Busy evening tonight so got up early to workout.
Just not early enough.
Did all of the back exercises but not all of the legs. Pullups are starting to get easier again. Hate wide front and close grip. But the reverse grip chinups are coming along. I'd say if someone challenged me I could do about 20-25.
Finished with abs. Getting stronger ... hopefully.
July 23, 2010
July 22, 2010
(Round 2.1) Day 11: Rest
Off day. Need to find something to replace Yoga with, just not my favorite activity. Thoughts? Anyone?
I could run, but again, don't want the extra cardio. Perhaps something else that's muscle building that could fit in here. I'm at a loss.
I could run, but again, don't want the extra cardio. Perhaps something else that's muscle building that could fit in here. I'm at a loss.
July 21, 2010
(Round 2.1) Day 10: Shoulders and Arms, Ab Ripper X
If there's one thing I really want, it's nice abs.
If there's one thing I don't have, it's nice abs.
I do think that even after 10 days that p90x is back to getting me in shape, but abs are so tough to push through if there's fat to overcome. So ab ripper x is again my frienemy.
Typical day of arms, shoulders and triceps on the bands. Yoga tomorrow. We'll see about that.
If there's one thing I don't have, it's nice abs.
I do think that even after 10 days that p90x is back to getting me in shape, but abs are so tough to push through if there's fat to overcome. So ab ripper x is again my frienemy.
Typical day of arms, shoulders and triceps on the bands. Yoga tomorrow. We'll see about that.
July 20, 2010
(Round 2.1) Day 9: Plyometrics
Late workout. Not a big fan, need to try to get up earlier to do this.
Really not enjoying plyo. I know I said this round isn't about cardio, but perhaps I need to break out the runs in lieu of plyo. At least when it's not 95 and muggy anymore.
Arms and muscle building tomorrow.
Really not enjoying plyo. I know I said this round isn't about cardio, but perhaps I need to break out the runs in lieu of plyo. At least when it's not 95 and muggy anymore.
Arms and muscle building tomorrow.
July 19, 2010
(Round 2.1) Day 8: Chest and Back, Ab Ripper X
Late workout tonight. I foresee soreness progressing throughout the day tomorrow.
Same deal as last Monday. Lots of pushups. Lots of tough pullups.
I pushed myself harder on pullups tonight. I usually decide to fail before actually failing. So today I kept going til my arms actually couldn't do it anymore. Punched out a couple more than usual, but the next set of pushups was harder each time.
Finished with abs. Nothing great.
I do have to say that I think my body has come to point where just a few workouts help me get back into decent shape. I feel much better about myself due to the past 8 days. Hopefully the next 22 of this phase push me in the right direction and I'm back in the groove to finish 90 days ... again.
Same deal as last Monday. Lots of pushups. Lots of tough pullups.
I pushed myself harder on pullups tonight. I usually decide to fail before actually failing. So today I kept going til my arms actually couldn't do it anymore. Punched out a couple more than usual, but the next set of pushups was harder each time.
Finished with abs. Nothing great.
I do have to say that I think my body has come to point where just a few workouts help me get back into decent shape. I feel much better about myself due to the past 8 days. Hopefully the next 22 of this phase push me in the right direction and I'm back in the groove to finish 90 days ... again.
July 18, 2010
(Round 2.1) Day 7: Rest
Today became the off day I never wanted to have, considering I took Thursday off.
Ended up not doing anything cardio-related while on vacation, then traveled home.
Guess it gave my body some more time to heal from week 1. Time to do it all over again next week, starting with chest and back tomorrow. Actually looking forward to it.
Ended up not doing anything cardio-related while on vacation, then traveled home.
Guess it gave my body some more time to heal from week 1. Time to do it all over again next week, starting with chest and back tomorrow. Actually looking forward to it.
July 17, 2010
(Round 2.1) Day 6: Cardio
As previously noted, I'm away on vacation. Similar to my last time away from home, I have cardio in store for these couple of days.
Today was strictly tennis. Little over an hour's worth. Felt good.
Not sure what my workout plan is for tomorrow. I could be back in time to do some yoga, or maybe I'll squeeze in cardio before I head back down. We'll see.
Today was strictly tennis. Little over an hour's worth. Felt good.
Not sure what my workout plan is for tomorrow. I could be back in time to do some yoga, or maybe I'll squeeze in cardio before I head back down. We'll see.
July 16, 2010
(Round 2.1) Day 5: Legs and Back, Ab Ripper X
Back to the old Friday routine.
As I mentioned I'm away from my normal workout spot so no pull-up bar. Brought my resistance band along with me so I worked off of that.
Back's still a bit sore from Day 1 of this round. Must say, that looking at my photo from Monday, my back doesn't look all that bad. Hopefully I can create some good definition this time through.
Finished with abs. Quite sore. No mas of that until Monday.
