Week 1 recap; Day 7 P90x Chest and Shoulders

Week 1 under my belt.  Felt good. I was able to get through the week injury free.  Week 1 went well, I did the work, but didn’t eat right.  I need to get back to dieting.  Dieting is always the hardest part for me. This morning my wife made waffles. I think for lunch I’m going to have a P90x Chef salad. They are my favorite lunch item. So much food and it’s all so good for you.

I got some new motivation music, I have the new Rise Against album and also the new Eminem track.  I loved Eminem, he had just the right amount of anger and self depreciation for me.

Day 7 was good.  My arms are a little crampy right now, but I think it is because I pushed myself in the pullups.

Here are my day 7 numbers:

Exercise	1st Pass	2nd Pass
Standard Pushups	30	25
Wide Front Pullups	10 (4 w/chair)	10 (7 w/chair)
Military Pushups	20	15
Reverse Grip Pullups	12 (2 w/chair)	10 (2 w/chair)
Diamond Pushups	15	15
Close Grip Pullups	10 (6w/chair)	10 (8w/chair)
Decline Pushups	15	15
Heavy Pants	12 green	12 green
Lawn Mowers	8 green	8 green
Dive Bombers	9	7
Back Flys	8 green	10 green

How is everyone else doing? Anyone going through P90x for the first time, or are you going through a second or third round?

Update P90X day 5, 6, 7 and 8

I had  a crazy weekend, but managed to get all my workouts in.  Day five was legs and back.  I was reading in the p90x fitness manual that Tony had to adjust this workout because people felt that p90x focused too heavily on the legs.  My leg muscles feel like they’re trying to break out of the skin! Oh yeah, I got to enjoy another fifteen minutes of ab ripper x, the most discouraging fifteen minutes of my day by far.  My abs need lots of work.

Day 6, Kenpo X.  What a cardio work out.  Being a fighter myself I particularly enjoyed this day.  What a hard workout good on your lungs and joints.  I feel I will double this routine up next week.  This is a serious calorie burner and one that I enjoy doing.

Day 7, rest or stretch, I chose to rest. I got to bless my baby boy in Church today and we had family over.  Still followed the diet!

End of Week 1 recap: I stuck the diet very strictly.  I feel the muscles all over my body still recovering.  The recovery drink is saving my life daily.  I went from 180lbs to 177lbs this week and feel I’ve added more musle to my arms, core and legs.  I have been using creatine this week and didn’t expect to lose actual pounds.  I’m very impressed that I lost fat and added muscle after just one week.