Weekly Recap

Welp, its been a lazy week, and its time to get back on track.

May 11: Yoga X

May 13: Core Synergistics. By the way, Core Syn is a very difficult workout. Chatarunga Runs are a killer.

May 16: Weight was 170.6

May 17: Kenpo X

That brings us to today, May 18.

So, I've had a very inactive week, which isn't good. My weight is ok, but I fear I am losing muscle. I've had enough rest though, over the past two weeks, so I think its time to go into the next weight series, starting with Chest Shoulders Arms tomorrow. I think I may do exercise 25 (X Stretch) tonight to prep for tomorrow, and then skip ahead to exercise 29. Then the other Core workouts I'll just fill in on some two a days. Its just - I gotta get back on the horse. I don't want to lose what I've accomplished.

I've been feeling sick, eating poorly, no sleep - its all affecting me. Its time to grit my teeth and go.

Random Legs and Back! Love it.

Just documenting my levels from last time:

Balance Lunges - no weight
Calf Squat Raise - 12.5 lbs.
Reverse Grip Chin Ups - 8.5 regular / 7.5 assisted
Super Skater Lunge - no weight
Wall Squat - not so great
Wide Front Pullup - 5 regular / 10 assisted
Step Back Lunge - 12.5 lbs.
Side Lunges - no weight
Close Grip Pullup - 5 regular / 10 assisted
Single Leg Wall Squat - not as bad
Deep Leg Squats - no weight
Switch Grip Pullups - 12 total, 2 normal, eventually 6 and 6, assisted leftovers

3-way Lunge - no weight
Sneaky Lunge - no weight
Reverse Grip Chin Ups - 4.5 regular / 7.5 assisted
Chair
Toe Roll Lunge - no weight
Wide Front Pullups - 2 regular / 13 assisted
Groucho
Calf Raise - 12.5 lbs.
Close Grip Pullups - 2 regular / 13 assisted
Speed Squats - no weight
Switch Grip Pullups - 12 total, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, and 2, all assisted.

AB Ripper X
-- ugh.

Anyways, what I tried to do in this one random session is to increase my assisted pullups to max out, just to get the same type of burn I'd be getting with the bands.

Feeling flabby - time to get back to work!

TIME FOR BIG CATCH UP! .... and documenting how I messed up.

Hello, p90x blog readers.

So.... its been a while. I don't know where to start, so I'll just come out with it.

First, I am getting rid of the Day headline BS thing I was trying to do. I am just unable to visualize where the heck I am in the program, so I am ditching the whole thing.

I made the decision just to keep my workout checklist on a piece of paper made up to look like a calendar, with a checklist of the 90-91 exercises right next to it, sometime over this last weekend.

The Kentucky Derby was amazing, and when I came back, I weighed 175. Gaining 6 pounds, essentially. YIKES.

Anyways, as I was making up the chart, I noticed: I FRIGGIN' MESSED UP ON THE P90x SCHEDULE!!!!

Week 4 of the regiment is SUPPOSED to be a recovery week, with Core Synergistics, etc., sprinkled in. What did I do, instead? I did another weightlifting week just like Weeks 1-3.

So now my WHOLE system is fu-botched! Couple that with taking a number of days off for the Derby, and I needed to get back on track.

Upon coming back from the Derby, I did:

Tues, May 6 - Legs Back, Ab Ripper X

Wed, May 7 - Kenpo X

Thurs, May 8 - X Stretch (Exercise 21 of the series!!!) Duh.

SO, what I am going to do is begin Week 4 as if I never did those past six-seven workouts. Consider those a bonus, essentially. I'll start with Exercise 22 (Yoga X), and keep going.

One thing is for sure, this is no longer getting fit in 90 days! By the time this is over, it'll be closer to 100-105 days. And that is all my fault.

That said, I am feeling stronger, my clothes fit better, and people are noticing. So I am still gungho about this program. Just needs a liiiiiitttttle adjustment.

Next post, my results from that one random day of Legs/Back.