After looking at the schedule, I've decided to start a new P90X program on July 16th. This is near the end of the baseball season and will end right when the refueling outage at my work starts. I'm working 60 hours a week during that outage, so being done before that starts is a huge plus.
So, I have three weeks left before that happens. I haven't done any additional P90X workouts whild I've been off, so that's not good. But I am determined to complete another round, so I'll enjoy this 3 weeks and then get back into it.
Dan
Monday, June 25, 2012
Monday, June 18, 2012
Stop the Insanity!!
Ok, I've finally come to my senses. Coaching baseball and P90X at the same time is not a good idea. I really like both, but I can't get these games in and then start up a workout at 10:30-11pm at night. This week is so busy with games, that I was considering doing chest and back at 11pm tonight, and then plyometrics at 4am tomorrow. That's crazy
Therefore, I'm going with my initial idea of waiting until baseball is over before starting up with P90X again. If it turns out that I can control my eating during this lull, I guess I'll gain the weight back. I'm tired, and it's not great on the family life either.
Dan
Therefore, I'm going with my initial idea of waiting until baseball is over before starting up with P90X again. If it turns out that I can control my eating during this lull, I guess I'll gain the weight back. I'm tired, and it's not great on the family life either.
Dan
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Round 2, Day 7: X Stretch
As usual, X Stretch on Sunday evening was just what I needed. As I've mentioned numerous times on this blog before, my glutes, hamstrings and quads are always sore on Saturday and Sunday after Legs and Back on Friday. I feel so much better after doing this workout.
Also, this workout produced two firsts: 1) I touched the floor with my toes on plough for the first time and 2) I was able to do Camel by going back onto both feet for the first time. This may not seem like much, but to me it's more evidence that this program is still producing steady improvements.
Well, one week of round 2 down, and it went very well. I've got new batteries in the body fat scale, so I'm going to take a peek at that and see where I'm at. It will be interesting to see, as I've not been as "straight and narrow" with the eating as I was the first 2/3 of round #1.
Off to bed, as I have a busy week ahead of me (big surprise, right?). Baseball games tomorrow, Tuesday and Thursday. Avery also has at least one game this week as well.
Dan
Also, this workout produced two firsts: 1) I touched the floor with my toes on plough for the first time and 2) I was able to do Camel by going back onto both feet for the first time. This may not seem like much, but to me it's more evidence that this program is still producing steady improvements.
Well, one week of round 2 down, and it went very well. I've got new batteries in the body fat scale, so I'm going to take a peek at that and see where I'm at. It will be interesting to see, as I've not been as "straight and narrow" with the eating as I was the first 2/3 of round #1.
Off to bed, as I have a busy week ahead of me (big surprise, right?). Baseball games tomorrow, Tuesday and Thursday. Avery also has at least one game this week as well.
Dan
Round 2, Day 6: Kenpo X
Didn't get up early Saturday to get this workout in, but I did have some good luck...for P90X anyway. We were supposed to have a Senior Legion tournament in Falls City Saturday starting as noon, and just as the first game was winding down, we got about 1.5 inches of rain...in the span of about 30-40 minutes. Needless to say, the tournament was cancelled so I had all kinds of time in the early afternoon to workout.
Kenpo...well, it's Kenpo. It's a fun workout and I have a lot of areas to improve. For example, my side and back kicks with the left leg are still ugly and wouldn't be very effective in a real situation. I also need to try and improve my hip and feet movement during some of the punch sequences. All in all, though, the goal is to burn calories, and I certainly did that. My heart rate monitor showed 75-85% max heart rate most of the time, so that's very good.
I'm just getting ready to do my X Stretch, so I'll be shooting off a post on that later this evening or tomorrow.
Dan
Kenpo...well, it's Kenpo. It's a fun workout and I have a lot of areas to improve. For example, my side and back kicks with the left leg are still ugly and wouldn't be very effective in a real situation. I also need to try and improve my hip and feet movement during some of the punch sequences. All in all, though, the goal is to burn calories, and I certainly did that. My heart rate monitor showed 75-85% max heart rate most of the time, so that's very good.
