Day 81 - Slacker

Workout: Abs Core Plus

Diet: Successful

So, today didn't go at all as planned. I was very far from motivated to do my Yoga routine so I decided to swim instead and then to follow that up with Abs Core Plus - turns out I couldn't find a swimming suit, so I just did the Ab workout. I know, that is nowhere near what I expected to finish but I am going to do a lot better tomorrow. I have some good plans for my next Round of P90X too: I am going to try the workouts with a brief warm up then I will do the routines without the videos, which means I can switch up the routines and do them in reverse. I can mix it up quite a bit. I am not sure how well that will work but I will try it out. I need to get some good music to exercise to so that I can keep moving and grooving. 

I know that I need to push harder than ever this last little bit. I have been slacking a bit. I am going to make sure to get my exercise done and even add some extra activity.

Day 80 - Going It Alone

Workout: Back & Biceps

Diet: Semi-Successful

Well, I finally did it! I completed a P90X workout without the video! That doesn't sound like much of an accomplishment if you haven't tried it, but for me it was tough! It was very difficult to stay motivated and to keep a good pace. I found it was easier to take breaks in between moves. On the other side of things, I was able to finish the 60 minute workout in under 40 minutes, saving 20 valuable minutes with which I could have done Ab Ripper if I had wanted to. I am just exhausted for some reason. I am going to try the Ab Core Plus tomorrow after Yoga. I know, I will probably regret making myself do another 20 minutes after the all-to-long Yoga X, but right now, it feels like I would just poke through the exercise instead of ripping my way through the meat of it. I will do that tomorrow and I will make sure to get an early start so that I can get a move on the rest of my day. 

I have found since I am unemployed that it is very hard to eat consistently. Its hard to figure out why because food is always available, and its not very far from me all day long. Its just that I am not motivated to get it or I am just too busy having fun at my computer looking for work. I am actually going to try to head out tomorrow if I can figure out where to go. It may be better for me to get myself in front of people to try to get hired. It may prove to be a good activity (not that walking from the car to a building and back is intense exercise). I need some sun and I need to get out of the house.

I may try to swim a bit tomorrow too. My complex just opened the pool so I might go check it out. That's some good sun and if I pick the right time of day, it'll be refreshing and a good alternative exercise. 

I suppose I have already thoroughly covered what I will be doing tomorrow without saying too much about today's workout... It was Intense. I did more pull ups than I ever have in this workout. I curled more weight more times and I am more worn out than ever before. This was my last Back & Biceps in my first round of P90X! The only resistance workout that I have to do in my classic schedule is Legs & Back... that's a hard one for me to get motivated about, but I'm going to plough through it and kick it's trash! Its crazy to think that I am almost done. 10 more days! Wow, it went by so fast and at the same time, so darn slow.

Day 79 - Push It Away From You

Workout: Chest, Shoulders & Triceps, Ab Ripper X, Interval X Plus

Diet: Successful

I got off to a good start today. My wife worked all night last night so she got home at about 7:30am. I ended up sleeping in until about noon. As soon as I was up and ready to go, I did all my workouts for the day right in a row. It took a long time but I was still behind one workout. I am finally caught up!

I was supposed to do Plyometrics today, but I figure that workout is what has been causing my calve pain, so I decided to do Interval X Plus which is a good cardio routine and there is less impact on your joints. I feel pretty good about today. I decided to write earlier in the day than usual because I am done with my exercises for the day (although I may do some other form of exercise later today). 

Tomorrow is Back & Biceps and Ab Ripper X. We'll see how that goes. I want to do two exercises every day for the last two weeks of P90X. 

Day 78 - My Mind Says...

Workout: Legs & Back, Biggest Loser Fat Burning Yoga, Kenpo Cardio Plus

Diet: Semi-Successful

My mind says I can and my body agrees! The crazy part about today is that I didn't do half the workouts and activity I wanted to, but I sure did a lot of fun stuff. Legs & Back is always a nasty challenge for me. I did 142 pull ups today! That's not the hard part of the workout. For me, it's all the repetitive lunges and squats. I have a hard time with them. They wear me out. I almost threw up today because of them.

After my workout I got cleaned up and went to hang out with my wife's family. We had scones and talked plenty. My brother-in-law started up a Biggest Loser Fat Burning Yoga DVD and so I decided to tag along. It was a hard routine. We did a short warm up and cool down with a simple 20 minute routine in between. Man it was killer. Good workout, and completely unexpected. 

