With a professor visiting to conduct interviews for the students here at Oberlin, I kinda got swamped and didn't have time to blog yesterday. Even so, I did my Plyo X yesterday, and didn't wuss out by going to Cardio X. I still don't like that workout very much, but I am sticking with it.
Mr. Horton's blog post was very interesting.... about creating an environment for change to happen. Check it out: http://tonyhorton.blogspot.com/2010/02/change.html
Nothing profound to say right now, just eating breakfast and drinking my morning coffee. Back & Biceps and Ab Ripper X today.... will write again after that.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Thursday, February 11, 2010
30 Day Comaprison Shots
Just a few. The black and white ones were taken on Day 3, and the sepia toned ones were taken on Day 30.
Okay, heck with modesty... Is there a difference? I need the truth.
Okay, heck with modesty... Is there a difference? I need the truth.
My Cheering Section
Thank God for Rodney and Jake on mornings when I wake up on the wrong side of the bed... like today. Just in a foul mood following the news from ASU and the even more unpleasant news about the car being stolen. Picked a fight with a politically conservative friend on Facebook over global warming less than 30 minutes after waking up, bemoaned the unpleasantly cold weather and the snow, and then brought the worst attitude to working out shortly afterwards. Don't get me wrong, I worked hard at P90X this morning, but there was no joy or catharsis in it. And yet after all that, the dogs (who have been watching their silly biped of a pack-leader jump around like a weirdo in the morning for the last five weeks) came right in dring the cool down and licked my face and wagged their tails as if to congratulate me on the hard work. That never fails to make me smile and turn my mood around.... and I smiled brightly and genuinely. I believe their support is going to carry me through the rest of the morning at least.TODAY'S WORKOUT - Chest, Shoulders & Triceps, Ab Ripper X
TODAY'S MENU
BREAKFAST - oatmeal with skim milk, orange, coffee
LUNCH - chicken burrito (grilled chicken, shredded lettuce, rice, black beans pueblan verde, flour tortilla), protein bar
DINNER - cup of egg-drop soup, 1 serving of Moo Goo Gai Pan, 1/2 bowl of white rice fortune cookie, protien bar.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Week 5 Completed
First week of Phase 2 is done now. So time for the usual weekly review:
BEST - This was overall an excellent week as far as training went. Traveling with P90X was a cool experiment, which I think went well. Gives me some hope for an upcoming extended business trip that I have coming up at the end of March. Definitely seeing improvement with reps and form, but also starting to see some changes in the physique, I think! May have seen some ab lines and broadening of the shoulders! Even if it is just wishful thinking, it made me feel pretty good about the work I am doing!
HARDEST - Doing cardio at the right heart rate... I thought I was a little high this week during Plyo, Kenp and CArdio, but maybe not. I consulted with some colleagues, and they told me not to worry.
WORST - I don't think there WAS a worst part, this week! Aside from being rished a bit when I ate my meals, I think the worst parts of the week had nothing to do with P90X (e.g., not getting the job at ASU and having the car stolen), but instead were dealt with by using P90X. It kinda kept me from flying off the handle too much when those things came to pass.
So basically an "A-" week! (patting self on the back)
Week 6 starts tomorrow!
BEST - This was overall an excellent week as far as training went. Traveling with P90X was a cool experiment, which I think went well. Gives me some hope for an upcoming extended business trip that I have coming up at the end of March. Definitely seeing improvement with reps and form, but also starting to see some changes in the physique, I think! May have seen some ab lines and broadening of the shoulders! Even if it is just wishful thinking, it made me feel pretty good about the work I am doing!
HARDEST - Doing cardio at the right heart rate... I thought I was a little high this week during Plyo, Kenp and CArdio, but maybe not. I consulted with some colleagues, and they told me not to worry.
WORST - I don't think there WAS a worst part, this week! Aside from being rished a bit when I ate my meals, I think the worst parts of the week had nothing to do with P90X (e.g., not getting the job at ASU and having the car stolen), but instead were dealt with by using P90X. It kinda kept me from flying off the handle too much when those things came to pass.
So basically an "A-" week! (patting self on the back)
Week 6 starts tomorrow!
Forget stretching...
I'm doing Cardio X tonight!
I'm so upset... I just found out hat I didn't get a job I wanted in Arizona, and not a second later the ex calls me up to tell me that the car we still owe money on just got stolen! What a crummy way to start the evening! Would rather pound something than relax, and would rather wear myself out with something physical like exercise than something mental or emotional like worry or resentment.
