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.  

Workout Update: P90X Day 44

Day 44 was plyo. I again decided to skip the last chunk of the workout (the "sports bonus"), mostly because I got a later start to the workout than I would have liked. Ultimately, however, it went fine. 

Workout Update: P90X Day 43

Day 43 enters the last week of Phase 2, which means the Chest, Shoulders, and Triceps workout again. No big changes from last week's workout. I increased the amount of weight I used for a couple of exercises during the workout, but for the most part, they stayed the same as last week. 

Workout Update: P90X Day 42

On day 42, I got a lot of exercise. In the afternoon, I had to shovel my driveway after we got a nice dumping of spring snow. Then, in the evening, I did yoga (which I had substituted earlier in the week) and ab-ripper. Basically, I stopped once I got to the core exercises in the yoga workout and then did ab-ripper since I generally like those exercises more.  

Workout Update: P90X Day 41

I used day 41 as the off day this week. I had a party at my house, so, since I knew I was not going to be eating all that well, I just took the day off (but I did get in a session of ab-ripper in the evening.

Workout Update: P90X Day 40

Day 40 was the Legs and Back workout. The most progress I have made was on the Bulgarian Squats. My balance was better, and I could go a bit deeper on them. All of the rest of the exercises were pretty much the same. 

Workout Update: P90X Day 39

On day 39, I switched Yoga for the Kenpo workout. It went fine, really no better or worse than the last time I did it. 

Workout Update: P90X Day 38

Day 38 was the second round of the Back and Biceps workout. I again was able to increase the amount of weight I was using for a couple of the exercises. I had the same pull-up numbers from last week, probably because I was still not feeling great. I still cannot do corn-cob pull-ups for shit, but I can do a handful of the rest of them. 

Workout Update: P90X Day 37

Day 37 was plyo again. I was not feeling great and got a late start, so I ended the workout once I did the five main blocks and skipped the "sports bonus" portion. It was slow starting, but once I was warmed up, I made it through fine.  

Workout Update: P90X Day 36

Day 36 was the second round of Chest, Shoulders, and Triceps. Overall, the workout went well. I was able to increase the number of reps on some of the push-up exercises and the amount of weight I used for a couple of the exercises.  

Workout Update: P90X Day 35

Day 35 was the rest day, so I just did ab-ripper (since I did not do it on Friday after the Legs and Back workout). I am still doing 15 reps of all of the exercises except Mason Twists. I will probably bump it up to 20 reps soon (maybe next week, maybe the week after).  

Workout Update: P90X Day 34

Day 34 was Kenpo X. I am getting better at it, both in terms of my cardio stamina and speed. I still skip that beginning stretching (which really should be the cool down) and use the twist and pivot and punching sequences as a warm up. That knocks about 11 minutes off the total time of the workout which makes it more palatable.  

Workout Update: P90X Day 33

Day 33 was Legs and Back. I did find that it was a bit harder after the off week than it was in the last week of Phase I (especially the pull-ups), but I was able to get through it.  

Workout Update: P90X Day 32

Day 32 was Yoga. As with the past few times I have done the yoga routine, I focused on improving the parts that I can do well or semi-well, and altering the parts that I currently struggle with. Basically, I want to get stronger and more flexible and then work in the things (like the end of the moving asanas) that give me trouble.  

Workout Update: P90X Day 31

Day 31 was the first back and biceps workout in Phase 2 of P90X. It is the second "new" workout after the first month. Like the Chest, Shoulders, and Triceps workout, this one incorporates many of the exercises from Phase 1's Chest and Back and Shoulders and Arms workouts. And, it adds a couple of new exercises into the mix. It has two blocks of work with a one-minute rest between them. You alternate two back exercises (one that is a version of a pull-up and one that uses weights) followed by two biceps exercises. The workout ends with a strip set of bicep curls, where you do 8 reps with the heaviest weight you can use, then drop the weight (5 lbs or more), do eight reps with the lighter weight, and repeat that two more times. So, it is a challenging workout and it does get tiring toward the end, especially once you get to the point where you can do more pull-ups at the beginning.

Workout Update: P90X Day 30

Day 30 was plyo. Interestingly, I felt that I had a bit less stamina since I had not done this one for a week. Core synergistics and kenpo are the only "up-tempo" workouts that you do during the recovery weeks, but neither of them is as effective cardio-wise as plyo. But, ultimately, I go through it.  

Workout Update: P90X Day 29

Day 29 was the first workout of Phase 2 of P90X, which meant doing the first of two new workouts, Chest, Shoulders, and Triceps. Several of the exercises are carried over from the Chest and Back and Shoulders and Arms workouts in Phase 1, but this one also includes a few new ones.  It also includes new cast members, one of whom does modified versions of the exercises. Overall, it went well.

Workout Update: P90X Day 28

Day 28 was the last day of recovery week, which I just used as a rest day. I do feel refreshed going into Phase 2 and the two new lifting workouts. 

Workout Update: P90X Day 27

Day 27 was the sixth day of recovery week, which meant yoga again. I just did the "main" part of it (up to the ab exercises) and skipped the end, which I will probably do going forward. There was no big change from when I did it earlier in the week.