I never like peanut butter. Too thick in my mouth always made me gag. Knowing I had to eat something before working out this morning, and not wanting to make porridge, I tried peanut butter on wheat toast. Not Bad! Quick and painless! Protein and Carbs!
Did legs and back. Did well with it. I’m taking a little break before doing Abs. I tend to have more energy and perform better if I wait an hour after my main workout before doing the ab portion. I love working out in the morning, gives me a euphoric high all day long. And it’s Friday! Sweet!
Has anybody else realized that it’s warm as heck today in upstate NY. 60 degrees for November can’t be good. Walked to a few blocks to get a haircut, and the sweatshirt was too much. Freaking sweating.
I just did px90 Yoga X. Kind of glossed over some moves towards the end. I was getting antsy. It was a good workout, just long. I’m hungry. Made myself a pretty large omelet 3 hours ago, thinking of making another one, or maybe just cook some meet and veggies and leave out the eggs for simplicity.
It’s starting to rain outside… perfect nap weather. Can’t nap though because I have work to do. Eat, shower, work, nap, work, The Office, bed! That’s my plan.
I’m a little drunk. Peeps over at the house. We are watching media coverage of the election and drinking beer / wine. I had a shitty non-productive day. Meeting for 4 hours. Got home and had to do my px90 workout. Only did about half the workout. My mind was not in it. I had work on my mind, people coming over, shower, etc so I cut it short. Ok, I have to be a host. I’ll get back to you people tomorrow.
The ab exercises do a lot of wear and tare on my tail bone. I’m going to have to get some upper ass padding to keep it at bay. PX90 workout was solid tonight and for the first time ever I actually enjoyed ab ripper x. I waited 2 hours in between chest and back and ab ripper x.
Today was a long day. Didn’t really sleep last night. Had a lot on my mind. Went flying (I fly little planes) this morning. Had a 4+ hour meeting. Came home, worked out, watched Dexter from last night, ate some fish a little while ago. Doing work now. About to go watch some tv and hit the hay.
I’ve decided to give it another shot. There has a been a few changes in my life that has made me stop and realize that I need to complete the PX90. While meditating the other day it came to me as clear as day that many of the things I want for myself can be obtained, physical, mental and spiritual, through performing and completing the workout. My approaches during the last few rounds, over the past year, have been to half ass it, skip days, continue eating shit and lying to people who read this blog (in the sense that I’m not giving it my all). I’ve been trying to get through the P90X workout for the wrong reasons.
I did chest and back yesterday and plyometrics today. I modified moves heavily today and skipped a few yesterday as well as today. My hip issue I discussed early this summer is still around. Not as pronounced as it was then, but enough to notice while doing certain exercises. Dive Bombers, crunchy frog, chair swing, and hot foot are a few examples of unneeded pressure on my hips… so I eliminated them and in there absence I did hip stretches.
I’m not going to write in this blog every day. It might not even be consistent. I’m going to write when I feel inspired to write. This blog should be for me first, maybe that sounds selfish but for right now I need to be doing this for me. I welcome anybody’s comments and concerns. Food suggestions would be great. I actually read the P90X nutrition guide a few days ago. I’m not much of a cook so I’m a little worried that the eating side is going to get old quickly. However, that’s another thing I need to do in my life. I’m 28 years old and I eat like I’m in college. All my friends around me cook great health meals. Yet I’m stuck on pasta and jarred red sauce and microwaveable pizzas. I get delivery and go out to restaurants all the time. I spend more money on food each month than any other expense. I’ve made myself believe that I can’t cook when in reality I’ve never tried. I’m going to do my best to learn how to cook. The 90 day workout is going to be 90 days of simplifying my life, growing up and taking responsibility.
I’m off to shower and finish my chocolate milk. My mother sent me an article in the mail about drinking chocolate milk within 1 hour of completing a workout. Makes sense because my old workout partner (who was a trainer at one point) use to drink chocolate milk before and after working out. Something about Carbs and Protein.
Until next time, I don’t know when that will be, be good and be safe.
I did Kenpo X yesterday morning. I I always enjoyed the workout because it was the only one that went by the quickest. The PX90 program is great, however at this point I just need to be doing something. If I do Kenpo 3 times a week that’s better than nothing. right?
Hello gang. Well after no hiking this summer and no working out my hip doesn’t bother me but then again I’m not doing anything to warrant discomfort. I did Chest and Back last Monday and then Shoulders and Arms last Wed of the PX90 for old time sakes. I think this blog is probably going to go to the way side unless I either get a dose of… I want to work out or I find somebody to take over the blog for me.
Looks like I failed the PX90. Not me not now that’s what I’m saying to this workout for now. Maybe one day I’ll pick it up again. So until then, good luck to all of you who attempt and complete the program.
I went to the hip doctor again yesterday. That was the third time I’ve gone. Since the first time my flexibility and hip strength has greatly increased. I walked on a treadmill for 15 minutes at an 8% grade without incident. The odd thing was that my right glutes, the lower part of my right butt cheek, felt odd. It didn’t hurt it felt as though I was doing lunges. The physical therapist said I was feeling that because up until now (and from the time I hurt my hip) I haven’t been using that muscle. I’ve been walking in a non productive, and rather destructive, manor. That’s crazy!
So the PX90 has been on hold for nearly a month now as I haven’t wanted to agitate my hip. The doctor told me yesterday that I should go on a moderate hike to see what happens. Yay! I replied. So early next week I’m going hiking, assuming all goes well I’ll start on phase II (week 5) of PX90 in a week or so.