TODAY'S MENU
BREAKFAST - spinach scramble, orange, 1 Polly-o string cheese
LUNCH - sliced turkey on 12-grain bread, can of vegetable soup, protein bar
DINNER - a couple of handfuls of turkey jerky, large salad with lite Italian vinagrette, 1 whole wheat English Muffin, glass of OJ, protein bar
I'm so upset... I just found out hat I didn't get a job I wanted in Arizona, and not a second later the ex calls me up to tell me that the car we still owe money on just got stolen! What a crummy way to start the evening! Would rather pound something than relax, and would rather wear myself out with something physical like exercise than something mental or emotional like worry or resentment.
TODAY'S MENU
BREAKFAST - spinach scramble, orange, 1 Polly-o string cheese
LUNCH - sliced turkey on 12-grain bread, can of vegetable soup, protein bar
DINNER - a couple of handfuls of turkey jerky, large salad with lite Italian vinagrette, 1 whole wheat English Muffin, glass of OJ, protein bar
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Kickstart My Heart!
I love Kenpo X! Always a good workout, and always one that I feel I have accomplished the most when I am finished. Today, my heart-rate was a little higher than normal (180 bpm as opposed to 160-165), but I didn't feel winded or light-headed, nor did I feel like I was overdoing it. I used to get that my pulse up that high when I swam competitively too, but never worried about it and never had any truly adverse side effects that I know of. Oddly enough I was able to increase my distance per stroke (DPS) at that pulse rate, even though 160 bpm is the target heart-rate for maximum DPS. I always figured it was just that I had a high resting pulse (which I do... 92 bpm is my resting HR) and that this was the appropriate range for me. Am I wrong for thinking like that? Should I be concerned? Is it truly risky to do cardio at that HR, or is it a non-issue? Anything I should do about it if it is risky?
TODAY'S WORKOUT: Kenpo X
TODAY'S MENU
BREAKFAST - 2 vegetarian sausage patties on a whole wheat English Muffin, 1 Polly-o String Cheese, 8 oz orange juice, coffee
LUNCH - turkey sandwich on 12-grain with lettuce, handful of baby carrots, 4 or 5 strawberries, protein bar
DINNER - steak salad with balsamic vinagrette, 1 slice of 12-grain bread, 1 Polly-o String Cheese, 2 tbsp hummus with pine nuts, protein bar for desert
TODAY'S WORKOUT: Kenpo X
TODAY'S MENU
BREAKFAST - 2 vegetarian sausage patties on a whole wheat English Muffin, 1 Polly-o String Cheese, 8 oz orange juice, coffee
LUNCH - turkey sandwich on 12-grain with lettuce, handful of baby carrots, 4 or 5 strawberries, protein bar
DINNER - steak salad with balsamic vinagrette, 1 slice of 12-grain bread, 1 Polly-o String Cheese, 2 tbsp hummus with pine nuts, protein bar for desert
Monday, February 8, 2010
Silence is golden... and results are platinum!
Oh, the joy of doing the P90X workout with just the music and the cues! Discovering that feature was sheer bliss!
I know I have been harping about it a lot lately but as you will see, there are whole threads on Realjock.com dedicated to Tony's awful jokes: here's just one. But seriously, for all the guff I'm giving the man, I can't deny that he's come up with a good system that has caused, (or is causing, in my case) a lot of people get off the couch and do something physical that actually yields dome results. Today I actually saw them too... up to an additional four more reps in each of the pull ups, and the oddest thought during the legs workout which was: "I could add some weight and do these!" The barrier in the mind is coming down big time! Tired I may be, but I feel like a zillion bucks... and the other day when I was on vacation in the mirror, I thought I started to see some lines down the tummy that looked promisingly like abs re-appearing! Could it be...?
TODAY'S WORKOUT: Legs and Back X, Ab Ripper X
TODAY'S MENU:
BREAKFAST - protein shake with strawberries
LUNCH - turkey sandwich on 12-grain with lettuce, handful of baby carrots, protein bar
DINNER - steak salad with balsamic vinagrette, 1- Polly-o String Cheese, protein bar for desert
I know I have been harping about it a lot lately but as you will see, there are whole threads on Realjock.com dedicated to Tony's awful jokes: here's just one. But seriously, for all the guff I'm giving the man, I can't deny that he's come up with a good system that has caused, (or is causing, in my case) a lot of people get off the couch and do something physical that actually yields dome results. Today I actually saw them too... up to an additional four more reps in each of the pull ups, and the oddest thought during the legs workout which was: "I could add some weight and do these!" The barrier in the mind is coming down big time! Tired I may be, but I feel like a zillion bucks... and the other day when I was on vacation in the mirror, I thought I started to see some lines down the tummy that looked promisingly like abs re-appearing! Could it be...?
TODAY'S WORKOUT: Legs and Back X, Ab Ripper X
TODAY'S MENU:
BREAKFAST - protein shake with strawberries
LUNCH - turkey sandwich on 12-grain with lettuce, handful of baby carrots, protein bar
DINNER - steak salad with balsamic vinagrette, 1- Polly-o String Cheese, protein bar for desert
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