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P90X Day 45 Completed: Back & Biceps, Ab Ripper X
Today is day 45 of my P90X workout, which means I am officially half way done P90X!!! I can’t believe that I’m already at the halfway point! Time has flown by! Today I killed my biceps during Back & Biceps!! For all of the exercises I used 25 pound dumbbells (last week I used 25 pounds for half of the exercises, and then I went down to 20 pounds). Also, I used 30 pound dumbbells for the first set of Lawnmowers, and I started out with the 30 pound dumbbells with the Strip-Set Curls instead of the 25 pound dumbbells. By the end of the workout my biceps were extremely sore! For the pull ups, I increased by 1 or more reps for all sets except for the Switch Grip Pull ups (I did the same number of reps from last week). During the Towel Pull ups I ended up doing 12 reps versus only 9 from last week.
P90X Day 44 Completed: P90X Plyometrics
PHEW! I just finished Plyometrics and I’m exhausted!! For some reason I didn’t have as much energy during this P90X workout from last week. I still think I did pretty good though. I remember when I first started doing Plyometrics and just doing the warm-up would kill me. While my legs still burn somewhat towards the end of the warm-up, it’s definitely not as hard as it used to be.
P90X Day 43 Completed: Chest, Shoulders & Triceps, Ab Ripper X
Team USA celebrates Zach Parise's game-tying goal
Day 43 of my P90X workout is finally over! Today I did Ab Ripper X earlier in the afternoon, and I just finished Chest, Shoulders & Triceps. I would have done the workouts back to back, but I couldn’t miss USA play Canada in the Men’s Olympic Ice Hockey game. I really thought we were going to pull it out after that amazing shot by Zach Parise. When he made that shot my wife and both jumped off the couch screaming with excitement and our dog started running around the Living Room in circles. It was a major disappointment when Canada scored during overtime.
P90X Day 42 Completed: Rest or X Stretch
Well, even though today was supposed to be a rest day or X Stretch, I decided to do Kenpo X instead as my P90X workout. Last night I ended up going back on my old ways and I pigged out during dinner. We had some friends over, and for dinner we ordered Papa John’s pizza (big mistake). I had planned to only eat 2 slices of pizza (which isn’t the most nutritious meal, but it isn’t horribly bad) and I actually ended up eating 4 or 5 slices. It was really good, but I felt like crap after wards because I over ate, and I completely ignored the limits I set for myself. I could probably stand to take in some more calories to help build muscle, but pizza definitely isn’t the right kind of calories to do that. I’m only human, so I guess it’s to be expected that I’ll do things like this, but it’s just really frustrating when I go back to my old ways.
P90X Day 41 Completed: P90X Kenpo X
P90X Kenpo X
Day 41 of my P90X workout is over! I had another great workout with Kenpo X! My legs have been extremely sore today from the Legs & Back workout I did yesterday, but I still kicked, punched, and blocked as hard as I could. I know I burned a ton of calories, and I was sweating like crazy by the end of the workout!
P90X Day 40 Completed: P90X Legs and Back, Ab Ripper X
P90X Chair Salutations
I just finished my P90X workout for the day! Today was Legs & Back, and Ab Ripper X. Legs & Back went great today! I used 20 pound dumbbells for all of the leg exercises that Tony recommends using dumbbells (last week I used 15 pound dumbbells). Since I increased my weight, I did have to pause the P90X DVD several times to take breaks to ensure I did all the reps and to maintain proper form. Last week with only 15 pound dumbbells was tough, so adding 5 more pounds made a pretty big difference! About halfway through the Calf Raises my calves were on fire!