tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11528109709069798042024-03-19T05:23:54.038-04:00Dick's Diet and MetaMorpheSys"The first step to any change is acknowledgement of the issue. The second step is the courage to do something about it. I hope this story inspires you to change the things you want to change".Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger176125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152810970906979804.post-50378499456241540542014-01-14T10:26:00.001-05:002014-01-14T10:26:30.163-05:00P90X3: Day 10 of 90. Yoga X. The Hop!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's been ten days and I have already noticed that my pants have more room in them! Okay, not as much as the picture to the left, but MORE. Every time you notice progress, it's validation that you are doing the right things and that you need to keep going.<br />
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Yoga X last night and it was a material difference from last week. Last week, I was still recovering from Agility X...and while it definitely felt great to stretch stuff out, much of the balance and pushup parts of the routine were really poor. This week, I did every exercise completely with the exception of Crow (which I fear I will never be able to do!!). On Crow, I literally get on the hands and tip to my forehead.<br />
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It felt great to be able to do everything. Very satisfying. Also, my flexibility was twice what it was last week. Some of it was due to a week of muscle use but I'm sure hydration and stretching during the week was important too.<br />
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The best part of this is THE HOP.<br />
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Do you know what that is? Let me explain.<br />
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When I did P90X the first time, after about 10-15 days, I found I had more bounce in my step. At the time, in the mornings, I took a train into Boston and the platform from my home city is elevated and up a bunch of stairs. I noticed, back then, that I started to leap up the stairs. When I got to them in the A.M. I would take them two at a time. I had a bunch of energy and it wasn't a chore anymore. I also noticed I would trot through parking lots. My body literally wanted to move quicker. It wanted to accept every physical challenge. And, every time my body wanted to move quicker, I just gave in to it. After a while, moving quicker in all phases of my life became a habit.<br />
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I noticed some months back, that it was gone. Well, it's back.<br />
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Have you noticed THE HOP? <br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152810970906979804.post-62335108732042427052014-01-12T22:12:00.000-05:002014-01-12T22:12:14.313-05:00P90X3: Day 9 of 90. Agility X. Feeling Awesome.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Y</b></span>es!! You'll have that day after you start P90X. It's usually in week two, right about now. You do those routines, those damn killer routines, a second time.<br />
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"Wait. What the...?" My chart says I did 5 and now it's 8. Really?"<br />
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Or, as you start an exercise...<br />
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"Crap. I was awful at these last week. This is going to be...what? 30 seconds to go? That's when I stopped last week. My legs hurt...and TIME!!! What the...I finished? Man!! I finished!!"<br />
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This is the week where you find out that you are going to do well. This is where you get that first jolt of motivation to keep going. As you look as those instructors, and you did the same (or almost the same) reps as they did, keep this one thought in mind. They are never getting any better than they are, on that DVD, right now. That's it. They'll never improve. But, you will. There will come a time when you are doing those exercises and you realize that you have passed them. It's coming.<br />
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For me, this week, it was those damn lunges. For those of you reading this blog, as you will recall, last week at this time I was sitting with an icepack on my muscles. Not this week. This week, I crushed it without a twinge. Not ONE twinge. I felt great. No, I felt awesome. I bet you are all feeling a little awesome this week. And, this little dog knows it too!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152810970906979804.post-30889022151783768082014-01-11T19:44:00.000-05:002014-01-11T19:44:10.702-05:00P90X3: Day 8 of 90. Core Synergistics. Improvement.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Week Two. For the first time, I have repeated a workout. Major improvements for me on everything. Feels great. Couple observations on Week One and Day Eight.<br />
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I saw great improvements today. I felt stronger on the exercises that I did completely, and there was a rep increase to the complete required number in every exercise.<br />
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My chest hurt this week. Not a heart thing, a pushup thing. I don't know why I was so strained and it wasn't the biceps and/or triceps, it was the chest muscles. I took a lot of protein and creatine this week for the muscles and, as of today, it seems to be helping. <br />
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My diet. I cut back significantly this week. I don't usually discuss my diet. I think people get very focused on food...almost obsessed. I don't think about food as entertainment, just fuel. I literally can eat the same thing every day. Some folks need variety, and different tastes, and color, and a blend of sweetness. Not me. I try my best to take decisions about food right out of my life.<br />
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I am going to make an exception as an example today.<br />
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Breakfast. One cup of oatmeal. Handful of raisins. Half cup of all natural applesauce.<br />
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Lunch. One can of spinach. One can of tuna (in water, not oil)<br />
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Snack. One Nature Valley Granola Bar with water.<br />
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Dinner. Shakeology and one Nature's Path Gluten Free Bar.<br />
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Exercise in evening.<br />
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One self made shake of seltzer water, vitamin C mix, Protein powder, Creatine Powder, Vitamins.<br />
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Two Apples.<br />
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Sleep.<br />
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If you add up these calories, and then you think about 30 minutes of walking and P90X....this is not enough to keep you rolling. I felt exhausted and my muscles could not recover sufficiently. Keep your calories in mind and make sure you are getting enough protein. I know I am short because I felt like this the first time I did P90X.<br />
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Okay, time for some New England Patriots football. Get your protein and sleep and have a great week!! <br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152810970906979804.post-84116110664660500442014-01-08T22:22:00.002-05:002014-01-08T22:27:44.857-05:00P90X3: Day 5 of 90. CVX. Sweating.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">A</span></b><span style="font-size: small;">nd, we sweat. CVX. Boy, it looked easy on the DVD when I was previewing it. I started with a 10 lb dumbbell. Here is what I sounded like on the third set, "Lexieeeee???"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">"What?" came the sound far away from my kitchen upstairs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">"There's a five lb dumbbell next to the fireplace...bring it down here quick!!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Oh, the male ego. Yes, I looked at the ladies. Then, I looked at the guy in back. Saw him grab a 10 while the ladies took less. Well, I'm no lady. I'll have what HE's having dammit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">This was a good workout. With the fives, I finished and finished well. Completed all circuits and sweat like a dog. THIS will someday be a favorite.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Day five update...there are muscles that were sore four days ago that feel stronger today. What I realized doing P90X, and it seems to still hold true here, is that the next days exercises are designed to rest the previous days burnout. That's what puts P90X at the top of my list.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Props to Traci Morrow, who I follow on Facebook. She kicked ass on this workout. Tony paid her a little too much attention but, hell, can you blame him? Tony's jokes are still funny too, they keep me going.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Okay, all the best and tomorrow, when you get up, just do it one more time. It gets easier. Promise. </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152810970906979804.post-28080941639932446052014-01-07T22:05:00.002-05:002014-01-07T22:05:34.301-05:00P90X3: Day 4 of 90. The Challenge.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Challenge. That about says it. I don't have to add anything else. My arms and chest hurt. This is the first time I have done this in about 8 months, to repeat my other blogs. I'm fried. My reps weren't awesome...and I knew they wouldn't be. I know how to handle this though.<br />
