Day 21

Day 21, Kenp X again. Kenpo is still one of the easier workouts so I went out and got some weighted gloves today. They did help for the beginning of the workouts but as it progressed I felt like they weren't as beneficial, but who knows.

Diet is finally back on track clean and getting lots of calories.

Bring on the recovery week because I'm ready to go. yoga tomorrow which is so long that it will suck. Until the next time...

Bring it.

Day 20

Day 20 was Legs and Back and ARX and I was reluctant to do it. I really didn't want to do legs and back but I did anyway. I know that I said, "I was looking forward to it" but, working out on the weekends is just much harder for me than during the week. But i got it done and I feel

Diet was clean but I was low on calories overall so I need to get those up so I don't plateau.

Kenpo next time, keep pushing play.

Day 19

So for day 19 I went to Coppell so instead of doing legs and back I took my day of rest. I'll keep this one short and update you on the next one, Keep pushing play, peace.

Day 18

Yoga done today, I hate this workout really. It's entirely too long, the same thing for one and a half ours is terrible. I did do pushups throughout again and am getting better at balance postures, so I'm doing better but still hate this workout.

Diet is clean, I ran out of food pretty much have to go to Kroger tonight so I can make dinner and then will go to Sam's Club tomorrow for a restocking.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/aranaukin

Legs and Back and ARX tomorrow, looking forward to it, it's going to be a hell of a workout. Thinking about doing Plyo on saturday again instead of Kenp but we'll see when the time comes. I might try and start substituting an Insanity workout in on my cardio days. Anyway... it's the weekend for me so I'm out of here.

Until the next time... Keep pushing play.

Day 17

So p90x Day 17 was today. It was shoulders and Arms and ARX, which I killed. Increased weight and reps once again on most exercises. The one I didn't increase reps on was Chairdips and I added the leg raise instead, next go around I'm going to do the 2 chair approach.

Diet is good, ran out of dinner proteins and looks like I'll be out of my lunch proteins for tomorrow as well, time for another trip to Sam's Club. On another note I'm ready to start consuming more carbs.

Yoga tomorrow, I really don't enjoy yoga and I know my arms will be killing me, it's gonna be a challenge for sure.

I'm about to sign up for a half marathon for April 11th Hopefully EB will be here too, I know my other friends doing p90x have already signed up.

Until the next time.... Keep pushing play.

Day 16

Last plyometrics before the recovery week finished! After that I'm extremely tired. I felt like I was starting to bonk on the first 2 sets, but I decided to dig deep and pushed my body to the limits the rest of the way, keeping up with "dom" on the jump knee tucks and doing the advanced versions on all of the other exercises.

Diet is clean, didn't have time for my usual string cheese, yogurt, and tuna snack combo because of class so I substituted a Protein bar instead.

5 More days until the Recovery Week, "El Camino A Sexiness" is getting shorter and I'm becoming more motivated every day, Until the next time... Bring it.

Day 15

Absolutely destroyed Chest and Back today, it's sad to think I only do this workout 2 more times in the whole 90 days. My arms are toast right now I really worked them. On the back exercises that used weights I maxed out my Select Techs, doing 52.5 Lbs on all but one set of back flys in which I did 45 Lbs.

My diet's been clean today and I've been keeping on schedule.

Plyo tomorrow and I'm ready to kill that exercise. Until the next time... Press Play, Bring It, and Obliterate Your Goals.

Day 14

So instead of being my day of rest today was yoga X due to me modifying the schedule a bit and taking my rest day on Thursday. Yoga felt good today, I did pushups every time and was drenched well before the end of the workout. I was glad to do yoga and stretch out some today and am excited to start my third week. Going to do 2 week measurements I think and get them recorded even though the only starting measurement I have is height and weight. Anyway diets good today, and I'm extremely motivated to keep going right now. I started posting on the beachbody forums another group of people started on the same day and I figure I'll also use them as extra motivation to get through this. Until the next time Keep pushing play, and massacre it.

Day 13

Kenpo X was a breeze today, Instead of sticking with the program I started when they did and finished after they did, busting out as many reps as possible to get in the most work, I was getting my heart rate up to 190 at some points floating mostly around 160-180 most of the time. Diet has been spot on today and figure out what I was going to do for my second snack from now on.

1 5oz Can of Tuna in water, 2 Fat 1 Carb 22 Protein
1 6oz Container Yoplait Light (Harvest Peach/Blueberry/Strawberry), 0 Fat 19 Carbs 5 Protein
and
1 1oz Frigo Cheeseheads Light String Cheese, 3 Fat 1 Carb 8 Protein.
Totaling it all at 5 Fat, 21 Carbs, and 35 Proteins.

Here's the rest of what I have for the day.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/aranaukin?date=2010-01-23

Day 12 Legs and Back

So this round of Legs and Back I was on a mission. I increased reps and intensity on the whole workout, I'll definitely feel it in Kenpo X on Day 13. On a side note my friend Ben came up so my schedule will be messed up somewhat this weekend. However I will be keeping the diet under control.

So it may look like I have lots of Snacks today but my 4th mealk actually consisted of 5 of the snacks on myfitnesspal, anyway check it here.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/aranaukin?date=2010-01-22

Until the next time, keep pressing play.

Day 11 Yoga... Day of rest.

So day 11 was supposed to be yoga x, however I got home late from class and was feeling a little sick so I decided to move yoga x to Sunday, and take my day of rest for day 11. I've stuck well to the diet today and since I wasn't working out I had a small calorie deficit.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/aranaukin?date=2010-01-21

I think I'm going to add another meal every day and have smaller portions. It will make it easier to hit my totals.