I'm just getting ready to do my X Stretch, so I'll be shooting off a post on that later this evening or tomorrow.
Dan
Friday, June 15, 2012
Round 2, Day 5: Legs and Back with Ab Ripper X
Well, just like the Yoga workout I did today, I "nailed" the legs and back workout too. Again, I don't know what it is, but I was really going after it tonight. I would have expected that with my doing two workouts today, I may have trouble with legs and back, and I guess some of the "usual suspects": were still harder than others (I really stink at balance lunges), but again I was huffing and puffing after this workout more than I ever did the firs time around.
Ab Ripper was pretty much a carbon copy of Wednesday's workout. I did all of the reps with a couple going past the "time limit" imposed on the TV. None more than 5-10 seconds, though.
Maybe this is a sign of what's to come. I really have a great feeling about how I'm going to feel when day 90 of round 2 rolls around. I have 2 goals. 1) I want to go below 200 pounds. 2) I'd love to see my abs. I don't know if either are possible, but they are goals that I can shoot for, right?
Kenpo tomorrow morning, as I have a busy Saturday planned. Baseball tournament, wedding reception, and Wendy's 20 year class reunion.
Have a great weekend, everybody!
Dan
Ab Ripper was pretty much a carbon copy of Wednesday's workout. I did all of the reps with a couple going past the "time limit" imposed on the TV. None more than 5-10 seconds, though.
Maybe this is a sign of what's to come. I really have a great feeling about how I'm going to feel when day 90 of round 2 rolls around. I have 2 goals. 1) I want to go below 200 pounds. 2) I'd love to see my abs. I don't know if either are possible, but they are goals that I can shoot for, right?
Kenpo tomorrow morning, as I have a busy Saturday planned. Baseball tournament, wedding reception, and Wendy's 20 year class reunion.
Have a great weekend, everybody!
Dan
Round 2, Day 4: Yoga X
All I can say is WOW! I've never had a Yoga X workout like that before! I don't know if it's just my energy level today (can't be that...I've had 11.5 hours of sleep the past 3 days) or what, but I "brought it" during the workout today. I was down farther than I'd ever been before on the Crescent/Warrior poses. The only thing I can this of is I was really trying to work on my breathing during the poses..that and closing my eyes when possible. I've been told it helps...maybe they're right!! I sweat my "you know what" off!!
Report for Legs and Back coming up!!
Dan
Report for Legs and Back coming up!!
Dan
Round 2, Day 4: Baseball!!
We had a juniors-only double-header Thursday night in Holton, KS. Beat 'em 13-2 and 11-0! Got home a little after 11pm. I considered doing the Yoga workout, but I would have ended at nearly 1am (too late) and I also had another job to do.
We are using iPads to keep our baseball scorebooks this year. The app we use is good, but it takes some getting used to...I still get stuck with it sometimes. Anyway, last night the Seniors had a double-header too...at home against Hiawatha, KS. The senior coach usually keeps the iPad for our junior games, but of course he wasn't there. I could have kept it, but I was coaching 3rd base, and it's hard to relay signals when you have an iPad in your hands and are trying to keep score. So I had one of the parents of a junior player keep the book on a regular paper book. Because we send our results to the newspaper and radio guys in town, I needed to get the results from the paper book into the iPad, so I spent some time doing that rather than the Yoga workout.
I have to go into work for a bit this morning, so the plan is to do Yoga around lunch time and then do the regular Friday workout, Legs and Back, later this evening. Should the situation arise where I only have time for one workout, I'll do Legs and Back. I don't mind the Yoga workout, but my goals with this program are to 1) Lose weight and 2) Build muscle. The Legs and Back workout better supports those goals, so I'll pick it if I'm forced to choose.