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Mentally, I know that how I did today is the bottom of the barrel benchmark. We only get better from here. I don't feel "bad" that I couldn't do what the folks on the DVD could do. Really, I weigh about 15-18 lbs more right now than I did the first time I did this. Also, I had been doing pushups back then. Not this time. So, in about four weeks, when I am down about 15 lbs, and my arms have been pushing all this extra weight, but it's not there anymore...watch me rock.<br />
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So, for now, to do the set, I do as much as I can and when I am burnt, I modify. Down to the knees for pushups until I fail there as well. As Neil Young would say, "It's better to burn out, than to die." So tonight, I burnt out good.<br />
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The pullups? I use the bands but they are modified for the pullup bar. Some night, I will photograph it, because I've never seen anyone else doing it quite this way. I may be a trend setter on this one. I did many more pullups than pushups. But, like I said, tonight was where we break off the rust.<br />
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Okay, time to check the kids' homework, take a shower, drink some protein/creatine, watch Weeds Season One reruns, and eat some fruit, and sleep.<br />
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Food tip for the day. It starts with a question. What comes in a jar, is about four inches long by an inch thick, and if you eat four of them, you are full and have only eaten 20 calories? Glassen Kosher Dill Pickle Halves. When I feel a need to snack, I eat two. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152810970906979804.post-23351685746778593772014-01-06T22:32:00.001-05:002014-01-06T22:38:18.957-05:00P90X3: Day 3 of 90. Yoga X. I'm the Chairman.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm the Chairman. More accurately, the Chair Man. Yoga is not my thing. I freely admit it. There are those that I have done P90X with that are probably laughing right now. I am fairly flexible. I am also very bulky in terms of muscle. Big in the thighs, barrel chested, big calves. I have never been what you could call "lean." Also, I kind of pulled something last night (more on that in a minute), so I'm a bit tender in some areas today. That's my mea culpa. I am not a Yoga guy. To add to that, in P90X, Yoga is 90 minutes. That's right, 90 minutes. I hated it. I cursed all the way through it. I made fun of (because in my home, alone, I have that luxury...) everyone on the DVD and I would curse Tony every time he failed to do balanced reps. Basically, I was surly and didn't need a reason to 'get my hate on.'<br />
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P90X3 Yoga is only 30 minutes. Seriously? You had me at 'hello.' Yes, it is still Yoga. And yes, it still has things I will NEVER be able to do unless I have some serious gene therapy and alter my body's structural design. But, at 30 minutes, I will work through it. It does still have the same flaw as every other Yoga DVD and that is, as you are focusing on what you are doing, they are progressing to the next move. And, I swear, Tony Horton has HDD and just moves without telling you he's going. That's fine too. I'll catch up. Hell, at 30 minutes, I'll hit pause and repeat it. Not a problem.<br />
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So, I actually am cool with P90X3 Yoga X. Now, for my injury. It's cured. Don't know how. Don't care. The muscles felt great today, just a little stiff...and Yoga and stretching was the perfect cure. Loved doing it today. Don't know what did it, the Protein, the Creatine or the Ice...maybe all three. Either way, I felt like a million bucks doing Yoga X tonight.<br />
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Finally, why am I the Chairman? or Chair man? You should see me trying to do some of these poses. It's ridiculous. Now, I can do one of two things. I can NOT do the pose, or I can find a way to do it so that I can stretch, achieve some balance and improve for the day when I can do the pose without help. That's where the chair comes in handy. I will use it to balance but only for the second I am losing my balance. Then, I let go. Sometimes I just use it to get into position. Is it cheating? Not really, it's cheating if you don't do it. (In my mind, anyway.)<br />
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"Now, pull you foot into your crotch area and grab your toe. Now, extend your leg straight out without letting go of the toe." Really? Dude, I have breakable stuff in my house. I can fall and cover 15 feet of room. That's just the balance part. Also, you would think last night's injury would have kept me from doing that one. Nope. It's the extending of the leg, of course. If you think touching your toes is tough, you are never going to make it through that. What I do is slide my hand to my calf and I have the chair under the extended leg. I lift the leg for as long as I can and hold it. If I let it down, it's for a moment and then back up. When I did P90X, by the last phase, no chair was needed. You do what you have to do to get through the workout. Make it happen. Be the catalyst for your own change! Good luck and see you in the AM!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152810970906979804.post-22239545212215858512014-01-06T00:04:00.003-05:002014-01-06T00:10:53.577-05:00P90X3: Day 2 of 90. Agility X. Crap, now I've done it! Again.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">A</span></b>nd, by 'doing it again,' I don't mean the Agility X routine. I warmed up by doing 30 minutes on the treadmill. All was going great until the first lunge set. I felt a tightness in a muscle that has never given me problems before. I pushed it for a couple more and it pulled tight on me. Painfully tight. I hit pause and backed out and stretched. I didn't stop, just stretched the area that was affected. I'm not sure, but I don't think it's the groin muscle. If I look at a muscle map, it seems like it's the Gracillis. Also, many pictures online show the muscle, oddly enough (and I say that sarcastically) with the leg in a lunge.<br />
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It's a small pull. So, I kept going, I stretched frequently, and I modified to keep an eye on it. Bottom line, I finished the workout. But, it's pretty sore. I iced the muscle and drank my protein and creatine shake when I was done. For those of you over 50, that's spackle and glue for building up old muscles. It'll be a few days of modifying the exercises that affect that muscle.<br />
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Here's the thing for you new people, kind of a "Coaching Moment" if you will. When you feel your muscles pulling back in weird ways, hit pause before they react badly. I've done this twice before in P90X and should have learned my lesson about listening to my body. It's okay though, nothing permanent. When it happened in P90X, I modified those exercises until I could do them again and did the rest with vigor. Listen to your body. Don't let your brain or ego write a check your body can't cash.<br />
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Here's the second part of this. I'm not stopping. I'll be on the treadmill for 45 minutes in the AM, and I will stretch it during the day so it doesn't get tight...and I will stretch better before each set. Thirty minutes goes by quickly...if you need it, go "Cold Start." I'll be doing heat before exercising and ice afterward.<br />
