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WEEK 3

I lost 10 lbs. as well as an inch off my waist.  I think it's my diet that's doing most of it rather than P90.  Although I do fell stronger and I have more endurance when I ball.  But I think cutting out beer and fried foods is helping out a ton.  I have to lose as much weight as I can before Octoberfest comes.

Day: who knows

So last week was my birthday week and that equals p90x Fail. ever since i finished p90x the first time it has been tough to stick with it. boredom sets in too easily. so maybe i need to modify things. change up the workouts or something. jarrett is sending my p90+ just to add some spice. I think i will add other things as well. just try and maintain the 6 a week thing. we will see.

look around you

primera dia

a coworker was asked by her visiting younger sister today, "who's the hot boy with the bike?"

if that isn't motivation enough to keep working out, i don't know what is.

no day one pics for me, you can feel free to refer to my round one, day 90 shots.

Day 4

I saw Battles tonight and I swear that Tony Horton was on drums.

Day 3

I am hurting.

DAY 1: OOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUCHHHHHHHHH

that hurt

In the famous words of madt....

FAIL...day 1 is in the books

This one is for you George

90 days, FINALLY

OK kids, here it is. TADA!!!! Results are ok. I probably should've done the cardio the 3rd month. Oh well, there is always round 2! see you at the mat.

And so the end is near....

I am on my final recovery week for these 90days. The first month was breezy but hard. Then the battle began. It was a struggle but I am glad to say that I am finishing P90X. Granted I will begin again in 2 weeks. But the first phase is over. PHEW!!!

BROUGHT IT

done!

SO stoked on myself. the best thing about doing p90x is i now feel ready to do p90x. i'm really looking forward to starting up again, this series definitely built up a good base fitness level.

i do wonder how ripped i would be if i followed the diet guidelines, but i'm still pretty darn happy with these results.

p90x, it works!

just don't have it

you'd think 12 and a half weeks of p90x would have prepared me for an AM kenpo session. WRONG. facts are facts and the fact is, i am not a morning person. it was hard to wake up, hard to BRING IT and i'm having a hard time not being mad about it all right now. maybe some coffee will help.

FAILURE

I am officially bowing out of the p90x challenge. I will be leaving for Africa today and will be gone the rest of the month. I have disgraced not only myself, but to you my fellow compatriots. But to every end there is a new beginning. I am considering the Lean workout when I get back. To all you staying loyal to the Tony, I salute you. I hope to see all your 90 day results when I get back.

practical90x

I had to move a million catalogs off some shelves today and thanks to p90x, I knew to engage my core to avoid injury. Chalk up another one to the Tony.

KAPOW!!!

Day 30 pics

It REALLY works!!!!

get sexy with it people

If I went to play some pickup basketball and I had to be on the skins
team, I wouldn't be embarassed at all. Thanks, Tony.

bringing it(still)

OH, HAI

i'd like to introduce you to someone i met through p90x...

MY FREAKING BICEP!



BRING IT!

FYI

Cruises are the opposite of P90X
They are not good for the gut.
Might need to throw in some extra cardio this week

super fail

that was, hands down, the worst workout i've had. worse than week 3 or whatever that tough one was. freakin pathetic. i couldn't even do a single one arm push up. not even from my knees. horrible.

bringing it. intestinally.

i finally did it. finally pushed myself to the point of vomiting. nothing actually made it out, but after the last set of dive-bomb pushups, i got up and had to choke back the rising bile. i felt the burning and tasted the acid on the way back of my tongue.

and somehow, i was a little proud.

I QUIT

...just kidding. But seriously, I am taking this week off. This sounds like a lame excuse but I am just hurting. The tendinitis in my right knee has been acting up with all the basketball I have been playing this week. It has been painful to run/jump right now and the thought of doing plyometrics sounds no bueno. So I am going to heed TH's advice and take it easy. And it sounds like we have been having some ailment issues and have taken a break. So don't hate on me for doing the same.

Did you get your tickets?

TO THE GUN SHOW!!!!!

Better late than never

OK, OK, I've been slacking on the posting but here are my pics from day 30. I also posted day 1 for comparison.

