I would hate it if this turned into something that turned into an infomercial, but I want to tell you about something that has changed my life. It’s something that, in the past, I had just kind of scoffed at. I have considered myself, at different levels of course, an athlete. I have played a variety of different sports. When I was a kid, growing up in Mid-Michigan, we played football, baseball, basketball. Those were our mainstays. Then, at times we would play a little rugby, a little volleyball, a little hockey. We ALWAYS had a game going.
After High School, there were college club sports. I stuck with basketball for a while. Then at some point, I’m not sure exactly where or when it happened, it all kind of just stopped. ALL of it. Of course there were some “after-church” softball games and charity flag football games but there’s just not much time in my life for sports as I get closer to the forty year mark.
I recently was hired in a position that is closely connected to the educational system. With that, comes “alumni basketball” and “alumni football” and sports goes hand in hand with everyday business.
After some prodding and some heavy pressure in the form of requests, I started playing basketball twice a week with the “alumni league” which I can only compare to an “old timers” league. That my friends was a HUGE mistake! Pain is a strong, descriptive word. It’s really not strong enough to be used in a description of what I felt in the days after those nights of running with these guys. Knees, back, shoulders, arms, even my neck hurt.
In one of many discussions with my wife she made it crystal clear to me what the problem was. She asked me a question that was so obvious that I couldn’t believe I hadn’t thought of myself. She said “how much did you weigh when you last played basketball before this?” I said “225 lbs”. She said “and how much do you weigh now?” “280 lbs” I replied. She said “so your knees and legs are pushing 55 lbs more into the air than what they are used to, why are you surprised that they hurt?” She was right, she couldn’t be more right. I was WAY out of shape.
I started doing research on weight loss programs. There are a lot out there and they ALL make huge promises. I couldn’t find one that looked like it would be “my thing”. I couldn’t find one that I thought I could stick to without getting bored. Then, I was in a hotel room in upstate NY at a trade conference and I couldn’t find anything worth watching. I was flipping around the channels and out of NOWHERE I see this infomercial for a workout program called P90X. Riveted! I was riveted to that to TV for an entire 30 minutes. I was hooked. I started looking into it online and there were hundreds, HUNDREDS of videos on YouTube of people that showed amazing results.
So, I started. It was a slap in the face when I began. Hard! P90X is HARD! When you do a P90X workout, you know that you “did something”.
I am not going to get into a breakdown of each DVD, it would take too long. They are complex and intense. P90X is not for everyone.
I will say this. I am two thirds of the way thru this journey and I am 26-28 pounds lighter. I am stronger, I have more energy, more drive, more stamina. My biceps are an inch bigger, my pants fit better, my posture is better. It’s ALL better! Everything is better.
I wouldn’t recommend it to everyone. I would HIGHLY recommend it to anyone who is looking to not only lose weight, but also get in the BEST shape of your life. If you are able to commit to doing this, you WILL see results!
Off topic, I know, but I felt like I had to put it out there. Have a great day!
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