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....