Ward

[wardjf79]

Doing my last set of "Legs & Back" for this final phase of P90X, then I'm going to take Harvey my German Shepherd out for a run. Will do 2.5K @ very least, but hope to push for more. I'll let you know.

[wardjf79]

Well the run got scrapped. Hopefully this weekend I can get one or two in. I enjoy getting out with the dog to go, but I'll hit elliptical if that doesn't work. Gonna do Kenpo + today for recovery in place of regular Kenpo. I have a lot of improvement to make on that workout.

[Howie]

No worries man, Insanity will get yer cardiovascular tuned up on no time.

[wardjf79]

Loved Kenpo + yesterday. Big improvement over the first time already. Going to do IntervalXPlus for recovery today instead of stretch. Being the first time doing it, maybe not a great idea, but I want a little extra push where I can this last week. Weighed in at 218# this morning. That's 2# lost in 9 days. Since putting a little better focus on calorie intake, I've shed a little more weight towards the end of the program where I kinda loomed around 230# for a good chunk of time.

[wardjf79]

Okay, so I went 1/2 way with IntervalX because I didn't feel like doing all the same moves in reverse, so to satisfy my anxiousness and curiosity I threw in the Insanity Fit Test a few days early. Here's how I did first time through. I think I owe what success I did have with it just having done P90X.
SWITCH KICKS: 112
POWER JACKS: 55
POWER KNEES: 90
POWER JUMPS: 37
GLOBE JUMPS: 10
SUICIDE JUMPS: 15
PUSH UP JACKS: 35 (LUCKY IF I COULD DO 10 REGULAR PUSH UPS WITHOUT GETTING REAL WINDED WHEN I STARTED P90X)
LOW PLANK OBLIQUE: 65.

Tomorrow: Core Synergistics

[wardjf79]

Did X + TOTAL BODY TODAY in place of Core Synergistics. Just looking to keep things interesting the last few days. Might throw in some cardio or a jog this evening for a little extra burn today.

[wardjf79]

Okay so this isn't my key focus but I've become very numbers obsessed be it calories rep counts weight etc. It just all helps to monitor my progress. I currently weigh 218# and I have an october end goal of 200#. Ultimately I would very much like to get down between 185-190. I think it's a good longterm goal. It's within my ideal parameters and I'm mostly excited about the return. I've lost 35# since deciding to make a change and I never imagined I could even do that, so now I feel like another 30 over the course of time should be more than reasonable.

[Howie]

Definately achievable bud.

[wardjf79]

Here's my P90X progress day 4-60

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[Howie]

HaH! Hell of an improvement bud! Especially noticeable in your face...and I think you've gotten taller. LOL

[wardjf79]

I tried to get them lined up as close as possible. I think my posture has improved, especially my uber-confident giraffe neck.

[wade0]

Great work Ward.. I bet your feeling real good right now.

[wardjf79]

Best mental and physical shape of my adult life! Have a long way to go still, but where I never did before actually feel it's attainable.

[wade0]

I hear that mate..

[wardjf79]

Alright, so Wednesday got away from us. Finished painting the living room and did some other stuff to prepare for company this weekend, then I had to go to work. I didn't get to do my workout. I got home around 3 this morning and got on it though. i'm feeling a bit recharged now although the workout really punished me. I wouldn't recommend following a shift of l building pallets of beer with an Insanity workout. It rocked my ass, but I finished it struggling quite a bit towards the end. Again, I felt like the warm up almost did me in. Getting back on track though because today I will be doing day four before going to work. Not as much going on. Next weekend I'm on vacation and home all week so I hope to get an extra workout or a run in when I can.