Day 21: Shoulders and Arms + Ab Ripper X + Yoga X
I skipped Shoulders/Arms/ARX earlier in the week and also didn’t do yoga this week so I wanted to make up for it and do it all today. I was pleasantly surprised as not only did I get through S&A/ARX but also the ENTIRE dreaded Yoga X. Yoga X is not as bad as I first thought it was. The reason is because only the first 40-50 min are hard and impossible for persons like me with limited flexibility. After that, it’s nothing but easy stretches and poses that I (for the most part) had no problem performing. I had no intention of getting through the ENTIRE yoga session and had initially set a goal of 45 min but ended up getting through all of it. Glad I did it. I still don’t like yoga, but at least now I
know I can get through all of it.
I’ve realized on the shoulders/arms workout that there is one exercise that I need to be careful with because it puts a LOT of strain on my lumbar spine. This exercise is the Deep Swimmer’s Press and when I get past 6 I can really feel the strain in the lumbar spine. I could see a lot of people, including myself, herniating a disc with this particular exercise. Therefore, I’m going to take it real easy with this one in the future workouts, and I suggest the same for others especially if they have bad backs.
Nutrition: creatine drink 150 cal, protein drink 300 cal, ricotta cheese w/ M&Ms 150 cal, turkey sandwich 200 cal, apple 50 cal, banana 100 cal, protein drink 300 cal, ricotta cheese w granola 250 cal, indian food 500 cal, protein drink 300 cal - 2300 calories
Day 20: Kenpo X
Today was supposed to be Kenpo X, but I was too tired to do anything so I skipped today and decided I’d double up tomorrow. Plus I already did Kenpo X this week in place of Yoga X so I think I’ll try yoga tomorrow.
Nutrition: fruit parfait 300 cal, sandwich and cookies 500 cal, pepperoni stromboli 500 cal, McD 20-pc chicken nuggets & medium fry 1300 cal – 2600 calories
Day 19: Legs and Back + Ab Ripper X
This workout is not bad at all, as with most of the other workouts but of course this one does have it's one or two exercises that are really hard to perform. The exercises I'm referring to for legs/back are the wall squats and the single-leg wall squat. It's not that they're impossible to do, but they just make your legs BURN. Also, I'm finding the wide-grip pullups to be pretty difficult, but I think with time I'll be able to do more than I'm able to currently do.
Nutrition: creatine drink 150 cal, protein drink 300 cal, ricotta cheese 150 cal, egg and turkey 150 cal, protein drink 300 cal, pizza 700 cal, beer 250 cal – 2000 calories
Day 18: Kenpo X
I was actually supposed to do Yoga X instead, but I am REALLY not a big fan of yoga, so I did Kenpo X instead. Keep in mind that Tony Horton, P90X creator does not endorse skipping or substituting Yoga X. I’m really going to try next time… although I did say the same thing last week. We’ll see… So I tried jumping right into Kenpo X without doing the warm up they do in the beginning of the video. Big mistake. I threw the first punch and I felt a sharp pain in my right shoulder so I stopped completely and decided to do the warm up and did not notice any more problems after doing this. Do the warm-up, it’s very important and they do it for a reason!
Nutrition: bananas x3 300 cal, chicken wings 500 cal, sandwich 350 cal, chips 200 cal, indian food 500 cal, mexican pizza 540 cal, protein drink 300 cal – 2700 calories
Day 17: Shoulders and Arms + Ab Ripper X
I actually was really zonked out and tired and so I skipped today. I will try to make it up by doing two workouts on one day.
Nutrition: Odwalla bar 230 cal, chicken wings 500 cal, Taco Bell Mexican Pizza x2 1080 cal, banana 100 cal – 1910 calories
Day 16: Plyometrics
Jump cardio workout today. Still dealing with a bit of left lower back muscle strain so I decided to turn down the intensity just a little bit. I still did every exercise and still did the max number of reps, but I just did each exercise with less intensity. Even though I turned it down this time, I was still sweating like crazy. This truly is a GREAT cardio workout that burns calories like no other.
Nutrition: Odwalla food bar 280 cal, buffalo chicken wrap 500 wrap, protein drink 300 cal, chicken wings 500 cal, ham sandwich 150 cal, creatine drink 150 cal – 1980 calories
Day 15: Chest and Back + Ab Ripper X
Today, I was hesitant to do chest/back since my left lower back has a muscle strain or something like that and even though the chest workout doesn’t directly work the back, it still puts strain on the back when you straighten out for the pushups. I decided to move forth and do today’s workout anyways. I did modify it however. Each workout typically has 2 rounds of the same 10-15 exercises. So for today, I only did 1 of 2 rounds of back exercises to give it a break, especially since I did a monster Day 14 of Legs & Back/ ARX / Kenpo X all in one day.