As I mentioned I'm away from my normal workout spot so no pull-up bar. Brought my resistance band along with me so I worked off of that.
Back's still a bit sore from Day 1 of this round. Must say, that looking at my photo from Monday, my back doesn't look all that bad. Hopefully I can create some good definition this time through.
Finished with abs. Quite sore. No mas of that until Monday.
July 15, 2010
(Round 2.1) Day 4: Rest
Work and a bit of travel led today to be an off day.
I used to call my off days 'Rest, Stretch X' but I've only dond the stretching twice in my p90x career. So no more lying about that.
Legs, back and abs tomorrow. Then I'm away this weekend, so perhaps just some cardio in lieu of kenpo. I'll try to keep up with my posts via mobile.
I used to call my off days 'Rest, Stretch X' but I've only dond the stretching twice in my p90x career. So no more lying about that.
Legs, back and abs tomorrow. Then I'm away this weekend, so perhaps just some cardio in lieu of kenpo. I'll try to keep up with my posts via mobile.
July 14, 2010
(Round 2.1) Day 3: Shoulders and Arms, Ab Ripper X
And I'm still sore.
Mostly in my triceps and abs. Luckily for me today, we're back to just those areas. Shoulders, arms, abs.
Back to the rotation of assorted shoulder presses, bicep curls and tricep extensions. Still only have one resistance band after snapping one during Round 1 and almost losing an eye. That was a fun day.
The one band is a little tighter than what one would want for overhead tricep moves. So needless to say I'll be sore again tomorrow. Chair dips didn't help either.
Finished up with abs. I think this might be where I lost it the most. Can barely see my abs anymore, meaning they're not ready for ab ripper x. But they weren't ready during the first phase of round 1 either, but I sucked it up then. Gotta do it again.
Mason twists sucked. Used to get through 50, then would collapse. Today, 40. Once my legs extended and hands hit the ground, I realized those actions were not my choice. My body didn't want the pain anymore and made me stop. Took a couple deep breaths and finished the last 10.
Yoga tomorrow. At least parts of it.
Mostly in my triceps and abs. Luckily for me today, we're back to just those areas. Shoulders, arms, abs.
Back to the rotation of assorted shoulder presses, bicep curls and tricep extensions. Still only have one resistance band after snapping one during Round 1 and almost losing an eye. That was a fun day.
The one band is a little tighter than what one would want for overhead tricep moves. So needless to say I'll be sore again tomorrow. Chair dips didn't help either.
Finished up with abs. I think this might be where I lost it the most. Can barely see my abs anymore, meaning they're not ready for ab ripper x. But they weren't ready during the first phase of round 1 either, but I sucked it up then. Gotta do it again.
Mason twists sucked. Used to get through 50, then would collapse. Today, 40. Once my legs extended and hands hit the ground, I realized those actions were not my choice. My body didn't want the pain anymore and made me stop. Took a couple deep breaths and finished the last 10.
Yoga tomorrow. At least parts of it.
July 13, 2010
(Round 2.1) Day 2: Plyometrics
Ah to be sore again.
Really sore.
I worked out Monday evening so it took my body til Tuesday afternoon to realize how much I had put it through. Progressively my back, then my chest, then my sides, then my abs, all filled with lactic acid and decided to inflict pain.
It's all worth it.
Plyo this evening. Can't say I missed this part. Pretty exhausting, especially for not having done it for a month.
As for my diet, well it's time to set that back on track as well. I took pictures Monday evening which will be part of the new 1/30/60/90 photo collection. I'm certainly in a better place than where I was on my original day 1 in regard to body fat. I don't care too much about eating small meals to speed up my metabolism right now. Losing fat isn't my goal. Putting on muscle is. So, if I continue the 5-6 meals a day, they've got to be bigger this time around.
I don't think I was eating enough during round 1. Yes it led to fat loss, but not to enough muscle production. This time around, lots of chicken, meat, protein shakes, eggs and milk.
Oh, and time to cut out beer again too. Guess it's back to gin and tonics.
Really sore.
I worked out Monday evening so it took my body til Tuesday afternoon to realize how much I had put it through. Progressively my back, then my chest, then my sides, then my abs, all filled with lactic acid and decided to inflict pain.
It's all worth it.
Plyo this evening. Can't say I missed this part. Pretty exhausting, especially for not having done it for a month.
As for my diet, well it's time to set that back on track as well. I took pictures Monday evening which will be part of the new 1/30/60/90 photo collection. I'm certainly in a better place than where I was on my original day 1 in regard to body fat. I don't care too much about eating small meals to speed up my metabolism right now. Losing fat isn't my goal. Putting on muscle is. So, if I continue the 5-6 meals a day, they've got to be bigger this time around.
I don't think I was eating enough during round 1. Yes it led to fat loss, but not to enough muscle production. This time around, lots of chicken, meat, protein shakes, eggs and milk.