Day 10

Today was round 2 of Shoulders and Arms. Last time I did this I was at Eric's place and didn't have my weights, but this round was a different story. This workout is definitely my favorite. I crushed my numbers from last time going up to 35Lbs with weight on some exercises where as last time the maximum weight we had was 25Lbs. I have to say the first time I did P90X I liked the triceps exercises the most, but this time around I like the shoulder ones much better.

My diet was awesome today, but I'm still not getting a second snack. I need to find a decent snack for after lunch that isn't a protein bar. Check out what I had today here... http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/aranaukin

Yoga X tomorrow and I'm kind of looking forward to it. I feel like I need to stretch out. Until the next time, keep bringing it and pressing play.

Days 8 and 9

Day 8, Chest and Back round 2. The last time I did this workout I felt sick and tired half way through, but this time I destroyed it. I increased reps and weight on every exercise and flew through the ab ripper. I kept to my diet but did skip my last meal of the day.

Day 9, Plyometrics today was easy. I had energy the whole time one thing I started doing with my workouts is drink a 0 Calorie Powerade throughout the workout along with my usual water. My diet today was pretty good, however I'm having a hard time finding a good 2nd snack other than protein bars. Other than that I'm doing good and feeling good. Keep bringing it, Shoulders and Arms tomorrow.

Day 6 and 7 Kenpo & Rest

So day 6 took the rest slot for this week. I woke up late that day and decided it would be my rest day instead of Sunday. I did keep with the diet and did very well on my ratios that day.

Today, day 7 Kenpo X! Kenpo is one of the funner work outs but it doesn't feel like much of a workout. However after doing it today I have changed my mind, I was thinking of finding another cardio routine to take place of Kenpo but actually doing it showed me how much work it was and how much better I felt afterward was also a plus. I'll be sticking with Kenpo throughout the program. Today I'll be over a bit on my fats because I have a steak in my fridge that needs to be cooked. Anyway Chest and Back to crush tomorrow then the University starts back up Tuesday so I'll be fitting my workouts around class. Until the next time, Keep pressing play.

Days 4 and 5, Yoga and Legs & Back

My router has been acting up lately but we did a firmware upgrade on it today so hopefully I'll actually be able to post this blog.

Day 4 was one of the toughest times I've had doing any of the P90X workouts. The workout was so challenging because of how weak my legs and arms are from the previous workouts this week. After doing the whole workout I felt much better and very energized and of course more calm of mind too. It seemed to really help my 3 hour drive that I went on directly after to go home.

Day 5 was a different story, I finally made my way to Sam's Club and did some shopping. I now have the foods I need to meet my caloric needs and nail the proteins, carbs, and fats ratios. Legs and Back was tough because I was weak once again from previous workouts. I pushed it to the limit and then ripped open ARX. Haven't been able to input my diet into myfitnesspal, but I've been keeping myself in line. Will bring you my Kenpo blog later today. and I'll have my diet input into myfitnesspal for everyone to see. Until the next time I'm out, keep pushing Play.

Day 3 - Shoulders and Arms

Traveled to College Station Last Night for Eric's( http://ericblem.blogspot.com ) birthday. Eric, his roommate JJ, and I did shoulders and arms.

This workout to me is one of the easier resistance workouts. Shoulders and Arms to me is one of the funnest workouts. It allows me to push myself to the limit and feel like I worked out that day without being completely dead after. I see myself increasing my weight and lowering reps on this exercise when I get home to use my Bowflex Selectechs.

We also went shopping at Sam's club and picked up a bunch of good food for p90x today.

My diet for the day can be found here.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/aranaukin

yoga tomorrow, peace.

Day 2 - Plyometric Paralysis

After this workout my legs are like putty. Traveling up and down my stairs to mix my recovery drink was torture after the brutal workout my legs went through. I firmly believe that Plyometrics is the hardest workout in all of P90X.

Today for breakfast once again I had 1 cup of Oatmeal with a scoop of whey isolate 28, this time I didn't add peanut butter because I was out, will be going to the store soon to stock up.

After my workout I had my Results and Recovery Formula.

Then I had a 12 oz coffee from Starbucks with a tablespoon of half and half and 2 packets of 0 calorie sweetener.

For my final meal I had a Subway Salad with a Double portion of chicken and golden Italian dressing.

I haven't gotten Myfitnesspal set up completely yet but I will soon and when I do I'll update my caloric intake and ratios of proteins, carbs and fats.

P90X day 1 down.

Today marked the start of a 90 day journey. I'm going to bring this blog to you in three sections.

1. What is P90X?

2. My diet for the day.

3. My workout for the day.

1. To those of you who don't know P90X is an intense 90 day fitness program. The workouts paired with the diet are aimed at giving you a full body transformation.

2. At this stage in p90x my goals are 50% Proteins, 30% Carbs, and 20% Fats. For breakfast I had 1 cup of Oatmeal, 2 tablespoons of reduced fat creamy peanut butter, and 1 scoop of whey isolate 28. After my workout I had the P90X results and recovery formula. That's all I've had so far today. Will update the rest in my next blog.

3. Today was Chest and Back and ARX. A rigorous upper body workout filled with push ups and pull ups. It was difficult for me to get through it all as I haven't worked out in a while.

That's all for now more to come. 89 Days to go.