Woo Hoo! Finally did the last week of P90X and stuck with it!! It was NOT a perfect success. Like I said in another post there were days that had to be skipped or shortened.  I had to take a week off in December and in February for injuries which made this 13 week program about 4 months long.

I did start running again about a week ago and I’ve been running a little further without wearing out and at a slightly faster pace.  I feel stronger.

I recommend P90X off-season training for a few reasons.

  • the strength training will make you stronger and triathletes tend to neglect this. After all you have to train for the bike, swim and run already.
  • there is a lot of focus on strengthening upper body: shoulders, biceps, triceps, chest, back. You need this for swim, especially if you are not a long time swimmer
  • this forces you to do core exercises 3-4 week.  A stronger core (back  AND abdomen) will make you a better runner and cyclist A strong core really helps with the swim, you more streamlined and efficient in the water and your stroke is stronger and more efficient
  • the aerobic workouts are hardcore and an hour. You will see a difference in your breathing, endurance and heart rate if you stick with them for a while

I read that a lot of people do P90X AND still engage in some other sport (running, biking, skiing etc.). I just DON’T have that kind of time to do tri training  AND this program. But I will attempt to stick with some of the upper body and core exercises 3 days a week. Let’s see if I can cram that in somewhere.

Oh and I went down a dress size! I’m not a poster child for the program, but if you work it you will see SOME result!

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