Week 7 - Let's try that again.

Week 7 is the final repeat of the prior weeks and on the first day of this week, I was laying on my side in bed reading Stephen King's Under The Dome (a really good read, by the way) and I twisted my neck to pop it and ended up really messing up my lower neck/upper back. I don't know if I gave myself a bit of a subluxation, but I was in quite a bit of pain and could barely hold my head up without feeling sharp pain.

I've done this before years ago and knew right away that I was in trouble with my workouts. Sure enough, after waking up the next morning, I realized I wasn't in any shape to continue working out until I healed up. Not only that, but I came down with a mild cold and was pretty congested, which is no fun when doing cardio. I skipped the second day of the week and tried to catch up during day three, but couldn't.

I decided to go ahead and take a break re-do week 7 this week (should have been week 8). I'm glad I did, because I'm all healed up now and was able to really concentrate on this week and push really hard.

Yet again, I'm still showing gradual improvements in the number of reps as well as my form. I feel stronger every day and am looking good in the mirror too. My weight really hasn't changed all that much since day one, but again I'm not focusing on the whole weight-loss thing anyway.

Week 8 is recovery week and the final week of phase II. It's also going to be pretty challenging for me because it's the week before Easter which will be extremely busy for me at work, so I'll be working longer hours and doing some of the hardest exercises P90X has, but I'm ready to bring it!