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So, it's deja vu all over again. I pushed too hard and strained something. I'll be fine. Learn from my mistake (the third time) to listen to your body. It's late. Great Wildcard Weekend of NFL though!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152810970906979804.post-49285694179758810732014-01-04T13:32:00.000-05:002014-01-04T13:32:01.901-05:00P90X3: Day 1 of 90. Post-Workout. READ THIS!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span></b>his is the ONLY time I will post 2 blogs in one day for P90X3. Why today? Because today is critical.<br />
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You will feel two ways on Day One. You will be absolutely psyched before...and a conglomeration of emotions and physical feelings when you finish your first workout.<br />
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You all saw my photos. I am not some Beachbody super-soldier. I am just like you. I just finished Total Synergistics. It's been a long time since I felt this way. Its been 20 minutes now and my heart is still beating quickly. My arm muscles are shaking...I am actually supporting my forearms as I type this.<br />
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I couldn't do the whole workout. I had to hit pause a few times...okay, many times. But, I completed the whole thing. I didn't do it in the 30 or so minutes...more like 40-45. Overall, I did pretty good given where I am right now physically. That's the key. You are NOT supposed to look like the people on the DVD or do what they can do on Day One. This is not their first day...it's yours. What you are looking at, is your goal. Remember that.<br />
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In terms of the exercises, like I said, pretty much what I expected. Arm exercises were pathetic, mainly because they have to exert against about 15-20 lbs more than when I was doing P90X at day 90. Pullups? Forget about keeping pace. All I want to do is keep going until I can't do anymore. I am all lower body weight, and it kills my arms. All the squat exercises? Easy. Why? Because my legs support my larger body weight daily and have been doing it my whole fat life. Adding 20 lbs to a frame that was about 285 lbs for a good portion of my life is not really a chore.<br />
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I wrote a lot today, and my arms are tired. This was what I blogged on Day One in 2012 after my first day:<br />
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<i><b>"i am too tired to use caps. i did like, half to three quarters of the
workouts until I was burnt. i don't want to accidentally break or rip
something and have to stop. on one exercise, I could barely do it at
all...the ice skating side to side leg raise thingy. i'm dead, never
tried anything like this in my life. now i am getting some water,
vitamins and a protein bar. ughhhhh. i WILL get there.</b></i>
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incidentally, I now know why people lose weight on this workout...it's
difficult to eat if you can't raise your arms. good thing they ended
with a yoga downward dog stretch...I may have to eat from my dog's bowl
for a while.</b></i>
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okay...will let you know how things are tomorrow. somehow it feels like i may be sore...really? wow. genius." </b></i><br />
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If you remember one thing today, remember this. Everyone feels this way and next week, on Day 8, when you do this workout again after having done a week of these routines, you will be shocked at how much better you do. Trust me.<br />
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Today is critical. This is the day when you are most vulnerable to saying, "I can't do this." Listen closely...YES YOU CAN. Give it one more week and see how Day 8 feels. Now, go drink your shake and take some protein. And hydrate!! And get your sleep tonight, although I think that might come easy. All the best!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152810970906979804.post-2508199973408178262014-01-04T11:53:00.000-05:002014-01-04T12:00:45.464-05:00P90X3: Day 1 of 90. Boy, Did I Screw Up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">H</span></b>ow did I screw up? I will answer that one in a minute. Today is Day One. Think of it this way, if you commit to the next 90 days, this is the worst you will look for the next three months. That is the only way you will survive doing your Day One metrics, to include the pics. Just remember, it's all uphill from here.<br />
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So, I got up this morning and weighed myself, took my measurements and took my pictures. Here are the shots to the left. I know, most of you will keep these private. Anyone who knows me well, knows that when it comes to this, I have no shame to speak of. So you can see how I improve from here.<br />
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Here is the other reason I post them. It helps me follow through. When I motivate myself, I always make my starting point public. When everyone else knows your stats and your commitment, you feel an added amount of pride in going the distance and a little more trepidation to let that promise go. It's like a little more glue, holding you to the process.<br />
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I went through a very strict, medically supervised weight-loss program in 2008. I had to do a liquid diet. Why? I was dying. You can read my blog called "The Tipping Point" by clicking on the link above to read the detail. The point is, I was SO physically unfit that I could not safely exercise rigorously. It was causing other medical conditions that were shortening my life. In that program, most of the people never discussed their weight, or their progress. They kept it secret. Those people who never discussed it, well, they either quit the program or failed to lose weight over a long period of time. Doing the measurements and making them public makes you accountable to yourself in a way that you can't just silently slip away and quit. It does make a difference.<br />
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Okay, how did I screw up? Take a look at the pics to the left. I am in worse shape now than when I started P90X in 2012. I knew I was...deep down. But, now I REALLY know it. And so do you.<br />
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This is the journey for me in the next 90 days. It's not some pipe dream, I know I can do it.<br />
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Screwing up? I haven't been this heavy or out of shape since I lost my 85 lbs in 2008. I let things in my life derail a ton of progress that I had made. When I look at that 90 day picture, I know that I want THAT back. I also know that I need a plan to NEVER let it get away again. Over 50 years old, you lose your 'fitness gains' at an incredible speed if you just plain stop. You need to make the programs a part of your normal life and you need to make it something achievable. We will all have the moments when life derails us. It's not the obstacle, it's how fast you get back up. I didn't get back up. Now, here I am, facing the big work one more time.<br />
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I do have one advantage that many of you don't have. I know I can do it. I've climbed this mountain before. I also know something about you...you can do it too. If you just follow along, you will make progress and achieve things you didn't know you could do. Trust me.<br />
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Here is my "gym". Check out the mat. It's all measured up and waiting for me. Notice something on it though, I measured it for Novice, Expert, and a spot in between. I may have to start at Novice. We'll see. If I do, it's not failure, it's just Week One. That last line is my goal by Day 90. The line is already drawn. Just like the photos, it's real and looking me in the face every workout. So are my weights. There are weights heavy enough that I may not use them...but they are STILL waiting for the day I can...staring at me.<br />
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I also did my measurements.<br />
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Day 30, 60, and 90 are waiting. March 31st is not that far away. 90
seems like a lot. It's not. Okay, enough typing. Time to warm up and
get to "Total Synergistics." Follow along and let me know how YOUR
journey is going. I'll be following you all too! You are not alone.
