Day 4

Yoga.

Thoughts are many on this....

First, I was indeed one of the many who would never have though of yoga as a muscle building workout.  I wasn't ignorant enough to believe that it would be part of P90X if it were easy.

My mat is not sufficient for this.  It is not long enough, so during many poses, either my feet or hands are off of the mat and slide on the floor.  It is also not thick enough.  The floor in the room I am using is very hard, and this hurts my spine.  I ran into this in Ab Ripper X, but no so much I couldn't live with it.  The mat the program recommends is about $80, too rich for me right now.  I am using an old one my wife had, but wishing I had a fancy $80 mat.

The video is the longest so far, at about 1:30. By 10 minutes in I was frustrated.  I recommend investing the time to watch this video and learn the moves first.  Its hard to watch the video when the move you're doing insists your head is up to the sky. 
I also watch the videos on a laptop.  So the monitor becomes hard to see from angles.  When I stand up or lay down, I have to adjust the angle of the monitor.  In Shoulders & Arms, this isn't an issue.  But in a routine which is supposed to be more zen-like, it is.

Many of these ask you to breath deep.  I am still dealing with a wicked chest cold, which made that difficult.

OK....  Now that I'm done whining....

I wasn't really looking forward to today's workout.  I'm into the glamour workouts of Arms, Chest, Abs, Back, Shoulders.....  Dreaming the dream of hitting the long ball this summer, or of sitting at the beach shirtless. But I am committed to the program, and stuck with it.
My mind has changed.  This is hard.  This will develop muscles you never thought of. 
I struggled with most of it.  As I felt with most of the earlier exercises, this first time involved a lot of learning, and I think workouts will only improve. 
I struggled with many of the balance moves in particular.  They're hard!
The moves are not explained really well.....  or at lease not slowly.  Which is why I recommend a walkthrough first.  By the time I'm figuring out what the hell is going on, he's 3 moves ahead.

I was fatigued by the 30 minute mark.  The "devil on my shoulder" wanted to quit at 45 minutes ("come on, Jeff, you made it half way.  That's good enough").  I feel the workout now in my abs, my chest, my legs, and my arms. 

Tomorrow is "Legs & Back" + Ab Ripper X.

I am still drinking my shakes daily, half before, half after the workouts.