Don't quit just modify a bit!

I've had a couple of injuries on my way through P90X cycles. One shoulder from falling of the motorcycle and now a rib from playing football with the kids. I don't like to start over so I just work through it. I have to lift less or modify but week by week I keep getting stronger. I encourage you not to quit but to modify or substitute other exercises while you recover. You can endure a "bit" of pain but if it's "sharp" you are probably just aggravating and delaying the healing.

When you start a cycle you begin to develop momentum, every day and week you miss slows you down and makes it harder to get going again. You know "An object at rest tends to stay at rest" so you really need to get in the habit of exercising very consistently. If you use injury as an excuse to take a week or two or more "off" you will stop and be temped not to start again because it's hard to move a big rock in the middle of the road. If you can't do the program you started, commit to DO SOMETHING everyday. Substitute - Walk or swim or do a different dvd. Anything to keep you in the habit and moving. That way you won't find yourself repossessed by your former lifestyle. If you don't want those who collect on bad health to empty your bank account you will have to pay the price and find a way to exorcise weakness everyday.