Don't stop. <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>D</b></span>o you think the toughest part of P90X will be the workouts? No doubt, they are difficult and challenging. Would a better diet help? Yes. If you were in better shape right now, would the workouts be less difficult? Yes. If both of these things were present, would that guaranty your success? No. The one thing that will guarantee your success is your MINDSET. No matter what your physical state of being is, if you are not mentally ready to do this, it will be nearly impossible to succeed. That statement is not meant to apply only to P90X or P90X3. It applies to your life. What you do, in P90X-3, is going to change the way you view everything.<br />
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Your body is more energy than it is mass. Think about that for a minute. Your body's cells, at the atomic level, are made up of this tiny solid nucleus, surrounded by energy that bonds it to the other atoms. The space between two atoms is far greater than the size of the atoms. That energy is a part of this massive neural network in your body that is tied to your brain. When your brain feels great, it affects all aspects of your body. Also, when your brain feels awful, you feel that too. Your brain reacts to whatever you feed it. Feed it negative stimuli constantly, and your whole body is affected. Feed it positive stimuli, the inverse. <br />
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Also, we do react to the world we live in. We don't live in some jar, disconnected from external stimuli, and with the luxury and ability to just be a being in peaceful bliss. That is true. But, how you process that external stimuli to your brain, that IS in your control and that is your MINDSET. You can paint almost anything in your life as positive or negative. That's your choice.<br />
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Are you telling me that all I have to do is think positive thoughts to feel better? Yes. There is actually some evidence that it can affect physical healing and how your body deals with ailments, but even if you don't buy into that completely, processing in a positive manner will improve how you feel.<br />
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This may shock you, but your brain does not know the difference between thought and reality. Locked away inside your body, your brain reacts to what is fed into it. Whether you see something "real", or a picture of that same thing, your brain reacts to it the same way. The same goes for any thoughts you have. Your brain processes the thoughts you feed it. Based on those thoughts, your brain then interacts with the neural net in your body and releases various hormones, etc. Your physical response will react to the thoughts you fed your brain.<br />
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This is wonderful!! How the heck does this relate to P90X??<br />
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The physical challenges ahead of you will be greatly assisted by your MINDSET. If you picture yourself as thinner, in better shape, athletic...your mind will do everything in it's power to get your body there. You have to do the work, but the physical work you are performing is assisted by the brain and how it programs the energy in your body. How you view food, how you view exercise, how you process 'pain' and 'soreness'...all of that will dictate your rate of success. If you constantly are telling yourself, "I want clean food. Fruit, water, salad, nuts, vegetables. I am hungry for that," then you will be shocked how your body will condition itself to satisfy that desire. If you tell yourself, "The soreness and aches don't matter," you will be shocked how your body responds and allows a few more minutes of work, giving you an edge. If you keep seeing yourself as a thinner person, and really focus on that, your brain will help to deliver that result.<br />
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MINDSET. Find five positive affirmations. Even if you don't feel them right now, especially if you don't feel them right now, write them down. How do you want to be and feel ninety days from now? Make those five short statements something you repeat to yourself over and over. Make one about diet, make one about exercising, make one about how you want to look, make one about how you feel about yourself, and make one about removing something toxic from your life. As you are going through your day, begin to see yourself in this way. Repeat it over and over. As you do all of the reps of the exercises, tell yourself these things over and over again. It WILL become you.<br />
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Did you ever make up a story and then retell it so many times that you have a hard time distinguishing the reality from the made up? That's because you told the story so many times that your brain stopped being able to tell the difference between "reality" and what you fed it. You can tell your brain a different story.<br />
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What will your story be? Write it today, five sentences, and begin making it your story. Your brain won't know the difference. And, in 90 days, you will see what that did for you. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUJjhuA4pQrQSWgyfNxib5QilXRENYo3KJgLfeu5DbxXe_TGLzHMIUUguDc-Y8RyXIyW5Laqsf_9ZS3NB7XDX65BUnfDuECLp2cuieOsnGprJ8AUKOtdjvVLm5XKaqScp-Z6AJOyHKXXE/s1600/Day90_montage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUJjhuA4pQrQSWgyfNxib5QilXRENYo3KJgLfeu5DbxXe_TGLzHMIUUguDc-Y8RyXIyW5Laqsf_9ZS3NB7XDX65BUnfDuECLp2cuieOsnGprJ8AUKOtdjvVLm5XKaqScp-Z6AJOyHKXXE/s400/Day90_montage.jpg" width="232" /></a><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">S</span></b>aturday's the day. For almost all of the group I am doing this with, Monday, January 6th is the P90X3 start date and all will be doing it in unison. I have done this before, and my optimal start DAY is Saturday. I like Saturday's because Day 7 in the program is the rest day and I like my rest day to be Friday...so I will be starting on Saturday, January 4th.<br />
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Over the next couple of days, I will do a few things to finish my prep.<br />
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I need to break out my mat, my weights, my pushup grips (optional, but very effective) my pullup bar and my bands. Finish watching the DVDs for the first cycle.<br />
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Eating right. This is important. Write down the shell of an eating plan. Don't make it so restrictive that you can't follow it. Just outline your approach to eating. Read the P90X3 guide for suggestions, but use that to set yourself up for success. If you do not change your diet one iota, you will change. You will be burning calories that you normally don't burn and that will have results...but not the results you want. You have to eat better and you have to eat healthier if you are going to take your body on this 90 day journey.<br />
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There is also one thing that people often skip. Measure yourself with the scale and the tape measure, to include the visual measurement...the photos.<br />
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There are a lot of reasons people don't do this. For many people, this is uncomfortable. How much do I weigh? How large am I around the waistline? Is this what I really look like? Oh...my...god. Facing this brings about a lot of thoughts and feelings. Self loathing is one. You can't believe you did this to yourself. Everything you have been telling yourself to fool yourself into thinking you look fine, rationalizing, will go right out the door because the numbers don't lie. You will hate them. But, ninety days from now, if you commit, YOU WILL LOVE THEM. Why? Because they don't lie...and they will be saying, "Wow...you kicked ass."<br />
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And, if you have never done a program like this, without an idea of what you will look like 90 days from now...it can be very DE-motivating. But, 90 days from now, if you commit, you will change. YOU WILL CHANGE. That's why you have to do the measurements and photos.<br />
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There will come a time in this program, around week 3, when you realize you are getting better at the routines. And, you will notice that the pants you have been wearing will have more room in them. I was in good physical shape when I started P90X but I still got asked by my closest friends, "What are you doing? Are you losing more weight or something?" Your first set of program pictures, at 30 days, will look better, but maybe not great. I was already in pretty good shape, so I didn't see a lot of change...at least not what I was expecting to see. But the change was there. Everyone else noticed it.<br />
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At the 60 day mark, I was really pushing hard because I felt like a million bucks and was starting to see it in the pictures. By 90 days, I didn't want it to end.<br />