We ended up going to the Aquarium in Sandy Utah with my sister-in-law and her husband. It was way awesome. A great experience. Then we went to eat at Rubios. Good Mexican food. Probably not the best for me, but it tasted great. After that I went to my parents house to play 'war' with my younger brother. We love air-soft and have quite a few air-soft guns so we hammered out a few intense battles between the two of us in the back yard. Another golden opportunity for exercise in the form of playtime!

After I got hit a few too many times with air-soft pellets, I returned home and decided to try out the new P90X Plus Kenpo routine. It is names Kenpo Carido Plus. I want to talk about it a lot, but I will wait until I actually begin the next round of P90X before I review the new workouts. It was fun and it is very aptly named. 

I am pumped and ready for the coming couple of weeks. Bring on the Pain. Bring It!

Day 77 - Bring on the Pain!

Workout: none

Diet: Successful

Well, here I am on my third 'rest' day. I am tired of sitting around and not getting my workout done. Tomorrow is Memorial Day so I am going to get up early and kick some booty! I am excited. Two more weeks left in my first 90 Day Self Inflicted Butt Kicking. I am already gearing up for Round 2. Bring It On!

Day 76 - Games and Smores

Workout: Ab Ripper X

Diet: Semi-Successful

Today was a pretty good day. After a job interview, my wife and I went to my parents house for smores and a good time. We ended up setting up their trampoline and playing games on it for three hours with my younger brother and sister. That was a good workout. Then we played Frisbee until it got too dark. We ended up having smores around a small fire pit until midnight. It was a blast! We played all sorts of 'camp' games and talked a bunch. I ended up doing Ab Ripper X at their house before we came home. That was a lot harder having not warmed up or anything. It kicked my butt! I had a good day even though I never did my scheduled P90X workout. I need to catch up, but my leg still doesn't feel quite like it should. 

Day 75 - Injury

Workout: None

Diet: Semi-successful

My calf has been bugging me a lot lately and I think it is from Tuesday's Plyometric workout. It seems that the Plyo workout has been hurting my right leg for the last few weeks. I was unable to do Legs & Back today and I was a bit distracted so I didn't do Ab Ripper X. I did however get a job for the day. My 'boss'  lowered his job offer so I won't be going back. Its too bad because I need work that will pay me enough to survive and take care of my family. 

I will probably wait until Monday to push exercise again so that I have time to recover.

Day 74 - Balance Postures

Workout: Yoga X

Diet: Successful

Wow what a day! I didn't feel well when I woke up, which wasn't a great start. I finally got out of bed at 9ish and stumbled to the computer to look at job postings. I got to my Yoga routine in the afternoon. It went pretty well. I didn't do Yoga Belly 7, but I did all the rest. I am getting better at it, but I still haven't gotten over the fact that the workout is 93 minutes long!

I had a good day in other realms as well: I got two job interviews scheduled, which is a million times better than any other day I've been looking for work. And I got to see Terminator Salvation which came out today. It was an awesome movie! I recommend it.

Tomorrow I have Legs & Back and Ab Ripper X. I'm going to try to do them early so that I can get them done before my interview. Then I can be with my wife the rest of the day. Yay!

Day 73 - A Little Something New

Workout: Shoulders & Arms, Ab Ripper X, Interval X Plus

Diet: Successful

Well, let me start by telling you that today was my last Shoulders & Arms workout for my first round of P90X. Its crazy to be this far along! I am excited to have accomplished the entire 90 day program. Having that success is something I feel I need right now. I am pushing hard, sometimes too hard I suppose... When I throw up during my routines or when I hurt my leg and keep working out. Yeah, that happened today. I did my Shoulders & Arms and Ab Ripper X this afternoon, but I wanted to try a little extra so I pushed play on my new P90X Plus routine called Interval X Plus. I'll spare you the details for now, but I felt that it was an awesome workout, and I only made it half way. I started to get the pain in my right calf that I did a few weeks ago in Plyometrics. It happens a lot actually, this pain. I pushed myself to at least make it half way through the workout, but decided to stop so as not to ruin all chances of me finishing P90X.

I feel really good about today. I finished clearing out my exercise room, so now it is all set up so I can Bring It. All my equipment is the same, but its all in one room so I don't have to run back and forth to do pull ups. 

