Monday, June 20, 2011

60 Days Down!!!

60 Days officially was up on Sunday.... I am posting this a little late because we just got back from our family vacation to the Wisconsin Dells. It was great! I thought I might do something a little different. I took pictures of all the poses, but I wanted to show what I accomplished in 60 days. I think these two photos really paint a good picture. I am a whole lot stronger both mentally and physically. To give an example. On Day 1 Chest and Back (youtube the workout) I did a total of 65 push ups. I just completed this workout again today.... I did 177 (different and very hard variations) push ups. I also did about 44 assisted pull ups/chin ups and 9 regular pull up/chin ups. I almost got sick today doing all those push ups, but I was pretty proud of where I have came in the last 60 days.... Here are the stats.

Day 1 and Day 60

Weight
Day 1 163
Day 60 157

Waist
Day 1 36"
Day 60 34"

Chest
Day 1 38"
Day 60 40"

Arms
Day 1 12"
Day 60 13.5

Legs
Day 1 20.5"
Day 60 23"

Body Fat
Day 1 24%
Day 60 18.2% (both done online)

Day 1



Day 60



As you can see... There is some difference. I have decided to do another round of P90X. My goal will be to weight 165 with about 10 to 12% body fat... It is a ambitious goal, but I think I can pull it off.

Thanks for keeping up!

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Week 7 Down

Wow! Week 7 is already done.... This was a transitional week for me. I finally noticed how strong I have gotten which is pretty cool. I can do 15 or more in each of the 11 ab ripper x exercises... If you haven't seen what ab ripper x is, just youtube it! It is really hard and I do not look forward to doing them. I am still losing inches off my waist. I am down to about 33.7 inches. My goal is 32. I can see pretty much a full six pack and my legs and hips have grown a lot.

Next week is my rest week. The workouts are still pretty hard... They are more focused on balance (Yoga X) and core work (core synergistics). Again youtube them if you want to know more about it. On the Wii Fit Plus I have excellence balance. I am playing golf today, so the real test is here to come.

Next week we go on vacation. I am going to bring P90X with me. I plan on putting it on my iPad. For me, this week is like the biggest loser's week off the ranch :).... There will be a lot of eating out and not a lot of time for working out.... I am not to worried about it. I have far surpassed my expectations at this point.

If you haven't gotten on a workout routine... You really don't know what you are missing.. Yea, it's hard. Yea, it takes up a lot of time. Yea, I don't always feel like doing it.... But! I feel really good after the fact. I am healthier. My kids are seeing a role model that eats good and works out. My kids join me on occasion, so they are healthier. Oh yea, the biggest benefit is I have a lot more energy. Thirty minutes to and hour a day... Each of us has that to spare (cut out one tv show a day).

Next Sunday will be official results for 60 days!

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Week 6 is down....

It is going by fast... This will be the last week in this phase. I am noticing a lot of strength gain, but I am a little frustrated with the visual results. Don't get me wrong there are a lot of visual results that I am seeing, but they are not up to what I expected. I have lost a lot of body fat and gained a lot of muscle, but this last layer of fat is being very stubborn. I think most are doing P90X doubles... This is when you add a cardio in 6 days a week. I don't think I am up to that... I can barley handle the 2 cardio routines now.

The waist line went down about a 1/2 of an inch. My goal is 32.... My current waist is 34. I am pretty sore everywhere. My legs have taken a beating the last couple of weeks.

I ended up getting a set of dumbbells. They are the adjustable Soloflex weights. I really like them. The adjust up to 52 pounds. Maybe by the end of round two I will be curling those.

Here comes week 7.... I am over halfway done!!!