Training - P90X Day 1.

So having gained 10lbs over vacation, it was definitely time to get back into the workout groove. Try and kick it up a notch, take it to the next level and all the standard cliches that are nevertheless on point. But even as late as last night I didn't know what protocol/program I was going to get on board with next.

So I finally decided on taking another run at P90X. Sticks in my craw that I turned into a whiny little bitch after 2 months in last time and started whinging on about burnout and structure and whatnot.

The hangup on that is that before you kick off into it you're supposed to run through a Fitness Test so you have before/after stats for the program. So at 9PM, after a full day of eating junk food, and a couple drinks no less, I ran through the test. [Except for the Vertical Leap, because at 10PM, indoors, there's really no place to get that done.] So though my stats sucked - even down from the # of pullups/pushups I could do before vacation - I did get it finished. Might make the "after" stats look more than half decent though.

Today's PT - P90X Chest & Back, Ab Ripper X
80 count deep breathing on the back arch

Came across this... too true, too funny. Forgot how brutal the workouts can be. Good stuff.

He will, indeed. Dripping w/sweat after the first wkout back.

From 2009-08-17

Inspiration/Motivation

50 YEAR OLD FITNESS WIN - Bodybuilding.com - Bodybuilding.com Fit Profile Of The Month - Bodybuilding.com Fit Employee Spotlight - July 2009: John Shumate!:

"Name: John Shumate
Age: 50
Height: 5'11'

Weight: 159 lbs
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Bodybuilding.com - Female Transformation Of The Week - Female Transformation Of The Week - Rany Shed 50 Pounds Of Post-Pregnancy Weight!:

"Name: Rany
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Before:
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Body Fat: 15%"