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I would really hate for my blog to sound like an infomercial for P90x, but hey this is a blog about my life encounters and besides upcoming exams (oh and streaming live on Justin.tv)… this is what’s new in my life!

So if you follow me on Twitter you already know that I did the P90x Core Synergistics last week (and this Monday actually). It was the first workout listed for P90x Lean and it is ridiculously tiring! Core Synergistics works out everything (especially the “core” lumbar spine and trunk muscles) and supposedly gets you ready for the other workouts. There’s a bit of everything in it and what I like about the workout is that for certain (difficult) exercises you can go at your own pace. There’s a countdown on the screen and you just do as much as you can and with good technique. The idea is of course that as time goes by you will get stronger and your reps will increase. A few of the exercises they do this for are the push-up exercises. Like the Prison Cell Push Up and Reach High and Under Push Up…

I showed these videos to my boyfriend, and his cousin and friend tried these push ups and even though they are in shape these push ups were a challenge for them. So I think that says something. In Core Synergistics there were push-ups, exercises that work the tummy (banana…. superman!), some cardio/jumping exercises, some squat-type exercises, and weights. All mixed together. I was worried that I didn’t have those workout bands so I thought that I wouldn’t be able to do some exercises but it turns out the the bands are an alternative to weights (which I have). But it is very cool that there are alternatives to many of the exercises.

All in all, Core Synergistics killed me but I really enjoyed the workout. I feel like I haven’t worked out this hard in a long time.