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.  

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.