I want to take a moment to thank my wonderful wife. She has been amazing throughout this entire experience. She is my strength and my motivation. When I have felt down on myself and when I was sure I couldn't finish, or even start my workouts, she let me know I could. She helped me Bring It every day and she is the most wonderful part of my life. I started this journey so that I can be healthy and be around for her and our kids when we have them. She is such a wonderful blessing in my life. Thank you Honey for working so hard and supporting me so much. You are the best!

Day 72 - Jump Training

Workout: Plyometrics

Diet: Successful

Today was a pretty good day for a Plyometrics day. I slept in just a little, and then got up to work on my job search. I did my workout in the afternoon in my 'new' exercise room. I moved all my stuff into our second bedroom and set everything up so that I can do my workouts without bugging my wife. 

Plyometrics wasn't too difficult today. I am not getting much better, but I'm doing the workout every week, so I feel pretty good about it. Tomorrow I am going to do Cardio X and my Shoulders & Arms workout. I will make sure to do Ab Ripper X and then I may even do some extra. I am going to make sure that my last few weeks are intense. Then after I complete my 90 days, I am going to bring on the hurt. I have some good plans that I am still working out the details.  It kind of goes along with the new workout program coming out this summer - Get Fit or Get Out!

Day 71 - I'm Going to Throw Up

Workout: Chest & Back

Diet: Successful

Today was an intense day of job searching. It is really a full time job to look for work. It is pretty exhausting. I got to my workout late in the evening. Actually, after midnight, so I was up pretty late. That workout always makes me want to throw up. I pushed myself pretty hard, but I only wanted to match the last time I did the Chest & Back routine. It was a good workout. It pushes me to my limits every time. 

I didn't get to do Ab Ripper. It was really late when I got to my workout. I need to stop missing that part of my workout. I have some plans for the next phase of my fitness/exercise. I will post about them a little later when I figure out how to incorporate it all. 

Oh, today was my last Chest & Back routine in my 90 day journey. Pretty exciting to have some 'lasts'.

Day 70 - Blog Links...

Workout: None

Diet: Successful

Today was a pretty restful day. I got to go to church and then go to my in-law's house for dinner. I got to do a lot of browsing and I found some good blogs. Check out the links to the right. There is definitely some great pointers in Tony Horton's Blog and I found plenty of other people doing P90X. It always gets me stoked to read other people's success stories and read about exercise. 

Check out the Law's of Fitness and Exercise in Tony Horton's Blog (posted a few years ago, check out the left hand side for the post list).

Day 69 - Karate Chop!

Workout: Kenpo X

Diet: Successful

Well, today went by awfully fast. I got up early and did Kenpo X in preparation for basketball with some friends. I went to the court but no one showed up so I guess I have to wait til next week. Kenpo was pretty good this week. I am usually pretty exhausted by the time I get to that workout, but I had a lot of energy today. The workout isn't all that bad, just hard to get started... That's like every other workout.

We got to take my sister's Senior Pictures today up in the canyon. It was a good time but we didn't hike or anything. This summer will be awesome in the mountains.

Day 68 - 1/2 The Work and Dying

Workout: Legs & Back

Diet: Successful

Today was another rough day. It feels like I am pretty down lately and it really affects my physical performance. I have not had a great week for P90X. I got through only half of Legs & Back before I crapped out. I am not sure what was wrong, but I couldn't finish it. Emotionally the workout is draining as well, which is really weird. That just goes to show that this program is only half physical and half Mental. If you can't push yourself and don't believe in yourself, you won't make it in this program.

I heard about a cool new program  from BeachBody coming this Summer - Insanity. It looks way intense. Its a 60 day program that uses no weights, but seems to rip you up and spit you out. The Slogan is "Get Fit or Get Out" - I like it. I am excited to try that program. Click here to view the preview video.

Day 67 - What Happened to My Arm?

Workout: ???

Diet: ???

Today was a pretty different day. I went to a Resume Training Course and did an awful lot of job searching. Later in the afternoon I got to my Yoga Workout and my nerves were just so shot that I could not get into it. I decided to do Cardio instead. The worst of luck: I hurt my arm in the Yoga section of Cardio. It was crazy. I wasn't able to finish the workout which is a bummer. 

I also had pizza in the evening, which wasn't the best move but hey, you only live once. I wish it were easier to eat well but that's not really the world we live in. I am definitely trying.