Dan
We are using iPads to keep our baseball scorebooks this year. The app we use is good, but it takes some getting used to...I still get stuck with it sometimes. Anyway, last night the Seniors had a double-header too...at home against Hiawatha, KS. The senior coach usually keeps the iPad for our junior games, but of course he wasn't there. I could have kept it, but I was coaching 3rd base, and it's hard to relay signals when you have an iPad in your hands and are trying to keep score. So I had one of the parents of a junior player keep the book on a regular paper book. Because we send our results to the newspaper and radio guys in town, I needed to get the results from the paper book into the iPad, so I spent some time doing that rather than the Yoga workout.
I have to go into work for a bit this morning, so the plan is to do Yoga around lunch time and then do the regular Friday workout, Legs and Back, later this evening. Should the situation arise where I only have time for one workout, I'll do Legs and Back. I don't mind the Yoga workout, but my goals with this program are to 1) Lose weight and 2) Build muscle. The Legs and Back workout better supports those goals, so I'll pick it if I'm forced to choose.
Dan
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Round 2, Day 3: Shoulders and Arms with Ab Ripper X
Great workout tonight! I upped many of my previous weights, and was still able to complete the exercise in the 8-12 range. Many of the curl exercises are now done with 30lb weights, where I used 20lb weights before.
Ab Ripper was great as well. On fifer scissors, hip rock and raise, and pulse ups, I was a little short of the 25 reps when the DVD exercise was done, but I went ahead and took a few extra seconds to get to 25, which is fine by me. I'm doing extra reps, which is never a bad thing, right?
I'm really starting to feel now like I'm turning a corner with my fitness because of this program. I have a ton of motivation this time around, and I'm really excited to see what my "day 180" pictures and weight/body fat percentage will be.
Yoga is on the menu for tomorrow.
Dan
Ab Ripper was great as well. On fifer scissors, hip rock and raise, and pulse ups, I was a little short of the 25 reps when the DVD exercise was done, but I went ahead and took a few extra seconds to get to 25, which is fine by me. I'm doing extra reps, which is never a bad thing, right?
I'm really starting to feel now like I'm turning a corner with my fitness because of this program. I have a ton of motivation this time around, and I'm really excited to see what my "day 180" pictures and weight/body fat percentage will be.
Yoga is on the menu for tomorrow.
Dan
Round 2, Day 2: Plyometrics
Well, it's day 2 and I've already had a schedule adjustment. Last night, we had Senior Legion baseball games (we won both!) so I didn't get any supper after work and didn't get home until after 10pm. Since I was doing Plyometrics, I also didn't want to workout too soon after eating. So, I went ahead and did the workout on Wednesday morning. I was a little worried about not having much energy, but it went pretty good.
Speaking of the workout, I experienced the same slight decline in performance in Plyometrics that I saw in Monday's workout. Not much...probably just a few percentage points...but it was noticeable. I again chalk this up to being off from this workout for a few weeks. I expect next Tuesday's workout to be back to where I was when I ended round 1.
No baseball tonight, so Shoulders and Arms should go off tonight as scheduled.
Dan
Speaking of the workout, I experienced the same slight decline in performance in Plyometrics that I saw in Monday's workout. Not much...probably just a few percentage points...but it was noticeable. I again chalk this up to being off from this workout for a few weeks. I expect next Tuesday's workout to be back to where I was when I ended round 1.
No baseball tonight, so Shoulders and Arms should go off tonight as scheduled.
Dan
Monday, June 11, 2012
Round 2, Day 1: Chest and Back with Ab Ripper X
Feels great to be back doing P90X again! As you know by now, I'm starting up sooner than I had expected, but I had to make an executive decision before all of the work I put into round 1 was put into jeopardy. What thrills me the most is that I now have friends doing the program too! I can't wait to see how Day one went for Kyle and Carly and how Day 3 went for Darin tonight! Best of all, Wendy did the workout with me tonight!
As for me, the Chest and Back went pretty good, considering I hadn't done this workout in nearly a month (May 14th to be exact). Most of the number are down slightly from that last time, but that's OK. Shortly, I'll be back to those number and will be exceeding them.
Ab Ripper was a little off as well. I could also tell it had been nearly 2 weeks since I last did it. I did 343/349 reps, so not too shabby for Day #1, right?
