Day 80, CLX/Insanity

I had to get through some cobwebs to get to my blog - it's been almost a week since I last blogged (again). There is actually a good bit going on with me fitness wise. I'm on day 80 of CLX/Insanity hybrid! Yea me!! We worked out early today (made me feel like I was missing something tonight). The workout was Lean 2 and it was all about the shoulders. I'm actually really enjoying the Lean series. There are a lot of tough moves. Last week I was moaning and groaning about them, but seriously, I was moaning and groaning about everything after that Warrior Dash last weekend. I feel 100 times better this week. I ran on Sunday with Tabitha and it was a great run. I ran again yesterday, and despite the heat, it was another really good run. I think I need to take 3-4 days off after a race to help recover (or at least a race at the Warrior Dash caliber).
With CLX Lean I'm not able to lift as heavy. I've been leaving my 12's in the car and even broke out the 5's again. It really has nothing to do with not being strong enough to use the 12's - it's got everything to do with the fact that it's all balance moves. We're back to doing two moves at one time (just like during the Burn phase). I also just realized that this isn't a 90 day hybrid - it's actually 95 days. We have two more weeks to go. I'm really hoping to have good results with this phase. I enjoy this program, but I'm not getting the results I was with P90X which is why I was telling the girls that my next program is going to be all cardio. I want to drop 20-25 pounds. We will more then likely start up again with the weights in mid-September (and it will probably be CLX again since I won't be able to get to the gym and the center's don't have pull-up assist machines).
Now, what cardio should I do? TurboFire? Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred? Hip Hop Abs? Brazil Butt Lift?? So many great choices!
Sunday is my next race and it's a trail race! I'm really looking forward to it. It's the North Face Endurance Challenge Goretex 5K in Sterling, VA. Tabitha is going to run it with me. It looks like a lot of fun.

One other fitness thing going on with me is the facebook page I like to follow, "I See Fit People" is doing another challenge. This time it's a jump rope challenge - 7000 jumps in one week. Seriously, I should've known better. Day 2 (yesterday) my knee started hurting while jumping. Same pain and spot that it hurt with Insanity (the entire reason I went from 3 times a week to 2). Not good (especially with the race coming up on Sunday). I took today off from jumping rope. I'm going to attempt it again tomorrow, but I'm not going to try and do 1000, I'm going to shoot for 500. My goal is no longer 7000, but 3500. I've got 1500 done, so I'm almost halfway there. Some is better then none.
I told my good friend Jenn today that I was going to cut it in half because of my knee and do you know what she said to me?! "It's kinda nice knowing that even fit people like you can hurt." That's right - she called me "fit people!!!!!!!" HA! I love it!! I told her I could just hug her (and I seriously would have if she didn't live in CT), she made my entire day. To think someone thinks of me as being fit...such a strange concept to me. I'm pretty sure, no, I KNOW I can get used to it! It reminds me of what happened at the Vitamin Shoppe a few weeks ago. I went in to get a tub of Dymatize Elite Protein Powder and while I was standing in line to check-out the girl in front of me turned around and asked what I was buying, so I showed her. She said, "Well, I need to get that next time because you be looking fit!" HA!! That type of stuff just makes my day. Bring on the compliments!
Weight wise things are okay. I asked Chris where the scale was and he said I need to find it - hmph! I don't want to know that badly. June doesn't technically start until Friday anyway. According to the numbers I should weigh the exact same. Clothes are fitting better though, so that's always good.
I'll update goals another night! Off to snuggle with my hubby now. :)