Day: 26, Calories: 0, Insanity Pure Cardio

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Insanity Pure Cardio Status: Completed GRUMBLE!!!!!! Grumble grumble grumble grumble! Alright, that was dramatic, but I am so freakin' sleepy today! Allergies kept me up again, and 5:45 crept around way too quick. I hit play and felt like an absolute zombie for the warmup. And this wasn't a very good warmup....I zoned out a lot and took more breaks than I wanted. The week has caught up with me. My body is really sore today and Pure Cardio was probably the last thing I wanted to do today. I worked, I sweat and I'm happy it's over, but it's definitely not the same as Sunday's workout. Like I said, my body is feeling the end of week 4, and I am really looking forward to the recovery week next week. I'm just hoping Core Cardio and Balance feels like some sort of relief.

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Insanity Cardio Abs Status: Completed Cardio Abs went a little better than Pure Cardio. I can definitely hold the c-sit position a lot better than I can do level 2 drills. The beginning cardio stuff was lackluster, but the isometric stuff felt pretty good. I can feel my abs in a good kind of pain, so I'm glad I got a good workout. Overall I'd give this workout a B-, so not terrible but not what I wanted either. One more day in Week 4. Dig deep!

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P90X Shoulders & Arms Status: Completed Just want to document that after work last night I did shoulders and arms. I wanted to get it out of the way. I upped my weight on the bicep curls, and did all of the shoulder stuff a lot more isometrically. Overall, good workout. Because it was after work, I was hungry, tired and wanted to play video games, I opted not to do the Supreme 90 shoulders and arms too. I like that workout, but back to back would have been too much last night. K, it's documented. Time to get the day started. Bring it!

Day: 12, Insanity Cardio Power & Resistance

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Insanity Cardio Power & Resistance Status: Completed Ya! I just destroyed cardio power and resistance! That was a great workout and this is definitely my favorite Insanity workout so far. I started with a really solid warmup. I took a few less breaks than normal, but the big improvement was today was that the breaks were noticeably shorter. Usually I'd skip a rep, maybe 1 second, and hopped right back into it. The warmup is getting more and more realistic, which is great. The actual workout I brought the same intensity. The first set I only took one or two breaks each, and those were always towards the end. The second half I was starting to get drained, and those globe jumps destroy me. I'm determined to someday get better at those. My triceps were pretty dead from my workout this morning. That made the tricep dip stuff in the middle really hard. That aside, the pike presses (v pushups) in the beginning were really strong. Combined with my workout this morning on shoulders and my absolute love of pike presses (they're awesome....it's a pushup for your shoulders!) my shoulders feel amazing right now. And even though I was tired, I really rocked out the 8 pushup 8 jump things at the very end. One more day in Week 2, and I'm finally going to try cardio abs. Cardio abs after pure cardio.....yup. Tomorrow morning will be interesting. Dig deep!

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P90X Shoulders & Arms Status: Completed It's a doubles day, so I woke up early and did shoulders and arms. For some reason I was exhausted (again) and my weight numbers dropped a little bit. I pushed the 30 lbs for the shoulders, but by the end my arms felt destroyed. Despite being tired, this was a good workout. Not too much to say about it, but I'm glad I did it. Bring it!

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Supreme 90 Day Shoulders & Arms Status: Completed Like last week I threw in the Supreme 90 Day shoulders and arms workout. For some reason though, I ran out of time to finish it. I checked the clock after the third circuit, and I was already 5 minutes later than I prefer to be done with the workout. Usually I come in under time. I hit stop at that point, gave myself a cooldown and stretch and called it good. I'm glad this happened though; even though it wasn't a bad workout at all, after P90X and just being tired in general I was ready to call it quits today. Good workout, but I need to double check I'll have time for both of these next week. Waking up at 5:30 cannot become my normal routine....it destroys me! 6am is hard enough. Again you'll read these out of order, but Insanity Resistance tonight! Wish me luck!

