Gut Check (day 7 of 9)

Chest and Back

* Note : I am going with a new change in how I report my accountability...I have 90 days to get in 78 workouts.

Life is a continual game...you only lose when you are dead (well, kind of, but I don't want to get into any type of spiritual debate here.  I am talking about using every single, stinking minute you have on earth, and ALWAYS push to the goal line!).

I missed a day due to feeling sick.  Therefore, I am a bit behind in the game.  I can overcome that.  I have not lost and I will not EVER lose.  Always push for the goal!

That's the lesson...

Gut Check - Day 1

Here are a few results from Chest and Back (I am not doing any Ab Ripper X, because it sucks).

Standard Push Ups - 24 -18
Military Push Ups - 18 - 12
Wide Push Ups - 15 -10

You fall off the bike?  You get back on it.  You don't ride a bike for awhile?  You lose some "Ooomph!!"

Bring It, People!  Please!  For your sake!

Day 80 - 10 More Left! - I Kind Of Beat Lorraine

Chest and Shoulders

Way back when (actually on [Day 16]), I said that I wanted to beat Lorraine on the Chest and Back DVD.


Here is a picture of my results:

Anywhere you see a

Dive bombers at the end...forget it!  Toast!  I could only muster 2 of them!

Here are my oldest daughter's stats:

* Note of the day = What's your Motivation...some days I just want to "crush play" and do Plyos...sometimes I really want to do Yoga...sometimes the muscle building routines are all I want.  I will mix up a week to fit my needs, time frame, schedule, and, yes, motivation.  The thing I DON'T WANT you to do is say, "I ain't motivated to do anything..." = bad!

Day 57 - Phase 3 - P90X (5 Weeks to Go!!)

This 12 week Transformation (90 days is actually 13 weeks, but that's an unlucky number and 12 sounds better than 13) ends for me on Oct 3...and then things really start.

Chest and Back

The first and most basic routine that as added more muscle to me than weeks of bench presses, barbells and dumbbells ever did!

Here's my end of Phase 2 Picture:













Not much change from the end of Phase 1 picture:













Here's to even greater gains (and losses!) in this last phase. Bring It!

Day 37 and 38 - P90X - Dog and Stallion

Tuesday - Day 37
(I "dogged" it)

I did not workout at all. Work consumed me (I still have skating videos to get out there).

Wednesday - Day 38
(I pushed like the "Italian Stallion")

DOUBLE UP DAY!!!

I traded some text messages with Adam Shadiow last night about Plyos X. He stated that his goal was to get all the way through Rock Star Hops without quitting.

He reported this (which is PHENOMENAL!):

"Powered through the second round of jump squats...Hit pause to sit down and thought I was going to die. 30 seconds later I was ready to go. This video is the ultimate in teaching the body to recover quickly 30 seconds on 15 off."

This a.m. I powered through all workouts and then skipped the BONUS round.

It was the most challenging mental test I have gone through in all of my P90X training. And, boy, was it worth it!!!

I thought I was going to die, too, but I feel great now (that tired-feel-great feeling).

This 12 Week Transformation is MUCH, MUCH more about mental benefits than physical.

MUCH, MUCH more!


Here's what "DNA Removal" Looks like:

Day 7 - P90X

Back and Chest Day - I love this workout so much!!

Once I get cooking in this workout, I am so much in the zone.

Remind me to show you via video (SWAT Team Members only) a variation on pull ups that will really help you develop more, get stronger, and put on some size!

BTW, at the end of the workout, I could only do 6 diamond push ups and then the last exercise of Dive Bomber push ups I could only do 5 -- I was gassed!!!

Interested in cheap push up bars...check out mine! I use them all the time!

Day 2 - P90X

Today I did the Chest and Back. I love that routine. Stay tuned for a video on doing more pull ups (or should I say bodyweight rows?).

Felt really, really good to get going (although I did a grand total of 3 push ups on the Dive Bombers -- and those hurt!)