Day 83 - Kenpo X (But I did Legs and Back + Ab Ripper X)

Legs and Back...OOF!...this workout is always a killer. The wall squats are such a killer! I also did cross legged situps for the first time tonight...mostly because a buddy of mine gave me a hard time for not doing it that way by now. It certainly was harder!

I did the workout tonight with my buddy Jay and we took a few pictures here and there...you can see them on my Facebook page.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2152352&id=18311604&l=2fdb210b92

Day 82 - Legs and Back + Ab Ripper X (But I did Yoga with Jay)

Jay and I came up to TCU and did Yoga X in one of the lecture halls...it was a decent enough workout, but I've decided that Yoga is one of those workouts that I really do need a partner with me to do it "right".

Day 81 - Yoga X (I played some soccer instead)

I was planning to do Yoga X before I went and kicked the ball around, but I ran out of time and after I finished kicking the ball around my legs were worn out and I was really sore...I'll push everything back a day this week and finish up on my "off day".

Day 80 - Back and Biceps + Ab Ripper X

Great work out - I'm a little sad that I won't be doing this one again for a while. Last time I'll be doing this work out for a while...I've got some pictures from it on my Facebook page and some video uploaded to my youtube account - http://www.youtube.com/getfitreedman.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2152072&id=18311604&l=eb2f06a42b

Day 79 - Plyometrics

Once again I was up at TCU doing the Plyometrics...I don't have any pictures from it, but posting this reminds me that I did take pictures of it last time so I'm going to go back and edit last weeks blog entry about Plyo. I was on the phone with a friend of mine for the first half of the workout. It was pretty hard to talk and breathe at the same time! No knee problems still...my hamstrings are hanging in there too! I'm nearly done! TEN MORE DAYS!

Day 78 - Chest, Shoulders, Triceps + Ab Ripper X

I did Ab Ripper X first tonight...I think I like doing it that way...It doesn't happen very often, but there has been a time or two where I just didn't have it in me to do Ab Ripper at the end of my work out...this way...I already had it done and I'm not about to quit the "main" workout early. Chest, Shoulders, and Triceps is such a great work out...I took a bunch of pictures of it tonight with the camera on a timer/tripod. I'm not going to upload them here...I'll link the gallery on Facebook.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2151781&id=18311604&l=80e2d86cfe

Day 77 - X Stretch or Rest (or Soccer!)

Well I had a couple or options today...I could have made up for at least one of the workouts I missed this week or I could just focus on the game and try to work as hard as possible during it. I opted to go the game route. I should have done Legs and Back or Kenpo X too, but I didn't. In any event, we lost the game...badly...I'm so sick of people not coming to our games (to play). We need more reliable players. I also slightly pulled my left hamstring about 3/4 of the way through the game. So irritating...

Day 76 - Kenpo X (Or Moving Day!)

I had a couple of errands to run today and I slept in (too late). When I finally got around to taking care of my errands it was also time to help my friend move. We ended up moving till after 11pm...in other words...no Kenpo X. ARGH!

Day 75 - Legs and Back + Ab Ripper X (skipped due to party)

My darling wife had a celebration dinner that lasted all evening...we were busy with that and I was completely stuffed afterwards. There wasn't any way in the world I was going to be able to do Legs and Back...or Ab Ripper X. So yeah...skipped it....bummer.

Day 74 - Yoga X

I did Yoga X tonight...it was broken into little bits here and there as I snapped some pictures of the poses. It made the routine a lot easier than it normally was so that was good and bad...for the most part I really need someone else to be taking the pictures during Yoga. It's not good to break up the routine like that...I took a bunch of pictures...you can view them here...

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2151274&id=18311604&l=ad2bede67a

Day 73 - Back and Biceps + Ab Ripper X (Skipped Ab Ripper due to time/soccer match)

Well I got off work about the usual time today, but instead of getting right to my work out like I had intended I decided I'd take a little nap for a while. My darling wife joined me about the time I was going to get up and she asked me to lay there with her a while longer...so of course...I stayed. I woke back up a short time later and started cooking dinner for myself. I also got on board the Redline express! I put my dinner in the fridge and cranked out Back and Biceps....such a great work out....I still wish I had a pull up bar though. After my work out I had a light dinner and headed out for my soccer game. The game was great - we won 7 to 2 and I got a hat trick. I'm not sure if it was the Redline or what, but I was cramping a little during the game....and in the strangest of places...my thumbs! I'd kick the ball and my thumb would curl up on itself...I'd have to use the other hand to straighten it. The good news is that I don't have anymore soccer games during the week so I shoudln't be on the Redline for any more of the games.

No pics...