Day: 5, Insanity Pure Cardio

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Insanity Pure Cardio Status: Completed This is after work, just for the record. Read the whole blog....you'll get that comment. Wow. That was the hardest home workout I have ever done. That was one of the hardest workouts I have ever done, and back when I was 20 in drum corps, we did some hard workouts. It was like a really hard Insanity workout, and Shaun T just decided not to do any breaks. None! And everything was a minute instead of 30 seconds. I had an amazing workout today! The normal warmup and stretch starts this one, and I was actually feeling a little gassed in the second set. I was dizzy all day in fact; I think I need to eat more on my heavy lifting morning days, which was today. But my energy started to rise during the stretch, and the first half of the actual workout I really brought it. I was soaked, and it was hard but I got through most of it. Lots of breaks, and around the third move my legs started to feel like jello, but it was good. The second half was not so good. I know Shaun T says to not sacrifice form, but it was either that or stop, and I really didn't want to stop. I definitely slowed down though, which made form a lot better. Basically though the second half I was just a lifeless dummy going through the motions trying to survive. Very difficult workout, and I laughed when everyone after the workout is completely silent. Not a word. That's exactly how I felt. I'm pretty sure I do this with cardio abs next week....THAT will be bananas! One more day in Week 1, and I get to revisit plyo cardio circuit. Let's see if I've improved this week. Dig Deep!

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P90X Shoulders & Arms Status: Completed I got up at 5:30 today, had a no-xplode and went to work on shoulders & arms. Thursdays are my second doubles day of the week, and this is where I'm going to keep my strength and maybe build on my size too. I haven't seen this workout since Round 1 of P90X, since I did mc2 last time, and I forgot how good of a workout this is. The shoulders get rocked and my biceps were on fire! For some reason I feel like the triceps almost get a break in this routine though, but I still managed to bring it. I focused on upping the weight and doing fewer reps today, and my arms feel great right now! Bring it!

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Supreme 90 Day Shoulders & Arms Status: Completed I picked up Supreme 90 Day a few weeks ago at Walgreens. It's a knockoff of P90X, but at $20 I figured I'd check it out. It's definitely not P90X, but it has slightly shorter versions of all of the resistance workouts, and since I'm trying to build strength I threw in their shoulders and arms workout after P90X today. It's a lot faster paced, slightly easier workouts, but it focuses on circuit training. It's shoulders, bi's, tri's, repeat 3 times, then rest. No breaks in between. 4 total sets of those circuits, and that's the workout. It was actually a great thing to follow up my heavy duty shoulders and arms workout, and at half an hour it's real easy to keep doing. I think I'll stick to adding in these resistance workouts in the future. You'll read these out of order, but it's time for work, then I come home for Insanity! Can't wait!

Day: 80, P90X Back & Biceps

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P90X Back & Biceps Status: Completed I woke up about 45 minutes earlier than normal so I could get some homework done before work, but wanted to get the workout done first. Being so early I was convinced today was going to be a rough workout, and boy was I wrong! I got a huge burst of energy at the very beginning and I honestly think this was my best Back & Biceps ever! All of my lifts were strong and my pullups felt very solid. The energy stuck with me the whole workout, and even my strip sets at the very end were dripping with quality! This may be the last time I do this workout, at least for a very long time. Today is the last true resistance day in Round 2. I might do this starting Week 6 of Insanity, but I'm debating swapping it for the new V Sculpt from the One on One series. Still debating. Glad I got a great workout on my potentially last back and bi's workout though!

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P90X Ab Ripper Status: Completed The energy carried over from back and bi's, and this turned into one of my best ab rippers. I felt great the whole time and got a ton of great reps in. Very cool! And as always, all 50 mason twists. I only have one more ab ripper to go in Round 2. Only 50 more mason twists to go! Week 12 is still going strong. Bring it!

