P90X Review: P90X Back & Biceps Review

Weekend Cake: Had this fun cake order for a little girls birthday. Disney Princess mini cakes with coordinating cupcakes. Belle has a rose, Tiana a lily pad, and Cinderella a glass slipper. All are chocolate covered cherry.....had my last cupcake booth for the season this weekend- it didnt go very well :( oh well....glad to be done with them for now because I sat down & relaxed last night for literally the first time in about 3 weeks...have a few more cupcake pics I will post later in the week.

Today's Tip: Weight Loss Maintenance: Identify new coping strategies
Changing your relationship with food is the foundation of successful weight control. You could have a personal chef who prepares slimming meals, but if you eat for emotional reasons you’ll keep turning to food unless you find alternatives. Instead of reaching for ice cream when sad, watch part of a sad movie guaranteed to make you cry, so you can let it out and when angry, clean to let out some aggression instead of tearing into candy or chips, which are common ‘anger foods.’ What works for one person might not work for another, so it’s all about understanding your triggers and finding non-food alternatives that work for you. Read more on Shape. 

Today's Review: P90X Back & Biceps
Tony Horton, 2004 **** (4 of 5 stars)

Tony leads this 51 minute workout in a gym set w/ 3 backgrounders, one uses bands, and one does higher rep- lighter weights, and the other does heavy weight lower reps. You will need a pull up bar or chair and bands or dumbbells for this workout.

This workout really hits the bi's & back thoroughly! I dont have a pull up bar so I just did row variations. Exercises include: chin & pull up variations, lawnmower rows & wide lawnmower rows, 21's (biceps), 1 arm cross bi curl, open carm curl, static arm curl, locomotive rows, wall sit curl, corkscrew curls, upper back fly, curl to hammer, supermans, and strip set curls (varying poundage).

Definitely advanced with heavy weights and/or a pull up bar. Tony does a great job of including a good variety of exercises to keep it interesting and hit the muscles in a new way. Encourages you to write down your stats, and is chatty. The workout moves along pretty well but he does chat a bit- which is fine if you are working hard & need the break.

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