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Bringing It Again With P90X!

My P90X Results in 2011

One of my biggest goals post marathon is to get my muscles back. After I completed P90X in 2011 I was really happy with my strong, toned body. I continued to strength train through the rest of the year but once heavy Ironman training started, I really only had time for an occasional core workout and some yoga. After the Ironman I strengthened a bit with Dailey Method but then during peak marathon training, all I dedicated any non-running time to was core and yoga again (1 yoga class a week and 1-2 core sessions a week, usually P90X Ab Ripper).

Now I finally have the time and the motivation to get my “beachbody” back. There are two big motivators for me getting back to some serious strength training. First, I know a strong body prevents injury. I think my serious strength training from 2011 helped keep me injury free through 2012, but now that we’re a few months into 2013, those muscles have faded and aren’t doing much good anymore.

Second, the clearly vain part of it all – I want to look great for my wedding and bachelorette party. I really loved my body post P90X – it was toned and tight yet feminine and I want that look back for the upcoming celebrations.

July 2011 At a Friend's Bachelorette - hoping to look like this for mine!
July 2011 At a Friend’s Bachelorette – hoping to look like this for mine!

Mike had already started a fresh round of P90X after he ran the Surf City Marathon and he just wrapped up Phase 2. Lucky for me, he started Phase 3 last week so I was able to jump on board with him for the workouts. I eased into them and did not complete the intense plyometrics workout the first week since I was only a week and a half out from a very intense marathon and I knew I should not be pushing it. Instead, I only completed the three main strength training workouts and then supplemented with a little yoga and running on my own. This week I do plan to do the plyometric workout and I will wrap up phase 3 of P90X with Mike over his final 3.5 weeks.

Once Mike is finished with the program, I’m not sure if he plans to start a new round. My plan as of now is to continue to incorporate the three main strength training workouts (two involve upper body exclusively and one focuses on legs and back and all three finish up with an intense 15 minute “Ab Ripper X” workout) while also running three times a week and starting in late June/early July, start cycling again. I do plan to race the Solana Beach Sprint Triathlon in late July, but I don’t plan to focus on triathlon training. Strength training is going to be my priority this summer. My second priority is to work on running speed by doing tempo runs, track workouts and hill repeats (not all in one week). I will be running shorter distances at higher intensity.

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Assisted Pull-Ups Are Still a Struggle
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I did take some “before” photos for this round of P90X and I didn’t need to take the fit test to realize how much strength I’ve lost. Although I’m up to five pounds lighter than I was on the above Day 90 photos, those five pounds and then some are definitely muscle. I can no longer do a pull up and I can barely do 20 push-ups on my feet before having to go to my knees (I was able to do 2 pull ups and over 30 push-ups after P90X last time). I purposely didn’t push myself too hard last week during my first time through the workouts again since I am conscious of the fact that I am still recovering from the marathon, even if I can’t feel the fatigue anymore. Despite the “moderate effort,” I was still VERY sore post workout, especially my chest after Chest and Back and glutes after Legs and Back.

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So far I’m loving the feeling I get during and after my P90X workouts and I can’t wait to see how my strength improves as I continue. Last time I did P90X I also saw some great improvements in my running and I’m hoping that the added strength from the weight lifting as well as agility and power from plyometrics also boosts my running as well!

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May 21, 2013 By fitnessfatale 8 Comments

Filed Under: Beachbody, Running, Uncategorized Tagged With: P90X, P90x and running, P90X Results, P90X Round 2

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  1. Ashley @ Running Bun

    May 21, 2013 at 5:38 pm

    Awesome post. I have all of the DVDs so I am now extra interested in taking the plunge! Whenever I am in heavy marathon training the strength work falls by the wayside.

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    • FitnessFatale

      May 21, 2013 at 6:21 pm

      Yeah the workouts are intense so it’s hard to supplement w/ full marathon training. My first round I did it while I trained for a full marathon but I finished about 5 weeks before the race. I just ran 3x/week while I did P90X but it was a really big commitment and I was just trying to finish my first marathon, not go really fast.

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  2. Abby @ Change of Pace

    May 21, 2013 at 6:31 pm

    Exciting summer workout plans! I’m sure it’ll feel good to focus on strength and speed. I would love to try P90X one year. And I keep saying the next time I train for just running I’ll incorporate speed.
    This training session I’ve been able to keep up two shorter strength days and core 3-4 days a week. Since I can’t run too much, it’s a nice way to keep my workouts longer.

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    • FitnessFatale

      May 21, 2013 at 11:31 pm

      Well for now you have a lot on your plate! Maybe over the winter you can do P90X when it’s snowing!?

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  3. LizzieRun

    May 22, 2013 at 1:45 am

    I think you hit the nail on the head with the more strength training idea. I just did the Reach The Beach Relay and my knees hurt so bad during the last leg (I did 4 legs total 20 miles). My knees NEVER had issues in the past when I was regularly weight training or working out with P90x. I’ve been putting some serious thought in starting p90x back up but, not fully 7 days a week because I am going to start training for my first Marathon. I am glad you posted this because I was wondering which p90x workouts would supplement running the most (plyometrics come to mind) I wish you luck in getting your “beach body”! 🙂

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  4. meghan @ little girl in the big world

    May 22, 2013 at 12:50 pm

    I am always so impressed with the before and after shots of people who do the beachbody programs. I have turbofire that I want to start, but I have such a hard time squeezing in between training plans and goal races. I’m excited to see your transformation during this 90 day cycle!

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  5. Kelly

    May 23, 2013 at 7:23 pm

    Wohoo! Can’t wait to see how you like it now that you’ve done so much endurance training. Have fun and bring it!

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  6. Page

    May 25, 2013 at 1:05 pm

    No lies here…you’re a babe! Good luck on this next round!

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