Day: 78, P90X Chest, Shoulders & Tris

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P90X Chest, Shoulders & Tris Status: Completed Week 12 is off to a solid start! Chest, Shoulders & Tri's was a great way to start the week, and I really brought it today. I upped my reps on most of the pushups, except the last two...by that point I could barely lift my body up! My shoulder stuff was strong, and I used the 30 lbs weights for the Y Presses! That's huge! Tricep work was great too. I'm starting to figure out how to use the Tower 200 for some of these exercises and for triceps I really love it! The next time I see this workout (according to my upcoming modified schedule) I'll be on Week 6 of Insanity! Not for a while, but I know it's going to fly by. I wonder what my body will look like when I'm there! Can't wait!

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P90X Ab Ripper Status: Completed I was a little tired after the great resistance workout, but got a second wind pretty quick during ab ripper. Stronger bicycles than normal today, and the lying down on the back section was a lot better today. As always, I got all 50 mason twists in! Only two more times and I've officially accomplished that goal! Welcome to Week 12! So far so GREAT! Bring it!

Day: 74, P90X Shoulders & Arms: MC2

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P90X Shoulders & Arms: MC2 Status: Completed Keeping with my modified schedule for the week, today was Shoulders & Arms: MC2 and I absolutely crushed this workout. I really like the format of the whole thing, and the exercises are really brutal on the arms. I love it! The only problem I have, like most of the one on ones, is that after you get used to the workout you realize there's a lot of breaks. I actually tried to mix that up a little today by adding in a new forearm exercise, but overall the breaks are too long. I'm pretty sure when I start Insanity I'm going to use the original shoulders and arms workout, so this is probably my last time doing this specific workout. It's a killer, and I'm glad I threw it in the mix for round 2!

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P90X Ab Ripper Status: Completed I think I worked too hard in the arms workout, or maybe my stomach was still rough from being sick yesterday. Either way, this was an exhausting ab ripper. I felt like I had to talk myself into just doing the exercises, let alone doing them well. I still did alright, 50 crappy mason twists (seriously not my best, but they were all there) and I was definitely sweating at the end. Week 11 is still moving forward, with a few interesting bumps in the road. Round 2 is wrapping up nicely. Bring it!

Day: 64, P90X Chest, Shoulders & Tris

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P90X Chest, Shoulders & Tris Status: Completed Great workout today. It's the super bowl so I'm making this short. Week 10 is off to a great start! Bring it!

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P90X Ab Ripper Status: Completed

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Martial Arts Status: Completed Did an extra 30 minute muay Thai workout and wanted to document it. I saw Vitor Belfort get knocked the f out by Anderson Silva last night with a front kick to the face, and realized I wanted to work that defense.

Day: 59, P90X Shoulders & Arms: MC2

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P90X Shoulders & Arms: MC2 Status: Completed I love shoulders and arms mc2! This is an excellent workout, and I haven't done it in weeks. The routine is awesome, and I love how much shoulder work is in it. My arms feel great right now, and I can't wait to do this again in two weeks.

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P90X Ab Ripper Status: Completed Today was a really weird schedule day, and long story short I actually had to do ab ripper before shoulders and arms mc2, and I had to do all of it at night. None of that is like my normal workout. Doing ab ripper first is weird, and even though I had more strength throughout I don't feel like I got as good of a workout. I got through it though, with 50 mason twists in the bag as always. Day 60 tomorrow. Round 2 is definitely going quick. Only 30 days until I start Insanity. Bring it!

Day: 43, P90X Chest, Shoulders & Tris

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P90X Chest, Shoulders & Tris Status: Completed My shoulders are spent! Truth be told, my chest, shoulders and triceps are all feeling pretty taxed, but my shoulders took a beating today! Great workout, even though it's Sunday and I did have to pug myself to get moving. I love working out my arms, and this is an awesome workout. The fly pushups are awesome, the pike presses are great and the slow and fast pushups are excellent! The next time I see this workout I'll be midway through the final phase of my second round of P90X! See you in a few weeks Chest, Shoulders and Triceps!

