Day: 79, P90X Plyocide

Workout

P90X Plyocide Status: Completed After not wanting to get out of bed for a good ten minutes, I dragged myself to the dojo and hit play on plyocide. I got a pretty good burst of energy and crushed this workout. Lots of good jumps, and I've gotta say that adding in the weights (and the weight vest of course) takes plyo to a whole new level. Plyocide is a pretty great workout. I'm glad Tony and Mason put it together. Week 12 continues. Bring it!

Day: 72, P90X Plyometrics

Log Entry

Daily Note: Today is Valentine's Day, so I'm just giving a shout of Happy Valentine's Day to my lovely girlfriend Heather! Hope you have an amazing day babe!

Workout

P90X Plyometrics Status: Completed I was dragging ass all day today and I think I'm getting sick again, but as soon as plyometrics started, I really brought it and felt great! I was soaked my the end and got some great jumps in. Rockstar hops still kick my ass though. I think it helped that this is probably the last time I'll do this disc for a long while, if ever. Next week is technically my last plyo workout, but it's a plyocide day according to my modified schedule. After that it's Insanity, and after that Rushfit, so no plyo in there. But I sure have come a long way on this workout, from barely a few jumps to rocking the whole thing with the weight best on (I still use the weight vest!)! I hear there's a pretty challenging plyo workout in Insanity. Maybe I'll do that with the weight vest on.....someday far from now. Bring it!

Day: 65, P90X Plyocide

Workout

P90X Plyocide Status: Completed Today's return to Plyocide was so so. I'm moving slow this morning with the superbowl food still sitting in my stomach. It wasn't terrible, but with the big breaks that Tony has in this I had trouble keeping myself motivated. I still did some pretty good jumps, and I wore the weight vest as usual, so there were definitely some benefits to today's workout, and I was pretty sweaty at the end. Mark's supposed to do Plyo X tonight, so I might try to do that workout with him tonight. I could definitely use the extra cardio as I wrap up this round. Bring it!

Day: 58, P90X Plyometrics

Workout

P90X Plyometrics Status: Completed Oh man, plyometrics is back and it's here to kick my ass! I've been doing plyocide for the last few weeks, and as great of a workout it is, nothing beats plyo x! This thing destroyed me today, especially with the weight vest on. My jumps were definitely not as good as a few weeks ago, but part of that was probably the early morning (and the heater in the garage broke). Regardless, I felt wrecked in the best possible way when this workout was over; completely soaked! Phase 3 is moving along nicely. Bring it!

Day: 44, P90X Plyocide

Workout

P90X Plyocide Status: Completed I attempted Plyocide with the weight vest, and man oh man did it beat me up today! I got through the whole thing, but it wasn't pretty. The jump off the box and do a big jump holding weights exercise (no clue what it's called) absolutely destroyed me! Everything where you hold a weight or medicine ball was so much harder! Even the flying through the air stuff was just incredibly hard. But I made it through, and my numbers weren't too far off from last week. Looks like Phase 3 will be all weight vest for the two plyometric workouts! More great progress in Week 7! Bring it!

Day: 37, P90X Plyocide

Workout

P90X Plyocide Status: Completed Being sick isn't any fun, but I managed to push through plyocide today. It wasn't pretty, but I broke a good sweat and tried to make improvements where I could. My sinuses are destroyed today, and cardio was the last thing I wanted to do, so I'm still calling this a victory. Hoping to feel a lot better tomorrow for back and biceps. Wish me luck! Bring it!

Day: 30, P90X Plyocide

Log Entry

Daily Note: Today is Day 30, or technically Day 120. Huge progress, but I'm actually going to take my pictures and measurements in the morning. Awesome progress so far!

Workout

P90X Plyocide Status: Completed Well, I've finally done Plyocide, and I've gotta say that this thing is a killer! Almost every exercise is an entire minute, and that really works the endurance since the original plyo was mostly 30 second drills. The jumping around the jump rope stuff is pretty awesome, and I really love all of the jumping with weights stuff. There's even a few medicine ball workouts, which I've never ever used before, so that's all pretty cool. I will say that Tony takes a lot longer breaks than I want. I think part of that is he's definitely going a few more seconds than I am. Fast forward helped me keep my heart rate up, but I have a feeling that as I get better, I'm going to need longer breaks. Tony has a black eye in this video by the way. He never says why. Just wanted to point that out. This workout is hard, but not as impossible as I thought it would be. I'm adding my goal from round 1 to this, and by the time this round is over I will be able to do the whole workout with the weight vest on. Bring it!

