Insanity Part 2!

Well, this time I'm finishing it!  As you can read from a previous post, I've dome some Insanity workouts before.  However, I didn't finish the program that first time.  Now, I'm almost 40 days into another run of the program, and I'm going to finish this time.

If you know anything about Insanity, you may be aware that 40 days in puts you into the second "month", which are the Max workouts.  Definitely a step up in length and intensity from the first 4 weeks of workouts.  My body is definitely sore this week, after being basically soreness-free up until now.  That's a good thing...it tells me I'm working my muscles differently and/or harder than before.

I will be posting some before/after pictures in a future post.  The before pictures will be from early 2012, when I weighed nearly 280 pounds.  I weigh less than 190 now.  Now, those are results!

Dan

What's Up?

So, you're probably wondering what's going on with me. Some of you probably assume that since I haven't been posting, then I haven't been working out. WRONG! Today is day 12 of my first P90X3 program. Back on February 8th, I completed my 2nd full P90X program. During that time, I lost 33+ pounds (and have lost another 4 pounds so far on P90X3). To be completely honest, I probably have not been eating enough calories, but I have rarely felt hungry. I've been eating quite a bit, but the calories have been from good foods (fruits, vegetables, turkey, chicken, salmon, etc). So as for P90X3, I like it so far. The only gripe I have is Yoga seems rushed, but that may be just because it's 1/3 as long as the P90X Yoga workout was. I have been pleasantly surprised that the workouts have been so good. The worry was that going from 60+ minutes to 30 would be too easy, but that's not the case. I'm feeling great and looking better too, though the "feeling" part is much more important to me. Dan

Holy Sore Hip Flexors, Batman!

Ok, so today was Day 3 of my 2nd "Full" P90X program (Full meaning I'm dedicated to sticking with it for the full 13 weeks...it's happening.) Anyway, I was very sore today! the worst part was my hip flexors. They hurt so bad that I had trouble standing upright to walk and when I did walk I looked like an 80-year old man. I got a lot of laughs and fun-poking from my "caring loving" co-workers. :) Surprisingly, I was able to do Ab Ripper X tonight after Shoulders and Arms. I was thinking earlier today that I wouldn't even be able to attempt it. Maybe it was the ibuprofen I took around 5pm...who knows. Dan

Bartender? Another round, please!

No, I'm not drinking.  I'm doing another round of P90X!  Some folks from my work have formed a small accountability group using the MyFitnessPal app/website.  Certainly makes it easier for me when other folks are helping to keep me motivated.  I think it's pretty clear that self-motivation is not one of my strong points!

Anyway, I'm not sure how much I'll be blogging about it this time...probably from time to time but certainly not daily.  I am planning on posting a daily picture on my Instagram (dvice72) feed, so follow me if you're interested.

Dan

Insanity!

As you can probably tell from the title of this post, I'm switching things up.  I had a good run with P90X...a great run, in fact.  I lost a lot of weight and really turned my health and fitness around.  However, after 8 weeks of this last P90X run, I started losing motivation.  Don't get me wrong, it's a great program...and I will certainly go back to it someday in the future.  But for now, I feel a change is needed or I may regress, which is something I don't want to do.

The answer?  Shawn T and Insanity.  I've had the videos for awhile, and have watched in fear a few times.  But until now, I never really considered going to it.  I just didn't think I was ready.  I guess now I either struggle doing the P90X routines, or I man up and get to work with something new.

I actually started on Tuesday, and I'll post how things went these first few days a little later.  I also want to post about some great results I got back from my most recent health assessment!  More to come!

Dan

P90X Status

It's day 45 of my second full P90X program, and I'm still going strong.  In my last blog post, I mentioned that Wendy and I were doing P90X Lean together.  Well, she decided after a few weeks into the program that it wasn't for her, so I've been continuing the same program by myself since.  I considered going back to the P90X Classic program, which I did the first time, but decided to continue this one....just for something new.  Basically, you do one less Ab Ripper workout per week, and for the first two three-week blocks, you substitute Core Synergistics for Chest & Back or Back & Biceps.  Lastly, you do Cardio X instead of Plyometrics.  It's easier than what I did before, but that's ok.  I'm still working hard, and over half of the workouts are the same, so it's not that much easier! :)

The weight isn't coming off as fast as it did last time, but the eating hasn't been as "intense" as before either.  I've been eating very good, just not 100% of the time.  I've lost about 7 pounds in the first 6+ weeks, so that progress...even if it slow.  Can't complain, right?

Dan

P90X Partner!

I'm happy to announce that Wendy has now joined me in getting in better shape.  During my Christmas vacation she mentioned she'd like to lose some weight and get healthier.  So, I concluded my three week P90X classic workout and started a new P90X Lean workout with her on 12/26.  Happy to say today that we have successfully finished the first 8 workouts and have eaten very well.  The only meal we splurged on was on New Year's Eve when we had company over and had lots of goodies.

So far, Wendy has struggled with some of the moves and felt ill a few times, but has stuck with it and done it all.  The only change we are going to make is to do the Ab Ripper workout in the mornings on Friday and Sunday rather than after the 60-minute workout that day.  We feel it will be easier than trying to do it when we are already spent.

I'm very excited to see how the first weigh-in goes.  I'm hoping we both see some good results because it will only help motivate us more!

Dan