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Do all the measurements before you start. Learn to love the numbers because, when you are done, they are the evidence of your success. When you can't visually SEE all the results you want, the numbers will reflect progress.<br />
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One last thing. If you have never done this before, fix an image of yourself in your mind...a realistic one...of what you would like to look like 90 days from now. Think about that image every time you are working out. SEE yourself looking just like that. Your body will deliver what your mind conceives. In 90 days, if you don't look exactly like that, don't be discouraged. Acknowledge how far you have come, and then keep going. It's about the journey...so plan another routine (Insanity, T25, Les Mills, etc.) but, keep going.<br />
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I start on Saturday. If you haven't done this before, I can tell you this much. It's not a commercial, and it's not some joke with fake pictures and professionally managed results. It works. It works on regular people. It works at home. It's going to work on you. My pictures are attached today of my P90X experience. I am psyched to get back to this photo because, <b>I am not there right now</b> and, more importantly, THAT's how I see myself in my mind's eye. Eye on the prize. I will be here for the whole ride with you!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152810970906979804.post-24130491765459244842013-12-28T11:17:00.001-05:002013-12-28T11:17:56.734-05:00P90X3: Commitment! One week away!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">O</span></b>ne week away. That's what I think as I look in the mirror. It's not procrastination, it's preparation. I am putting myself in the mindset of commitment. You have to commit, one hundred percent.<br />
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What's my commitment? Ninety days. Ninety days of eating right...of sleeping right...of watching my progress...of not letting people and situations stop me...of doing every workout, every day.<br />
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This workout is thirty minutes long each day. Seriously, if you can't find 30 minutes in each day, you don't want this...you WISH this. If you can't put aside 30 minutes, you aren't trying. My daughter SHOWERS for almost 30 minutes...I have the hot water oil bills to prove it. A TV sitcom is 30 minutes long! COMMIT. That comes first.<br />
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How have I committed this week? I have watched almost all of the videos I will be using in the first 30 days of the 90 day period. They are the same DVD's for three weeks. I have gotten my pullup bar back out and checked it out for support and band issues (I use pullup bands off of the bar due to shoulder issues).<br />
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What else? I have modified my eating, more fruit and slowly eliminating sugary type items. I have started drinking more water and less caffeine. Hydration is key. I am breaking out my mat this weekend and mark it according to the DVD workouts. There is an agility set that calls for floor tape...I just use a Sharpie on my rubber mat.<br />
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As I look in the mirror, I can see the person I did not want to become again. Months of sedate living has put me right back where I worked very hard NOT to be. I'm not obese, but there is a much larger person in that mirror staring back at me than I am used to. I don't want to be him. I also know that the person in the mirror has only a short amount of time left. Because I have done this successfully before. How did I do it? I committed 100% to the program. The person in the mirror is slowly dying...he is on life support. The person in my mind, the one I always see when I think about me, is ready to return.<br />
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I begin next Saturday, January 4th. The rest of the group is starting on January 6th, but I always start on Saturday so that Friday is my break day.<br />
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Put this word in the top five of words you think of for the next 90 days. COMMIT!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152810970906979804.post-91865021870857266732013-12-22T21:58:00.001-05:002013-12-22T22:00:26.864-05:00P90X3: P90X, but Accelerated. Preparation Day 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>H</b></span>ey!!! Guess who's back? It's Dick...and I need a workout. Big time. Why? Because I've been a bad boy. After spending 2012 and the first part of 2013 seriously kicking Beachbody butt with P90X (great results), Insanity (great results), LesMills Pump (so so results) and LesMills Combat (so so results)...I got complacent. I took time off...too much time. I went back to some old bad habits of snacking before bed, a few too many sweets, and watching a lot of television. I STOPPED exercising for long periods of time. Did I have a reason? Lots of them. Many too personal to go through here but let's just say that it culminated in me losing my job to layoffs and my mom passing away in October of 2013.<br />
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The good news? I feel like I have a lot of personal stuff behind me...isn't it weird it was 2013? 13?? I am so looking forward to 2014. And, to top it all off, my good bud, Tony Horton over at Beachbody has come out with a brand new routine, P90X3. It's an accelerated version of P90X to be done in 30-40 minutes per day. It's just what I need to take myself from where I am now to where I was in April of 2012. I'm pretty fired up and plan on blogging the whole thing. New routine, new material.<br />
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I am starting this blog differently than others. I have a preparation method this time. For the last four routines, I pretty much popped in the DVD's and just did it. This time, I am reading...YES, READING...the manuals. Then, I am going to lay out the DVD's I will be doing in the first month and view each one. The ones with weights, I am actually going to try prior to DAY ONE of the workout. I want to make sure I have all the right dumbbells and equipment and that I have measured my limits.<br />
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The next thing I am doing is prepping my body. I have been eating well. I eat pretty much the same thing every day. So, why am I somewhat out of shape? Because, you can eat less all day long and not keep a great look. How? Your metabolism just slows down to adjust for the low food intake. I will cover all of this during the workout but let's just say that in the next two weeks I will be doing at least 45 minutes per night on the treadmill. I need to up the metabolic rate. Bottom line is, to lose weight and maintain fitness, you have to exercise. YOU HAVE TO EXERCISE. We weren't meant to be sedate. <br />
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My diet? I think, except for sometimes seconds at dinner and a snack before bed, I can do what I do normally. Alcohol? Gone. My liver needs to be clean to process fats in the most efficient manner. Anything with Aspartame and Sucralose? Gone. My liver needs to not have to process chemicals...just fat. So, ice water it is...with lemon. Coffee? Two cups per day, low fat milk. Water...all day long. Focus on eating less sugar items...it's easy for them to creep in. More fruit.<br />
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Other things? Sleep...I am a huge offender of not getting enough. My goal is 7 hours of sleep per night. I get up at 7:30AM these days, so getting to bed by 12:30AM should be easy.<br />
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I am going to print the workout sheets and do the body measurements. I am also going to post my starting point, for all to see. <br />
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Lastly, I am back to blogging. Why? I like to write and I also am of the mindset that when I do this, it keeps my brain on the diet track. Okay, enough for tonight. When does this begin?<br />
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January 6th, 2014....two weeks from tomorrow.<br />
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If you want in, email me. RTSTJACQUES@comcast.net. We can all do it together!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152810970906979804.post-70288425477195761762013-01-09T12:25:00.000-05:002013-01-09T12:25:18.143-05:00“Ab Ripper X: Back in the Saddle Again!” LesMills Combat: Day 11 of 90<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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</span>It is coming along.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t jump
right into the next exercise, I am taking small 20 second breaks between the
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exercise sets, I will begin to close the break gap and, voila, BACK IN THE
SADDLE!
