One week down!

So, P90X is a butt kicker. I hate it, but I Love it! I don't think I have ever been so sore in my whole life. Listen people, P90X will kick it up so hard that you will want to quit. But its so Fun at the same time.

(Monday) The first day was hard. Chest and Back. I have done thousands of push-ups before in my life and its not fun. I hate Monday mornings now because that's when I do the push-ups. I don't know about you but my wrists hurt when I do push-ups, so I am going to figure out something about that.

(Tuesday) The Second day it's Plyometrics (a.k.a. Jump Training)! It's hopping, jumping, bouncing like a rabbit, it's X-treme!

(Wednesday) Shoulders and Arms! This is the fun part! That's because these are the muscles that everyone sees, and the Public Representatives of P90X (not to mention the concealed weapons in some cases)!

(Thursday) The Fourth day - Yoga! I hate Yoga! But I will continue to do it. It just makes me dizzy and feel like I want to puke, but I do it!

(Friday) Legs and Back! Could nothing be more hard! My Legs just hurt after Plyometrics and then 2 days later do Legs and back...that was hard yet fun - I admit.

(Saturday) Kenpo - Can you say Karate! That was fun and I am grateful for that. I wanna beat someone up now!

Even though it was tough, it was fun! I have even found myself a better person. I am not too up tight like I was. I am not as quick to judge either. I have been happier and even more grateful for the things I have. I do have good health but I don't want to lose that gift and so I am trying to not let me become a contestant on the Biggest Loser!

(not that being a contestant on the Biggest Loser is a Bad thing, just that I don't want to take the place of someone else that deserves to be on it)

No Pain No Gain!

Here on Iron Feed. This is the Journal of Matt Winder and his workout Program of P90X. I am going to take the 90 day challenge. You see I am the kind of person who has had trouble in the past staying motivated. I have a black belt in Procrastination, and a doctorate in quitting early. My friends all know this. Well, lately I have been looking and watching my family closely. My grandfather (or in other words) my dad's father was overweight and could not get control of it to the point that he needed to have gastric bypass surgery. Weight issues run deep in the Winder family.

In 2007 I was in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Academy. Before I was in the academy I was overweight. It was hard for me to get into shape before the academy. I just couldn't do it, so I thought that it was the job of the academy to get me into shape. Boy, was I wrong. They did get me into shape but it took about 9 weeks. I was so skinny. I lost about 60 pounds in 9 weeks. At the end of the academy I weighed 190 and there was a lot of muscle. Now its May 2009 and I weigh between 220 and 230 (it fluctuates). Let me tell you, I do admit that I am embarrest when I take my shirt off to jump in the pool and my wife sees my flabby chest. I am embarrast that my little brother can do more push-ups than me. He's 16 and I am 24. I don't want health problems when I am older and don't want my children to have health problems because of wieght. If my son wants to be Micheal Phelps than I want him to be a Micheal Phelps and not couch potato like I have been.

Am I nervous for what lies ahead? A little bit. Do I know there's going to be days when its hard to walk? Yes, I can't wait. Why not start now. I don't want to have a black belt in Procrastination. I do, however, want to have a black belt in karate, or at least a knowledge of it. I am going to work hard to do this. Matt Winder is NOT going to Quit!