June 15 - Exercise 39: Yoga X

Yoga was fine (sweating like hell), but some notes:

1. Plough - my legs can reach the ground with ease, although I almost suffocate myself with my stomach.

2. Crane - I can do it! I swear!

3. Right angle pose - for some reason, couldn't lock my hands behind my back at one point. Hmm.

4. Sweating more now during Yoga than the first week. Not sure what that means.

Giving blood tomorrow, will hope to do Legs and Back @ 5 am.

June 14 - Exercise 38: Back and Biceps

I can't believe we are in Week 6! Nice.

I will say I am confused why my back muscles, though developed, aren't as strong as they were earlier? Maybe that's what they mean by continuously challenging your body so it doesn't plateau - these pullups are impossible sometimes!

This time around, I tried to up the weight, lower the reps.

Wide Front Pullups: 5 normal, 10 assisted
Lawnmowers: 10x per arm, 40 lbs. each arm
Twenty-Ones: 15 lbs., 7x 7x 7x
One-Arm Cross Body Curls: 12x per arm, 17.5 lbs. per arm
Switch Grip Pullups: 2-2 normal / 2-2-2-2 assisted
Elbows-Out Lawnmowers: 12x per arm, 30 lbs. each arm
Standing Bicep Curls: 12x, 17.5 lbs. per arm
One-Arm Concentration Curls: 12x per arm, 17.5 lbs. per arm
Corn Cob Pull-ups: 8x assisted
Reverse Grip Bent Over Rows: 14x, 17.5 lbs. per arm
Open Arm Curls: 12x, 17.5 lbs. per arm
Static Arms Curls: 4-4-4-4, 17.5 lbs. per arm
Towel Pullups: 3-3-3-3 all assisted
Congdon Locomotives: 40x, 17.5 lbs. per arm
Crouching Cohen Curls: 12x, 17.5 lbs. per arm
One-Arm Corkscrew Curls: 12x per arm, 17.5 lbs. per arm
Chin-Ups (wide): 3 regular, 10 assisted
Seated Bent-over Back Flys: 12x, 17.5 lbs. per arm
Curl Up / Hammer Down: 12x, 17.5 lbs. per arm
Hammer Curls: 12x, 17.5 lbs. per arm
Max Rep Pullups (wide): 12x assisted
Superman: -
In Out Hammer Curls: 10x, 17.5 lbs. per arm
Strip Set Curls: 17.5 lbs., 12.5 lbs., 10 lbs.

AB Ripper X - Oblique V Ups, man. What the hell - why are they so hard!?

June 12 - Exercise 37: Plyo

Not much to say about Plyo, except there are moments when my knee feels tweaky.

Also, my belly still jiggles.

June 11 - Exercise 36: Chest Shoulders Triceps

Back to those exercises requiring the PUSH:

Slo-Mo 3-n-1 Pushups: 12, with 10 bonus fast.
In & Out Shoulder Fly: 16x, 15 lbs per arm
Chair Dips: 20x
Plange Pushups: 20x
Pike Press: 20x
Side Tri-Rise: 11x per side
Floor Fly: 4/4/4/4/4
Scarecrows: 12x, 12.5 lbs per arm
Overhead Tricep Extensions: 12x, 12.5 lbs. per arm
Two-Twitch Pushups: 4 fast, 3 slow, 4 fast 3 slow, 4 fast 3 slow, 4 fast 3 slow
Y-Press: 12x, 15 lbs. per arm
Lying Tricep Extensions: 12x, 15 lbs. per arm
Side-Side Pushups: 12x
Pour Fly: 8x, 15 lbs per arm
Side Leaning Tricep Extensions: 8x per side, 15 lbs. per arm
One-Arm Pushups: 5x per side (good)
Weighted Circles: 10 rotations/10 rotations/10 rotations/10 rotations, no weight
Throw the Bomb: 10x per side, 15 lbs per side
Clap/Plyo Pushups: 11x clap
Slo-Mo Throw: 10x, 12.5 lbs per arm
Front-Back Tricep Extensions: 16x per side, 12.5 lbs per side
One-Arm Balance Pushups: 14x
Fly-Row Press: 12x, 12.5 lbs per arm
Dumbbell Crossbody Blows: 60x, 12.5 per arm

WHEW! Ab Ripper X tough.

