June 4, P90X3, Week 4, Day 4- Pilates X

June 4, P90X3, Week 4, Day 4- Pilates X.

 

I didn't know anything about Pilates before doing this workout. I still don't totally understand the science behind it. I reminded me a lot of RevAbs and breathing to activate the core. But the breathing style was much different than RevAbs. It reminded me more of Lamaze breathing. That in itself made me feel a little odd from the beginning. So I'm glad that Tony was constantly saying, "Men, you think Pilates is for women, think again,You're going to be crying at the end of this."

 

Third workout in a row in which my weaknesses were shown to me on a silver platter. It was a very tough workout for me. I couldn't get my legs as high, as far, or hold as long, or do as many reps. And I couldn't move as fast as Tony and his team were. So I was doing less reps than they were over the course of each move.

 

The breathing thing was also very difficult. Sometimes I couldn't tell if I was supposed to inhale or exhale. Sometime I caught myself holding my breath. Sometimes even though I knew I was supposed to be inhaling, I would exhale. Sometimes I could barely breath because I couldn't get air into my lungs because of the position of my body. It was that hard. That is something I will definitely need to workout. I had no idea I had such a lack of breath control in certain situations.

 

The most difficult move was the double double tap. While in plank, you raise one leg twice in the back, then move the same leg to the side and tap twice then back to plank leg raised then down. Everyone was moving so fast. Tony and team did 10 reps on each side, I could only manage about 7 reps.

 

To be honest, this was not one of my favorites, but it needs to be done because it will fill in a lot of gaps in my regime that need to be addressed. I'll need this wake up call every now and then.