Week 13, Day 6: Yoga

Sharon and Brian both joined me for my last day of p90x.  First round is now in the books!

Woot.  Celebrated by having a bismark! (A cream filled pastry with about a kazillion calories.)

Week 13, Day 5: Core Synergistics

Crushed it!

Just one more yoga to the completion of P90x.

Here are the numbers.

Week 13, Day 4: XStretch

Brian is over.  Did XStretch with him rather late.  We finished up around 10:34.

Week 13, Day 3: Kenpo

It's so easy... so easy... who oh oh, yeah it's so easy...

Week 13, Day 2: Core Synergistics

Completed it... took more breaks than usual today, but got through it.  During plank to chatarunga run, I still get a problem with a tendon or something just between my right shoulder blade and spine.

Here are the numbers.

Week 13, Day 1: Yoga

On the final week of p90x at last.  Did yoga with Sharon.  I can actually do some of the poses now.

Week 12, Day 6: Kenpo

Kenpo is easy.

Week 12, Day 5: Legs and Back

Still one of the toughest workouts.  I'll be sore tomorrow, and probably into Saturday.  But, this was the last tough workout of the week.  Tomorrow is Kenpo, and that's easy.  Then it's a recovery week and I'm done with this round of P90x.

Here are the numbers.

Week 12, Day 4: Yoga

It's really nice to have Sharon as my yoga buddy.  The one-legged balance moves are still tough, but what was once an impossibility is something I'm getting really close to achieving.

Week 12, Day 3: Back and Biceps

Beautiful day today.

Here are the numbers for the workout.

Week 12, Day 2: Plyometrics

Last plyometrics of p90x classic is in the can!!!!!!  Time was 1:10:00... fastest time yet.

Week 12, Day 1: Chest Shoulders and Triceps

The last non-recovery week of P90X.   Sure goes by fast.

Here are the numbers.

Week 11, Day 7: Rest or XStretch

Limrock Blowing Cave on St. Patrick's day.

Week 11, Day 6: Kenpo

Did these kind of late.  Still an easy workout, which is great coming after legs and back. 

Week 11, Day 5: Legs and Back

Still one of the toughest workouts for me.  My glutes are always sore the next few days after this workout.

Here are the numbers.

Week 11, Day 4: Yoga

Each time easier... still great to have Sharon doing this with me.

Week 11, Day 3: Soulders and Arms

Here's da numbers.

Week 11, Day 2: Plyometrics.

Did the workout in 1:11:00  My fastest time yet.  A really kick-your-butt workout.

Week 11, Day 1: Chest and Back

Got up early and did this one before church today.  The idea was that Brian would do it with me, since he slept over.  But his shoulder was hurting him, and he didn't complete the workout.

Here are the numbers.

Week 10, Day 7: Rest or XStretch

Did kenpo today, since I didn't do it yesterday.  Brian was over.  This still feels like the easiest of the workouts.  I think it may be more about flexibility and balance than anything else.  That and stretching out after a day of legs and back.

Week 10, Day 6: Kenpo

The day got away with me today, and I didn't get around to doing kenpo.  We saw the new John Carter movie and Brian came over.  He and I will do kenpo tomorrow.

Week 10, Day 5: Legs and Back

Here are the Numbers.

Week 10, Day 4: Yoga

Sharon is getting really good at that toe-grab-while-standing-on-one-leg move.  I'm not.  But I can do crane better than her.  This workout makes me sweat like crazy.  Usually feel better after doing it tho.  It's almost like a rest day really.

Week 10, Day 3: Back and Biceps

A fun workout.  Took my time with it today while listening to old Narrow Path podcasts. 

Here are the numbers.

Week 10, Day 2: Plyometrics

Took 1 hour and 20 minutes to complete the workout today.  Felt like I was pushing myself on some of the exercises.  Certainly took some breaks tho.

Week 10, Day 1: Chest and Shoulders and Triceps

Had Brian with me again today.  It's always fun to have him along as a workout buddy.  He keeps me from slacking too much.  Still doing the 1-handed push ups from my knees, but considering trying the real thing next time.

Here are the numbers.

Week 9, Day 7: Rest or XStretch

Rested.

Week 9, Day 6: Kenpo

Kenpo is just easy, even when I try to make it harder.  I'm still holding the 3 lb weights through this.  Maybe I should move up to the 5 lb weights.

Week 9, Day 5: Legs and Back

This is kind of a tough routine for me, but good for me I think.  I'm always thankful that it's only kenpo the next day after.  The first exercise (25 Balance Lunges) and later the Toe Roll Iso Lunges really put the burn on me.

