Day 29 - Chest, Shoulders, & Triceps with Ab Ripper X

This was the start of Week 5 and Phase 2.  This video was a monster.   I wasn't quite prepared for this one.  This was definitely a step up from the previous round videos.  There were one arm pushups (yeah right) and all kinds of funky tricep moves.  I didn't do very many pushups.  Most of them were a bear.  No such thing as easy standard pushups.  This is one area I do want to improve on.  I will be interested to see how much tougher the rest of this week's videos are.  I'm ready for a few new challenges.  I need to bring it.

I've continued to try and watch what I eat.  I am trying to make that a bigger priority in this phase.  I can see some small results and I know I am getting a little stronger.  I want to make a big breakthrough in this phase.  I need to keep up the water and just keep working on it.

Day 26 - 28

Thanksgiving break was pretty rough.  Between all the tempting foods and being so stressed out with potty training a 2-1/2 year old boy, it was not so good.  I did the Kenpo video, but missed the yoga and core video.  I'm not too happy with myself, but I'm ready to go this week.  I am starting Week 5, which is actually phase 2 of the program.  I'm excited to see the new videos (and a little scared).  I'm sure I'll be sore again this week, but it's worth it. 

I don't need to go into the details of the food consumption this weekend.  Yikes. 

Day 24 - 25 - Thanksgiving

I skipped the last two days workouts.  Wednesday was just a lazy day and Thursday was Thanksgiving.  I figured if there was any day to skip altogether that was it.  I am going to try and make up at least one of these workouts this weekend though.  We'll see.  There will be lots of basketball and football on this weekend.  Besides, isn't this a recovery week?

I ate some hearty meals yesterday, but didn't completely over do it.  Still no pop.  It was water and tea all day.  Hopefully I can get back on track.  I can't wait for next weeks new workouts.

Day 23 - Core Synergistics

Holy cow!  I thought this was a recovery week.  This core video is pretty rough.  This thing hits the arms, legs, core, shoulders, arms, toes, fingers, everything.  I was breathing pretty heavy and sweating pretty good.  That was a full body workout.  I wasn't quite ready for that one.  If the rest of the recovery week is like this, I can't wait to get back to really working out.  Yikes.  I was pretty sore after that.

I had a lot of tea and water again yesterday.  I had a sub sandwich for lunch and some pizza for dinner.  Still not the best.  I still haven't missed a workout while I've been healthy.

Day 22 - Yoga

Recovery week begins with yoga.  I keep telling myself that this will help me out in the long run.  I think I have done a little better with this video than when I started.  I hope the flexibility continues.  There are some moves that still kill me, but I've tried to do them all.  There are some sequences where my legs burn and some where my shoulders burn.  My shoulder joints bothered me a bit yesterday.  I'm not sure what is going on there, but there was a little discomfort.  Oh well.

Lots of water yesterday.  I had a plain roast beef sandwich from Arby's with some waffle fries for lunch and some spaghetti for dinner.  There wasn't much snacking during the day.  I didn't feel too hungry most of the day.  Weird.

Week 3 Summary

Overall, I am pretty happy with the results since I started the program.  I got interrupted for a week with a sinus infection, but I'm back on track now.  I do feel more energetic and a little stronger.  I am looking forward to the recovery week.  But, I am actually kind of excited to see what the new videos will be like when I get back to it.  My main focus in the next few weeks will be my eating habits.  That is a constant challenge for me.  I think I can see some really great results if I work on my diet.  I can't wait to keep going.  After this week, I'll be almost a third done. 

Day 19-21 - Legs and Back w/Ab Ripper X, Kenpo, Rest

Let's just do a combo summary from over the weekend.  Friday was legs and back.  My legs might be weak, but those lunges and squats are brutal.  I was sore for a few days after that one.  I feel like I'm starting to get more into some of the workouts now.  Kenpo was pretty good.  It is not extremely difficult, but you are constantly moving and work up a pretty good sweat.  It's a pretty fun video to do.  I did take my rest day this weekend also, which is recommended.  Overall, it was a pretty good weekend of workouts.  I'm glad to hit a recovery week.

