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.