P90X Spring 2012: Weeks 2 & 3

I forgot to post last week's Shoulders & Arms, so this post is for three workouts!  Anyway, I am getting stronger as well as lighter, so I was able to increase my reps in pushups/pullups during Chest & Back, and I was able to improve my performance in Shoulders & Arms both weeks.  I've been skimping on ARX this week, I only did about 100 reps on Friday, same for yesterday.  I'll try to bust a few more reps out tonight.  My other "workouts" have been walking, walking, and more walking.  My "rest week" is next week, so I won't be doing these two workouts for 6 weeks.  Boo!

P90X Spring 2012: Week 2 Chest & Back

Doing this workout on a PP day probably isn't that great an idea, but that was the schedule this week.  I upped my pushups to 94, and assisted pullups to 57.  I did 100 reps of ARX, I'll do more tomorrow morning.

P90X Winter 2011-12 Day 78: Chest & Back

I skipped three weeks.  My week in Barcelona was Week 8 (recovery week), but after that I had 3 weeks off.  I'm going to do Weeks 11 and 12, then start a new round so I have a full round before my summer vacation in July.

I did C&B today.  I'm several pounds lighter than when I started this round of P90X, so I had 15 total pushups more than Week 3, but my pullups total was a little less.

I also did ARX, 304 reps.  I had trouble with the V-ups and the obliques.

P90X Winter 2011-12 Day 14-15: Rest Day and Chest & Back

I had a rest day (celebrated my DD's birthday) on Wednesday.  Yesterday, I did Chest & Back.  I was able to increase my pushups to 74 full, and 60 assisted pullups.  An improvement over last week, but of course still behind where I was last June.  I won't be doing C&B again until after we get back from Barcelona in February!

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 2 Thursday

Day 15

Weight: 145lb (65.91kg, 10.36st)
Gain: 2.5lb!
I'm going to skip the other stuff, as this number will come down in the next few days.

Well, I forgot to take some of the 4HB supplements, but I did do the air squats/wall pushups and drank lemonade before dinner.  Today was a PP day.  I did my P90X workout today.  I felt good at the start, but it was a struggle by the end.  Next week, I'll try to do different PP days, Tues-Wed?

Oat bran
1.25 e.w. protein powder
Grilled chicken breast
Goat yogurt
Almonds
Post-workout snack: goat yogurt
Chicken breast strips w/curry goat yogurt sauce

P90X Winter 2011-12 Day 7-8: Rest Day and Chest & Back

Just wanted to rest yesterday.  Today I did Chest & Back.  It's sort of tough to do the recovery drink/snack when I'm doing a PP day.  I'm going to pick a different PP day next week.  Anyway, I was able to increase my pushups and pullups, but it's still not where I'd like to be.  Jeez, I got so weak in six-seven months!  I'm also going to start eating carrots again, I seemed to do well in the spring/summer when I was doing P90X and eating carrots.

P90X Winter 2011-12 Day 1: Chest & Back

Pathetic!  Had an abysmally low number of total pushups (31!)  However, I kept on going.  I did do a total of 86 pushups when you count the girly ones.  Some of it is due of course to the fact that I was 150lb with workout clothes etc.  Also, I've been relatively inactive, so my poor muscles have gotten weaker! Only one direction the numbers can go though, UP!  I also have to figure out what I'm going to do about the ab workouts.  I don't want a wide waist, which is what I was getting with some of the exercises, so I am going to have to be more selective.  I did the first three exercises in Ab Ripper. I'm going to have to figure out which ones to avoid.  I may also pick out some from the BBL series to boost the reps.

P90X Round 3 Day 1: Chest & Back

Tough!  I got about 2/3 the way through, then I heard a giant crash and the TV had fallen over in the living room!  Fortunately none of the pets were under it when it fell.  The screen still works, but the cable plug got pulled out, so no more cable!  Still works for DVD and Wii/Netflix.  Now I have to scramble to scrape up money for a new TV.  I'm hoping to make by November, but it'll mean a lot of belt tightening, and having the kids watch TV in my room!  No, I don't want to share!

P90X Round 2 Days 6-8: Chest & Back

I walked over an hour on Kenpo day, so I skipped the workout.  I took a rest day yesterday.

Today was Chest & Back.  I had an all-time high for assisted pullups, 85.  I couldn't do any unassisted, that bloating didn't help.  Pushups were a total of 133.  Even the apartment was humid, which made workout out a little tough.

P90X Round 2 Days 1-2: Chest & Back and Plyo

I had a great workout yesterday, kept up with the numbers I had the last two times I did C&B.  Tonight's Plyo, I dragged a little bit. Fridays I'm frequently sleep-deprived.  It's nice doing the exercises when I weigh so much less.

P90X Day 71: Chest & Back

It's week 11.  I decided to not worry so much about increasing pushup reps, and try to concentrate more on quality over quantity.  I still increased my pushups to 121, 12 more than 2 weeks ago.  I'm sure being 2.5lb lighter doesn't hurt either.  As for pullups, didn't do any unassisted, and kept within 2 of last time.  I'm beginning to see more definition in my arms, very exciting!

P90X Day 15: Chest & Back

I didn't feel that energized, but I managed to crank out 99 pushups and 72 assisted pullups.  I still need to improve the quality of my pushups.  When I do the knees version, I go lower. BTW, yesterday was supposed to be X Stretch, but I took a rest day instead.

P90X Day 8: Chest & Back

My favorite workout in this series!  I squeezed out 88 various pushups (and add'l pushups on knees), over 20 more than last week.  Now, I can't go terribly low, but as the weeks pass, I am able to go lower, so the number of pushups goes up a bit, but the quality is also improving.  I also used 20lb on the back flys.  It's nice to do it on a weekend, I don't feel as rushed to finish it and eat dinner.