On to "the Mother of all P90X workouts" tomorrow. Plyometrics!
Dan
As for me, the Chest and Back went pretty good, considering I hadn't done this workout in nearly a month (May 14th to be exact). Most of the number are down slightly from that last time, but that's OK. Shortly, I'll be back to those number and will be exceeding them.
Ab Ripper was a little off as well. I could also tell it had been nearly 2 weeks since I last did it. I did 343/349 reps, so not too shabby for Day #1, right?
On to "the Mother of all P90X workouts" tomorrow. Plyometrics!
Dan
P90X: Change of Plans
Well, during the first "post-P90X" week, I quickly learned that the structure that the P90X program provided me was more important than I thought. My eating habits, while still good at work, quickly started to slide back toward the negative side. Also, I wasn't as willing to do those "extra" workouts I posted about on day 91.
Therefore, I'm starting over with a new P90X program today! I'm actually pumped about it because I now get to see the new me even earlier than I had planned. And, I'll be complete with it about a month before our refueling outage starts here at the plant.
I'm also excited because three of my friends (two co-workers and one wife of a co-worker) will be doing the program as well. We can help keep each other accountable.
As before, I'll be posting updates here on the site.
BRING IT!!
Dan
Therefore, I'm starting over with a new P90X program today! I'm actually pumped about it because I now get to see the new me even earlier than I had planned. And, I'll be complete with it about a month before our refueling outage starts here at the plant.
I'm also excited because three of my friends (two co-workers and one wife of a co-worker) will be doing the program as well. We can help keep each other accountable.
As before, I'll be posting updates here on the site.
BRING IT!!
Dan
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Days 90 & 91: Yoga X and REST!!!
Sorry for the last post, folks, but this was an extremely busy weekend. Falls City hosted a 6-team American Legion Junior baseball tournament. 3 teams from Nebraska (Falls City, Auburn, and Tecumseh) and 3 teams from Kansas (Sabetha, Holton, and Doniphan County). The teams from each state played each other on day 1 (Saturday) and then today we had the 5th, 3rd, and 1st place games pitting teams from each state against each other. We were fortunate enough to not only win the tournament (we beat Doniphan County 10-6), but Auburn and Tecumseh also won, so it was a clean sweep for Nebraska.
Because we hosted the tournament, we all spent all day Saturday there, and all Sunday afternoon and evening as well. Therefore, I got up early Saturday morning the completed my final Yoga X session for this round of the P90X program. It really feels good to get the workouts done in the morning, and not have to worry about doing them so late at night.
For Sunday, I fully planned on doing X Stretch when I got home from the games, but I'm spent, folks!!! I'm going to go ahead and take option #1 of that "Rest or X Stretch" wording in the P90X workout guide.
As for final results, I had a slight problem with my scale. It decided to crap out on me with dead batteries, and it uses the watch battery style. Therefore, I fell back to the Wii Fit scale. While it does read about 10 pounds light compared to my regular scale, I did have an early March (when I started the program) weigh-in on the Wii to refer to. Therefore, according to the Wii, I lost 46.1 pounds total (265.7 to 219.6). Awesome!!! Of course, it doesn't measure body fat, so I'm going to have to replace the batteries in the regular scale to get that.
Also, I have updated the final pictures to the website as well, and they are accessible from the "P90X Pictures" link at the top.
What a ride this has been for me. I've been looking so long for something to help me get in better shape and lose weight, and this program nailed it for me. I'm so happy that I stumbled upon those commercials way back when.
Where do I go now? Well, I can pretty much guarantee that this will not be the only time I follow the program. As for when I start again, I was first considering the end of baseball season. However, the nuclear plant I work at has a refueling outage coming up in October. As I work 60 hours a week during an outage, I don't want to be spending an additional hour doing workouts. I then considered just starting up again, but baseball keeps me so busy that I really need to conserve my free time.
Therefore, here is the current plan:
Dan
Because we hosted the tournament, we all spent all day Saturday there, and all Sunday afternoon and evening as well. Therefore, I got up early Saturday morning the completed my final Yoga X session for this round of the P90X program. It really feels good to get the workouts done in the morning, and not have to worry about doing them so late at night.
