i30x5: Day 2 Cycle 1 hour
Posted on January 26th, 2010 in Workout Log | 3 Comments »
Man, I am feeling yesterday’s workout. When I woke up this morning my chest, back and core was sore. In fact, I am still sore at 9pm. It kind of validates the workout.
Today, day 2, is a cardio/plyo or a sports specific workout according to my i30x5 workout program. Here is the schedule…
- Day 1 Chest and Back, Abs/Core
- Day 2 Plyo/Cardio or Sports Specific Workout
- Day 3 Biceps and Triceps, Abs/Core
- Day 4 Plyo/Cardio or Sports Specific Workout
- Day 5 Shoulders and Legs, Abs/Core
- Day 6 Plyo/Cardio or Sports Specific Workout
- Day 7 Rest or Stretch
I was going to do an Insanity workout or P90X Interval X Plus, however, since I just completed 63 days of plyometric training (Insanity), I decided to do something I haven’t done in quite a while. I jumped on my bike this evening and cycled for an hour on my indoor trainer. It was a nice change. Since I include plyometric intervals during strength training days, I am not missing out on any jump training.
Ok, so I want to talk about yesterday’s workout a little. The workout was intense. I have no doubt that one can get the same results that people get with P90X. I was also wondering if I should include a recovery week. When I woke up this morning, I decided to definitely place a recovery week in the program. i30x5 has so many sets per workout (20 sets per body part) that the body is going to need time to recover. I think 1 week of recovery per 3 weeks of workout is a good ratio. I also have to figure out what a recovery week will look like. I am considering a much different approach than P90X. During recovery week, I was thinking about doing 3 days of easy cardio and 3 days of easy abs/core workouts. That should give the muscles time to recover. What do you folks think?
The other thing I have to figure out is how long the program should last… 8 weeks or 12 weeks. I am leaning towards 12 weeks (84 days).
I wish I had this skill when I carried a weapon for a living. Here is my video pick of the day…
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That guy is like a Terminator. Man, that was fast!
Boomer:
My recovery weeks are more scaled back than P90X, but they’re certainly not “off weeks”. Since there’s a target date with P90X, recovery weeks are built to continue a regimen, otherwise, I think the body needs a break during a sustained, long-term workout program.
During my last recovery week, I did intense cardio/HIIT and paid the price. Not sure what I was thinking but my body ached at the end of my recovery week. So I took the next week and stretched, ala Yoga X and X Stretch, and tinkered with new core routines and moves. My body recovered and now I’m back doing my weights/plyo routines. As you go through your workout, your body will tell you what to do, I’m sure.
That vid is awesome. The time saved combing and primping his hair is spent at the gun range. Quite impressive!
Jeff… now, if he only had ammo in those magazines!
Steve… yeah, with this workout program, I thought a more scaled down version would be better too. I think the body needs to fully recover so it can come back better and stronger. Even the recovery week I am proposing may be a bit much. I don’t know. I will have to figure it out by the end of next week.