Day 9 (Unintended Rest Day)

So, I didn't end up getting home until 5:40am. It still would have given me enough time to workout, eat something, and get 8 hours of sleep... but I didn't plan things out well and end up.. not working out...... I'm disappointed that I just let that happen. What I'll do is, do either Cardio X or Plyometerics next Sunday Night. That should sort of put me back on track. If I ever miss more then 2 days within the same week then I'll likely restart at Day 1. This one minor blackmark, that will hopefully not happen again.

The good thing is, things are going okay at work today. I wasn't able to finish everything I wanted to, but I have most things cleared and should be out around maybe 3am..?

The Programming Competetion starts July 1st (as soon as I get home), though I don't plan on getting much done this week. I would like to think that I'll do a little work once I get home (but after my workout).

Day 8

Chest and Back- It seemed like my muscles were a little stiff going into it tonight. I decided to stay on my knees for most of the time and really try to get good form. I kind of impressed myself when I was doing the "Reverse Grip Chin-Ups" I was able to lock my muscles when I was at the top. I'm thinking next time I might up my 15's to 20's (I won't need to buy any extra weight to make that change).

Ab Ripper X- Not as good as last time, but better then last week.

Day 7

Nutrition- I've finished off the last of my granola stash, I don't plan on buying more for an extended period. It's only the weekends, where I might feel slightly hungery and unoccupied that drives me towards granola or eating through my yogurt supply. On the days I work I seem to have more then enough food, even though I'm probably still a tad under my calorie intake.

It looks like my brother is taking me up on my offer. He'll try the program (Lean or Classic) and he'll be on the same rotation as me (where we both have Sunday night as our rest night/Stretch X), except he might switch his days around (within the week). My impression is he won't watch the food much, but might adjust when he notices the diffrences. He wanted to take a look the Stretch X video and in the process we both completed that tonight.

Stretch X- Not really intense like the others, but helpfull.

This coming work week, should be one of the more difficult ones. I'll have to cover someone's job duties that I don't feel fully comfortable with and also try to attend my own job functions. I'll have someone asisting with my job duties, but he is still in the process of training. Also the first of the month is busy for my department.

Day 6

Prior to working out I rode my bicycle to recycling place, Whole foods (~15lbs brown rice), and then Albertsons(Gallon of liquids). I got home, watched a movie, .. and was ready to go to sleep. I managed to keep myself awake for the workout though.

Kenpo X- It's a fun workout and sort of reminds me of when I was in Kenpo. I didn't remember the beginning warmup/stretching part, I felt a little akward with it. Once the workout started I think I kept my intesity up throughout. I allways had my hands up really tried to maximize my speed when the program called for it.

I'll only get 6 hours sleep tonight, but tomorrow is my rest day. I would that I might do Stretch X tomorrow.

Day 5

Legs and Back- I think I did good with everywhere, except the pull-ups. It's a little upsettting, because doing pull-ups used to be my thing. I know if I stay with P90X, I'll get better and perform myself. I did about 6 reps of the first three types (twice) and 4 reps of the switch grip style with a foot resting on a stool. Since tomorrow is my rest day, I think I might try to just hang on the bar at various heights into the moves.

Ab Ripper X- I did really good today. My first 10 or so Fifer Scissors didn't look to pathetic, though the remaining 15 did. My "Oblique V-Ups" were really good, made me question if I had the right form.

Day 4

Yoga X- Well.. I think I did better then last year. Every form I tried to get to where I felt it. I struggled with the section where you do the "Half Moon" pose and associated 1 leg poses. I also struggled with the very basic position of laying flat on your back with your legs at a 90 degree angle, this also occurs in Ab Ripper X a few times. If doing the Yoga X, improves my flexability and strength of my lesser used muscles.. then that's great.

Day 3

Arms and Shoulders- Still sore from Day 1 going into it. The workout mostly uses weights which is kind of nice, because you can allways do the exercises in the right form.. just with less weight. My equipment for this is four bars (so I can have another pair ready to go), 2.5 lbs(x10), 5lbs(x3), and 10lb(x2) weights. This gives me a balanced pair 5lb bars, a balanced pair of 15lb bars, and pair of loose 10lb weights. I imagine my next change will 15 to 20 on some of the exercises.

Ab Ripper X- At point it kind of freaks me out, cause the Instructor yells out "(my name) I'm coming to you".. o.o;; It gets me going a bit more though.

I have a nice little setup to workout in my room, I think I might even have more space now then I did a year ago. I might be able to get my brother into the program.. letting him use my room, pc(videos / worksheet), and exercise equipment. I'll test those waters towards the end of the week.

GameDev- I'm offically entering a (6 week long??) game dev challenge based on the theme Wilderness Survival. I mainly plan to post these updates on their forum, though I may post some stuff here. Today being 7 days before the actual start of the competetion.

Day 2

Plyometrics- The workout was all right. I thought that maybe the knee issues had went away, but the creaking noise crept in towards the 2nd half of the workout. I was very timid with the jumping, I didn't want to cause any issues. Next week I think I'll try the Cardio X workout instead and see if that's better for my joints. Maybe with enough lunge exercises I can get my joints ready to go back to the Plyometric exercise sometime in the future. My "Rock Star Hops" were quite pathetic.

Nutrition- Last night I picked up what I need on the way home from work. I also found Almond Milk. A little expensive, but it has no soy, no lactate, and no animal ingredients. It was thicker and had more of a taste, then I would of thought it would. I also got Almonds.. which may not be as tasty, but I think they are better for me. My current biggest downfall would have to be the instant oatmeal I'm eating for breakfast. It's great cause it's quick and cheap, though I doubt my body gets much from it and I can taste the excessive amount of sugar in it. I'll have to go back to that NutritionData website sometime and see how things add up.

I didn't relize that I start this up again exactly a year ago (well.. 1 day off).

Day 1 (Again)

I'm back to working out. Partly because my brother-in-law is doing it again, partly out of a necessity, and partly because it is a great workout that offer immediant gratification (emotionally and physically).

I bought a motorcycle in early spring. My motorcycle jacket fits length-wise, but is a little loose in the arms. Getting a tad bit of muscle in the arms would help insure a safer landing if I crash. I've also noticed that I have made a few mistakes on my ride home, due to fatigue. Doing a workout at night should prevent that fatigue and ideally make me ready to go to sleep afterwards.

Chest & Back- The bad news is I kind of went straight into the workout, unlike last time were I worked out a little before. Comparing my self to my previous Day 1, I didn't do nearly as good with my numbers. I did however really try to get the form down. Like last time I am sore, but I think I might be sore in the wrong places. Right now I'm sore in the upper arms and shoulders. Before I felt it in my chest more. Hopefully with good technique I can beat my prior self in these upcoming workouts.

Nutrition- Well... I didn't plan to much ahead of time so, I'm lacking a few supplies (eggs, salt free nuts, bannanas). I'm thinking I will pass on the milk. Even though it's great for building musclemass.. I think I might be lactose-intolerant and I probably won't go the soy milk route either. For now it's mixing the protien mix in water, witch doesn't taste nearly as good. I also need to keep in mind that this decreases my calcium intake and fat intake.