Nutrition: protein drink 300 cal, chicken wings 500 cal, peanut butter 250 cal, creatine drink 150 cal, protein drink 300 cal, banana 100 cal – 1550 calories
I skipped Shoulders/Arms/ARX earlier in the week and also didn’t do yoga this week so I wanted to make up for it and do it all today. I was pleasantly surprised as not only did I get through S&A/ARX but also the ENTIRE dreaded Yoga X. Yoga X is not as bad as I first thought it was. The reason is because only the first 40-50 min are hard and impossible for persons like me with limited flexibility. After that, it’s nothing but easy stretches and poses that I (for the most part) had no problem performing. I had no intention of getting through the ENTIRE yoga session and had initially set a goal of 45 min but ended up getting through all of it. Glad I did it. I still don’t like yoga, but at least now I
know I can get through all of it.
I’ve realized on the shoulders/arms workout that there is one exercise that I need to be careful with because it puts a LOT of strain on my lumbar spine. This exercise is the Deep Swimmer’s Press and when I get past 6 I can really feel the strain in the lumbar spine. I could see a lot of people, including myself, herniating a disc with this particular exercise. Therefore, I’m going to take it real easy with this one in the future workouts, and I suggest the same for others especially if they have bad backs.
Nutrition: creatine drink 150 cal, protein drink 300 cal, ricotta cheese w/ M&Ms 150 cal, turkey sandwich 200 cal, apple 50 cal, banana 100 cal, protein drink 300 cal, ricotta cheese w granola 250 cal, indian food 500 cal, protein drink 300 cal - 2300 calories
Day 20: Kenpo X
Today was supposed to be Kenpo X, but I was too tired to do anything so I skipped today and decided I’d double up tomorrow. Plus I already did Kenpo X this week in place of Yoga X so I think I’ll try yoga tomorrow.
Nutrition: fruit parfait 300 cal, sandwich and cookies 500 cal, pepperoni stromboli 500 cal, McD 20-pc chicken nuggets & medium fry 1300 cal – 2600 calories
Day 19: Legs and Back + Ab Ripper X
This workout is not bad at all, as with most of the other workouts but of course this one does have it's one or two exercises that are really hard to perform. The exercises I'm referring to for legs/back are the wall squats and the single-leg wall squat. It's not that they're impossible to do, but they just make your legs BURN. Also, I'm finding the wide-grip pullups to be pretty difficult, but I think with time I'll be able to do more than I'm able to currently do.
Nutrition: creatine drink 150 cal, protein drink 300 cal, ricotta cheese 150 cal, egg and turkey 150 cal, protein drink 300 cal, pizza 700 cal, beer 250 cal – 2000 calories
Day 18: Kenpo X
I was actually supposed to do Yoga X instead, but I am REALLY not a big fan of yoga, so I did Kenpo X instead. Keep in mind that Tony Horton, P90X creator does not endorse skipping or substituting Yoga X. I’m really going to try next time… although I did say the same thing last week. We’ll see… So I tried jumping right into Kenpo X without doing the warm up they do in the beginning of the video. Big mistake. I threw the first punch and I felt a sharp pain in my right shoulder so I stopped completely and decided to do the warm up and did not notice any more problems after doing this. Do the warm-up, it’s very important and they do it for a reason!
Nutrition: bananas x3 300 cal, chicken wings 500 cal, sandwich 350 cal, chips 200 cal, indian food 500 cal, mexican pizza 540 cal, protein drink 300 cal – 2700 calories
Day 17: Shoulders and Arms + Ab Ripper X
I actually was really zonked out and tired and so I skipped today. I will try to make it up by doing two workouts on one day.
Nutrition: Odwalla bar 230 cal, chicken wings 500 cal, Taco Bell Mexican Pizza x2 1080 cal, banana 100 cal – 1910 calories
Day 16: Plyometrics
Jump cardio workout today. Still dealing with a bit of left lower back muscle strain so I decided to turn down the intensity just a little bit. I still did every exercise and still did the max number of reps, but I just did each exercise with less intensity. Even though I turned it down this time, I was still sweating like crazy. This truly is a GREAT cardio workout that burns calories like no other.
Nutrition: Odwalla food bar 280 cal, buffalo chicken wrap 500 wrap, protein drink 300 cal, chicken wings 500 cal, ham sandwich 150 cal, creatine drink 150 cal – 1980 calories
Day 15: Chest and Back + Ab Ripper X
Today, I was hesitant to do chest/back since my left lower back has a muscle strain or something like that and even though the chest workout doesn’t directly work the back, it still puts strain on the back when you straighten out for the pushups. I decided to move forth and do today’s workout anyways. I did modify it however. Each workout typically has 2 rounds of the same 10-15 exercises. So for today, I only did 1 of 2 rounds of back exercises to give it a break, especially since I did a monster Day 14 of Legs & Back/ ARX / Kenpo X all in one day.
Nutrition: protein drink 300 cal, chicken wings 500 cal, peanut butter 250 cal, creatine drink 150 cal, protein drink 300 cal, banana 100 cal – 1550 calories
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