Week 13

Day 91: Kenpo X

This is the LAST workout of the entire P90X program!! I'm not sure why it's called P90X since there's actually 91 days, but whatever. So I decided to speed up my shoulder stretches today - not a good idea. I tweaked my right shoulder somehow and it was bothersome throughout the workout. It resolved a few hours after the workout, but nonetheless I shouldn't have rushed the stretching. Also another thing I have noticed about Kenpo X is that several of the exercises are essentially the same thing. For example: Step-Drag-Punch High & Low, Step-Drag-Claw-Punch, and High-Block-Low-Punch are essentially the same movements. This isn't a bad thing since it makes you burn calories, but a little originality would be nice.

Nutrition: milk and granola 300 cal, pho soup 400 cal, pho soup 300 cal, cashews 100 cal, pho soup 300 cal, cashews 100 cal - 1500 calories

Day 90: Plyometrics X

Last Plyo workout of the program (tomorrow is the last day of P90X)! I think this is the first plyo workout that I may have had some sort of injury. As I was getting through the workout, I started experiencing an ache-type pain in my left foot arch. I tried to take it easier on the remaining exercises once I started noticing the pain. After about two hours, the aching pain resolved so I don't believe it will be a long-term injury. One thing different about today's plyo workout is that I was wearing athletic shoes whereas I usually don't wear them for plyo. This may be the culprit, but I'm not sure.

Nutrition: popcorn 200 cal, chips 150 cal, chicken sandwich 500 cal, milk 100 cal, nuggets 500 cal, odwalla food bar 230 cal, milk and granola 300 cal, cashews 100 cal, milk 100 cal - 2180 calories

Day 89: Kenpo X

One thing I don't understand about Kenpo X is why each of the water breaks are almost TWO minutes long. This workout is not that hard or intensive and you definitely don't need this much time for each of the breaks. If there's any workout that needs two minute breaks, it is the Plyometrics workout. The Plyo workout is MUCH more intensive and burns many more calories than Kenpo X. About half-way through the P90X program, I started fast-forwarding through the breaks since my endurance had increased and since I only needed 5-10 second breaks.

Nutrition: milk and cereal 300 cal, chicken wings 700 cal, nuggets 700 cal, milk 100 cal, chips 150 cal - 1950 calories

Day 88: Plyometrics X


Plyo X, the mother of all P90X workouts! I've been doing this workout without wearing any shoes but it might be a good idea to wear a pair to minimize the impact on the feet and ankles and ultimately to minimize the potential for injury. The risk for an ankle sprain is not low since you are jumping up and landing on your feet. This is especially applicable for exercises like Jump Knee Tucks and Rockstar Hops where you are jumping as high as you can and then landing on your feet with high impact force.

Nutrition: buffalo wings 700 cal, baked ziti 500 cal, fish sandwich 400 cal, nuggets 300 cal, indian food 500 cal - 2400 calories


Day 87: Kenpo X

Again, for the second time, I forgot to do shoulder stretches before I started throwing punches and blocks. Luckily I remembered and hit the pause button to stretch out the rotator cuff muscles so no injuries to speak of. Today, I did stop my low-carb nutrition plan because I was at a restaurant and the low-carb options were pretty much nil. Also, I missed bread and many other foods I couldn't eat on the low-carb approach.

Nutrition: buffalo wings 700 cal, ravioli 500 cal, baked ziti 500 cal, sugar free ice cream 400 cal - 2100 calories

Day 86: Plyometrics X

So I decided to make this a cardio week instead of going by the scheduled P90X Rest Week. I figure I might as well maximize the number of burned calories since this is the last week of the 90-day program. So I figure I'll alternate between Plyo X and Kenpo X. The same calorie-burning plyo workout so take it easy if you have knee issues. I have nothing new to add about today's workout.

Today, I did stop my low-carb nutrition plan because I was at a restaurant and the low-carb options were pretty much nil. Also, I missed bread and many other foods I couldn't eat on the low-carb approach.

Nutrition: pepper jack cheese 100 cal 1 carb, roasted garlic wings 600 cal 4 carb, eggs and bacon 400 cal 0 carb, three egg jalapeno omelet 400 cal 2 carb, misc 300 cal 0 carb - 1800 calories 7 carbs

Day 85: Rest Day

I am taking today as a Rest Day. (BTW, this Rest Week is the LAST week of P90X!!!)


Nutrition: curry chicken 500 cal 3 carb, Hilshire Farms lil smokies 400 cal 2 carb, sauteed chicken 500 cal 4 carb, lil smokies 400 cal 2 carb, ranch dressing 100 cal 2 carb - 1900 calories 13 carbs