Here are the numbers.

Week 9, Day 4: Yoga

It's crazy how much I sweat during this.  My living room is starting to smell like a locker room.  Phew!  Sharon has been really sick the last couple of days, but she was a real trooper and did the yoga routine with me today.

Week 9, Day 3: Shoulders and Arms

My forearms got so pumped today, that I had a difficult time gripping the dumbbells throughout the routine.  Still kind of a tough workout.  (I'm having a hard time in week 9 it seems).

Here are the numbers.

Week 9, Day 2: Plyometrics

I remembered to start my stop watch today, but the phone rang just as I was finishing the workout, and I didn't stop the watch in order to get the time.  I've got a feeling I was kind of dogging it today.  It was a tough workout.

Week 9, Day 1: Chest and Back

Beginning of phase 3.  Chest and back, seemed really hard to day.  Everything seemed really hard today.  Brian came over after church and did today's workout with me.  I'm still feeling a bit dizzy even now.  I think I've realized that it may have something to do with how little sleep I got last night.  I thought it was going to be a good day and I could be tough while Brian was here.  But as soon as I did the first set of pull-ups I knew it was going to be tough.  This has been one of the more difficult days in a long while.  Most of my numbers were up, but some of them were actually down.

Here are the numbers.

Week 8, Day 7: Rest or XStretch

I rested.

Week 8, Day 5: Core Synergistics

Some day you feel better than others.  Today was one of the day that I felt pretty good.  I timed myself today and the total time from start to finish was 1:12:31.9.

Here are the numbers.

Week 8, Day 4: XStretch

Stretching is easy.  Done with Sharon.

Week 8, Day 3: Kenpo

My muscles are confused... well, at least a bit sore anyway.  I suppose this is from yesterday's core synergistics.  Still, I'm doing this workout with no pauses and while holding the 3 lb weights.  Sharon has some 5lb weights, but I don't think I'm quite ready to go to those yet.  Maybe first half with 5lb and second half with 3lb or something along those lines.

Week 8, Day 2: Core Synergistics

When I do the chatarunga run, there is a white hot pain through the muscle that's between my right shoulder blade and spine.  Not sure why.

On this workout I need to start a timer, and make a goal of taking fewer and sorter rests.

Here are the numbers.

Week 8, Day 1: Yoga

Getting easier each time.  Can't do the toe-grab on the one-legged stand thingy, but am able to hold crane for longer and longer each time.

Week 7, Day 7: Rest or XStretch

Went on a pretty significant caving trip to Horse Skull Cave.

Week 7, Day 6: Kenpo

All too easy.  Next week is recovery week for phase 2.  I can see light at the end of the tunnel.

Week 7, Day 5: Legs and Back

Nothing much to report here.  Got through it okay.

Here are the numbers.

Week 7, Day 4: Yoga

Sharon is getting really good at some of this.  I'm getting slightly better also, with the balance moves, and the stand-on-one-foot-forever moves.

Week 7, Day 3: Back and Biceps

Usually when  I start my workout (or just before), Sharon will go for her walk, or to do here stadiums.  This typically results in her returning to the house just before I start ab ripper.  It's kind of weird to be flopping on the floor like a fish when your wife walks through the door.  So today, I decided to do ab ripper first and then do the regular workout.  I'm not sure if it was a good idea or not.  What I can say for sure is that ab ripper was like doing nothing at all.  It barely felt like a warm up.

Back and Biceps went okay, but for some reason, my grip seemed really poor today.  This made the pull-ups (especially the towel pull-ups) extra difficult.

Here are the numbers.

Week 7, Day 2: Plyometrics

I remembered to hit the stop watch before starting today.  From the time I started warm up to the time I completed the last of the cool down (double high-fives) with all my pauses was exactly 1:13:39.  I felt like I was pushing it a bit faster today so that means I've probably been doing it in about 1:20:00.  But at least now I have an objective measurement to work against.

Week 7, Day 1: Chest Shoulders and Triceps

Was difficult to get back into things today, but did it.  Ab ripper seems to be getting easier and easier.  I felt really weak today.  When I attempted the clap-hand push ups, I fell on my face, so I did standard push-ups for that exercise instead.  Increased the number of one-hand push-ups but still doing them from my knees.  Didn't really feel that strong today.

Here are the numbers.

Week 6, Day 7: Rest or XStretch

Went caving at War Eagle cave, got in plenty of exercise.

