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I have to be honest, when I first saw the information about the P90X Recovery Drink I figured it was just something they’re trying to sell me.  I don’t really need it, but they’re trying to get me to buy it by saying it’s a big help blah, blah, blah.

In spite of my skepticism and doubt, we decided to give it a try anyway.  It’s true, it doesn’t taste that bad.  I was expecting worse, but while it was certainly palatable, the first few times I had it, I didn’t really think it was anything to rave about.  Actually, the first few days we drank it, I had trouble finishing up my cup.

By the following week, I could drink the whole think after a workout no problem.

Did you know that one of the most common mistakes people make when exercising is NOT consuming nutrients right after they workout?

I talked with a Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach once and he said if he could recommend only ONE change to an athlete, it would be to eat something, put some nutrients into the body directly after their workout.  In all my life of playing sports and being involved in sports I had never heard that.

Anyway - that’s another reason why it’s nice to have the Recovery Drink on hand - it’s the perfect way to get those nutrients in right after our workout.

After about 10 days of using the drink, I began looking forward to having it after our workout sessions.  We mix it up and throw it in the freezer before we start and by the time we finish, it’s a delicious, icy treat that truely hits the spot! I’ve gotten to the point where we get through with a workout and I just chug that Recovery Drink down like nothing - it tastes soooo good!  Not only that, we ran out of it and didn’t have it for about a week and both of us noticed a definite difference in muscle aches and the time it took our body to recover from workouts.  No joke - not just saying it.  I got my first cramp in all my P90X weeks during that week we were out of Recovery Drink.  We really do have a lot less muscle aches and pains and that go away faster when we do utilize the Recovery Drink so I’m definitely glad to have it on hand again!

If you’re doing P90X, get the Recovery Drink…just like Tony, “I highly recommend it.”

Day 4 of our journey through the classic P90X workout program gave us a chance to do Yoga for the first time. Now, my husband and I were both athletes growing up. I played softball at the DI level and was pushed beyond what I ever thought possible during strength and conditioning there. My husband used to do crazy workouts for hours on his own during high school “just because.”

But this P90X Yoga, was our first time ever doing any kind of Yoga and within the first 30 minutes of the workout, neither one of us had ever wanted to quit a workout so badly! Total wimps huh? Quitting yoga!

But we didn’t quit. We stayed with it and were glad we did. Even though it was super challenging, it also did our bodies good. Just glad we get to do some other stuff before having to go through that again.

People are right when they talk about this workout program as “love/hate” - they hate it…but they love it. That’s definitely what Yoga day was like for me. My husband said that I should say that I hate it because then every time we have to do it I’ll dread it and it won’t be good if I’m dreading it. See…that’s why it’s nice to have a workout partner! They help keep you motivated, positive, and on track when you don’t feel like it.