Week 7 plyo x

It was my mom’s birthday last night (I didn’t have any cake, you proud?), I didn’t get home in time to train, fight, or do my plyo x.  So I’m doubling up today.  I woke up at 7am this morning and did my plyox that I missed yesterday.  Then tonight I’m going to do the arms workout with my fave ab ripper x.

I weighed myself at my parents, I don’t know how correct their scale is but I was right at 175lbs.  That isn’t bad.  I drink a ton of water every day.  I know that the day before weigh-in for a fight I could drop atleast 5lbs but probably even more like 10lbs. of just water. I also feel like I have a little fat around the middle I can lose still.

Plyo x was great this morning.  The first twenty minutes killed me though.  I’ve been battling what I call a severe cold/weak pnuemonia.  I got this sickness the same way I get all my sicknesses, kissing my lovely wife.   Anyway, after twenty minutes I threw up a little stomach acid in my mouth.  I took a quick swig of water and went right back to quick switch pick ups.  You plyo x’ers know what I’m talkin about.

I’m looking forward to the arms work out tonight, My creatine supplement has Nox in it and my arms get really pumped up like I’m some sorta body builder.  I’m going to switch my creatine after this cycle.  I’m going to switch back to No Xplode.  I’ve been on Xyience’s NoxCG3, but I’m not sold on it.  I was an animal while I used No Xplode a year or so ago.

The diet plan for today, strawberries and no flavor no fat yogurt for breakfast with a whole wheat english muffin.  For lunch, some tuna salad and a protein bar.  Don’t know what dinner is yet, haven’t read that far ahead.

Anyone else in week 7 feel like their triceps are as sore as a muscle can get?  Mine feel like their on fire and they’ve had two days off!

Week 7 Day 1. Chest, shoulder and triceps

So……. apparently I’m in week 7.  I know that because my workout journal tells me so.  Somewhere in this fun and madness I stopped keeping track of where I was at in the program.  Anyway, I’m in week 7 now and last night I rocked the Chest, Shoulder and Triceps work out.  Then I was immediately reminded of how out of shape I really am by my best friend, ab ripper x.

I love seeing results and I’m seeing and feeling more than ever.  My abs are coming along great, my shoulders are looking good and my biceps are starting to have clear definition.  It is getting fun.  I’ve heard that the fat doesn’t really start to come off until week 7.  I’m hoping to lose this last little bit of chub around my belly button.  Everything else is looking good.

I’m still in Phase 2 of the diet.  I’m going to finish out as the book recommends, but as for long term dieting I’ll probably return to the Phase 1: Fat Shreddar stage.  This morning for breakfast I’m supposed to eat a whole wheat bagel, 8oz of 1% cottage cheese, and an orange.  I don’t have an orange so I’ll have a bannana, in fact I’m going to eat that while I finish typing. 

Yum.  Today I’m going to train with Loha, I’m gearing up to fight in the UCE in Salt Lake sometime in April or early May.  Should be fun.

Q&A:

A question arose about doing Yoga X twice during the recovery week and how I felt about the recovery week in general.

The recovery week for me was great.  I really enjoyed doing the core synergistic workout, even though it put me in pain for a day or so.  The recovery week was extremely important in preparing me for the next round of p90x.  Week five is going great and I owe that to the ‘muscle confusion’.  Without the recovery week my muscles would have likely plataue’d in the next week or so.

Doing Yoga X twice in one week is tough for me.  I struggle with the yoga as it is and to do it twice in one week was torture.  I did it, but I complained before the second round.  I always feel great after the yoga workout, so I stopped complaining. In my next ‘recovery week’ I’ll probably complain before the second yoga x but do it anyway.

The biggest change for me was the diet change from the ‘fat shredder’ stage to the ‘energy boost’ stage.  I am debating whether to stick on the ‘fat shredder’ stage for a couple of weeks longer.  I really enjoyed the extra protein and didn’t struggle too bad with the low amount of carbs I was eating.  For most people that ‘fat shredder’ stage is probably a reduction in eating, but for me it was actually adding food to my diet that I didn’t eat.  I was eating more food than I was used to and losing weight at the same time.

Wk 3: Shoulders, Arms and Triceps and Yo-gggguuuuhhh X

First let me discuss the shoulders and arms workout I did on Wednesday. I love this work out but always feel like I should have pushed myself harder when I’m done. While I’m working I feel like I’m busting my ass, but when the dvd is done I feel like I should do it all over again just to make sure.

I think part of that mental fart that I’m having is these are the muscles I enjoy showing off. I have naturally big arms and shoulders and like to work these muscles out. They are hardening after three weeks and I feel like I’m doing what I need to to succeed in tony’s p90x program.

Yoga X (yoguh x)

So today was Yoga X day. I woke up at 5:45 this morning and was prepared for yoga. Last week I loved yoga. It was my first time and I felt like I had discovered a gold mine. Today I had trouble focusing on the workout and I think it caused my session to suffer. Yoga is supposed to be done with a clear mind and all I could think about was today’s conference at work and some stupid basketball game (damn you Jazz!)

Yoguh is my written interpretation of how I felt today while doing my yoga workout.

Tomorrow is arms and back and ab ripper x. I’m so excited to have my ass handed to me by a dvd again. If I wasn’t already seeing/feeling results I would be so discouraged right now!