June 9 - Exercise 35: X Stretch

MUCH needed.

Weight: 173.5 (what the F??)

June 8 - Exercise 34: Kenpo X

Felt a little twitch in my back, but otherwise, Kenpo was good.

June 7 - Exercise 33: Legs & Back

Amazingly, in this part 2 of the P90x routine, I forgot about Legs and Back! Especially killer since it follows Back and Biceps - my back is getting hammered.

Balance Lunges - no weight
Calf Squat Raise - 12.5 lbs.
Reverse Grip Chin Ups - 7.5 regular / 7.5 assisted
Super Skater Lunge - no weight
Wall Squat - ok
Wide Front Pullup - 4.5 regular / 10.5 assisted
Step Back Lunge - 12.5 lbs.
Side Lunges - no weight
Close Grip Pullup - 3.5 regular / 11.5 assisted
Single Leg Wall Squat - ok
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 regular / 11 assisted
Chair
Toe Roll Lunge - no weight
Wide Front Pullups - 1 regular / 14 assisted
Groucho
Calf Raise - 12.5 lbs.
Close Grip Pullups - 1 regular / 14 assisted
Speed Squats - no weight
Switch Grip Pullups - 12 total, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, and 2, all assisted.

AB Ripper X - still just ok. For some reason, Side Tri Raise has been MUCH HARDER now.

Weight: 172.5

June 6 - Exercise 32: Yoga X

Yoga Yoga Yoga. Feels great, and I think I almost held Crane for a consistent amount of time.

Weight: 172.0

June 5 - Exercise 31: Back and Biceps

This was the first time I'd done Back and Biceps. It was really hard - here's how I did:

Wide Front Pullups: 4 normal, 8 assisted
Lawnmowers: 12x per arm, 35 lbs. each arm
Twenty-Ones: 15 lbs., 7x 7x 7x
One-Arm Cross Body Curls: 12x per arm, 15 lbs. per arm
Switch Grip Pullups: 2-2-2-2-2-2, all assisted
Elbows-Out Lawnmowers: 12x per arm, 25 lbs. each arm
Standing Bicep Curls: 14x, 15 lbs. per arm
One-Arm Concentration Curls: 12x per arm, 15 lbs. per arm
Corn Cob Pull-ups: 8x assisted
Reverse Grip Bent Over Rows: 14x, 15 lbs. per arm
Open Arm Curls: 12x, 15 lbs. per arm
Static Arms Curls: 4-4-4-4, 15 lbs. per arm
Towel Pullups: 3-3-3-3 all assisted
Congdon Locomotives: 40x, 15 lbs. per arm
Crouching Cohen Curls: 12x, 15 lbs. per arm
One-Arm Corkscrew Curls: 12x per arm, 15 lbs. per arm
Chin-Ups: 2 regular, 10 assisted
Seated Bent-over Back Flys: 12x, 15 lbs. per arm
Curl Up / Hammer Down: 12x, 15 lbs. per arm
Hammer Curls: 12x, 15 lbs. per arm
Max Rep Pullups (wide): 12x assisted
Superman: -
In Out Hammer Curls: 9x, 15 lbs. per arm
Strip Set Curls: 15 lbs., 12.5 lbs., 10 lbs.

Corn Cob pullups, lemme say, are impossible. Tie between that and Towel Pullups.

Ab Ripper X was, as usual, mediocre.

Weight: 170.5

June 3 - Exercise 30: Plyo (again)

As with past Plyo workouts, my hamstrings killed for days after.

BACK ON TRACK! June 2 - Chest Shoulders Triceps

OOOOOOh yeah. Back on track. Muscles feel gooood.

