Workout Update: P90X Day 64

Day 64 was a rest day, but I did get in a little extra cardio (the 645 cardio workout) in the evening.  

Workout Update: P90X Day 63

Day 63 was yoga, which I had swapped out during the week. I again skipped past the parts that still give me trouble, but I can tell that my flexibility and mobility are getting better in the parts that I do. 

Workout Update: P90X Day 62

 Day 62 was legs and back. I used the same amount of weight for all of the weighted exercises, aside for the toe-roll iso lunges, which I bumped up from 12 to 15 lbs (and felt the difference). And I was able to get more reps on the pull-ups (again using the chair assist). 

Workout Update: P90X Day 61

On Day 61, I again swapped out yoga for kenpo. Nothing new to report about Kenpo. It was fine, nothing much different than the last time.

Workout Update: P90X Day 60

 Day 60 was the shoulders and arms workout. It went well, and I was able to bump the amount of weight that I used on a couple of the exercises up just a bit. 

Workout Update: P90X Day 59

Day 59 was plyometrics. I did not feel as tired during this one as I did after the first recovery week. I was able to jump back into it pretty well.  

Workout Update: P90X Day 58

Day 58 was the beginning of Phase 3, the last block of P90X. This is the block that you do Chest and Back and Shoulders and Arms for weeks 9 and 11 (1 and 3 of the block) and Chest, Shoulders, and Triceps, and Back and Biceps in weeks 10 and 12 (2 and 4 of the block). So, today was going back to Chest and Back. I was able to do more (assisted) pull-ups, but the push-up numbers were not all that different than the last time I did the workout. 

Workout Update: P90X Day 57

Day 57 was a rest day, and I did not do any workout and just enjoyed the off day. 

Workout Update: P90X Day 56

Day 56 was the second yoga workout of the week. Nothing new to say about this one, it is still way too long and has too much in it and I definitely fast forwarded through parts of it. 

Workout Update: P90X Day 55

Day 55 was the second core synergistics workout of the week. I still can't stand this workout and think it is mostly a waste of time, but I got through it.  

Workout Update: P90X Day 54

Day 54 was x-stretch. As I have said before, I like this routine much better than the yoga routine. Again, I could tell my flexibility and range of motion are improving.  

Workout Update: P90X Day 53

Day 53 was Kenpo. It went well, and I am getting faster and able to better keep up with the cast members. While I am not as good as I was when I was actively in taekwondo, I am improving.  

Workout Update: P90X Day 52

Day 52 was yoga. I again only did a portion of the routine, skipping past the parts that I hate doing or still cannot do well. The parts that I did tackle are getting better as my flexibility and range of motion is improving. 

Workout Update: P90X Day 51

Day 51 was the beginning of the recovery week. I did core synergistics even though this was supposed to be Yoga. I did not pay attention to the calendar. Overall, it went pretty much the same as the last time, however I was able to do a few more of the push-up variations. 

Workout Update: P90X Day 50

 Day 50 was a rest day, but I did the stretch routine to get ready for recovery week. 

Workout Update: P90X Day 49

On day 49, I did yoga. I was going to try and do more of the asana portion, but I did not get started until about 9:00 at night, so I again went up through the "chair" portion of the first part of the workout, then skipped to balance poses and went up to the yoga-belly-seven portion. 

Workout Update: P90X Day 48

On Day 48, I did the final legs and back workout for Phase II. It went pretty well. I decided to swap using the pull-up assist for a chair (since I bought a pull-up stand with a bar much higher than the old pull-up bar I had attached to a door frame in my old house). I found that using a chair works much better, so I was able to get a couple more reps in during each pull-up move during the workout.

Workout Update: P90X Day 47

I used Day 47 as a rest day, but did do ab-ripper in the evening. I was just not feeling like doing a long workout today, so I shuffled my schedule again.  

Workout Update: P90X Day 46

On Day 46, I again swapped Yoga for Kenpo. For some reason, I just prefer keeping the yoga routine (especially that one) for the weekend. I am definitely getting faster and have more stamina during the workout, but I still have a ways to go before I am at the level I want to be with that one.

Workout Update: P90X Day 45

Day 45 was Back and Biceps again. Like the Chest, Shoulders, and Triceps workout, I was able to increase the amount of weight I used on a couple of the exercises, and do a couple more pull-ups, but overall it was pretty much the same as last week.