Hmm… I could… but if I was to do Ab Ripper twice I would end up skipping fifer scissors through pulse ups – just sayin’.

GREAT job Matt! Dang, way to BRING IT after Ab Ripper X! You could always try doing Ab Ripper X TWO times (back to back) if you need more. Have a good one and keep pushing play!

Whew, it’s late and I’m worn out. I really got a good workout overall. I still had enough energy through ab ripper to do 10 extra roll-up/v-ups and add 50 incline crunches and 60 back extentions on my roman chair! I think I’m going to continue to add back extensions to my ab ripper exercises – I feel like if I strengthen my lower back I can make it through my workday without sitting down (my boss hates it when I take breaks).

Thanks for the info on the cheap heartrate monitor, I’m going to look into buying one – and also yoga blocks – tomorrow before my yoga regimen.

Nice!! Keep it up! I really give you a lot of credit for getting up at 5am to get your workout done! That shows that you are committed to getting fit and your doing what it takes to get the job done! Great job again!!

Thanks! I was extremely out of shape, and I don’t think I would have gotten through P90X without doing that. When I initially started I wasn’t planning on doing P90X, but then I decided it’d be a great program to really take things to the next level.

That really is cool you “prepared” yourself a couple months in advance eating right and working out.

Good for you.

That sounds about right! I’m actually a Beachbody Coach so I help others get fit through P90X and other Beachbody products (while getting fit myself). It’s a really great program and as a Coach I get 25% off all the products. Don’t hesitate to call or email me with questions about it or if you’d like to join. More info can be found here- Beachbody Coach info

Regarding allowing myself a “cheat;” I’ve sort of done that. For me, when I eat at home, it is very easy to stick with the P90X diet because all my wife and I buy is healthy food. But when we go outside of our home and eat such as at our friends’ homes, families’ homes, at restaurants, etc. it is sometimes difficult to stick with the diet because of limited choices. In those situations, I just do the best I can & try to make the right food choices. When there is only junk food available, then I eat within reason, and basically use that as a cheat.

For the 2-3 months prior to P90X my wife and I got on the Abs Diet (by David Zinczenko) and that really helped set us up for P90X. The diet requires you to have at least one cheat meal a week (within reason of course). It was a great diet and is very easy to stick to. It’s extremely similar to the P90X diet.

Your posts ended up going straight to my spam folder. I was getting a ton of spam for some reason so I made some tweaks to my settings so I’m sure that’s why. I think I fixed it now.

That’s a good idea to push yourself to higher weights. You can always go back down if you need to.

Yea, I’ve got Yoga X today. I hope I get through it as quickly as possible! :)