Day 72 - Plyometrics

I made quite a production out of today's Plyometrics work out...I hooked up my camera to the tripod and shot a bunch of different videos and stills. I drank my NO SHOTGUN too late again though...I think I drank it around 10pm....so I was riding the Redline until 3am this morning...I'm a wee bit tired right now. It was interesting to do the work out with the camera going...I had slightly longer breaks between the moves because I'd need to reset the camera. It allowed for me to increase my depth and intensity a little, but at the cost of overall speed. Who knows whats best...

Some of these pictures are pretty humorous...

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2151006&id=18311604&l=382d772379

Day 71 - Chest, Shoulders, Triceps + Ab Ripper X

A buddy from work came by and did this work out with me. It was his first time to ever do a P90X routine, but he'd seen some of them before. He's in good shape already...I believe he's training to run a marathon. He did well...got through the entire work out...even Ab Ripper X. We each had some studder steps along the way of course, but overall it was a great work out. I felt bad that he had to use the bands one a few of the moves...I've only got the one set of dumbbells.

Day 70 - X Stretch (but I did Legs and Back + Ab Ripper X)

I was dragging all day today, but I knew I needed to get this work out in...so I made up my mind...drank down my NO SHOTGUN and VROOOM! away I went! That drink certaily gives you a kick in the pants and gets you motivated to work out...I need to stop drinking it so late though! I didn't get to bed until 4am! It was a brutal work out and Ab Ripper X wasn't any easier...I think I can tell now during Ab Ripper X that I've missed a few of the work outs with it. It's back to being rather difficult...either that or my form has been improving lately and I'm just working that much harder during. I like the latter...better...

Day 69 - Kenpo X (I did Insanity instead)

My buddy Jay and I went up to my work and found us a spot to do Insanity...it's not that it requires that much room, it's just that I prefer to jump up and down on a solid surface and not on my pier and beam floor. The work out was just as hard, if not harder, than the last time I did it...I still die off doing the up and down, jump around push up thing...It was a brutal work out and I was glad to have done it. It makes up for skipping Yoga...thats for sure! I'll edit this post and add the pictures when I upload them...

Day 68 - Legs and Back + Ab Ripper X (I chickened out)

I'm a few days behind on my posts, but I remember well enough to know that I didn't work out on Friday...I know...I'm a slacker!

Day 67 - Yoga X (But I did Shoudlers and Arms + Ab Ripper X)

If you've been following along you'd know that I skipped the work out yesterday due to my soccer game and so I'm a day behind this week. I'll just move everything ahead a day and skip the rest day so I will be doing Kenpo this Sunday. Tonight was the 2nd night for me to use my NO SHOTGUN pre-workout drink. My incredibly sexy wife was teasing me because I was pretty much hopped up on goof balls as a result of the energy that this drink had given me. I was all over the place...and extremely pumped to get my work out started. It's funny too because before I took the drink I was kinda dragging a little and wasn't sure about the work out for tonight. That all changed a few minutes after drinking down that cocktail! I had a terrific work out and enjoyed some hard work during Ab Ripper X. I will admit to skipping the wide leg situps though. I didn't skip them because they're hard though...I skipped them because I hate them with a passion. I think they're boring as hell and take forever to do. I know I shouldn't have skipped them, but I was just not patient enough. I also need to get better on my diet these last 3 weeks. I've been eating a little too much crap lately...I don't think it's shown up yet on my body, but it's not a good practice to start up...especially not this late in the game! I took a couple of pictures during the work out...but they're not of the routines...just of me being a tool and flexing in front of the mirror...here is one of them.

I didn't bother to crop it or anything...

Day 66 - Shoulders and Arms + Ab Ripper X (or maybe just a soccer game)

I had every intention of doing it all tonight...my soccer game was at 7:30pm and I planned on getting my work out in after that...well it was a hard fought game and we ended up "winning" but the final goal (scored by me) was disallowed due to the rules stating that we can only have a total of 7 guy goals scored. That would have made it 8 for the team and 3 for me personally. So sadly...the game was officially a tie even though everyone knows that we scored more points than they did...oh well. I was pretty banged up after the game though so I elected to skip tonights work out and move it to tomorrow.

Day 65 - Plyometrics

Tonight I did something a little different...I took a laptop with me up to my office and did my Plyometrics work out in the hallway! I had a ton of room...the building was nice and cool...and I was able to really put everything I had into the work out. It was great to not have to worry about jumping up and down on my pier and beam foundation and my tile floor. I still can't do the guitar hero jumps because it hurts my left knee and so I sorta just jump up and down and swing my arm...I wish my knee could handle it, but it simply can't. In fact, during the sports bonus I had to stop altogether because as I was doing the basketball drills I aggravated my MCL (I think) on my left knee...I could see what I believe was the tendon sitting on the top of the outside of the bone on the inside of my knee...I bent over and pushed it back into place and hit stop on the DVD player. It felt a little weak to walk on it and bend the knee so I won't be doing Plyo again without my knee brace. I'm not sure why I bother to try to do it without it since I know that knee is prone to injury anyway. Lesson learned though...it was a minor little tweak though so I'm pretty sure I'll be fine to continue till the end!

