Day 87: Kenpo X

Well, I got the workout in plenty early tonight!  Our baseball games were postponed due to rain, so I was home nice around 7:30 and got to spend some time with the family.  I still have difficulty doing side and back kicks with my left leg, but it's been that way the whole program.  I feel like my ball kicks are higher than they were when I started, and the (right foot) side and back kicks have much better form.

Still eating healthy meals, but haven't kicked the habit of snacking on not-so-healthy stuff every now and again.  This is something I really need to bear down on now because when I go off of the program in a few days, it's going to be that much harder, I'm afraid.  I have to believe that the progress I've made and the great comments I've been getting from people will help keep me true on my diet.

I'm still trying to decide what I'm going to do for exercise starting next week.  I've considered walking, running at the high school track, or even doing Kenpo X and Plyometrics on nights that I don't have games.  I definitely want to ensure that I'm exercising at least 3 times a week during my P90X downtime, because I certainly do not want to regress.

4 days to go!

Dan

Day 86: Core Synergistics

It's late, so I'm going to make this quick!  :)

If I haven't mentioned it before, this is a good well-rounded workout.  Kind of a nice hybrid between the other workouts in the P90X program.  Except for Kenpo moves and Pull-ups, it has it all!  I'll be doing it again (for the last time) in a few days.  The only real issue I had was I tuckered out at the end of the prison cell push-ups.

Kenpo tomorrow...after another set of games.  We won 6-5 (juniors) and 10-0 (seniors) tonight!

Dan

Day 85: Yoga X

Had a great Memorial Day holiday today!  Slept in...until about 9:30.  Hit the baseball field for an informal throwing session.  Went to a Memorial Day dinner (ate pretty good...had a piece of apple pie, though.  Too good to pass up!), took the kids to the pool for a few hours, did some work around the house, watched some NBA playoffs, and finally did Yoga X!

Not much has changed on the Yoga X workout.  I still struggle with the same balance issues I've had pretty much throughout.  I do know that I've improved over these 13 weeks, so that's all I can ask for.  I've really tried to push myself each time I've done the workout, so there had to be some improvement.

Day 2 of the final week of this program is tomorrow...Core Synergistics.  Going to be a late workout, though, as I have baseball games at 6 and 8 tomorrow night.  Oh well...only 6 days to go, right?

Dan

Day 84 (part 2): X Stretch

Late night stretching!!!  Started after midnight tonight!  Had baseball today and then a family get together with the in-laws on the back deck with a fire in the chiminea.  After that I compiled some baseball statistics so I could send them to the boys and coaches tomorrow.  So, X Stretch got pushed way back.  It's ok, though, because tomorrow is a holiday and a day off so I can sleep in!

Well, today ended Week 12 of P90X, and al I have left is a recovery week next week.  2 Yogas, 2 Core Synergistics, 2 X Stretch and a Kenpo.  It's pretty amazing to look back on all of the work I've put into this program over the past 3 months!!

Off to bed!  I really need my beauty sleep...ask anybody!  :)

Dan

Day 84 (part 1): Kenpo X

Did Kenpo X this morning, as I had hoped to do.  Forgot to put on the heart rate monitor, so I don't know how that was, but I'm pretty sure it was good as I really "brought it" during the workout.  I still have trouble with kicks with the left leg for some reason.  It's been that way the entire time.  I also have trouble with glut stretch when I cross the left leg across my right thigh.  Also pidgin is hard for me when I tuck in the left leg.  I think that leg is either just really badly inflexible or there's some sort of physical issue with it.  Another odd thing...I'm left-handed but kick with my right foot.  Most left-handed people kick left, so it could be that this issue (whatever it it) has been with me since I was young and caused me to learn to kick right instead.

I'll be doing X Stretch tonight when I get home from the baseball games.  That will catch me up from the missed workout I had on Wednesday of this week.

Dan

Day 83: Legs and Back with Ab Ripper X

Did the workout after I got home from a busy day Saturday.  Had the baseball tournament in the afternoon...2 games (see update), and then a family get-together in the evening.  The workout, last one, went good, as usual, as this workout really doesn't give me many problems.  The balance lunges are always tough for some reason at the beginning, but no real big problems.