Day: 16, P90X Plyometrics

Workout

P90X Plyometrics Status: Completed Amazing plyo workout tonight! I felt sluggish getting started, but decided after yesterday and kenpo a few days ago both being weak that I had to bring it. I jumped so much higher than I usually do, and did every one of the jump knee tucks. And as usual I wore the weight vest, so I pushed even harder! I noticed today that on almost every jump Eric tucks his knees in. On some of those, that makes it a lot harder, and I added that in when I noticed it. Tucking in the knees on every jump forces you to go a lot higher, and that got me completely worked tonight. Excellent way to go into Week 3! Glad I finished up part 2 of today's doubles workout. Bring it!

Day: 9, P90X Plyometrics

Workout

P90X Plyometrics Status: Completed Another great plyo workout with the weight vest is in the books and I feel excellent. I started to drag towards the second half but managed to push through, but overall my jumps were high and I was soaked at the end. I love this workout and it's definitely one of the best in P90X. I will say that I have this thing memorized, and when I lose focus for a moment it's hard to get back into it. It doesn't happen often, but the biggest thing that I have to do in this is keep making it fun. I have to laugh at all of Tony's jokes and sing along to my music, but keeping it fun is critical. Week 2 is off to a great start! It's time to Bring it!

Day: 2, P90X Plyometrics

Workout

P90X Plyometrics Status: Completed Plyo returns with a vengeance! I still love this workout, even though it's still really freakin' hard. I managed to get through the whole thing with the weight vest on too. Looks like a two week break didn't slow me down. In fact, I felt amazing the whole time, and my jumps were great. I'll be honest, I dog it a little on the rock star hops, but the rest of the workout I can really push my way through. I have a weird schedule day at work, so I came home at lunch to work out today. I wonder how much that changes things. I definitely had more energy today, and I had a shakeology for lunch about 45 minutes before plyo. Hmm.... Week 1 of Round 2 is still going strong! Bring it!

Day: 79 & 80, P90X Back & Biceps

Nutrition

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Workout

P90X Back & Biceps Status: Completed Man, I was tired today! Couldn't sleep and woke up early for my workout, and I was dragging ass. Halfway through I got a good pump going and really brought it. I'm glad too, since this is the last time I'll see back and biceps until Week 5 of Round 2, and this is my last real resistance workout (I don't count legs day) in this first Round. Holy crap, I made it, and I've gotta be honest, my arms look better than they ever have in my life! My belly may still be there, but the arms look damn hot. I really like this workout and can't wait to see it again in a few months!

Workout

P90X Ab Ripper Status: Completed It's finally happening....I'm getting bored with ab ripper. I've gotten pretty good at it (not completely there yet but huge progress), but I have the whole thing memorized. I have a vague concept of all of the workouts, but ab ripper I have saved in my brain, and it makes me dread going through all of the motions. I like guessing what's up next. In Round 2 I may try one of the alternatives that Tony's put out since P90X. That said, I got through today and there's only one more ab ripper left in round 1! Bring it!

Workout

P90X Plyometrics Status: Completed I did plyo yesterday and it was awesome, but I never got a chance to post the blog. No more plyo until Round 2, and holy crap have I come a long way! Wore the vest again too. Can't wait to rock this out again in round 2. Bring it!

Day: 72, P90X Plyometrics

Log Entry

Daily Note: Volume 3 of P90X One on One arrived today. I can't wait to try the new ab ripper and base and back. The latter I'll be subbing for Legs and Back in round 2, and I haven't decided what I want to do with ab ripper yet. And the new Yoga MC2 is here, but I really like Yoga X so there may just be 2 yoga days in my future. Awesome!

Workout

P90X Plyometrics Status: Completed I did it! I wore the weight vest the whole time! I was shooting for 75%, but when I only had one drill left I said screw it and kept wearing it. Oh man I was dying, but I achieved my Week 1 goal with one week to spare. And best of all, I worked out in the morning today. I usually have a lot less strength in the morning, so I know I can really rock this workout now! Week 11 is going strong. Bring it!