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P90X Ab Ripper Status: Completed I was pretty beat after the arm workout, but I pushed myself through and had a decent ab ripper. The first half was really difficult today, and my hips were really hurting, but by the hip rock stuff I was definitely in my zone. V up rollups were solid, oblique v ups were really strong and as always all 50 mason twists were done! Week 7 of Round 2 is off to a great start! Bring it!

Day: 36, P90X Chest, Shoulders & Tris

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Daily Note: Just wanted to give a shout out to a few friends starting P90X! Friends Anthony and Vanessa are each a week in, and Mark is starting today. I think there's a few more planning on getting going in the next month, and I'll give them shoutouts as soon as they do! Great job folks! It's the best decision you've ever made!

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P90X Chest, Shoulders & Tris Status: Completed I'm still not at 100% from the cold, but I mustered up the strength to hit play today and ended up with a pretty decent chest shoulders and triceps workout. The triceps felt a little more rough than normal, but the pushups were pretty strong and the shoulders were really strong. The best was the arm circles! I rocked those out really well, and my shoulders felt amazing! Despite being sick, I had a pretty good arm workout.

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P90X Ab Ripper Status: Completed Being sick didn't help, and I gave everything I had to the arm workout, but I got through ab ripper. Stronger than round 1, but not my strongest. Considering the long weekend and I'd just driven back from LA, I'm still happy with the results. And 50 mason twists completed again. Week 6 is off to a solid start. Bring it!

Day: 29, P90X Chest, Shoulders & Tris

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P90X Chest, Shoulders & Tris Status: Completed Wow, amazing workout day and an amazing workout is on this disc! I haven't done Chest Shoulders and Tri's since Week 12 of Round 1, and I forgot how awesome this routine is. As soon as I got started moving I felt so much better than I have all weekend. The New Year's party two days ago destroyed me, and I wasn't fully recovered even today, two days later. But I pushed play and just got super pumped through the whole thing. Not many of my numbers went up, but none of them went down so that's awesome. And I forgot that the Pike Pushups were in this routine, which means I do pike's every single lifting week (they're also in shoulders and arms: mc2, which I did in phase 1). These are the most killer exercise for the shoulders in the whole program, and I'm convinced I get the best results from them. Very cool! Excellent way to start Week 5! I can't wait to see how my numbers progress on this disc in the next few weeks!

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P90X Ab Ripper Status: Completed I feel like I say this after a lot of ab ripper, but this was definitely my best ab ripper yet! I pumped out 25 of everything, aside from a few single rep breaks. Every rep I did just felt so strong too! I even got a week off from ab ripper last week, so I'm really impressed I could jump right back in to it. Week 5 is off to a great start. Phase 2 is off to a great start. 2011 is off to a great start. Tomorrow is Day 30, or actually Day 120, so pictures will be taken. I am ready to keep making big changes! Bring it!

Day: 17, Shoulders & Arms: MC2

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Martial Arts Status: Completed Today's a weird schedule day, so I have my normal P90X stuff at night instead of before work. I still got up early to hit the bag. I made it through 6 2 minute rounds of the Bas Rutten Thai Boxing CD. My punches felt a lot stronger than yesterday's boxing CD, but I'm not used to kicking the bag yet. I don't plan on doing this every day, so we'll see how long I keep this up until I'm in a steady routine. Adding this into P90X is definitely going to take me to the next level.

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P90X Shoulders & Arms: MC2 Status: Completed Excellent shoulders and arms day. I love this new workout, and am sad that I won't see it until phase three. On the bright, the next time I see this it'll be phase three already! That'll be huge! I finally bought a balance ball too, and I've gotta say it changes one of the tricep exercises. You basically use it as a bench and raise a weight over your head, and I had to drop my weight by half compared to when I just did it standing. My arms were destroyed after this workout. After ab ripper I actually strapped on the gloves and tried to hit the bag for a few minutes, but after a few crappy strikes I realized it just wasn't happening. See you in month 3 Shoulders & Arms: MC2!

