P90X2 Round 1 Final Recovery Week

This is it! The final week of P90X2 Round 1. I am optimistic that there will be a round 2, but not right away. I have learned my lesson about back-to-back rounds of P90X leading to burnout, at least for me. Of course, P90X2 is different, as I have discussed all along, with a greater emphasis on recovery, and a focus on balance, power, and P.A.P., to use a few buzz words. I would probably do O.K. with a follow-up round, but I am taking a break anyway.

I have no fit test results to report. I’m involved with some pre-Easter concerts, so my schedule has been crazy until today. I can’t set up my pull up bar during the week, and I will be away Easter weekend, so… No fit test for a while, actually. I will write another post to discuss how P90X2 has helped me, aside from the fit test measurements.

Here’s a quick look at my recovery week:

Monday: Short yoga session
Tuesday: Foam rolling while watch NBC’s 30 Rock on Hulu
Wednesday: Full yoga session! I payed attention to pushing my heels back in plank position, which helped to tighten my core for push ups.
Thursday: Foam rolling, and back to watching The Biggest Loser on Hulu
Friday: Yoga, minus Warrior 3 sequence, due to time and bad balance (and maybe I was overtired?)
Saturday: Rest
Sunday: Rest

Some comments about the P90X2 Recovery Week schedule

• If you follow the days as planned (which I didn’t do this week), you have two foam rolling/rest days in a row (Day 7 of the previous week, and Day 1 of Recovery Week). I have never felt that I needed so much exercise recovery. Maybe I should have slept in on Day 1 instead, because I certainly need that.
• Is doing yoga every other day of the week supposed to be penance (OK, call it additional practice) for those of us who skipped yoga in P90X, and maybe some people are still doing in P90X2? In my opinion, a little more variety would be nice. P90X included Core Synergistics, only during recovery week, which broke up the other repeated workouts.