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I did Combat 45 and Pump Challenge last night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Before I did that though, I built a step
bench so that, when I do the weights, I can get my elbows lower and get better
chest extension.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I could feel the work
even more…always a great thing.</div>
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Combat 45 is really good and I am getting to a point where,
now that I know the routine, I can focus on form and intensity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know things are going well when I am
sweating and my breathing is at a steady but quick interval.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can feel it more as I put my entire body
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It’s not enough to just throw the arm out there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s not the way this works.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You have to put the torque of your body as
well as the driving of the legs into your kicks and punches.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You will begin to feel the strength increase
as you do this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You will also notice
that you more closely conform to what you are seeing the Instructors do on the
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One criticism.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Seriously, would it be a DicksDiet review without some criticism?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stretching.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Or the lack thereof.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think they
need to do more stretching prior to the workout.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s an area where P90X excels, Insanity is
okay, but LesMills Combat is lacking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
have begun doing my own stretching (thanks Tony Horton) before the workouts to
get warm and not pull any muscles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
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One thing I do NOT have a criticism for…yet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The instructors on the DVD.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All really good, all really giving it their
all so far.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No one slouching.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s what I like to see.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nothing worse than working your butt off
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That’s it for today…it’s break day!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So that means Ab Ripper X tonight!</div>
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I am starting to get back into the rhythm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can feel it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Friday (Day 7) was my rest day which, as you
followers of my blog will note, I am doing Ab Ripper X.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was not any easier than when I did it last
Tuesday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe tomorrow night (Tuesday
again) it will be easier.</div>
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Saturday was “Combat 30” and “Pump and Burn.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All is well as manic Dan and Rach are pushing
me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Sunday was HIIT: Power. </span>I am happy with my progress but
there are times when I have problems finishing routines.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have to remind myself of a few things.</div>
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The first thing is, I’m fifty years old.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s not an excuse but the right diet,
workout rhythm, and supplements (creatine and protein) are essential to getting
stronger again.</div>
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<br /></div>
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The second thing is, these programs are SUPPOSED to be
hard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And they are.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I constantly compare any new programs to
P90X.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s because it was my first
program and the one I had the most physical change in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </div>
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When I finished it, many things were coming
much more easily to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The thing I keep
forgetting is how hard it really was in that first two months.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I mean, it was brutal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My body literally broke twice and I was
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At one point in P90X, I dropped out of a pullup and tore
something in my shoulder.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had to
switch to bands for the workouts and be careful to work that shoulder back up
to where it should be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More than once, I
tweaked my back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The one time I won’t
ever forget is when I was in a lunge and stretched and there was a grinding
noise in my hip joint like when you twist a turkey leg off the turkey at
Thanksgiving.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wiil tell you, your body
is not supposed to make that sound.</div>
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My point is, none of this is easy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The goal is to see the improvement and the
starting point is all that counts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tonight, I am making a “step bench” so I can do the bench presses and
not have my elbows hit the floor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I need
about 6 inches between my back and the floor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Tonight is Combat 45 and Pump Challenge (I think).</div>
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Have a great day!! </div>
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Finished up the week with Combat 30 and Pump Challenge last
night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I haven’t felt good the last
couple of days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lots of flu and cold are
going around and my body has been aching.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I have been hitting the Vitamin C and taking on excess calories to fight
the symptoms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I write this on the
train, coughing is going on all around me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It’s like I’m riding in a human petri dish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also, the first week of a new program, my
body always responds strangely as it accommodates itself to the new stuff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is also the diet adjustment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was actually going to skip last night and,
at the last minute, thought that if I push through and do it, I will accomplish
two things.</div>
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First, every workout program requires discipline.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As you start out each new program, whatever
your program might be, you cannot come off the blocks with excuses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s important to be rigorous when you start
in the expectations you have for yourself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It sets a bar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Excuses are real
easy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ask anybody.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They’ll think one up for you because 95% of
the population has them to spare.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
first thing I knew I was doing, by pushing through, was setting my personal
bar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s important.</div>
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The second thing I wanted to do was keep my body in a
rhythm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When you are “setting the bar”,
the rhythm is critical.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you don’t put
the pattern in place, life will set one for you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At that point, you are no longer in
control.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then you can go right back to
looking for excuses…because they will grow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Next thing you know, you are a “resolutionary.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What is that?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>That’s the person that every gym, workout program and diet system is
looking for.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The person who has a great
intention, seals it with a financial commitment (which is what the big three
are really looking for) and then fails to follow through.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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The gyms are the biggest culprits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are commercials every two minutes in
January.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What were you expecting?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Someone had to buy up all that excess ad time
now that the elections are over!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
KNOW that 90% of the well-intentioned will be crowding annoyances in the gym
for about three weeks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then, they will
disappear, leaving monthly commitments of $10 to $35 in their wake and lots of
unused time on the new equipment that was bought.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Perfect.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Collect the money and the equipment doesn’t get used!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s just like when YOU bought the exercise
machine and then had it become a giant dusty clothes rack.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Except, with the gym membership, you now have
more room in your house!</div>
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So, I wanted my body to know that I am serious.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am not a resolutionary.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It isn’t easy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s not supposed to be.</div>
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The first week of Combat was pretty good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am enjoying it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What am I feeling?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First, I am sore in some new places.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My thighs and hip flexors are especially
tender.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The workout is heavier on the
legs than most.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They do not really
stretch before the programs, which is something I may have to integrate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s hard to get the most out of the kicking
routines without a good warmup…especially if you are stiff from the last one.</div>
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The oblique muscles around my ribcage are also sore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is a lot of punching that, if you are
doing the forms right, involve a good deal of body rotation as you are doing
your uppercuts and hooks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Those two
types of punches, compared to the jabs, use a ton of your oblique muscles, and
I am feeling it.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The HIIT routines are tough.
Good workouts with plenty of pushup and weight add-ins. The Power and Plyo were tough but
doable. I did not finish every set of
each one, but I was very close. I will
be there this week.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I am also doing the Pump Weight Workouts as well. I am not doing the side routines…just the
Pump Challenge, Burn, Shred, etc. I am
using them to augment Combat.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Then, of course, there is Ab Ripper X, which needs a lot of
improvement. I will say this,
though. Doing them on sore obliques is a
challenge. I will get there.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">So, week one is in the books. Feels great to be back. I like Dan and Rach (short for Rachel) better
than I liked Shaun T. I also like all
the supporting castmates. Different body
types and no shleppers. Week two is
coming up starting tomorrow and today is my off-day. That means a 17 minute ARX and then I am
done. 17 minutes? God.
You can do anything in 17 minutes…right?
Over and out!</span></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152810970906979804.post-66441044223764281332013-01-02T23:17:00.001-05:002013-01-02T23:17:41.007-05:00"Somedays, life gets in the way" LesMills Combat: Day 5 of 90<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sometimes life gets in the way. The other night when I was doing my workout, I moved a ceiling tile so that I could do the weight work. When I did, a speck of the tile...a speck...dropped into my eye. I thought it would find its way out of my eye. Nope. A day and half later, this evening, there I was in the ER having the eye flushed and looked at. The doc said he couldn't see anything but that I had an abrasion on the cornea. I know there was an abrasion...it was from the thing he couldn't find that was scratching the crap out of my eye. Well, when I got home, I managed to swab the eye and get the speck out. While all this was going on, it felt like my guts were falling out. It felt like the flu was coming on.<br />
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So I got home tonight and had some chicken soup and had a cup full of trail mix. You know what? I felt better. So I decided to push through. HIIT: Plyo. Went up and changed.<br />
<br />
