An Interesting Side Effect
photo by trey campbell
Ice, ice, baby.
Thank you all for your comments about P90X. The Man gives you a big thumbs up. (OK, fine, you caught me. He didn’t do that. He smiled. I just thought that made him sound goofy.)
So apparently there’s another side effect of P90X—other than giant guns, abs of steel, and a strange love-hate relationship with Tony Horton. It whip your non-P90X spouse into gear.
On The Man’s first day with the videos, I laid on the couch, scribbling down his reps while he sweated his innards out. I was nursing a brain-exploding headache, which made walking hurt.
But Tuesday, head cleared and running smoothly again, I hit the gym while The Man bounced around the living room. Inspired by his hard work, I decided to really push myself. I’d been going really easy for a while, attempting to keep my plantar fasciitis on the road to recovery.
So I hopped on the bike, told my left foot to quit its whining, and peddled like I was escaping a convoy of bandits brandishing machetes. Or, um, like I was in a race.
Either way: Major concentration.
You know you’re in the zone when Vanilla Ice comes on the iPod and you don’t realize it.
And you know you grew up in the ’90s when you leave it on until you almost rap “check out the hook while my DJ revolves it” to the whole gym.
(Um, no clue why I have Vanilla Ice on my iPod. I smell a prank. While I admire Mr. Ice’s hair, I much prefer Sir Mix-A-Lot)
So there. P90X delivers results even if you don’t do the workout. Horray. Maybe that can become part of the marketing copy.
Finally, in case you’re curious, my knees took the hard ride (and strength training) like champs. I wish I could say the same for that other part of my body. Coughfootcough.
So, what ’90s song do you secretly jam out to? Or which’90s song do you wish you could jam out to?
22 comments
Ice Ice Baby….
Have you heard Teenage Dirtbag by Wheatus? ahahha
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Tracey Reply:
June 17th, 2010 at 8:42 am
Ooh, good one. I loved that.
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You are adorable! I have some serious random stuff on my iPod…if people could hear what I hear they’d be afraid, very afraid!
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FoodFitnessFreshair–GREAT song choice! I have the (unfortunate?) pleasure of having a 200-song 90’s compilation on my Ipod. I would delete some of them, but I feel like I’d be betraying my past
Random favs for rocking out my workout: “Informer” by Snow, “Semi-Chamed Kind of Life” by Third Eye Blind, and of course anything Ace of Base!
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Tracey Reply:
June 17th, 2010 at 8:43 am
I still like “Semi-Charmed Kind of Life.” Oh, and I had the Ace of Base cassette tape. I’m that old.
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Ahhhh, the beauty of the iPod. I can listen to wahtever crap I want to and no one has to know.
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This had me laughing out loud! To the public world, I am a decidedly alt rock kind of chick but within the privacy of my own iPod, I love a good power ballad. When no one is home I am often belting it out with Heart or Kelly Clarkson. **blushing even admitting this here**
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I started P90 this past january. I got hurt from it…spraining my wrists. I’m still not recovered but I was really starting to see great results when I was doing it!!
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Tracey Reply:
June 17th, 2010 at 11:53 am
Oh no! I’m telling The Man to be careful. We don’t need any more injuries around here.
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Hehe…I like Total Ecslipse of the Heart by Nikki French!
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Tracey Reply:
June 17th, 2010 at 11:54 am
Yes, I did many a dance to that as a 10-year-old.
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Side effects of P90x include, turning others abs into steel. Misdirected P90 powah! Hilarious. I bet you end up more jacked than he does, haa.
I would do anything for love -> Meatloaf. That’s right I like a little meatloaf at the gym.
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Tracey Reply:
June 17th, 2010 at 11:55 am
I still love that song even though I now think of Dr. Pepper whenever I hear it. Stupid ads.
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Hmm… interesting side effect. I guess motivation comes from many places!
Wei-Wei
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“You know you’re in the zone when Vanilla Ice comes on the iPod and you don’t realize it.” HAHAHA!!
I wish I had that side effect from how everyone is doing P90X or Insanity these days! Instead, I still do yoga and pilates. Oh well…works for me
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Tracey Reply:
June 17th, 2010 at 11:55 am
Yeah, it makes me want to do it too. But I’m smarter than that. I won’t risk injuring my injuries!
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Sorry about the foot
Ace of Base, anyone? I saw the sign…and it opened up my eyeesss….
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Love it! Glad you made it through a good bike ride without TOO much trouble. Must have felt good!
I love the cheesey 90’s rap. Coolio, Beastie Boys, Sir-Mix-a-Lot. All winners in my book
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oh i love this! jeez so many 90’s songs……sometimes i jam to disco and that gets me started for sure
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I know way too many lyrics to vanilla ice. too cold, too cold
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I loved P90X! It can get a little boring after a while but Tony has some seriously killer weightlifting moves. That man has more ways to bicep curl than Ah-nold.
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