Slo-Mo 3-n-1 Pushups: 12, with 10 bonus fast.
In & Out Shoulder Fly: 16x, 12.5 lbs per arm
Chair Dips: 20x
Plange Pushups: 16x
Pike Press: 18x
Side Tri-Rise: 11x per side
Floor Fly: 4/4/4/4
Scarecrows: 16x, 10 lbs per arm
Overhead Tricep Extensions: 12x, 25 lbs. total arms
Two-Twitch Pushups: 4 fast, 3 slow, 4 fast 3 slow, 4 fast 3 slow, 4 fast 3 slow
Y-Press: 16x, 12.5 lbs. per arm
Lying Tricep Extensions: 15x, 12.5 lbs. per arm
Side-Side Pushups: 12x
Pour Fly: 12x, 12.5 lbs per arm
Side Leaning Tricep Extensions: 12x per side, 12.5 lbs. per arm
One-Arm Pushups: 5x per side (good)
Weighted Circles: 10 rotations/10 rotations/10 rotations/10 rotations, no weight
Throw the Bomb: 12x per side, 12.5 lbs per side
Clap/Plyo Pushups: 10x clap
Slo-Mo Throw: 10x, 12.5 lbs per arm
Front-Back Tricep Extensions: 16x per side, 12.5 lbs per side
One-Arm Balance Pushups: 13x
Fly-Row Press: 12x, 12.5 lbs per arm
Dumbbell Crossbody Blows: 60x, 12.5 per arm

Did AB Ripper X - awesome too. Overall, felt very good. Back on track, baby!

MAy 31 - Exercise 27: Yoga X

Did Yoga with a friend of mine, and man was I sweating. Yoga is definitely a workout.

May 30 - Exercise 26: Core Synergistics

More core work as I gear towards Phase II. I really enjoy this workout.

May 29 - Exercise 28: X Stretch

I decided to finish off the exercises I needed to do during my original Week 4 - X Stretch was up. Much needed after a day of Plyo.

May 28 - Plyo

Ok, so in order to get in the swing of things, I decided to do Plyo to warm back up. It worked - the next day, my hamstrings and back were nice and sore. Back to it!

May 20-May 27 - injured and gaining weight

So over the course of the next week, I took antibiotics, did not exercise, and then went to North Carolina over Memorial Day weekend, where I ate lots of junk.

One good thing though - while in NC, I physically exerted myself, and was able to do lots without getting winded, a clear by product of P90x. Plus, my friends said they noticed a difference in my physique.

Of course, when I got home, I weighed myself: Weight as of June 1 ----> 175.0. BOOO.

I am concerned that I will be RE-starting phase 2 having lost all the benefit of Phase 1 because of my excessive resting over the past month, as evidenced by my weight gain.

On the other hand, I still feel strong, and am able to fit into my pants. Only time will tell.

May 19 - Chest Shoulders Triceps, and INJURY!

I made a HUGE mistake on May 19 - I exercised hard when I was really really sick. Like, flu/cold/blah. The first time I'd been really sick in a long time. So, of course, I pulled a shoulder/back muscle, and was basically out of commission for a good week (as you will see).

But onto how I did on Phase 2 of P90x - Chest, Shoulders, Triceps.

Slo-Mo 3-n-1 Pushups: 12, with 10 bonus fast.
In & Out Shoulder Fly: 6x, 12.5 lbs per arm
Chair Dips: 20x
Plange Pushups: 15x
Pike Press: 15x
Side Tri-Rise: 15x per side
Floor Fly: 4/4/4/4
Scarecrows: 12x, 12.5 lbs per arm
Overhead Tricep Extensions: 12x, 25 lbs. total arms
Two-Twitch Pushups: 4 fast, 3 slow, 4 fast 3 slow, 4 fast, 1 slow
Y-Press: 15x, 12.5 lbs. per arm
Lying Tricep Extensions: 15x, 12.5 lbs. per arm
Side-Side Pushups: 10x
Pour Fly: 10x, 12.5 lbs per arm
Side Leaning Tricep Extensions: 10x per side, 12.5 lbs. per arm
One-Arm Pushups: 5x (bad)
Weighted Circles: 10 rotations/10 rotations/10 rotations/10 rotations, no weight
Throw the Bomb: 12x per side, 12.5 lbs per side
Clap/Plyo Pushups: 6x clap
Slo-Mo Throw: 8x, 12.5 lbs per arm
Front-Back Tricep Extensions: 12x per side, 12.5 lbs per side
One-Arm Balance Pushups: 12x
Fly-Row Press: 10x, 12.5 lbs per arm
Dumbbell Crossbody Blows: 30x, 12.5 per arm

After injuring myself, I managed to do only 1/2 of Ab Ripper X. Ugh.

May 18 - X Stretch

Right on schedule, on May 18 I did X Stretch. I was feeling really sick that day, and the next day, I paid for it.