Rest Week

I was really excited that this week was rest week and then I realized that today is yoga. An hour and a half of humiliating pain. with a side of crying. However in the spirit of TH i am going to bring it. that is all.

success

jumped back into the game by starting my phase 2 recovery week today. gotta say, a whole week of doing nothing other than a couple bike rides left my downward dog unworthy of the cover of downward dog magazine.

in related news, where the heck are the rest of you? it's time to BRING IT to the internets. i'm talking to you, alvin, and you, the guy i don't know...

fail

tony's always telling us "don't be a hero..." well, i tried to be a weekend hero, ignored some pain in my back and ribs and charged pretty hard through my recreational activities.

now i can barely take a deep breath without my back spasming and i'm pretty sure that much like justin duchscherer, i'm gonna be shelved for at least this week.

HALFWAY SPEEDBUMP

I feel like I'm plateauing. The old Mark would have given up at this point. But not the P90x Mark, this guy is going to go down fighting.

I want you to be a psycho.

Picture was taken after I paused the dvd to get ready for ab ripper X. I think the picture speaks for itself.

revenge of the fit

p90x does have a couple downsides. first, i'm hungry about every 2 hours. second, sometimes i drink four beers and wake up feeling like i drank eight.

School is back in session

I am back up in this bitch. The learning has begun and so has the pain. Bring it TH!!! BRRRRRRIIIINNNNNNGGGG IT!!!!

shoulderschestandtriceps

P90X recovery drink

It's got what plants crave!

PHASE 4

Picked up the Allez Elite Specialized road bike. Looking to bring the X to the sreet.

STFU

Mere words can not encompass my hatred for the beachbody.com ad tacked on to the end of yoga x. Way to mess with my chi, jerks.

Day 37?

These workouts are part of my daily living so much that I forget what frickin day I'm on. I no longer call it Wednesdays anymore, I call it Back and Biceps day etc. I started biking to work. I was getting all pumped on it,even buying some gear to make me more legit. Then I almost get to work and my back tire blows out...what a bummer. At least I still have David

Gout:is characterized by excruciating, sudden, unexpected, burning pain, as well as swelling, redness, warmness, and stiffness in the affected joint.

IT HIT ME!!! Because of this game changing development I will, In lieu of P90X, be swimming for the week and then hopefully continue again with my program next week putting me a week behind some. I have weighed out my options and I will be taking Tony's advice, I will not be a hero. I will rest my foot. Please email or im me for any questions or concerns. This is an emotional time for all of us but I think if we remain, with our minds eye, fixed on the goal we will overcome. That is all.

by popular demand

DAY THIRTY PROGRESS, SNAP INTO IT!

Day 30 Photos

Whos bringing it? Day 30 ladies lets see those pictures. My belly is hard to kill but my goal is 90 days so I hope by then I can tame the beast. P90x has made me a better baller and thats almost enough for me. Game on.

Day 30 pics

I think looking better definitely does not compare to feeling better. These past 30 days have put my body and mind to limits I never thought I could reach. It's crazy to think we have another 60 days of the $h!+. Keep it up people.

WOW

I had that throw-up feeling in my stomach like I did when I first started. I have never been a slow-twitch muscle guy so those 4 second push-ups were killer. And those plyo-pushups...RESPECT THE TONY!

ouch

shoulder fire. that's all i'm gonna say.

except i will also say iphone FTW. forgot to take my workout log down to the gym, oh, good thing the iphone has NOTES. bam. i think tony would approve.

PHASE 2: Warriors of the world

We are back up in the muscle building phase. That was a tough workout. I think my arms are going to fall off, but the thing that drives me is Man-O-War. He is the god of rock and the bearer of the flag and in 90 days I will be too.

it's everywhere

A guy in my row on the flight to Chicago is reading the P90X guide book!

Sent from my iPhone

COREZ

picard sez "ENGAGE yr core!"

SUPERMAN!

BANANA!

SUPERMAN!

BANANA!

SUPERMAN!

BANANA!
SUPERMAN!
BANANA!
SUPERMAN!
BANANA!

minor progress

I realized yesterday that my elbows no longer rub my love handles when I walk. Here's hoping I can barely swing my overly-muscled arms at all by the end of this thing...

real. DNA. removal.

i did kenpo x for an hour and all i got was this sweaty t-shirt.

"synergistics" isn't even a word, is it?

dudes, i love me some core synergistics. that was the definitely the most fun i've had in a P90X workout. no major fail points like i have in yoga, the back workouts and anything involving my hamstrings.

if i was pam, every time he said "PAM, THEY CALL HER BLAM!" i'd say "TONY, THEY CALL HIM PHONY!"