"Superman don't need no seatbelt." - Muhammed Ali
February 17, 2010
This day marked another disappointing X workout (Last Wednesday to be exact. It took me that long to get over it). So it was something like week 6, day 2. I've already expressed that I prefer Billy Blanks over Tony when it comes to martial arts, i.e. Tae Bo v. Kenpo. On those days, I'm either going to plyo it up or throw in a little Billy and go to town. I also will never do Cardio X again, either. And probably won't even touch X-Stretch, because I don't believe in it in advance, but I digress.
To mix things up a niggle, on our Plyometrics day, Julie and I decided to give Cardio X a shout-out. Tonebone references the cardio during the plyos video, as it is supposedly a suitable workout for those who don't feel they are ready for plyometrics. That said, we knew going in that it might be a touch less intense than plyos, but we still didn't know what to expect. Well, to call it a little less intense is an understatement- too bad Tony wasn't feeling very creative the day he invented Cardio X, because there isn't anything new OR X about it! It was a small combination of the Kenpo (sucks), Plyometrics (awesome but not enough in this vid to get anything out of it) and Yoga X (also great, but not what I want for my cardio burn day!) all rolled into one realllly lame, underwhelming workout. There were probably about 10-15 minutes where Hulie and I were reaching for air, but then it ended. And then we looked at each other and agreed that we could probably work out for another hour. That's not the point of P90x, is it Tony? I'm not supposed to end your workout, that has both the word "cardio" and "x" in the title, feeling I should have just run in place for an hour to get something out of it. Cardio X= misleading.
However, if you want to remain entertained, even through this terd workout, then stick around for Superman Banana. It, hilariously, is what it sounds like. You have all probably heard of the Superman exercise, used during core work. It's for your core back muscles; you lay on your tum, arms/legs outstretched and raised, as if zooming through the air like our favorite spandex-clad, superhero. The banana is just the opposite- lay on your back, arms/legs outstretched and raised up, like a Pilates Teaser. Now, put it all together and turn yourself around, that's what it's all about! Superman, Banana!! Superman, Banana!! Tbizz yells it out as you flip back and forth between the two, which is more like a really heavy flail, during which I end up using my arms to help me flip. I get it, you're supposed to use your core to jump from front to back; skill should eventually supersede idiocy, but I don't care! It. is. ridiculous. Talk about a drive through Weirdville on that one. "Superman don't need no seatbelt" and he sure wasn't wearin' one that day! Superman, Superlame-o crash and burn.Tony, don't ever make me do that again.
(added by J-diddy)Love,
The Superirritated Secretary
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