P90X Lean Workout Review

Tuesday I had a Protein shake for breakfast on my way to work. I enjoy mixing things up with this meal. There are so many different fruits you can add to get completely different flavors. The Beachbody Protein Powder goes good with just about all of them. I am partial to the vanilla flavored one, but my husband likes chocolate. For this particular morning I tried mango and banana with vanilla powder. VERY GOOD! Work was very busy. Around the holidays families come visit or take their loved for outings. It is very touching to see that some people still try to keep in touch instead of just forgetting about their loved ones that are in our care. We enjoyed a holiday trivia game and some girls from a local school came in and played some Christmas songs on their violins. The residents loved it! My AM snack was an apple with some peanut butter (for dipping). For lunch I had a Lean Cuisine stir fry meal. They are extremely good. Those of you that have reservations about “health food” should really give these a try. They are not your typical cardboard reheats. My PM snack was some string cheese. When I got home I did a little bit of straightening up and wrapping. We had pork chops with brown rice and asperagus for dinner. Afterwards we watched Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas with the kids. It isn’t the holiday season until you watch that. My husband insists that the DVD they sell now is different from the one they aired on TV some 15 years ago. Anyone that can solve this dispute is welcome to voice their opinion. Once the kids were in bed I started my workout. Core for this night…..how is this considered a rest again? I added some weights again. The last few times I’ve done core I have focused more on form than adding extra weight. Now that I have my form down well enough I picked some light free weights and rocked out. I found that about 3/4 of the way through I had to set them down so I could finish all the reps. I can really feel the intensity in my core lately. Before it just plain hurt. But now I can feel the specific areas that I’m working, and can even start to control them. I know that sounds weird saying ‘control them”. I guess I mean I can focus on what it is I am supposed to be contracting and engaging. I go through a mental checklist before each exercise starts to make sure I am nice and taunt. I am very impressed with my progress with this workout. I considered this to be one of the hardest ones for me and I am seeing vast improvements. Not just in my form or anything like that, but simply in my stamina alone. Beofre I was having to stop quite a bit for some water or air. Now I just use the 45 sec they give you. So good signs on Tuesday.