I had a bad weekend of eating.  There were a few fast food meals, a pizza night, and enchiladas.  Most of that was off the diet plan.  I also had my first pop since I started the program.  Not really sure why, but I had one. 

Day 18 - Yoga

Man, this workout is brutal.  It's hard to believe how much sweating and grunting goes on in yoga.  I'm still hoping this helps my flexibility.  Right now, it just feels like I'm an old man trying to be a gymnast or something.  I do feel like I'm getting a little better.  Last night my shoulders were still hurting a little from the workouts earlier in the week.  All in all, it wasn't too terrible.  I just need to stick with it.

I did have a salad for lunch and water all day yesterday.  I felt pretty good about that.  Dinner was a pot roast with potatoes and corn.  I've been trying to keep my focus on what I eat and drink.  I want to make this work.

Day 17 - Shoulders and Arms with Ab Ripper X

This is actually a pretty fun workout.  Maybe because you are working muscles that people can actually see.  Plus, I feel like I'm getting a little stronger.  My shoulders were still a little sore from all the pushups the other day, but they felt pretty good last night.  For the most part, I matched or exceeded the previous week reps/weight.  That was nice.  I'm starting to get a little more comfortable with some of the moves too. 

I need to really watch what I'm eating or I'm not going to get the results I want.  It is so hard to not eat certain foods and to change a lot of eating habits.  I'm doing okay with it, but still need some work.  I've been doing pretty good drinking water and not drinking pop.  I've still got a long way to go.

Day 16 - Plyometrics

Last night was pretty rough.  I didn't complete the video last night.  I've still got some congestion in my lungs and I was coughing pretty good and had to stop.  I took about a 5-10 minute break, but things didn't get any better.  I made it through about 15 minutes of the video.  That was a little frustrating.  I was ready to get back to things.  I hope tonight is better.

I did drink quite a bit of water and tea yesterday.  Probably got close to my goal.  Dinner was a rush last night and I had a few slices of pizza.  Probably not what I should have been eating.  For lunch I had a sandwich from Quiznos.  Things are going okay.

Day 15 - Chest and Back with Ab Ripper X

Well, I'm back to working out.  After a long week of being sick, I started again last night.   My arms are pretty sore, but I was able to just about match everything I did before the break.  Ab ripper was pretty rough and I didn't do too good there, but I tried.  Do your best and forget the rest, or at least that's what Tony says.  I still have a few lingering effects from my sinus infection, but for the most part, I'm feeling pretty good.  I was glad to get back to things.

I need to still monitor what I'm eating a little better.  I haven't had a pop yet and I'm working to drink a lot of liquids.  So far so good.  I can't wait to get through this week, so I can have a recovery week. 

Still here

I'm sure everybody has been dying to know what is going on.  Well, I didn't quit, give up, or stop working out.  I did take a little over a week off, not what I was hoping for.  I had a bad sinus infection that really knocked me on my ass.  I feel a lot better now and I am hoping to resume tonight.  I still haven't decided if I'll jump in and start "Week 3" or if I should do a another week just to get back in the swing of things.  I will let you know soon.  I may do the full week and see how I feel.  If I feel good then I'll count it as week 3 and if not, then I'll do an extra week.  I am really anxious to get back out to the garage and working out again.  My 90 days might end up like 106, but it'll work out. 

Day 12-14

For those of you wondering, I didn't quit the program.  I came down a nasty little bug and didn't have the energy to workout.  I missed legs and back on Friday and kenpo X on Saturday.  I'll be back though.  I'm still not feeling great and my body aches.  My breathing is a little heavy from not being able to breath through my nose very well.  I hope to get back into things tonight, but I'm not sure.  I may push everything back a few days.  I'm still motivated to finish the program, I just didn't have the strength to do it.