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P90X Ab Ripper Status: Completed Another great ab ripper. I felt really strong on everything, did almost all of the fifer scissors (yesterday was a little better) and once again I rocked out all of the mason twists! One more ab ripper this week and then I get a week to recover. Come on abs in round 2! Bring it!

Day: 10, P90X Shoulders & Arms: MC2

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P90X Shoulders & Arms: MC2 Status: Completed Once again, Shoulders and Arms: MC2 has kicked my ass! I really love this workout. The shoulders first arms second thing is different from everything in the original program, and today I even noticed how Tony has the hard big muscle stuff in the beginning of each set and the more precise muscle stuff at the end. Even though there's a little less sets than in the original Shoulders and Arms, the way this one is set up I feel like I get such a better workout! Very awesome. I also really like that there's double the shoulder work. I've been looking at Tony and a few of the guys in the arms videos, and I'm realizing that the secret to bigger arms is to have well toned shoulders. When that diamond between the bicep and tricep is huge, those two muscles have some depth to them and you can see their definition too. This is such an awesome workout! Thanks Tony!

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P90X Ab Ripper Status: Completed Another ab ripper in the books. I'll be honest, I have this whole thing memorized, and it's pretty easy for me to lose focus. That said, when I push myself I can really rock ab ripper out well, and that's what happened today. Lots of ab reps and so far I've done all 50 mason twists every ab ripper this round! As for the focus thing, ab ripper is only 20 minutes 3 times per week, so I may just have to push myself through it for this round. Time for work. Bring it!

Day: 3, P90X Shoulders & Arms: MC2

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P90X Shoulders & Arms: MC2 Status: Completed Today was the first time I got to do Shoulders and Arms: MC2, and holy crap is all I can say! I thought the first shoulders and arms was excellent, but this puts it to shame! There's way more shoulder stuff, and the hard awesome shoulder stuff like pike press. You actually do as many shoulder exercises as you do biceps and triceps combined. And I really like that you do all of the shoulder exercises before you get to the biceps and triceps. Spice of life, right? Nothing too fancy for the triceps, but the biceps.....remember static arm curls? Now try crazy 8's! I ended up doing crazy 6's with 20 lbs. Tony did it with 25's, so the first official goal I'm making for this second round is to finish the full crazy 8's (all three sets) with the 20 lbs by the end of this. Wish me luck! Tony does a lot of talking during this one, but there's still a lot that gets done in the hour and my arms are destroyed, so I'm pretty glad there's so many breaks. See you in a week shoulders and arms!

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P90X Ab Ripper Status: Completed Awesome ab ripper. Did great on everything and did all 50 mason twists again. I notice that the harder I push myself during the beginning, the harder the mason twists are. I guess that's probably obvious, but it kind of clicked today for me. It's all about pushing myself harder. Results are coming in round 2, and week 1 is raging on! Bring it!

Day: 78, P90X Chest, Shoulders & Tris

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P90X Chest, Shoulders & Tris Status: Completed This is a good workout, and today was no exception. Works the muscles it says it does and does it really well. Pike pushups destroy me, and the pour flys are absolutely ridiculous. I love it! The next time I see this workout, I'll be in Phase 2 of Round 2! Holy crap, it'll be here before I know it!

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P90X Ab Ripper Status: Completed Solid ab ripper. This is one of my last three before round 2, so I'm glad I got a good workout in. Week 12 has begun! Bring it! (Harry Potter is about to start. Sorry it's so short....I'm in the theater right now!)

Day: 73, P90X Shoulders & Arms

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P90X Shoulders & Arms Status: Completed This is definitely my favorite lifting workout. Arms arms arms arms arms! I love it. I really felt like garbage this morning too; didn't sleep well. As soon as I got to the second set of arm exercises, though, I felt a lot better. This is the last time I'm doing this workout in Round 1, and I increased my weight or reps on almost everything. Huge jumps in my shoulder exercises today! Next time I do this workout, I'll be three days in Round 2, and I'll be a P90X Graduate! So freakin' sweet. It's almost over and I'm finishing strong!