As for Ab Ripper X, the pulse-ups (20/25) kept me from getting 349 for the last workout for this round of P90X.  No worries, though. I maxed out twice, which was my goal so I'm happy.  Also, no more Ab Ripper X workout for a few months until I start up again!

Dan

Falls City Legion Baseball Update 5/27/2012

First loss of the season for the Falls City Juniors Legion baseball team...10-8 to Nebraska City.  That takes our record to 4-1 on the season.  In this game, we had an 8-1 lead early but couldn't hold it!  In the 5th inning with us winning 8-6, they loaded the bases so I brought in our ace pitcher and he gave up a grand slam on the first pitch!  What a punch in the gut!  Oh well, we're gonna take it out on Syracuse this afternoon and take 3rd place.

Our senior team also lost on a home run...a walk-off 3 run homer with 2 out and 2 strikes in the bottom on the 7th inning!  Don't see many home runs in these leagues anyway, but to see two in two consecutive games...and both to score the winning runs?  Unheard of.  Seniors also play Syracuse this afternoon.

Day 82: Yoga X

Another late night workout!  Just finished at a quarter until 1am!  Hoorah!  Despite the late hour, this was the easiest (and quickest) Yoga X to date.  Now, the question is can I get up early enough to do my Legs & Back workout (with Ab Ripper X) before leaving for the baseball games?  I'm thinking I can.

BTW, Wendy and I went and saw What to Expect When You're Expecting in St. Joseph Friday night.  Pretty good flick...lots of funny parts.  Elizabeth Banks is hilarious in this movie!

OK, so off to bed.

Dan

Day 81: Back and Biceps with Ab Ripper X

Back on track tonight...because there's no late baseball!  :)  Did the final Back and Biceps workout tonight, and it went pretty good.  I'm up 10-15 lbs in almost every exercise in the workout, and the new band is really giving me some extra resistance I didn't get with the old one.

I don't think I told you about the band...I was working out to one of the back exercises a little more than a week ago and my band broke!  Luckily it broke right by the handle and not in the middle.  Gave me a little scare for a split-second there, but nobody was hurt!  So, I got a new band at the new Dick's Sporting Goods that opened up in St. Joseph about a month ago.  It's one that has the handles that can be placed on any band.  I'm using the green band, which I think is 80 or 90lb of resistance.

As for Ab Ripper, I barely made 349/349 again.  During the pulse-ups, my last two "reps" were done after Tony and the gang were done.  Not exactly what I wanted, but I did do 25 reps!

OK, on to Yoga tomorrow.  Again, a good day for it because we have no games or practice tomorrow.  Saturday (Legs and Back with Ab Ripper) and Sunday (Kenpo & X Stretch) we have a tournament in Auburn.  I'm hoping to get the workouts done in the morning so I don't have to worry about them.  Doing that last Saturday made such a big difference!

Dan

Day 80: No Workout

Well, work and baseball games dominated the day today.  I didn't get home until 10:30pm and hadn't eater supper yet.  Therefore, I'm pushing the scheduled workouts back a day and plan on doing Kenpo and X Stretch on Sunday...one in the morning and one in the evening.

Speaking of baseball, we beat Doniphan County tonight 4-0 to up our record to 4-0 on the young season.  Our Seniors also won 2-1 and are 2-1 on the season (isn't that weird???).

So, Back and Biceps with Ab Ripper X tomorrow (no baseball...should be good!)

Dan

Day 79: Plyometrics

Great Plyometrics workout tonight!  The heart rate was really good (between 80 and 90% of max) and I continued to do some more double-time exercises (Mary Katherine, Knee Tucks, Rock Star).  Unfortunately, this was the last time I do Plyometrics for this round of P90X.  Really?  Why couldn't it have been my last Yoga?  :)

Eating has been OK, but still doing some snacking.  It's got it's foot in the door and it's been a bear getting it back out.  I'm sure I won't match the monthly weight loss average I obtained in the first 60 days of the program, but I'm still going to lose 40+ pounds, so how can I be upset about that?  :)

Back and biceps (for the last time) tomorrow!  We also have baseball games at 6 and 8, so it's going to be a late workout!

