a ways down the road, but I can definitely see myself doing that at some point.

Tomorrow is the X Stretch, which I am excited to have reached. We have a basketball game tomorrow night, so I’ll be doing this when I get home, then showering and heading to bed. It will be a nice way to start the weekend. All in all after my first week of P90X has almost been completed, I’m very, very confident that I’ll be able to fit this in my schedule, complete the workouts, follow my diet, and see some real results!