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P90X Ab Ripper Status: Completed Like I said, I didn't sleep well, and as soon as Shoulders and Arms ended my energy dropped. I sipped some water and started Ab Ripper, and even though it wasn't my best, it was still a strong workout. Week 11 is looking strong so far, even with some minor setbacks. Yoga tomorrow and I can't wait! Bring it!

Day: 64, P90X Chest, Shoulders & Tris

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P90X Chest, Shoulders & Tris Status: Completed This workout always goes by so fast, so I guess that means I really like it. My arms feel excellent afterwards. My chest always feels rough after, though, because the pushups in this are really hard. They're all a lot harder than any others in the whole program. I managed to get my pushups numbers up today, but they still destroy me. There's even a few that I have to do on my knees, and they still kick my ass! Great way to start Week 10. The end is near!

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P90X Ab Ripper Status: Completed I felt great during this whole ab ripper workout. I did 25 reps on almost everything, and my stomach is destroyed right now! The home stretch is coming together. Bring it!

Day: 59, P90X Shoulders & Arms

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P90X Shoulders & Arms Status: Completed I missed this workout a lot! It's really awesome, and now that I have a lot more types of weights (and my 20 lbs kettlebells) I got an even better workout today. Arms and arms and arms; I love it! Great way to start the day, and the next time I do this workout will be my last time in Round 1 of P90X. Bring it!

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P90X Ab Ripper Status: Completed Solid ab workout. Much better than two days ago. Abs hurt and I feel great. Time to start the day!

Day: 43, P90X Chest, Shoulders & Tris

Log Entry

Daily Note: Yesterday was Cypress Hill's Smokeout, a 14 hour music festival in SoCal. We drove out there on Friday and came home this morning. I was dancing and just on my feet in general for 14 hours, and then we walked a mile back to the hotel. And I didn't eat too well. I didn't eat horrible portion wise, but definitely food wise. That's ok though; the whole show was absolutely incredible! But ya, I'm noting yesterday to let you know why I was wiped today.

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P90X Chest, Shoulders & Tris Status: Completed My whole body was dead from yesterday, but I managed to get in a good workout today after the drive home. Not as many pushups as I'd have liked, but I definitely made the last three hard. This was also my first resistance routine with my new heavier weights, so a lot of stuff I got fewer reps but they felt way better. Last time I'll see this routine until mid phase three. Strong ending, considering the concert. Bring it!

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P90X Ab Ripper Status: Completed Good workout. Again, not as strong as it could have been after the festival, but good overall. The last 40 mason twists destroyed me! Abs feel like they're on fire! Excellent way to start Week 7!

Day: 36, P90X Chest, Shoulders & Tris

Log Entry

Daily Note: My Uncle's wedding is today, so today's going to be a cheat day food wise. I'll try to stick to healthier cheat foods, if that means anything. Wish me luck! Congrats Uncle Bob and Aunt Susan! 10/10/10

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P90X Chest, Shoulders & Tris Status: Completed Good workout. I'm always amazed how much stronger I get in a week. I lifted a lot heavier weights than last week, and it felt great! Those damn pike pushups are still ridiculous, and the plyo pushups are no bueno either. On the latter I can at least get in the air, but clapping is out of the question right now. Someday though, it's gonna happen. Week 6 is starting off strong!

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P90X Ab Ripper Status: Completed I can now officially do the harder version of every workout in this. Starting off with the in and outs and the bicycles with my arms in the air instead of on the ground was excellent! That kind of murdered me for the rest of the workout, but I still got through the whole thing. A few things I didn't get to 25, but I never quit; I just couldn't move as fast as Tony and the crew. Oh, except those Fifer Scissors. Those are still beating me up a lot more than anything else. Stronger today, but still working on it. Abs feel good. I feel good. Great way to start the day! Bring it!