Day 64 - Chest and Back + Ab Ripper X

I got started on my work out later than I'd hoped and it was HARD tonight...harder than last week. My numbers fell a little here and there, but I stepped up the weigth a little bit on a couple of the routines as well. I think the last time I did this routine I had some pre-workout drink in my system and I didn't tonight. So maybe there is something to those drinks after all. My resupply of protein and vitamins and pre-workout drink should come in today/tomorrow and my Recovery Drink and protein bars came in yesterday so I'm ready once again to go buck wild with my P90X routine! I need to make up Ab Ripper X tomorrow...I skipped at at the end of this work out because I was totally zonked. Here are my day 64 pre-work out pictures though...

You can't here without hard work, dedication, and the right diet. But, you can get here...

Day 63 - X Stretch (or Legs and Back)

I spent the day with my brother's kids again. I took the three of them to the swimming pool at my parents house and we had a great time. I had a nice home cooked meal (thanks Mom!) and too much watermelon! At the end of the night I went over to my brother's house and we knocked out Legs and Back. It was my 2nd time to do Legs and Back with weights and my first time to do a P90X work out with an actual pull-up bar. I was so completely and totally wiped out. I'm not sure which variable it was...or if it was a combination of all three of them...playing in the pool, using weights, or doing real pull-ups, but I was done for by the end of the routine. I was actually feeling a little sick to my stomach I worked so hard. I've also decided that I hate switch grip pull-ups. :)

Day 62 - Kenpo X (but I didn't do it)

Well this was supposed to be Kenpo X, but I was totally blasted from spending the day with my nephew and swimming/playing around in the pool. I need to get back on the schedule, but it's been really hard lately with a couple of curve balls that have been thrown my way. I'm hoping that things get back to normal this coming week. Holiday weekends are never good for my work out!

Day 61 - Legs and Back + Ab Ripper X (But I did Kenp X)

I'm still running behind from yesterday...we spent the day with my brother's kids and one of my nephews is spending the night with us tonight so I didn't want to take too much time doing a work out...I chose to go ahead and get Kenpo X in...it's always a great work out and I was happy to get it in and get it out of the way. I will either do Yoga X or Legs and Back + Ab Ripper X tomorrow....either way I'm working out on Sunday too.

Day 60 - Yoga X

It's pretty sorry...but I didn't work out on Day 60...it was supposed to be Yoga and it was a late day for me...the lovely wife and I took a late night nap that pretty well ruined it for us as far as working out goes...I woke up and was going to get my work out in...I figured I'd sub in Kenpo X due to the hour...but my sweetie woke up and we watched some TV instead...oh well..

Here is my Day 60 Progress picture though...I took it myself with the tripod so I didn't realize my arms weren't level until later...

Day 59 - Shoulders and Arms + Ab Ripper X

Tonight was my first time to do this work out with weights...now that I'm in Phase III I'm repeating some of the routines from Phase I over again...I have made some serious progress thus far. It was extremely evident in the Side Tri Rise routine. The last time I did it with this work out I was finishing up doing 3-7 reps with each arm and now I'm up to 25 on each arm, for each set! I was shocked and just kept going and going...I felt like the Energizer Bunny! I was without a recovery drink for this work out and I can tell the difference. I tried my best to create a recovery type meal by mixing up a small protein shake and eating a banana....but it still left me feeling whooped and I am a lot morning than I have been in a while. I finished up the work out with Ab Ripper X. It was extra brutal for some reason, but I made it through!

Day 58 - Plyometrics

I started this work out pretty late and my magnificent wife was tuckered out and went on to bed. I was a good husband and chose to do Plyometrics outside instead of in the house. I didn't want to disturb her with all the jumping around...wow was it humid though. Also, the house next door to us is a complete waste. It stinks like cat piss half the time and is worse when it's humid. So there I was jumping around on the walkway, in the dark, in the heat, in the humidity, breathing in stale cat urine odors...I was about ready to go over there and jump on my neighbors head! I was soaked head to toe by the time I finished...I was worn out!

Day 57 - Chest and Back + Ab Ripper X

I'm back to the beginning here...at least in so much as I'm doing Chest and Back from Phase I again. I was more than a little shocked to see the increase in my pushups. Not only did my numbers jump WAY up, but my form was better in every way...maybe there is something to this P90X afterall! ;)

It was a great work out, but I am HATING not having a pull up bar...I think this weekend I'm going to figure out a way to hook one up...or make one and set it outside...I've gotta do SOMETHING!

Ab Ripper X gave me some fits this time through...I was still able to do it all, but I was REALLY struggling. I think maybe because I was able to really push myself during the Chest and Back work out...that it had an impact on my Ab Ripper X....