Dan

Day 78: Chest, Shoulders and Triceps with Ab Ripper X

Big day today!  Not only did I "retire" another workout, but I reached my Ab Ripper goal of 349 reps!!  For the Ab Rippers, my last couple of reps for pulse-ups were weak, but my legs were off the ground and my butt also came off the ground, so I counted them.  I really pushed myself vocally before each of the exercises where I'd been short recently, and apparently it helped!  My goal now is to maintain the 349 reps for the last two times doing the workout.

On the resistance workout (Chest, Shoulders and Triceps) I did about the same as in week 10 (Day 64).  Some I did better in, like the pike presses and the side-to-side push-ups.

My favorite, Plyometrics, tomorrow!  It will also be the last time for that workout!  :(

Dan

Day 77: X Stretch

Not much more to report since I just posted a few hours about about Kenpo and how the weekend went for me.  I did X Stretch and my post-Friday soreness feels better.  :)

Last week of Adaptive phase work next week.  Then, the following week is the recovery.  It's been a long journey and it's nice to finally see the end of the tunnel.

Chest, Shoulders and Triceps on the schedule for tomorrow.

Dan

Day 76: Kenpo X

Well, I did it!  I actually got up early yesterday morning and did my P90X workout!  I went to sleep about 1am the night before, and was up at 5:30am to do Kenpo.  I was a little tired, of course, but the workout went really well.  Besides X Stretch, Kenpo X is the easiest workout to keep up with, but it does work you pretty well.  I had plenty of energy to "bring it" the whole time.

I'll be doing X Stretch here in a bit and will post on that soon.

Baseball-wise, the Juniors team I coach is now 3-0, as we beat Tecumseh 10-5 on Saturday night, and then defeated Syracuse 4-0 this afternoon.  Very proud of those guys so far...great group.  The Seniors team, which I help with also, were "lightning-ed out" last night and lost a tough one to Syracuse 3-1 today.

Dan

Day 75: Legs and Back with Ab Ripper X

Another late night workout today, as I started up after 10pm.  I think I'm getting used to it, though, because it doesn't seem to bother me as much as it did before.  And doing it this way lets me spend max time with the family as well, which is a big priority for me... especially since baseball is taking up a large part of my time too.

Legs and back was pretty much the same as usual.  I did do a little better with the balance lunges which had given me problems in the past.  One thing that has given me problems recently is my left hip.  Whenever I do a low lunge with my left leg back, it gives me a small pain there.  I've also felt some numbness there, so I'm not sure what that is all about.  Didn't bother me at first, but is giving me a occasional twinge now and then.  Something to monitor.

I'm up to 340/349 on Ab Ripper X now, and I have three more shots at that elusive 349 number.  Cautiously optimistic that I'll get there.

Lots of baseball this weekend, with two games in Tecumseh tomorrow night and 2 games in Syracuse Sunday afternoon.  I wouldn't have it any other way, though.  Baseball rules!  :)  I also play golf tomorrow and have to be there at 8:30, so I'm going to need to get up in the morning and do Kenpo because I won't be home until after midnight more than likely.

Dan

Day 74: Yoga X

Well, I did a weigh in yesterday morning, and I'm now down 38 pounds from "Day 0" of the program.  That's down 4 pounds from day 60, so the progress has slowed down somewhat.  But, as you  know from previous posts, my eating has been sliding slightly the past few weeks for some reason.  Still, I'm losing weight and feeling and looking much better.  I really couldn't be much happier!

Did Yoga last night, and it was a little tougher for me than it had been the past few weeks.  Again, I did it late, so that may have been a factor...but I did complete it.  Only three more of those left...not that I'm counting or anything!  :)   One positive on the workout was that I didn't have to use a block on any of the exercises (triangle, half moon, right angle, etc.)  I was able to get the other hand into the air just fine without needing the block, so that's good.

Anyway, on to today's "bun bruising" Legs and Back workout and another Ab Ripper!

Dan

Day 73: Shoulders and Arms with Ab Ripper X

Another one bites the dust...  -Queen


Another workout can now be retired, as tonight was my last Shoulders and Arms workout.  Again, I'm pretty amazed at my progress...largely on the amount of weight I'm using for each exercise.  Many of the exercises are now done with the 30lb weights I have.  This includes the static arm curls, which I have to admit are tough with 30's right now.  But I was doing 20's and thought it was time to move up in weight.  Obviously, this workout (along with the other arm workouts) was huge for me, though, because I can really tell a big difference in the definition of my arms.