I got through the entire thing. Needed a few breaks but not unusual for week one of a new workout. I sweat like crazy and finished it. It felt good. It felt really good to get through the workout despite the nausea that had started and the eye thing.<br />
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HIIT: Plyo is a rough routine on the legs. Luckily, my legs and plyo have always been my strength. So it was a good night to push through. The one thing I don't like to allow is for a program to be derailed. In P90X and Insanity, I would just push the routine through a rest day, so I could finish on time.<br />
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That's the lesson of the day. Don't stop. Unless you absolutely have to, you stay with it. Sometimes life gets in the way. If you let it, it will stop your progress. So don't let it. <br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152810970906979804.post-20349892682152014582013-01-01T19:56:00.001-05:002013-01-01T19:58:41.387-05:00"WT..H..What do you MEAN I can't do ARX??" LesMills Combat: Day 4 of 90<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's only been a couple of months!! I can't have lost it that fast. I was killing on AbRipper X. I was doing more than every person on the DVD. All of them. Better. Stronger. Faster.<br />
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I just did the program. I couldn't finish. COULDN'T FINISH.<br />
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Okay, I know a body over forty years old...a little over forty...loses its fitness really fast. But it hasn't been that long. You know what lesson I learned today? Consistency. You can't take long breaks. You have to keep going. Not like a maniac, but enough that your body still exercises and remembers (twitch muscles here) how to exert.<br />
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I have a long way to go here but, in 30 days, I will be back to my Ab Ripping self. That's a promise. To me. Because the only promises that count in Beachbody are the ones you make, and keep, to yourself.<br />
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By the way, today was rest day. ARX only takes 17 minutes...so I did it. Just what I needed, a seventeen minute wake up call. See you tomorrow. HIIT: Plyo. All new.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152810970906979804.post-7413654349968546532013-01-01T13:24:00.001-05:002013-01-01T13:25:05.121-05:00“Ughhhhh, now THAT’s Beachbody" Les Mills Combat: Day 3of 90<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Okay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yep, sore to the core.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Arms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Lower back is a little sore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Hamstrings too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Neck and
shoulders?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That one is a bit new.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Must have been the core weight work in the HIIT training. There was a lot of dumbbell work and I was using the 15's.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Welcome to week one of a tough Beachbody
routine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have blogged this before but
I will blog it again…sore is good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sore
is your body telling you that you are doing something better and harder that
will result in better conditioning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pain
is not good, but sore is your friend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>When you get sore, that is the first time you consider quitting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don’t.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This is my third time being sore at the start of a program.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You will get through it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>
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Today is Combat 45 and Pump Challenge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am actually looking forward to Combat 45 to
just activate the stiff areas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also have
to remember to hydrate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s
winter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My body gets really dehydrated
in winter and I have to remember to hydrate heavily and reduce the coffee
intake.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fifty year old muscles have to
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Okay, I will let you know later how the Day Three workout
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Not bad. I thought it would be worse. I was sore when the workout started but I made sure to hydrate well. So when the workout started, I was sore in many different places and had to shake out the cobwebs. It took about 10 minutes and I was good. I am still sore, but it is getting a lot better. My body is responding. The whole workout, including Pump, took about an hour and 5 minutes with the break I took in between.</div>
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I'm fifty years old. If I can do it, you can too. Stick with it. Let your body absorb the changes. It won't come without soreness or stiffness. If you have pain, take a rest, but otherwise, you push through. Keep going!</div>
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Tomorrow is rest day which means Ab Ripper X. 20 minutes of working the abs back into shape. Stay with it! </div>
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No Soreness?</div>
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It’s weird but, usually, in the first week of a new Beachbody
program, I am sore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After P90X and
Insanity, I kind of plan for it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After
almost two months off, I was REALLY planning on it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nothing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>That’s weird.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m fifty years
old.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I should feel like crap.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today is HIIT: Power.</div>
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<b><u>Later:</u></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That workout was brutal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thirty minutes but the HIIT training uses
weights and a lot of pushups and squats.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I am sore right now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And tired.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What was this?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A day two surprise?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thank god there is no Pump today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was sweating.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A lot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Toward the end, when I couldn’t do anymore burpies (this combination of
pushup and squat, over and over and over again), I just was on my knees,
breathing heavy, and watching this little puddle of salt water form under my
nose.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was laughing a little…this is
what I expected.</div>
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Dan, of Combat, was working out like an animal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I used my 15 lb dumbbells for this set.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The DVD said to use 15-20 for advanced.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I opted for 15 because I don’t have
20’s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I do have 25’s and considered
them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mid-way through the routine, I was
very happy that I pitched that idea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Yep, overshot the runway again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>15’s
it is.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wednesday or Thursday (I have to
check my schedule) is HIIT: Plyo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Based
on the experience I just had, that should be interesting.</div>
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Now THIS is how I was expecting to feel yesterday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Burned out.</div>
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My diet is back on track as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The only difference is that with my rebuilt
molars and the temporary caps that are on them, I can’t have my nut mix.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was told not to chomp.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, I will be dealing with softened
granola.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also put down some creatine
and protein.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These muscles are going to
need some help.</div>
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I know one thing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Based on how I feel right now, I am going to be sore tomorrow.</div>
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<![endif]-->Every time I start a new Beachbody Program, it’s a new
beginning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I always think that I am more
ready for this one than the last, and I always overshoot the runway.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This one though was okay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I guess.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I just started Les Mills Combat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Day one is Combat 30.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am going
to do it with Les Mills Pump.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have my
reasons, not the least of which is not finishing Pump and wanting to maximize
the money I spent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ha ha.<br />
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I started 2012 with P90X in February.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Great results.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then I did Insanity in May.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Great results…but I didn’t like it as much as
P90X.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I took August off because of
vacations but went to the gym to run.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then
I did Les Mills Pump in September.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After
about 50 days, I got a pretty good sinus infection that required antibiotics
and pretty much sapped all my strength.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>So, I stopped toward the end of October.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I spent November and December selling my Christmas novel, A Faithful
Elf.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also spent the end of November
and all of December treating a double root canal situation that was also
causing me a lot of pain.</div>
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So here I am now, root canals done, sinuses clear, and with
a new program.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The brand new Les Mills
Combat.</div>
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Day One was not really that hard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s kind of unusual.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>P90X and Insanity were brutal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pump was not that big a deal at all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact, through Pump, I found myself doing
it with my treadmill just to make sure I was sweating.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can say, though, that with Combat 30, I was
sweating.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was quite a bit of kicking, which is
also good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had to get used to the
moves and motions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s the usual week
one issues, though.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was similar in
ways to P90X’s Kempo X, which was one of my favorite routines.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did Pump Challenge with it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Again, Pump really does not challenge me that
much.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t know why.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It should be different though if I sweat it
out with Combat first…we will find out eh?</div>
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Okay, tomorrow is something called HIIT: Power.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No Pump.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Let’s see how this goes.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152810970906979804.post-38662523409008210992012-07-09T23:37:00.002-04:002012-07-10T10:56:34.426-04:00"What's Left to Say...Except that Chemicals Really Stink!" Insanity: Days 48-50 of 60<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ84arp3dciiq_pSkhyphenhyphenRF5gAYqfmCpU5zllOj7K5M9FOdYP4y088Kg4ggF-kzpVZUMsv6bPG6KjoEBqEwYIrTKV3ln6gaI07CTl8HCest7oXZ8vcH3ifjDR3FYO35V8aANRAky6ldZTlU/s1600/toxic_apple.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ84arp3dciiq_pSkhyphenhyphenRF5gAYqfmCpU5zllOj7K5M9FOdYP4y088Kg4ggF-kzpVZUMsv6bPG6KjoEBqEwYIrTKV3ln6gaI07CTl8HCest7oXZ8vcH3ifjDR3FYO35V8aANRAky6ldZTlU/s400/toxic_apple.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>F</b></span>irst thing left to say is that there is only 10 days
left. Just like P90X, this program went
fast. It really flew. Of course, it’s 30 days shorter than P90X…and
the routines are shorter for the most part until the second phase. It more than makes up for shorter routines
with routines that just don’t stop for 45 to 58 minutes, depending on the day.<br />
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The program is definitely working. I have seen great improvement in my FitTest
performance. I have also experienced
more endurance through the various circuits.
That’s pretty cool. I would love
to be more excited except, I expected it!
This is, after all, Beachbody.