I’m looking forward to getting back to it. I finally got my spare AC back from my friend, so doing workouts in 90 degree weather shouldn’t pose a problem.
I went to a physical therapist last week regarding my hip. I had never been to one before so the whole thing was new to me. The doctor examined my back as I attempted to touch my toes, “Oh geesh” she said. Then she told me to raise my left knee to my chest, then the right. “Hmm”, she sighed. At this point I asked her what the problem was. She explained that a muscle near my tail bone, on the right side, was locked up. This would certainly cause strain to both the right and left hip.
She had me lie on this hard bed as she tested the strength of my hips and legs. After about 5 minutes of that my right hip was hurting. She did some maneuvers to “unlock” the locked muscle. Apparently that worked cause I had more range of motion when she was done.
She gave me some hip exercises to do for the next week. She also gave me some hamstring exercises. Apparently I have EXTREMELY tight hamstrings which was also aid the problem. So a few exercises to be performed multiple times a day, going back this week to get an ultra sound. The hip muscle is inflamed so something about the ultra sound will alleviate the inflammation. Quite honestly I don’t know how it all works but I do know this: She told me no hiking or unnecessary stress on the hips for a month.
The question one should ask is what is unnecessary… Well being that PX90 is extreme, I would have to think Plyometrics, the leg portion of Legs & Back, the kicking portion of Kenpo X, and Ab Ripper X are unnecessary. Starting today I’m skipping those workouts and/or routines until the doctor and/or think I am fit to continue them.
I will be substituting those workouts with Stretch X, it seems fitting that I should increase my stretching as part of the reason I’m in this mess is due to insufficient flexibility. Alas, I am angry that I have taken 2 weeks off from working out and now I am on the injured list. I can’t hike. Boo Hoo.
Last week my coworkers were on vacation, which flooded me with more work than usual. I only did my workout on Monday. I skipped yesterday and today. This week I have no excuses. I’m going to pick back up with back and biceps tomorrow, I’ll finish the rest of the px90 workouts but I’m gonna treat this as a void week. Next week I’ll do week 6 and continue as normal.
After much nagging from my hiking buddy I’m going to go to a physical therapist tomorrow regarding my hip. I went to my primary a few weeks ago only to walk away with a referral. So as of now we know it isn’t fractured but that’s about it. Hopefully I leave tomorrow’s appointment with a more satisfying answer.
Pictures don’t really need to be posted cause I haven’t worked out. The pictures are just depressing cause there are no changes. I’ll post this Sunday, perhaps I’ll drench myself in baby oil to look all shiny and cut… then again I don’t think I’m going to do that.
I skipped my px90 workout today. I woke up very sore and stiff. My back has been a little tweaky lately. Rather than risk injury I decided to take today off. I’m going to shift my workouts by one day skipping Legs and Back. So tomorrow I’ll do Plyo, then back and biceps, Yoga, and then finishing the week with Kenpo X. I’m also thinking I really need to start doing Stretch X on the 7th day.
Monday’s workout went well. Although I can’t do a one armed pushup to save my life. I thought I was going to break my arm supporting myself. According to Tony on the video there’s a trick to everything… however I don’t know what the trick is for those pushups ’cause it aint working for me.
I skpped out on last weeks pictures, however, as always nothing to see here. Saturday night I played poker with friends. This girl I haven’t seen in over 6 months asked if I’ve been working out. Apparently she can see something with my clothes on that I [and you] can’t see with my clothes on. Must be an optical illusion.
This is the start of the 6th week, at the end of this week I’ll officially be half way through the px90 program. I’m psyched about it, are you?
I need to finish my oatmeal, digest and hit todays workout.
Unfortunately I wasn’t able to get to Back and Biceps yesterday like I was supposed to, however I did do it today. I actually just finished it now. Holy Shit, my arms are rocks right now. Like Monday’s workout this workout is 24 sets of different exercise, some you’ve seen many are new.
All in all I did well but I think my back isn’t improving. Chest, Shoulders, Biceps and Triceps are improving but Back is not. Today was disappointing in that regards. I couldn’t do any of the old or new pull ups with out the use of the chair. 5 weeks in and this happens. The odd part is I can feel my back muscles when I’m walking around, driving in the car or lying in bed. I couldn’t feel them 5 weeks ago. So I have to assume I’m doing something right… but the weights aren’t increasing, the reps aren’t increasing and the chair is still a must. I think I’m gonna go back to using the px90 recovery drink when I’m working out my back. It’s been personally proven to increase strength and stamina while flowing through my veins.
Ugh. Somebody please kick my ass. I haven’t done anything this week. Today is my favorite workout so one would hope at the very least I would complete it today. I’m off to a zoo momentarily, haven’t been to a zoo in a few years so it should be fun. As for Kenpo X, let’s just see.
So I arrived in Michigan yesterday. I’m here until Sunday. I had planned to do my px90 workout this morning but I opted to sleep in. I’m going to do it tonight after the game. I’m going to a Detroit Tigers game with family at 1. I’m not much of a baseball fan, actually I’m not one at all, but they want to go so I’m not going to be the stick in the mud. Well I’m being prodded to take a shower. If you’d like to flip on your TV around 1 perhaps you can see me sitting in the outfield, I’ll be the guy with the ecstatic look on his face. Bye for now.