Week 6, Day 6: Kenpo

Missed today's workout... had to go to a funeral, and do several other things, before I knew it the day got away from me.  Still wasn't feeling that great anyway, so, if you have to skip something, Kenpo, or Yoga is probably the one.

Week 6, Day 5: Legs and Back

Next to plyometrics, this is the hardest workout for me.  It's really tough and leaves me sore the next day.  The very first move is a tough one.  I really felt bad today while doings these, but I got through it okay, and even upped the numbers on some of the pull-up moves.

Here are the numbers.

Week 6, Day 4: Yoga

Fun to have Sharon along.  Managed crane and royal dancer better than ever.  Sharon was able to do the toe grab on the standing leg extensions.

Week 6, Day 3: Back and Biceps

I can really feel the pump on this workout, and not just in the biceps either.  My forearms felt really tight during this routine.  I increased the weight on many of the moves and reduced the reps on some of them.  It made my pull-ups harder, but that's okay.

Here are the numbers.

Week 6, Day 2: Plyometrics

I thought this was supposed to get easier...  I think I'm just working a bit harder now that I'm more fit.  I keep forgetting to make a note of what time I start.  My ultimate goal is to complete this routine with no pauses.  I'm a long way away from that so the intermediate goal is to complete in shorter and sorter amounts of time.  But I have got to start recording my start and stop times to make that work.

Week 6, Day 1: Chest, Shoulders & Triceps

I felt much better today, but could tell I was still recovering from being sick yesterday.  It was some sort of stomach thing.  Today's numbers suffered a bit because of it.  I had the BriMaster as a workout buddy today.  Good to have him around.

Here are the numbers.

Week 5, Day 7: Rest or XStretch

Sharon and I were both sick today, so we chose ... rest.

Week 5, Day 5: Legs and Back

Last night we went to Huntsville to visit their grotto meeting.  On the way home we stopped at Waffle House (around 9:20PM).  I had the AllStar.  (Cup of coffee, two eggs over medium, 3 slices of bacon, hashbrowns, and a waffle smothered in butter and maple syrup).  This morning I paid for it a bit, but it was worth it.  Legs and Back has lots of pull ups.  I got 10 chin ups right at the start, and upped my numbers on the other pull-ups.

Here are the numbers.

Week 5, Day 4: Yoga

Getting easier every time.  Still not getting through all those one-legged moves, but getting closer each time.

Week 5, Day 3: Back and Biceps

Did you feel the pump today Jacob?  I did.  I really liked this routine, and think that, when I'm done with p90x this will still be part of what I do.  There were many of the exercises that I did 15 reps on, and I'm planning to up the weight on those and drop the reps.  (I've indicated this in the spreadsheet).  Ab ripper seemed almost easy today.  I really liked this workout.

Here are the numbers.

Week 5, Day 2: Plyometrics

Kind of hard to get back into it after the week "off".  The way I measure progress on this is by how quickly I get through the entire workout.  My ultimate goal is to get through the whole thing without pressing pause.  I'm not sure how well I did today, though, because I forgot to note the time when I started.  I feel like I went a little long.

Week 5, Day 1: Chest, Shoulders & Triceps

First day with a new routine is always awkward.  I'm still learning what weights to use, and how to properly do the exercises.  Today was the same.  Next time I do this routine it should be better.

I couldn't do the one-arm push ups.  Everything in my back went snap-crackle-pop even when doing them from the knee position.

How Tony is doing that flying push-up thing when I'm doing clap push ups is crazy... simply crazy.

Here are my numbers.

Week 4, Day 7: Rest or XStretch

Didn't do XStretch, but did go caving again.  So that part's okay.  And that's the end of phase 1.  Tomorrow I start with phase 2, which is probably going to be tougher.

Week 4, Day 6: Yoga

Each time I do it, I'm a little better.  Sharon is hanging in there with me on yoga.  I actually got through some of the one-legged balance poses.  I was able to get into crane for several seconds, and even did royal dance for a while.

There's just no way I can do that stand on one leg, one leg straight out in front and grab my toes.  I can do it okay with my hand under my thigh, but grabbing my toe is just not happening yet.

Week 4, Day 5: Core Synergistics

I'm a lot more comfortable with my numbers this time, and I felt a lot better about all the various exercises.  Prison cell push-ups are still hard.  They are almost a burpee, and doing 10 reps involves doing 30 push-ups.

The numbers are here.