On to Ab Ripper.  My goal is still to be able to complete all 349 reps in the allotted time for each exercise.  Tonight, I upped my previous best from 332 to 336.  I'm only short now in 3 exercises (Crunchy Frog 20/25), Fifer Scissors (20/25) and Pulse-Up (22/25).  We'll see how Friday goes.

Not the greatest day eating today.  Had a good, normal, breakfast and a good lunch.  For supper, I had another of my "snack" binges.  Then, after supper Wendy asked me to get her something for dessert, so I got her a Snickers blast from Sonic.  She couldn't eat it all, so guess who finished it.  Grrr.  I don't understand why the willpower is lessening now...I've done so well so far.  Something to really focus on these last few weeks and after as well.

Tomorrow is Yoga!  Yay!  :)

Dan

Day 72: Plyometrics

Much better Plyometrics workout last night than last week, as this week my heart rate was up higher (around 160-165) and I felt I had more energy.  I have been getting a little more sleep the last few days, so that's probably part of it.  During last night's workout, I actually started the jump knee tucks doing double-timers.  I didn't end the 30 seconds that way, though!  I don't do Plyometrics during the recovery weeks, so I only have one left!  Makes me sad, because it's my favorite!

I'm thinking I may do a weigh-in here in the next few days to see how things are going.  I'm still eating well, but have been eating small amounts of not-so-healthy foods here and there.  Not whole meals or anything....just "snacks".  I've stopped that in the past few days, but for awhile there it was becoming a problem.  Therefore, I expect the weight loss will be a bit less than it was before.

My last Shoulders and Arms is tonight!

Dan

Day 71: Chest and Back with Ab Ripper X

Today I "graduate" from my first workout as this was the last time I do Chest and Back.  Looking back on how I started this workout on day 1 (Day #1 Blog Post) it's pretty amazing how far I've come.    One Day #1 I did 9 standard push-ups total in 2 rounds.  Tonight, I did 32.  Now 32 is one round for the guys on the video, but that's a huge improvement for me!

How about some of the other push-up exercises:

Military push ups?  I did one rep (non-knees) in the first three weeks!  Tonight I did 8.
Wide fly?  Three total (non-knees) the first three weeks.  24 tonight.
Decline?  1 rep total the first three weeks.  10 tonight.
Diamond?  Averaged 7 (non-knees) per week in weeks 1-3.  Did 19 tonight.
Dive bomber?  Averages 11 in weeks 1-3.  15 tonight.

As for the pull-ups, I'm still using the band, but have moved back to get more tension and am now doing the same amount I was doing with less tension earlier in the program.

Ab Ripper was a new rep record again tonight...332/349.  Getting there...want that 349 by day 90!

Plyometrics tomorrow!

Dan

Day 70: X Stretch

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
I guess this is some proverb that is believed to have originated with a Saint many many years ago.  For me, it had to do with that missing Ab Ripper X workout from Wednesday.  If you read my post from yesterday, you'd know that my intention was to do it yesterday morning before we headed out to Central City.  If you've been reading my posts, you'll also know that I've been really struggling with getting adequate sleep lately...with the late workouts and the 4am wake ups.  Well, in the internal struggle between an extra Ab Ripper X workout and extra sleep, the extra sleep came out on top.  Live and learn, I guess!

Had a great day in Central City. I'd never been there before, but it is actually a pretty nice little town.  Very clean from what I could see.  We got there early, so we took the girls to a nice little park by the county courthouse and let them play for awhile.  The middle school where the commencement was held looked brand new.  I didn't see the population of the town, but for reference the senior class size was 54 students.

On the way back, we stopped at Grisanti's for a Mother's Day dinner.  It was good!  I had a Mediterranean Salmon Salad (with feta cheese crumbles and cucumber).

Again, I was pretty sore in the backside and legs yesterday.  My back was also pretty tight.  As usual, the X Stretch really made me feel better!

10 weeks down, 3 to go!  I'm ready to tackle week 11!  Bring it!

