New thing called P90x

So, I don't know if you've heard gang, but there's this new exercise program out called P90x. What's that? It's been out for quite some time now?? Everyone's heard of it? Oh.... Well I guess I'll skip the back story then. If, for some reason, you are unfamiliar, you can look it up on Wikipedia. Anyway, so I've recently decided to give it a try. And I thought, 'hey, why not blog about my P90x journey?'. So that's just what I'm going to do. I got my hands on the DVDs a couple days ago. I was told it would be helpful to get a pull up bar, so I picked up one of those tonight. This was the original plan: come home, put together the pull up bar, watch the intro video and then do the first exercise. This is how it played out: came home, listened to the Phantom of the Opera soundtrack while i watched Conan with subtitles. Then I put together the pull up bar while I watched some Roadhouse. After completion of the pull up bar, I went to "test it". Quick side note: senior year of high school and the summer after graduation, I was in the best shape of my life and still could only do 7 or 8 pull ups....I don't know what it is but I'm horrible at them. I think its due to one of two reasons. Either my arms are just too long or I'm just incredibly weak...neither is outside the realm of possibility. Anyway, I just wanted to get that story out there before I continue with the events of the evening. So I proceed to the door jam and mount the bar. I grip the bar and start to slowly apply all my weight. I hear a slight creak in the door molding, which doesn't lift my spirits in the slightest. Once I'm assured I'm not going to break the doorway or the bar, I start to pound out 5 or 6 pull ups...just for a warm up I tell myself... The only problem is, I'm struggling just to get one. I did eventually get my chin above the bar, but it seemed to take all my remaining energy just to get that one. So I dropped down and returned to the couch to look over the instruction guide that came with the bar. There are diagrams and written steps, but no "trouble shooting guide for fat guys". That must be in the online catalog...oh well, that was enough for one evening and I haven't even started the actual P90x. This could end up being P205x. Before retiring to my room I did do 2 sets of curls with the 15lb dumbells I bought along with the bar- thinking that would make me feel a little better about myself, but alas...it didn't work. My spirits are dampened but not broken...tomorrow is another day and when, as the saying goes, 'the real work begins'....