Week 4: Day 4: XStretch

Felt good.  My hamstrings are probably the most flexible part of me.  But that fog stretch hurts!!!

Week 4: Day 3: Kenpo

It's just easy... even with the weights.

Week 4: Day 2, Core Synergistics

This was my first time on this routine, so I wasn't very efficient.  Wasted a good bit of time just learning how to do the moves.  I'm not sure all my numbers on the spread sheet are correct.  I wasn't counting reps so much as trying to learn the moves, and by the time I would learn them, it would be time to move on.  I should have better rep counts next time.

Some notes.
Banana rolls are awkward.
I could actually do sphinx push ups!!!
It's very difficult for me to pick the leg up on low lateral skaters.
Prison cell push ups are HARD!!!
Plank to Chatarunga Run is HARD!!!
Lunge Kickback Curl Press... I originally thought I'd do 20 lbs on this.  I did 10 lbs and barely got through it.
Dreya Roll is much harder than it looks.
Table Dip Leg Raise is not as hard as I thought, but I think my form may not have been very pretty.

Here are the numbers.

Week 4: Day 1: Yoga

Easy peasy... was able to get into crane for a bit this time around.  And actually got all the way through some of the single-leg balance stands.

Week 3, Day 7: Rest or XStretch

Well, I did neither today.  I didn't XStretch, but I sure didn't rest either.  Sharon and I went to cemetary pit and caved all day.

Oh, and happy birthday David Guy!

Week 3, Day 6: Kenpo

Held on to the 3lb weights throughout the entire workout, even when doing jumping jacks and x-jumps.  This still feels like one of the easier workouts to me.  My left-back kick is clumsy, but getting better.

I'd like to hear back from Jacob on how it worked out for him.

Week 3, Day 5: Legs and Back

This is the routine that leaves me feeling the most sore in the days that follow.  Really kills my legs.

I added weight to the step back lunges and a tiny bit of weight to the sneaky lunges.  I added reps to my unassisted pull-ups across the board.  Toe roll iso lunges are still very difficult for me.  Also, so is the very first exercise (balance lunges).

Ab ripper seemed the strongest so far this time.  Phifer scissors were not so bad this time.

Here are the numbers.

Week 3: Day 4: Yoga

Each time it feels like we're doing a little bit better.  Have to do it two times next week.  It's good to have Sharon as my buddy.  That one-legged stand forever thingy is pretty difficult.

Week 3, Day 3: Shoulders and Arms

Not much to say, numbers up just a very little bit.  Done with this for phase 1.

Here are the Numbers.

Week 3, Day 2: Plyometrics

Completed my last plyometrics of phase 1.  Brian worked with me today.  We did it in 1 hour and 10 minutes, which is my fastest time.  Also didn't seem to be as bad today as in the past.

Brian said that plyometrics should be called die-o-metrics.

Week 3, Day 1: Chest & Back

Seemed a bit hard today. Had heartburn throughout the workout. This was probably because I stayed up too late last night playing Star Wars and eating Doritoes that Bryan brought.

Bryan was my workout buddy today.

Here are the Numbers.

Week 2, Day 7: XStretch

All too easy... week 2 done and done.

Week 2, Day 6: Kenpo

Okay, so this is still one of the easiest workouts. To make it tougher, I used 3lb weight during every punch. I put them down only for run-in-place/jacks/x-jumps. Next time I intend to hold the weight through the entire workout.

A T T E N T I O N
J A C O B !!!

That means you.

To make this routine a workout, put a 3lb weight in each hand and hold them for every single punch/block move. Should be easy for a whipper snapper like you.

Week 2, Day 5: Legs and Back

Hey, I thought this was supposed to get easier.

It isn't.

Another tough workout but I completed it.  Things of note.

Even though I wasn't tracking everything to begin with, I decided that I wanted to after all.  I found another workout sheet that includes all the exercises.

Get it here.

I think I should add weight to the step back lunges.
My arms go numb holding the dumbbells during the calf raises near the end.  Toe roll ISO is HARD.
I've updated the spreadsheet and started tracking ALL the numbers.

Get it here.

Week 2, Day 4: Yoga

Was late getting the blog entry for it today, but Sharon and I did do the yoga this morning.  We both felt more comfortable, and like we were doing a better job of moving from position to position.  Some of that stand-on-one-leg-and-balance-forever stuff is still sort of difficult, and it's still hard to see what's going on in the video when you're staring at your unmentionables.  But overall, we both felt better about the workout that the first time through.