Dan

Day 69: Kenpo X

Another long busy day...man I sound like a broken record, don't I?  Both Legion baseball teams won today...Juniors 8-0 and Seniors 5-4 in our first regular season games.  Now we get 8 days off before a quadruple header next Sunday in Syracuse and Tecumseh.

As for the workout, I started it about 9:30 after we got home from watching Dark Shadows in Hiawatha.  Pretty good movie...not spectacular, but entertaining.  Anyway, the heart rate didn't get above 140 tonight...maybe again because I've been lacking sleep lately.  I got a good workout none the less.  I'm going to be getting up early to do Wednesday's missed Ab Ripper Workout before we head off to Central City.

Going to bed...I'm pooped!

Dan

Day 68: Legs and Back with Ab Ripper X

"2nd verse...same as the first"
Another busy one today...which resulted in me starting my workout after 10pm.  Ugh!  I think I'm just going to have to accept these later workouts based on how busy I now am with work and coaching baseball.  Guess what?  This weekend isn't going to give me any relief.  Tomorrow are two baseball games at 1pm and 3pm.  then Sunday we are going to Central City for a graduation ceremony for one of Wendy's former students.  Central City is a 3.5 hour drive from Falls City!  :)

The workout went well tonight, even with the late start. I did much better on the balance lunges than I had in the past.  I also did some leg lifts with Eric (the guy on the video) during the leg lift squats.  Toe roll iso's are tough on the right leg for some reason.  I'm not sure if it's because that leg goes 2nd, or if that leg really is inferior somehow.  Oh, and my resistance band broke at the end by the handle.  Good thing I have a Dick's Sporting Goods card!

On Ab Ripper, I was a little short of my record I set on Monday, but still 2nd best ever.  Oh, and for clarification...when I count the Ab Ripper X reps, I only count what I can do by the time the people on the video get to then end of their reps.  I could max all of them, given more time.  But this is how I'be counted them all allong, so I'm not changing now!

Have a great weekend everyone!  Kenpo tomorrow!!

Dan

Day 67: Yoga X

A busy day today!!! Worked for 1/2 a day. Then helped out at Avery's field day at North School. If you're wondering, she got 3rd in her class in the frisbee throw and also competed in softball throw, football throw and soccer ball kick. In the running events, she did the 50yd dash and the sack race. After that, I had baseball practice until almost 6:00 and finally Megan had a South School Musical at 7:00! What a day! To top it all off, I got the distinct privilege of doing Yoga X! All kiddIng aside, this Yoga X workout was better than some in that it didn't seem like it took as long. I'm not sure why but I like it! Nothing really changed tonight...still got up into wheel (for a few seconds) and did crane some. Still cant get my feet or knees down in plough. Also, I'm using the yoga block for both hamstring stretches now. I'm almost to the heel of the block on the left foot so I may soon be rotating it to get more reach. Work day tomorrow, so I'd better get to bed. Legs and back tomorrow. Night all!! Dan

Day 66: Back and Biceps with Ab Ripper X

I love this workout!  Like Tony says, we are working out the "glamour muscles" during this workout.  And I've noticed that I've moved up in weight in many of the exercises and am very close to the 8-10 rep zone I want to be in.  For the last exercise, you do 4 sets of 8 bicep curl reps with 4 different weights.  Because I'm limited in selection, I did 30/20/20/20.  If I had a 25lb weight, that would help with this (and other) exercises where 30 is too much but 20 is too light.

For a couple of reasons, I was unable to do the Ab Ripper workout last night.  I'm thinking I will now do the two remaining workouts for this week on Friday (regularly scheduled) and Sunday morning.

Also yesterday, we had supper at the Mexican restaurant and I had my regular chicken taco salad.  Afterwards, I had a craving for ice cream, so I had a cyclone from Frosty Queen.  Heath bar with some hot fudge.  It was very good!  My excuse was that I'd done so good eating so far, I deserved a little reward.  I'm not too worried about this as I really have been doing very well with my nutrition for the last 2+ months.  However, I also want to be cautious that I don't start slipping on the other facets of my eating. As long as this was just a true isolated "reward", then it's fine.

Yoga today.