Day: 65, P90X Plyometrics

Workout

P90X Plyometrics Status: Completed Excellent Plyo workout! Not only was today definitely my strongest plyo day, but I made it halfway with the weighted vest on! I was rereading the first week blog posts, and I forgot I'd made that a goal; to get through a whole plyo workout with the vest. There's only two more plyo workouts after today, so I figured I'd give it a shot. I did the harder workouts of everything (except the flat out hopping stuff) and made it all the way to the third break with the vest. I was losing focus at that point so I took the vest off, but that puts me in perfect position to accomplish that goal by the final plyo day. Feeling amazing right now! Bring on Week 10!!

Day: 58, P90X Plyometrics

Log Entry

Daily Note: I started using Shakeology today. I had greenberry, and I'll be honest, I think it's pretty horrible. I did just have it with water though, so if I can figure out how to get a blender and fruit to my office, I'll be good. I have high hopes for the chocolate though.

Workout

P90X Plyometrics Status: Completed Plyo has succeeded to kick my ass once again. Man did I miss this workout last week! Jumping around, when you can actually do it, is a lot of fun surprisingly. Don't get me wrong, I struggle through more than half of it, but I can do light years more than I could 8 weeks ago. I'm glad today went well after yesterday's missery. Back on track. Bring it!

Day: 44, P90X Plyometrics

Workout

P90X Plyometrics Status: Completed Very strong plyo day. My legs were still dying from Saturday, but my jumps were higher than they've ever been! I got tired way earlier than normal, though, so the second half wasn't 100%. Still a great workout and I'm soaked as usual, so that's a victory. No plyo next week, so let's see how much I improve with some extra rest time on my legs. See you in two weeks plyo!

Day: 37, P90X Plyometrics

Workout

P90X Plyometrics Status: Completed Plyo kicked my ass today! I was struggling through the whole thing. I got through it, but last week was WAY stronger. Last night at the wedding I ate terribly! Don't get me wrong, it was delicious, but that was the most I've eaten in one sitting in a long time! I felt so horrible all night and today that I had to go home sick from work. This diet part is incredibly important! I used to eat like that all the time, but now it just beats me up. Eating healthier, here I come!

Day: 30, P90X Plyometrics

Log Entry

Daily Note: Today is Day 30! I'm about to take picture number 2, but sorry, still not posting it until Day 90. But holy crap!, 30 days?! That seems incredible. I only have to do that two more times. That really doesn't sound impossible at all! Day 90 is coming, so lookout world! Abs and everything are on their way! Bring it!

Workout

P90X Plyometrics Status: Completed That was an amazing plyo workout! With a few exceptions, everything I did big high ridiculous superman jumps for the entire time! Well, maybe not leap over buildings high....yet. But wow, I feel excellent right now!

Day: 16, P90X Plyometrics

Workout

P90X Plyometrics Status: Completed Wow! I rocked this one! My squats were all real squats and my jumps were all in the air! Like really in the air! The second half wasn't nearly as strong as the first, but I was still rocking out some great stuff. What amazes me most about this whole thing is that nothing's actually gotten easier since the beginning; it just feels easier to push myself harder. I don't know if that makes sense, but I kind of dig this more. Pushing myself makes me feel like I can accomplish anything. And one of those anythings is P90X! I'm real glad today's workout was great, because I really felt like I'd screwed everything up yesterday. Glad to know I can still have an occasional crazy night and not completely destroy the hard work. Feeling wonderful right now! Bring it!

Day: 9, P90X Plyometrics

Workout

P90X Plyometrics Status: Completed Oh my God I feel fantastic right now. Just finished Plyo 5 minutes ago! I really wasn't feeling like working out today, but I got home and hit play anyways. I was doing ok, but felt pretty tired a few minutes in. I pushed through, and about halfway in I decided to see how hard I could push myself. It was hard and hurt way more but I could do a ton more than I thought. Things I was taking tiny steps on last week I was flying through the air on tonight. The end kicked my ass, and by the sports bonus I could barely keep up, but man oh man do I feel amazing right now. Excellent workout. I may be able to do this with the weight vest by day 90 after all.

Finishing My Workout From Yesterday

Ab Ripper went a lot better last night. My abs don't hurt nearly as much as they did on Monday, so I guess that means I'm getting stronger. I also didn't feel too terrible after my ab workout, so I decided to throw in a round of Cardio X. I'd never done this workout before, and I have to say it's actually a blast! It's short segments of all of the cardio workouts on P90X, from Yoga to Plyo to Kenpo. Very cool.

So ya, great workout day for me yesterday. My legs are still really sore, but I'm getting through the day. Taking a long lunch, so I can hopefully bang out YogaX around 1:30 today, and if not I can get to it tonight.