Reviews, Health, and Other Stuff

Here you will find things about fitness and nutrition, mainly (but not exclusively) in relation to the Beachbody programs like P90x and Insanity. And, I will start adding reviews for Books, DVDs and Blu-Rays, and other products. All views and opinions on this blog are my own.

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Saturday, March 21, 2026

Blu-Ray/TV Series Review: Bewitched: Season 5

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  The 30-episode fifth season of Bewitched aired during the 1968/1969 TV season. All of the main cast returned, including Elizabeth Montgome...
Friday, March 20, 2026

Workout Update: P90X Day 46

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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 ...

Workout Update: P90X Day 45

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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 co...

Workout Update: P90X Day 44

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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...

Workout Update: P90X Day 43

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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 wor...
Thursday, March 19, 2026

Workout Update: P90X Day 42

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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 e...

Workout Update: P90X Day 41

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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 ...

Workout Update: P90X Day 40

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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...

Workout Update: P90X Day 39

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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

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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 th...

Workout Update: P90X Day 37

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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 ...

Workout Update: P90X Day 36

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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 s...
Monday, March 16, 2026

Workout Update: P90X Day 35

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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...

Workout Update: P90X Day 34

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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 r...

Workout Update: P90X Day 33

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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 pul...

Workout Update: P90X Day 32

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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, ...
Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Workout Update: P90X Day 31

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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 Ch...
Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Workout Update: P90X Day 30

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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 a...
Monday, March 9, 2026

CD/Music Review: Ashanti: Chapter II

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  Chapter II is the 2003 sophomore album by Ashanti. It features 20 tracks total, but some are very short skits or interludes that run aroun...

Workout Update: P90X Day 29

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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 ...
Sunday, March 8, 2026

Workout Update: P90X Day 28

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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 wo...

Workout Update: P90X Day 27

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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 s...

Workout Update: P90X Day 26

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Day 26 was the fifth day of the recovery week, which meant doing core synergistics again. It really went exactly the same as Tuesday. I coul...

Workout Update: P90X Day 25

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Day 25 was the fourth day of recovery week, which was x-stretch. As much as I hate the yoga routine, I love this. It is the perfect length (...
Saturday, March 7, 2026

4K-UHD/Movie Review: Dogma

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  Dogma is the 1999 film written and directed by Kevin Smith. It was the fourth film in what is known as the View Askewinverse, which is the...
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