Dan

Day 65: Plyometrics

Another Tuesday...another round of Plyometrics.  As I was yesterday, I felt a little fatigued before I started the workout.  However, I had no problem completing the exercises.  In fact, I did better than usual on the rock star jumps and the jump knee tucks.  As usual, the exercise that left my legs the most fatigued before the exercise was complete was the squat switch pickups and the 180 jump switches.  These are basically the same move, with the latter going 180 degrees and the former just switching which leg is in front in the run stance.  I did them all, but boy were the legs crying before it was all over.

Wendy made turkey burgers on the grill tonight for supper, and they were great!  I had one of those (and some of Avery's too!), some salad and some reduced fat baked beans.  We'll have to have those again soon!  I love burgers!  Last night and tonight we ate on the patio table on our deck.  The weather has been so nice that it was a pretty easy decision.

Break from baseball practice tomorrow, but now my sister has busted the screen on her laptop, so I'm going to have to work on getting that replaced.  Some "day off", huh?  :)

Back and Biceps tomorrow!

Dan

Day 64: Chest, Shoulders and Triceps with Ab Ripper X

Got the workout started at a "better" time tonight...9:15.  Better than 9:30 or 10, right?  Well, my "scores" for this workout were a step back from week 9 for some reason.  Almost across the board they were the same or a little less.  Less energy?  Mowing yesterday?  Who knows.  Doesn't matter...I did the best I could!

As for Ab Ripper, a new record for reps again!  330 tonight after setting the previous record on Friday of 325.  I really think me pushing to beat the rep count has me working that extra bit to get those few extra reps.  I'd like to say that my goal is to hit 349 by the end of the program, but those damn Crunchy Frogs are really tough for me.  I did get 18 tonight, which is 1 better than I had been doing for the past month it seems.  Progress, at any speed, is welcome, right?

Well, another 4am rise tomorrow, so I'm off to bed.  Night all!  Plyometrics (aka SYAO) in store for tomorrow!

Dan

Day 63: X Stretch

Apparently something in the Legs and Back workout really works my glutes, hamstrings, and quads...because for the past few weeks when I've done that workout, they have really been sore Saturday night and into Sunday.  This weekend was no exception!  I would have thought by now that those muscles would be used to those exercises and wouldn't be as sore, but it's a good thing that X Stretch is on Sundays because stretching it out really helps!

For the workout, Camel and Plough are the only two stretches I'm still not able to fully complete.  I did touch both heels in Camel tonight, but couldn't hold it for more than a few seconds, so I just stayed in the "Phil" position (if you've seen the video, you know what I mean!).  I think I'm getting closer to touching the floor with my toes in Plough, but not yet.  As the gut gets even smaller, this should be one I can do.

Ate great today, and had a pretty good weekend.  Really happy with the choices the past few days.

9 weeks down...only 4 to go!  90 days seemed so far away on Day 1...now it's less than a month away!!!

I have Chest, Shoulders and Triceps tomorrow.

Dan

Day 62: Kenpo X

Kenpo!  Great workout tonight...started after 10pm!  :)  We spent quite a bit of time chatting with the family at my grandfather's 80th birthday party and didn't get home until around 9.  Having said that, it was a good workout!  Even if it was done late, I felt great!!

I got a lot of great compliments from family tonight who hadn't seen me since I started the program.  It feels pretty good and make all of the hard work, sweat, and healthy meals worthwhile!  By the way, I had 3 smoked ribs, 4 small pieces of pork loin, some lettuce salad...another broccoli salad and fruit salad.  Very good...great job on the meat, dad!!

Unless we get rain, I'll be mowing at the cemetery tomorrow.  I'm going to attempt to do my X Stretch workout before I go so I don't have to worry about it tomorrow night when I'm spent from all that mowing.

Dan

Day 61: Legs and Back with Ab Ripper X

Well, I am caught up with workouts now!  I didn't do Ab Ripper yesterday because I had already done Yoga in the morning and Legs and Back in the evening.  I did it this morning.  Now, when I do Kenpo tonight I'll be back on schedule.  Whew!  I'm really going to try and focus on getting these workouts done earlier so I don't run into these problems again!

Legs and Back went just fine, as usual.  I'm doing more reps now on the pull-up exercises with the bands.  I'm excited to see if I can do one "real" pull up during my post-fit test.  I'd at least hope to be able to do one!