For Sunday, I fully planned on doing X Stretch when I got home from the games, but I'm spent, folks!!! I'm going to go ahead and take option #1 of that "Rest or X Stretch" wording in the P90X workout guide.
As for final results, I had a slight problem with my scale. It decided to crap out on me with dead batteries, and it uses the watch battery style. Therefore, I fell back to the Wii Fit scale. While it does read about 10 pounds light compared to my regular scale, I did have an early March (when I started the program) weigh-in on the Wii to refer to. Therefore, according to the Wii, I lost 46.1 pounds total (265.7 to 219.6). Awesome!!! Of course, it doesn't measure body fat, so I'm going to have to replace the batteries in the regular scale to get that.
Also, I have updated the final pictures to the website as well, and they are accessible from the "P90X Pictures" link at the top.
What a ride this has been for me. I've been looking so long for something to help me get in better shape and lose weight, and this program nailed it for me. I'm so happy that I stumbled upon those commercials way back when.
Where do I go now? Well, I can pretty much guarantee that this will not be the only time I follow the program. As for when I start again, I was first considering the end of baseball season. However, the nuclear plant I work at has a refueling outage coming up in October. As I work 60 hours a week during an outage, I don't want to be spending an additional hour doing workouts. I then considered just starting up again, but baseball keeps me so busy that I really need to conserve my free time.
Therefore, here is the current plan:
- Do Plyometrics, Kenpo, Cardio, or Core Synergistics 2-3 times as week as time permits
- Eat the same healthy foods I ate during the program.
- Start up with the next round of P90X after the refueling outage.
This plan should help me to still drop weight (slower of course) until I'm ready to start up with the program again.
Thanks for following me throughout this journey!
Dan
Friday, June 1, 2012
Day 89: Core Synergistics
Another workout retired...this time it's Core Synergistics. I've really kind of grown to like this workout! Not that I don't like the resistance workouts...trust me, I do. But the cardio workouts (Core Syn, Kenpo, Plyometrics) really make me sweat and work off those extra pounds I've been keeping around for all of these years. So, they have an extra-special place in my heart!
Actually, I'm considering doing each of those 3 workouts once a week during my down-time after this round of P90X is complete. I want to make sure I at least maintain my new weight, and don't gain any back. Continuing to eat well (with reduced snacking) and doing these cardio workouts 3 nights a week should do the trick!
All I have left is Yoga and X Stretch. Since we have a baseball tournament all day tomorrow, I'm getting up nice and early and getting Yoga done. I need to be at the baseball field by about 7:30 or 8:00, so I'll probably start about 5:30 or 6am tomorrow. This will work just fine, because I should be able to get to bed plenty early tonight...I've already done today's workout!
Dan
Actually, I'm considering doing each of those 3 workouts once a week during my down-time after this round of P90X is complete. I want to make sure I at least maintain my new weight, and don't gain any back. Continuing to eat well (with reduced snacking) and doing these cardio workouts 3 nights a week should do the trick!
All I have left is Yoga and X Stretch. Since we have a baseball tournament all day tomorrow, I'm getting up nice and early and getting Yoga done. I need to be at the baseball field by about 7:30 or 8:00, so I'll probably start about 5:30 or 6am tomorrow. This will work just fine, because I should be able to get to bed plenty early tonight...I've already done today's workout!
Dan
Day 88: X Stretch
Actually had a day off from baseball on Thursday! Got home from work and had a nice walk with Wendy, Avery, and Bingo (the Jack Russell). Megan didn't want to go, so she stayed home! It's been cool here the past few days, so we had out jackets on during the walk...it felt great!
I did the X Stretch workout about 9:30pm or so (guess I'm just getting used to doing these late!) I was still a little sore from the Core Synergistics workout I did on Tuesday, so again the X Stretch workout was just what Dr. Horton ordered!
Just three workouts left until I "graduate" P90X! What a great feeling!!!
Dan
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