Day 57...Chest/Back/ARX

This is it...one more phase to go! This weekend is going to be very hectic with work, Memorial Day, beginning this new phase, and my wedding shower tomorrow. I have a lot on my plate and I want to post for last night's workout before I forget.

After a 5 week hiatus I had to do Chest/Back again, and I will have to say that I was excited for it! That seems weird to say after how much I used to dislike this workout but that was only because it was very hard back then. Yesterday I KILLED this workout! I increased my rep counts on all of the exercises...some by 10 reps! It was amazing to see the differences between my first week rep counts and last night...I'm doing over double the amount! And those damn Diamond Push ups? Killed them too! Surprisingly the most challenging exercise for me last night was the Military Push ups. I did many unaided pull ups and the workout ended on a high note with a great Ab Ripper session. I felt great after this workout!

Yesterday's Meals

Breakfast: Wheat English Muffin with jelly and juice. Coffee black.
Snack: PB&J sandwich
Lunch: Turkey sandwich with an apple
Snack: Protein shake and 2 pieces of string cheese. Accelerade after workout
Dinner: Pizza

If I get the time to post tonight I will, otherwise I will see you in a couple days.

Day 15...Chest/Back/Ab Ripper X

"Today was a good day."

-Ice Cube-

Work, the workout, Guitar Hero...just an all around great day! I sold a TON of stuff at work, made some great commissions, and inhaled my P90X Protein bar on the way home in preparation of tonight's workout. 

I went over Jason's tonight because I felt that I needed someone to push me during this workout. Although I busted my ass in the previous weeks I still felt that I could have done more. And considering this would be the last time I did Chest/Back until Week 7, I was determined to push myself to fail every exercise I did. I have to say that I just plain KILLED tonight's workout! I increased my rep counts by at least 3 on all of the exercises and I had energy left over for ARX. I think eating the Protein bar before the workout makes a HUGE difference, because tonight and my first Shoulder/Arms night were the best...and that was also a Protein bar night. The great thing is I don't have to do this stinkin' workout for a few weeks...so that's nice. 

Ab Ripper is always tough but I was able to increase my reps on the wide leg sit ups as well as the V-ups. Mason twist was hard because I was completely out of energy by then. Only did 38 continuous reps.

Today's Meals

Breakfast: Honey Bunches of Oats Cereal with skim milk. Juicy Juice Berry.

Snack: PB&J Samich

Lunch: Chicken Pita and an orange. I love this meal!

Snack: P90X Protein Bar

Dinner: Turkey Tom Samich from Jimmy John's. I substituted Mayo with the Vinaigrette and declined cheese. No chips or pop either. This is the healthiest sub they have next to the Veggie sub.

Today was great but I have to suck it up for Plyo tomorrow. It is never easy. Later.

Day 8...Chest/Back/Ab Ripper X

I am posting Day 8 a little early today because Steph and I are getting together with friends for a party, and the last thing I'm going to do is jump on the computer for 20 minutes blogging. So I'm here now, with week 2 underway and dinner in an hour. 

So we celebrate the new week by repeating the last and that means today was Chest/Back/Ab Ripper again! (Cue trumpets and confetti) During the workout Tony makes a comment about the Chest/Back workout being "The Mother of All P90X workouts." I would like to revise that proclamation by adding the word "FUCKER" between Mother and Of. Then and only then will you understand how I feel about this one. I went into today feeling pretty good and energized, but I STILL struggled through the Diamond push ups and most of the 2nd half. With the other resistance days, they're challenging and sometimes painful, but I can still get through them doing most if not all the reps. Chest/Back makes me feel very weak and pathetic. The people in the DVD are pushing out 30 reps for a lot of the exercises, and I'm only clearing 10-15 at the most...sometimes 6-8. The push ups kill me...absolutely KILL ME every time.

The two bright spots for me were 1. Recognizing the fact that I was able to at least increase my rep counts from the previous week...displaying some level of improvement...however trivial it may seem to me. 2. I was able to do a set of Decline Push ups in the 2nd set this week. If you recall, I fell flat on my face last week during the same point in the workout. 

Getting in the shower I noticed that I was having a hard time washing my hair again because my arms were completely shot. I wonder if I will wake up tomorrow with pain again? I hope not.

Today's Meals

Breakfast: 2 Whole Wheat Waffles with syrup and a little bit of Country Crock. Protein shake with it. I had to use water this time because I ran out of Skim Milk.

Snack: Apple with Peanut Butter. Accelerade before and after workout.

Lunch: Turkey Samich on wheat with Romaine, Tomato, and mustard.

Snack: Baby carrots with hummus.

Dinner: Chicken Pita from the Nutrition Guide. Delicious!

Tomorrow is Plyo again and I'm excited for it! I know what to expect and I plan on really trying to BRING IT for the entire hour of jumps, squats, and lunges. As always I will keep you posted. Later.