Topic
Tony Horton's One-On-One
11 posts, 2011–2012
A Tale of Two Yoga DVDs
I have been collecting yoga DVDs. Some are better than others. Some are great. Some are not so great. But recently, on successive days, I tried out two DVDs that each stood out to me for very different…
In the Yoga Zone
I have been in the yoga zone for more than 2 months now. How'd I get there? I hurt myself. Tweaked my back, so I thought I'd do yoga for a few days while it healed. Problem is…
Ouch, I tweaked my back. Now what?
I tweaked my back last Wednesday, right at the end of the workout. During the last move, rep 2 of 4. Tweak. DAMMIT! I don't really know if "tweak" has any medical validity -- perhaps my friend Donna…
What I've learned about fitness and nutrition over the past few years
I've been on my fitness quest for about four years now. I went in with with an open mind, wanting to find out as much as I could, experiment on myself, see what works and what doesn't. Here…
Ain't that a pain in the glutes!
I woke up this morning with soreness in my glutes. I expected to wake up that way, and I was not disappointed. In fact, I would have been disappointed if I were not sore. What is the physiological/biological…
What you need to know before you start P90X - Part 3
This is Part 3. You can read Part 1 here and Part 2 here. RULE #11: DON'T SKIP YOGA! I'm going to devote this whole post to this one rule, because I believe it's that important. I had…
What you need to know before you start P90X - Part 2
This is Part 2. You can read Part 1 here. RULE #6: GET THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT. When I started P90X, I started with basic necessary equipment: yoga mat and blocks, pullup bar, heart rate monitor, and adjustable dumbbells.…
Insanity: The Asylum - DAY 23 - "Speed & Agility"
I took my own advice from the other day and took an extra day off. My body is just beat. I have minor pulls in several muscles. I have a weird intermittent feeling of coolness in my left…
How "in shape" do I really need to be?
Yesterday, Day 21 of The Asylum, was "Back to Core" again. Nothing exciting to report there, except that my lower right back pain is a bit more noticeable than usual today. This is a dull pain that is…
My P90X - One On One - Insanity hybrid
After completing Insanity about a month ago, I felt great and ready to go into a hybrid of that program and Tony Horton's P90X. However, when I scoured the internet for such a program, they all looked pretty…
Chest & Back Workout
"Chest & Back" is the first routine in Tony Horton's P90X, probably because every guy wants to work his chest and every guy needs to work his back, so it's a good way to get things rolling. (Sure,…