Day 66 - Curl Yourself to Death!

Workout: Back & Biceps, Ab Ripper X

Diet: Successful

Today was another fun and long day of job hunting. I eventually got to my workout in the evening. Back & Biceps is an intense workout. There is an extreme focus on only two body-parts so the workout is a little shorter than most. I didn't do as well today as I did last time I did this workout but that's okay. I think that is why the P90X program has recovery weeks: so that the workouts are hard and intense every time you get back to them. My muscles have not fallen into any plateau yet, which is pretty darn good for 10 weeks of the same exercise program.

Bowflex Pictures

Day 65 - Pictures Finally

Workout: Plyometrics

Diet: Successful

And now for pics...

Day 64 - Almost to the Brink...

Workout: Chest, Shoulders & Triceps

Diet: Successful

Today was a pretty good day of Job Hunting. I got a lot done. I finally got to my workout later in the evening, and boy was it hard. I pushed myself almost to the point of throwing up. I tend to push myself more and more each time I do the chest workouts. 

It is hard to eat well when you are home all day. The temptation to snack is incredibly strong and I have to admit I faltered a little bit. I did really good considering. It was a good day. I need to make sure to push extra hard this week to make up for the weekend. I will also post my Phase Two Pics tomorrow finally...

Day 63 - Happy Mothers Day!

Workout: None

Diet: A Good Day Off

Happy Mothers Day! I got to rest today and have a nice dinner at Mom's house. A Darn good day with my family.

Day 62 - What A Day...

Workout: Legs & Back, Ab Ripper X

Diet: Semi-Successful

Today was a bit crazy, but a lot of fun. My wife and I went with my Dad to look for trucks for the majority of the afternoon, then we went with my wife's family to Star Trek. It was an awesome movie. 

I did the Legs & Back routine and Ab Ripper X. It is always a hard workout for me to get motivated to start, but it isn't all that bad once I get going. Because of this week's stress, I will be skipping Kenpo this week. I will be back next week to Bring It Hardcore!

Day 61 - Nerves Need A Massage

Workout: None

Diet: Semi-Successful

Today was a bit rough for me. My workplace let me go and that was a little emotionally draining for me. I tried to work out, but couldn't find the strength. I am going to do the workout tomorrow. I needed today to relax and prepare myself for the coming job search.

Day 60 - Catching Up

Workout: Yoga

Diet: Successful

Well, there is just so much to catch up on. I have had a lot going on and I have not written in more than a week. I wanted to try to remember everything about each day I missed, but that would be fairly impossible. I have decided to give an overview so that I can move on and not have any more excuses for holding off my blogging.

Recovery week was pretty good. I wish I could push myself more and more, but recovery week is a hard week to do that. Kenpo is a pretty good exercise. It is pretty hard to push hard and Bring It in the X Stretch. Core Synergistics is always tough. I played basketball on Saturday, but never got to Yoga, so I did half of the workout on Tuesday (this week, week 9) after Plyometrics and Ab Ripper X. Going back to Monday, day 57, Chest & Back is Back! I threw up at the end (that workout kicks my butt!) and I loved the workout. Tuesday was intense with Plyo, Yoga and Abs. Wednesday I did Shoulders & Arms, and Ab Ripper X. Wow, that was a great workout! I am feeling pretty good about my body and my fitness. I am working hard and keeping busy with my exercises. It is hard to get up in the morning to work out, but sometimes I manage to do it and get in a second workout later in the day.

Today was Yoga X, which I had to do after work. I like the workout, but the only drawback is how freaking long it is. I am getting pretty good at the poses. I sweat like crazy the whole workout, which is weird because its not a fast paced or anything. It is a really intense workout.

Tomorrow is Legs & Back and Ab Ripper X. I am pretty excited. I want to push hard and do as much as possible. I have to take my day 60 pictures tonight, so I will get them posted soon.

Day 59 - Shoulders & Arms

Workout: Shoulders & Arms, Ab Ripper X

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Day 58 - Plyometrics, Ab Ripper X, Yoga

Workout: Plyometrics, Ab Ripper X, Yoga

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Day 57 - Chest & Back

Workout: Chest & Back

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Day 56 - Rest

Workout: None

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Day 55 - Basketball

Workout: Basketball

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Day 54 - Core Synergistics

Workout: Core Synergistics

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Day 53 - Stretch It Out

Workout: X Stretch

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