Tomorrow I have to do more chin/pull-ups...

Week 2, Day 3: Shoulders and Arms

Thought I was all done for the day, had my numbers down and was about to go to the computer room to key in blog entry and numbers, when the DVD started in on Ab-Ripper... I had forgot about Ab-Ripper!  Ugh!  But I did it.  Still feel very uncoordinated on reverse bicycles.

Still experimenting with weight/rep combos.  Think I might like to go with more weight and fewer reps, but will try to finish week 3 much as I've been doing weeks 1 and 2.

Here are the numbers.

Week 2, Day 2: Plyometrics

My goal was to finish in under one and a half hours.  I finished in one hour and twenty minutes.  This is still a very very very tough workout.  I'd say, if there's a workout that makes me think about quitting, this is the one.  But I didn't.  And I just have to do it one more time in phase one.

Tony's right... it's the mother!

Week 2, Day 1: Chest & Back

Increased the reps on some of the push ups.  Increased weight amounts.  Strained my back just a bit on one of the lawn mowers, but interestingly, didn't strain the part of my back I was actually using for the exercise.  Don't think it's serious and it didn't keep me from completing the workout or completing ab-ripper.   Feeling a little sore as I sit here typing tho.

Numbers are here.

Day 7: XStretch

Sharon did it with me... easy peasy.  It was a little longer than it needed to be I think, but it was certainly a good stretch.

Week 1 done.

Day 6: Kenpo

I was really sore this morning from yesterday's difficult workout, so I was worried this one would be tough.  Then when the stretches started really felt like it was going to be a tough workout.  Turns out, this has been the easiest workout to date.  I think maybe it's because when doing the punch exercises in Power 90 I was holding 3 lb weights, and I did not do that today.  I think next kenpo I'll pick the weights back up to add to this workout.  Otherwise it's almost like a rest day as far as  the punches are concerned.  The kicks are still tough, but not bad.  Eventually I'll put on leg weights during those.

Day 5: Legs and Back

Okay, so who knew that there would be more pull/chin-ups in "Legs & Back" than in "Chest and Back" or "Shoulders and Arms"?  And who knew that "Legs and Back" would end with a very "Plyometrics" type of exercise?  Well, I suppose I do now.  Anyway, today was kind of tough.  And my routinekept getting interrupted as well.  But I managed to get through it.  Ab ripper is still tough but I survived it.  I'm really clumsy on the reverse bicycles.

Even though Tony is saying to write everything down all throughout the routine, the workout sheet only has places to track the pull/chin-ups.  In fact here's a quote from my workout sheet.

"While this workout consists of both leg and pull-up exercises, we would like you to record the number of reps you performed for JUST THE PULL-UP EXERCISES."  (emphasis theirs).  I try to get as many as I can of these without assistance, and then complete to 10 reps using the chair.  I realized on the second round that if I did that with the switch grip, that I would have more reps with one grip than with the other, since I do 2 reps before switching the grip.  So I completed to 12 reps on the second go around.

Here are the numbers.

Day 4: Yoga

Some of if felt really stooopid, some of it was insanely difficult.  I didn't say Ommm at the end.  The good thing here, though, was that Sharon joined me, which was way cool.  Also, it's really hard to keep an eye on the video and see what you're supposed to be doing when you're twisted into a pretzel and you're staring at the back of your own heal.

And it lasted forever, but we got through it.

Day 3: Shoulders and Arms

It's done!  Today's ab rippers where a whole lot easier. Still a little sore from the previous day's workouts, but not as bad as I had feared.

Still learning which weight amounts to use on which exercises.  I think I need to up my weight and reduce my reps.

Here are the numbers.

Leave a comment if you're reading this, if only to say, "yup, I read it and I'm keeping tabs on you."

Day 2: Plyometrics

Great googly moogly, that was hard!  My new goal for plyo is to finish the hour-long workout in under an hour and a half.  Today took an hour and forty five minutes.  I mean, I'm used to having to take an extra little break between each circuit, but I'm not used to having to take a little extra break between every exercise. 

Day 1: Chest and Back

Done and done.

Pace for chest and back was a bit slower than I expected, but maybe that's because my reps were pretty low. Pull-ups were tough.  I could have done a bit more on my first push ups.

I was not at all prepared for some of the Abb Ripper exercises.  They killed my lower back from the beginning.  I remember it being that way when I started with TH abb ripper 100 though, so hopefully it'll get better.

My reps may be a bit low yet, but I'm satisfied with day one.

Here are the numbers.