At the dinner for my mom's birthday last night I had a very good dinner!  I had grilled salmon with some teryaki sauce, some steamed broccoli and a salad.  Very good!

Ok, so Kenpo tonight.  I have baseball scrimmages today at 1 and 3 and then an 80th birthday party for my Grandfather after that.  I hope to be home by 8 at the latest, which won't be too bad.

Have a great Saturday everyone!

Dan

Day 60: Yoga X

Well, I'm pulling double-duty on an off-Friday again.  I didn't do Yoga X on Thursday as scheduled, but instead did it this morning.  First of all (as as before), it's mostly the same issue of not getting enough sleep.  I really would like to do the workouts earlier in the evenings, but I don't want to infringe on family time, so I wait until they go to bed.  Then, I get done with the workouts late.  Some days I get up at 4 so I can leave work early enough to make morning baseball practice.  It all adds up to not enough sleep.  Not sure how to fix it...but I definitely need to do something!

Secondly, we went to the brand new Dick's Sporting Goods in St. Joseph yesterday after work!  I could spend hours in that place....there's so much to look at!  I needed a new ball glove anyway, as mine was pretty much toast after 10+ years of use.  We didn't get home until about 9:30, so the combination of the last of sleep the night before and the late hour pretty much knocked me out.

So I did Yoga X this morning, and I still struggle a lot with it...by far the most of any workout in the program.  I don't feel to bad though because I've heard from a lot of people that it's the toughest for them as well.  Like I've always said, it's a great opportunity to improve myself in the areas of flexibility and balance.

DAY 60!! The official weight loss numbers are 34.3 pounds lost and 3.9% body fat shaved off...I'm now below 35% body fat!  34.3 pounds was more than I expected, so I was happy about that!  Also, the new pictures went up last night and can be viewed from the "P90X" Pictures link at the top of this blog.  You can definitely see improvements in the back flex pictures and in all pictures, you can see the reduction of the spare tire and general loss of the gut.  There's still plenty there, but it's certainly getting smaller.

OK, so now I need to mow that jungle I call a front yard.  Take Megan to the dentist...and then do Legs and Back before we head to Auburn to have a birthday dinner with my mom!  Busy day!

Dan

Day 59: Shoulders and Arms with Ab Ripper X

Had a pretty good...but long...day today.  We had an intra-squad scrimmage tonight, so I was at the baseball field until after 8:30.  Then, I had supper (grilled steak and vegetables...very good!).  I started the workout around 9:45 and finished just after 11.  I know that's late, but on days like these...I have no choice!

On the workout, I found that going up 10 lbs in some exercises wasn't too much weight.  That means that I'm getting stronger!  I knew it!  :)

Ab Ripper X was another record setter...up to 323/349 reps now.  I maxed out on all exercises except for Crunchy Frog (17/25), Fifer Scissors (20.25), Hip Rock and Raise (20/25), Pulse-Up (20/25) and Roll-Up/V-Up Combo (22/25).  I've really been working on getting the form better as well, so making good progress there.

Day 60 tomorrow!  New pictures will be taken sometime tomorrow evening and I'll be stepping on the scale tomorrow morning. I know what I was about 10 days ago, so I want to be below that a little bit, but again I'm not making any goals or getting my hopes up for some number.  As I've said before, the goal is to follow the program for the full 13 weeks.  If I do that, I'll be happy no matter how much I lose.

Yoga is tomorrow's workout.  Yay!!!

Dan

Day 58: Plyometrics

Wow!  I guess 4 hours of sleep last night didn't really help me out during Plyometrics tonight! I did about the same as I always do, but my heart rate was up higher than it has been the past few times.  Also, the legs seemed a little "rubberier" (is that a word)...more rubbery too.  At any rate and like always, I pretty much was drenched in sweat when it was all over.

Two days until day 60, which signals another round of pictures and another official weigh in!!  I'm excited to see how much more progress I've made!  I know I promised I'd put pictures into some of these posts to break up the boring text, so here's one I took with my iPhone after cool down tonight:

No, I didn't oil up...that's real "DNA removal" as Tony Horton would say!

Back to Shoulders and Arms tomorrow!

Dan