Day 41 on P90X Saturday September 20, 2008

I will update later today

Day 40 on P90X Friday September 19, 2008

Wow, it is hard for me to believe that I have been doing this for forty days now. It just goes to show you that all you need to do is keep pushing play. Today I was able to increase chin-ups. I am getting stronger in the arm and shoulders. The whole Legs & Back workout went very well today. Monday will be the start of my second Recovery Week. I have notice that when I do the Recovery Week and start again that I lose my momentum of increasing strength and have to work back up to where I left off. I don’t like that part so I think I will go to the message board and seek some advice about it. I maybe just unique to me but it makes me not want to stop and do the recovery.

Day 39 on P90X Thursday September 18, 2008

Today was different because I had a friend over and asked him to work out with me. I had told him what I had been doing for the last few months and he seemed interested. He told me he could see that I had been working out in my upper body and my legs. He was telling me that it seemed to not be to hard to do the routines I had showed him on the DVD. So, I thought I would let him see if what he thought was true. I was probably not fair to start him out with Yoga but that was on the schedule. I didn’t tell him that Yoga kicks my butt every time I do it. Well he did try to do some of the Yoga but quickly found out that he needed something more basic to try. I told him he was not supposed to do every thing just like them being his first time. I said that what we are told to do is just do the best that you can and forget the rest. The most important thing is your form. When you can no longer do the correct form it is time to stop. Needless to say that his workout ended with him panting on the couch trying to catch his breath. We had fun laughing about how he need to think about getting in better shape.

Day 38 on P90X Wednesday September 17, 2008

The last time I hit the weights I noticed that I was getting little calluses on my hands. I knew they were coming from the dumbbell bars. Even though they have a rubberized insert it still digs into my palms. So, before doing my Back & Biceps I put on my fingerless gloves to help solve that problem. There is a lot more weight lifting in this second phase, which would explain my callused hands. This week I am hoping I get a chance to pick up a couple of extra dumbbell bars so I can switch weights faster. This workout requires I switch weights a few times and I hate take the time to twist off the plates to adjust cause it just slows down my momentum. The UPS guy delivered my second tub of Recovery Formula just in time because I am at my last serving.

Day 37 on P90X Tuesday September 16, 2008

I am a little over 5 weeks in to this now and still work hard at Plyometrics. I have noticed that if I jump with intention I get much higher than I expect. My legs do feel spring loaded with tightly wrapped vigor. My legs are probably the most toned part of my body. Now on another note I was at the gym doing my 3 mile jog and the first day of that week is like starting all over again. I wish my endurance was much higher so I don’t feel so wiped out when pushing my self.

Day 36 on P90X Monday September 15, 2008

I dreaded Monday because I was so not looking forward to doing Chest, Shoulders & Triceps + Ab Ripper X. But you know once I got all warmed up and hit the weights it was not as bad as I thought it was going to be. I was even able to increase a few reps on a couple of exercises. When it was all said and done I felt pretty good about the whole thing.

Day 35 on P90X Sunday September 14, 2008

There is not much to talk about today other than I used today as a rest day. And, I went off the menu by eating some popcorn, Little Debbies Coffee cake, and a coke while at the movies. I felt I deserved it after all the hard work I have been putting in.