Let’s be honest – one of the reasons why we decided to do P90X was to save gym membership money. So the idea was to do this program without spending much. I HAD to buy the pull up bar and we also got a few elastic bands, but after doing the workouts the first month, I realized I needed dumbbells. I needed more weight to make the workouts more challenging. The problem is that dumbbells mean more money to spend. But if you are going to do P90X with the diet and stick to it, you might as well go ahead and do it right, and to do it right you need the right equipment! Buy cheap stuff, look anywhere, but make sure that you get what you need. Also, in the long run it pays off. We are going to keep doing P90X even after we finish, so the weights were worth the purchase.

Seamos honestos – una de las razones porque decidimos hacer P90X era ahorrar plata en gimnacios. Asi que la idean o era gastar mucho. Tuve que comprar una barra para la puerta y tambien compramos algunas bandas elasticas, pero despues de hacer los ejercicios durante un mes, me di cuenta que necesitaba mancuernas. Necesitaba mas peso para hacer los entrenamientos mas dificiles. El problema es que las mancuernas significan mas plata. Pero si vas a hacer P90X con la dieta y piensas hacerlo bien,vale la pena invertir un poco y comprar lo que necesitas! Compra cosas baratas, busca por todos lados, pero asegurate que es lo que necesitas. Tambien, a la larga vale la pena. Vamos a seguir entrenando despues de los 90 dias asi que las pesas valen la pena.

We had to make many changes in our daily routine to stick to P90X. The great thing about it is that now those changes are habits. Working out every day, waking up early to workout, drinking water, eating lean proteins, eating fruits and vegetables, reducing our consumption of carbs, and spreading out our meals throughout the day…..is all a habit now. IT IS EASY TO DO…but you have to try to change first!

Tuvimos que hacer muchos cambios a nuestra rutina diaria para seguir el programa P90X. Lo genial es que ahora esos cambios son habitos. Ejercitar todos los dias, despertarse temprano para ejercitar, tomar agua, comer proteinas sin grasas, comer frutas y vegetales, reducir los carbohidratos, y distribuir nuestras comidas durante el dia…todo es un habito ahora. ES FACIL….pero tienes que intentar cambiar primero!

We love the workouts, but we don’t like yoga. We have tried to like it but the truth is…we dread it every time. Some people love it and I get it, but it is not the workout for me. We still do it, we still “do our best, and forget the rest,” as Tony Horton would say, but each time it gets harder and harder to get through that hour and a half. Any P90X coaches out there? Can we replace yoga for a different workout?

Nos encantan los entrenamientos, pero no nos gusta yoga. Lo hemos intentado pero la verdad es….cada vez nos gusta menos. A algunas personas les encanta, y los entiendo, pero no es mi tipo de entrenamiento. Aun asi lo hacemos, aun asi “damos lo maximo y nos olvidamos del resto”, como Tony Horton dice, pero cada vez se hace mas dificil de aguantar la hora y media. Algun entrenador P90X ahi? Podemos reemplazar yoga por otro entrenamiento?

It is so great to have Leslie working out with me. A workout partner is essential to complete the 90 days and stay focused (sometimes it is hard to get yourself to do one more rep or even workout at all…we are humans, we get lazy). Get a friend, spouse, son, daughter, neighbor…find a partner and support each other, it’s the best piece of “equipment” you can have!

Es genial tener a Leslie como companera de entrenamiento. Un companero es esencial para completar los 90 dias y mantenerse enfocado (a veces es dificil hacer una repeticion mas o incluso entrenar…somo humanos y nos da flojera). Busca un amigo, esposo/a, hijo/a, vecino…..busca un companero/a y apoyense, es la mejor pieza de “equipamiento” que pueden tener!

We you see yourself in the mirror and see some definition you just want to workout more! Sometimes seeing really is believing..and it’s truly motivating to know that the hard work you’re putting in is paying off. Sometimes we feel like we are not changing as much as we’d like or as fast as we’d like, but when we feel that way we just work a little harder! We document how many reps we do of each exercise, so when we see that we did a few more than last week we know that even if we can’t always see the results, they are definitely here. You see results sometimes (especially in the comparison pictures) and you feel the results the rest of the time. Either way we get motivated and fueled up to keep going!

Cuando te miras al espejo y vez definicion quieres entrenar mas! A veces ver es creer…y es motivador saber que el trabajo duro esta dando resultados. A veces sentimos que no estamos cambiando tan rapido como esperamos, pero cuando nos sentimos asi entrenamos un poco mas duro! Anotamos las repeticiones que hacemos en cada ejercicio, asi cuando vemos que hacemos mas repeticiones la semana siguiente sabemos que los resultados estan ahi, incluso si no los vemos. A veces ver los resultados (especialmente cuando comparas fotos) y sientes los resultados las otras veces. De una manera u otra, te motiva y ted a energia para seguir adelante!