Day 23...Core Synergistics

It has been a busy weekend which explains why I missed posting yesterday. It's alright though, I'm here now and I will bring you up to speed.

Yesterday I did Core Synergistics for the first time and was caught off guard at the difficulty. I didn't expect it to be too bad but there were some exercises in there that I struggled with. The prison cell push up and Plank to Chaturanga run were definitely the most difficult for me. Really struggled with keeping my body off the floor during the Chaturanga. However, I enjoyed the new challenges this workout presented and I should be able to improve upon my effort on Tuesday.

Today's Meals

Breakfast: Wheat bagel with Peanut Butter. With Juice.

Snack: 2 pieces of string cheese

Lunch: Turkey sandwich with an orange.

Snack: Protein Bar.

Dinner: Pizza.......yep, I had pizza. It was tasty!

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.