Day 11 - Yoga X

What a killer.  My flexibility has a long way to go.  This time through, I noticed a lot more shoulder/arm, and leg work than last time.  I still enjoy the second half of the video much better.  The stretching will help me in the long run.  Last night was one of the first times that I wanted to skip a video.  I knew I shouldn't and I decided to stick it out.  This video, being and hour and half, is pretty rough.  It just takes up so much time.  I just keep telling myself that it will help me out.

I drank a lot more tea yesterday than water.  I did have some water though.  My eating probably wasn't the best.  I had a donut in the morning(Doh!).  For lunch I did a sub from McAlisters and some potato salad.  Dinner was barbeque and I had some brisket, cole slaw, and potato salad.  I still need to work on this part of the program a lot.  It is hard to find healthy stuff sometimes. 

Day 10 - Shoulders and Arms with Ab Ripper X

This is actually kind of a fun workout.  Arms are one area where it is easy to see if you are getting results and getting stronger.  It is a tough workout, but a good one.  I improved most of my reps/weight from last week.  Again, I don't know if I am actually getting stronger or just pushing myself more.  The ab video still kills me.  My abs aren't killing me too bad, but my legs are not flexible enough for some of the moves.  My hips cramp up and my thighs burn on some of them.  Hopefully that will improve.  I actually subbed some standard crunches for the sets where I can't do the moves. 

Water consumption was not too good yesterday.  I ate pretty light most of the day.  Small bowl of cereal, one hot pocket, a few cookies, and spaghetti for dinner.  No pop again and feeling good about it.  I am almost through 2 weeks already.  Bring it on.

Day 9 - Plyometrics

This workout is pretty tough.  I'm pretty sure I did more/better than last week.  The squats make the butt hurt.  Yikes.  There was surely some sweat flowing last night.  My legs feel good today.  It might take another day or so before they get really sore.  Last week, it took almost 5 days for the soreness to go away.  I feel pretty good though.  Some of the moves are still pretty tough to do, but I think I can get there over time.  We'll see.

I did pretty good with water yesterday.  I snacked pretty good all day and had a small Quiznos sub for lunch, with an ice tea.  For dinner I ate some homemade chicken taco soup.  It was pretty good as well.  After the workout, I was hungry and had a nutri-grain bar with a protein shake.  That seemed to do the trick.  I can't believe I'm already 10% done.  I only have another week and half before recovery week.  That will be nice.

Day 8 - Chest and Back with Ab Ripper X

Round 2 started last night.  This video is still a beast.  I did some small improvements.  I'm not sure if I actually got stronger or if I just paced myself better.  I did more pullups and more pushups than the first time through.  My shoulders are hurting pretty good now.  That last set of dive-bomber push ups is brutal.  Ouch.  My legs are just getting back to normal and I have plyo tonight.  Great.

I tried to keep a glass of water in front of me all day.  I'm not sure if I hit my goal, but I had to be close.  I think I did pretty good with food as well.  Sausage/egg croissant sandwich with chocolate milk for breakfast.  Some nuts and beef jerky for snacks.  A healthy deli sandwich with an orange for lunch.  And a small dose of salisbury steak and potatoes for dinner.  I feel pretty good today.

Day 7 - Rest

Day 7 was a rest day and it just so happened to be Halloween.  I only had a few small boxes of junior mints.  I did have a cheeseburger from Sonic, but I'm trying to give myself a small break on Sundays.  I'm doing okay, overall.  My butt is still sore.  I will be just getting back to normal when I have to do Plyometrics on Tuesday.  I feel good about my first week.  I'm pretty excited to see how things go in week 2.  I doubt I'll see much difference this week, but maybe in week 3.  Now that I've done a week, I know what to expect this week and next.  The first three weeks are identical and then there is a recovery week.  I can't wait for that.