Oh, and time to cut out beer again too. Guess it's back to gin and tonics.
July 12, 2010
(Round 2.1) Day 1: Chest and Back, Ab Ripper X
He's baaaaaaaaaaaaaaack. Where to begin?
I've been bad. Terrible. Awful. I haven't been working out. At all. Hence the absence of my blog posts. In fact, I don't know if anyone's still out there reading this thing.
Echo [echo echo echo].
Actually, my view count had run up to over 8400. I don't think I ever saw it hit 8000. That's how bad I've been.
So what happened? I took a day off. Then that turned into two. Then I felt bad about missing days on the blog and figured I'd let it slide a whole week and pick it up again. So I needed a Monday to start anew. Missed one. Then another. Then another. An awful downward spiral that resulted in poor eating habits, zero workouts, zero runs, and one other word: Atrophy.
Here's the first definition I came across of atrophy, just for you: "Atrophy is the partial or complete wasting away of a part of the body." Okay, it hasn't been that dramatic. Atrophy, from what I know, is the waste or loss of muscle tissue from not exercising.
So where do I stand now in regard to my fitness? Well, from Round 1 of p90x, and into Round 2, I lost weight and put on muscle. That muscle has been deteriorating, and some turned into some fat. But I haven't gained much weight from that process. So I'm just skinnier than where I started, but not much more muscular.
So, I found a Monday to start anew. Soooo, here it goes. A third shot at p90x. I got through round 1 in 90 days. I got through about 60 days of round 2. Now, it's time for round 2.1. Redesigned the blog, obviously. Needed a new look. That black was ominous, threatening even. I didn't want to go near it once I stopped. So here's to a new beginning.
So it's day 1 again. Chest and back. Pushups and pullups. Didn't keep track, but I don't need numbers to tell you that it hurt. Got about 10 wide grip pullups to start, felt good. Then 12 standard pushups. Then pullups. Then pushups. And so on.
Worked off the book. Once I got through everything, panting, I was pumped to blog again. Then I realized, CRAP. Ab ripper x. So I got on my back and burned through 16 more minutes of Tony. Via the book, no yelling.
So, I'm back in the game. As I set up the blog, and looked 90 days in ahead, I realized these 90 days will be complete October 10th. 10/10/10. That seems really far away. That's autumn. That's after my 23rd birthday. That's almost 5 weeks into the NFL season! Damn. But really, here's a round 2.1. Here's to eating right. And here's to putting on some serious muscle.
Comment away and yell at me for the next 90 days. Cheers.
I've been bad. Terrible. Awful. I haven't been working out. At all. Hence the absence of my blog posts. In fact, I don't know if anyone's still out there reading this thing.
Echo [echo echo echo].
Actually, my view count had run up to over 8400. I don't think I ever saw it hit 8000. That's how bad I've been.
So what happened? I took a day off. Then that turned into two. Then I felt bad about missing days on the blog and figured I'd let it slide a whole week and pick it up again. So I needed a Monday to start anew. Missed one. Then another. Then another. An awful downward spiral that resulted in poor eating habits, zero workouts, zero runs, and one other word: Atrophy.
Here's the first definition I came across of atrophy, just for you: "Atrophy is the partial or complete wasting away of a part of the body." Okay, it hasn't been that dramatic. Atrophy, from what I know, is the waste or loss of muscle tissue from not exercising.
So where do I stand now in regard to my fitness? Well, from Round 1 of p90x, and into Round 2, I lost weight and put on muscle. That muscle has been deteriorating, and some turned into some fat. But I haven't gained much weight from that process. So I'm just skinnier than where I started, but not much more muscular.
So, I found a Monday to start anew. Soooo, here it goes. A third shot at p90x. I got through round 1 in 90 days. I got through about 60 days of round 2. Now, it's time for round 2.1. Redesigned the blog, obviously. Needed a new look. That black was ominous, threatening even. I didn't want to go near it once I stopped. So here's to a new beginning.
So it's day 1 again. Chest and back. Pushups and pullups. Didn't keep track, but I don't need numbers to tell you that it hurt. Got about 10 wide grip pullups to start, felt good. Then 12 standard pushups. Then pullups. Then pushups. And so on.
Worked off the book. Once I got through everything, panting, I was pumped to blog again. Then I realized, CRAP. Ab ripper x. So I got on my back and burned through 16 more minutes of Tony. Via the book, no yelling.
So, I'm back in the game. As I set up the blog, and looked 90 days in ahead, I realized these 90 days will be complete October 10th. 10/10/10. That seems really far away. That's autumn. That's after my 23rd birthday. That's almost 5 weeks into the NFL season! Damn. But really, here's a round 2.1. Here's to eating right. And here's to putting on some serious muscle.
Comment away and yell at me for the next 90 days. Cheers.
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