The products are pretty tested at this point.</div>
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I have stopped my criticism of the people on the DVD’s,
especially Akeel and Frankie. Akeel
seems to have gotten a little more energy and Frankie got a better haircut so
they are easier to take in Phase II.
Still is tough watching Shaun T’s fascination with pulling up shirts and
touching people’s abs though. </div>
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I also have actually figured out the form (which could have
used much better explanation somewhere in the program) for many exercises. Like, when you do the squats, make sure you
concentrate on keeping your heels on the floor.
It ensures that your knees don’t swing out over your toes. The squatting form came in the first couple
of weeks but it took a lot of weeks to figure out some of them. I will give you some examples.</div>
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The High Knees. Anna
is a great example of how to do them.
The key is, make sure your chest is up and your chin is high. Why?
It elongates your abs and makes the exercise more comfortable. She hops right into that exercise for a
reason…she is one of the few doing it right.
Her form looks awkward…but try it.
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The 1-2-3
Heisman. I learned how to do these in
P90X. In Insanity, they’re not the
same. If you try to do them the P90X
way, you are way off step and there is NO WAY you are going to do them at a
high speed. It took me a while to get
the steps down…I kept falling back on my P90X which I could do in my sleep.</div>
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Some of the things I still don’t like is that I don’t know
if one person can do the circuits all the way through. Shaun T doesn’t, because he stops to instruct. Everyone in the DVD, when the camera is off
of them, seems to be taking shortcuts.
Just some examples on this.</div>
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The Suicide Squats.
There is a leap in the middle of it.
A LEAP! Look at the DVD…too
funny. NO ONE in the back is doing them
the right way. The Jump-Punch and Squat,
some are squatting and some have lightly bent knees. The Jab and Squat? I laugh every time I do it. No one does it the same way. It looks like an exercise you make up for
kindergarten kids.</div>
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The last thing I will say about form is that I wish there
was more emphasis on this during the exercises and less on the speed. Everyone is so focused on the rhythm and
tempo that the form on most of them is really terrible. I wouldn’t care except that I watch the
people on the DVD so that I can have proper form…and their form isn’t
right. Oh, and we haven’t been
completely told the proper form either.
So that makes it tough.</div>
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This weekend was fine.
I had to exercise on my off day…Friday.
I had to go at night and then do Saturday at noontime (only about 15 hrs
later). So…I did AbRipperX and Insanity
Fast and Furious on Friday night. Then I
did Max Interval Plyo on Saturday, followed by Max Interval Circuit last night. I tossed in 25 minutes on the treadmill for
kicks.</div>
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CHEMICALS REALLY STINK.
I got nabbed once again by the food industry when I assumed a company
like Gatorade actually cared about my health.
I have been drinking these G2 Low Calorie drinks with my Protein and
Creatine now for a couple of weeks. I
noticed that my fat loss around my mid-section had slowed down. Fat is processed in the liver and when you
are taking in the chemical additives, your body spends a lot of time breaking
that down…and less time on fat. So just
for yucks, I looked at the label. There it was, Sucralose!! Crap.
You know, G2 has only 40 calories in a 20 ounce bottle. So, to make it taste like the other G2 and
still be low-cal, they crapped it up with chemicals. Thanks a lot.
Now I have a case of it in my fridge that I won’t be drinking.</div>
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You know, if it had NO sweet taste, I would drink it. I just want to drink what’s good for me. Is that asking too much?</div>
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See you tomorrow.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152810970906979804.post-3255081651991318842012-07-06T11:53:00.002-04:002012-07-06T11:53:11.098-04:00“Holiday Speed Bumps and Getting Back on Track” Insanity: Days 46-47 of 60<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I</b></span>t happened in P90X, it just makes sense that it happened in
Insanity. I missed one day of my workout
schedule in P90X. Okay, I didn’t really
miss it…something came up that day so I moved it. I used my off day and moved the workout. So I still did it. Same here in Insanity. I had some personal stuff to do
yesterday. I got caught up in a few
things and blew by the workout. Now I
have to pay the piper and do the workout on my Friday ‘off day.’<br />
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I love my Friday off day.
If you are going to have an off day during a workout, Friday is the
best. You take it off, sleep in on
Saturday and then get a good breakfast in on Saturday and get right back to the
grind.</div>
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Using the Friday off day to work out means I have to pay for
the day I took off. It’s real too…having
to pay for that day. First, I work out
on Saturday about 11AM. If I do a Friday
night workout, that Saturday routine will be about 15 hours after the first
one. That’s not a hell of a lot of time
to recover. Let’s be honest, it’s
practically NO time to recover. Second,
Insanity pounds the hell out of your body.
Working out on Friday means I have to do four days in a row. That hurts folks. Tuesday recovery day just can’t come fast
enough.</div>
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Could I skip it.
Yes. Will I? No. I
will find some way to get this workout in.</div>
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Can it get worse. Oh
yeah. You know which one I missed? Max Interval Circuit. The longest one. 58 minutes of grinding work.</div>
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All of this is because Fourth of July happened mid-week and
I had a day off to do some things that needed to get done. I know, “priorities.” Well, I took care of personal business and
now have to take care of my physical business.
The bumps will happen to everyone.
The question is, “How do you make sure you get back on track?” The other question is, “Will you?”</div>
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One place I really need to catch up is my Body Beast 9000
commitment…that really got messed up. I
still owe 300 pushups for yesterday. In
case you are wondering, the Body Beast 9000 is 30 days of 300 pushups per
day. I count the pushups I do in
Insanity too.</div>
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Oh yeah, you may have noticed the blog got messed up
too. I combined two days into one for
this. Ahhh, holidays. Gotta love them.</div>
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Okay, today is a normal work day Friday. It will NOT be my day off. It will be a catch-up day for almost
everything.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>T</b></span>oday is supposed to be my recovery day for Insanity…not my
off day, my recovery day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is July 3<sup>rd</sup>,
the day before the holiday and, unfortunately, a Tuesday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Having a major holiday at midweek of a workout
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So Tuesday is my normal recovery day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was challenged today to do Bodybeast 9000
by the Facebook crew I do my workouts with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It actually started Monday but they pushed me into this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It didn’t take much.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did about 140 pushups to catch up for
Monday and then did my 300 for Tuesday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It’s not hard, just something you continuously keep your eye on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a 30 day commitment on top of my
Insanity stuff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Should be fun.</div>
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I did not even do the Recovery workout today and here is
why.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wednesday is the 4<sup>th</sup> of
July.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will do my AbRipper X, a normal
Insanity workout and then go to a family picnic where I will be running around
playing for a lot of the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will
more than make up for Tuesday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
Bodybeast also had me burning more than my share of calories on Tuesday.</div>
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Okay, once again, a short blog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a really busy week but I want to keep
the old blog commitment.</div>
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Watchword for Day 45…just keep going.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You will need breaks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are all human.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Being super-human also means being
smart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Take care of your body.</div>
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Also, eat a lot of fruit and salad on 4<sup>th</sup> of
July.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>High nutrient density, low calorie
density and good fiber as my grandfather used to say.</div>
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Happy Fourth of July!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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