Another month down and that can only mean one thing: Time for a new challenge!
I'm proud to say that I achieved my goal of 5000 push ups during the month of March. I broke it down to 162 per day. I did as many as 311 and as few as 50, but overall I totaled 5022 push ups during the month. I didn't dial in on my healthy change as much as I would have liked, but I didn't throw all caution to the wind either. I haven't had carbonation in over three months and my water consumption has increased, but not to the goal of 100 oz per day.
Here we go with monthly challenge number three. Each month will have a different theme or goal. Also in the interest of bettering our health, each person should make a commitment to make one healthy change for the entire month. The goals are completely up to you.
The challenge for this month is (same as last month) EXERCISE. Pick an exercise (running, crunches, pull ups, squats, etc.) and set a goal for the month (run 40 miles, do x amount of crunches, etc.). Set a realistic goal and go for it!
Here is my goal and healthy change
Goal - 6000 ab moves (2k each oblique and 2k normal)
Change - Limit eating after 8 PM
I have started a thread on the Team BeachBody Message boards. You do need to register to participate on there, but let me tell you there are tons of resources and it is FREE! To register click here, then click on the join box, then scroll all the way to the bottom and click on try free membership. There is a paid membership option with lots of extra support like meal planning, access to BeachBody TV, a blog, fitness and nutritional articles, recipes, and they even give you a discount on products if you go this route. But the pay option is not necessary so please don't do it unless you see some value in what it offers.
If you want to join in the fun, just leave a comment on here or the facebook group with your goal and change.
No advanced notice this month. Decide for yourself to make a change now. Commit to something. Find your success down the road. Nothing that promises fast/instant results is sustainable. Now is the time to take your life and health into your own hands. The only thing holding you back is yourself.
Here's to a healthier us!
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
P90X Round 2 Week 2
So I kind of missed some workouts last week. Life gets crazy and I didn't make the time for exercise. No regrets, just live with the decisions. Health has been a huge focus for me over the last nine months. I needed a couple of days off, and my wife certainly didn't complain.
I think I've figured out how to get back on pace. I went with Legs & Back on Monday. Man, I hate this workout! It has been quite some time since I've done it, and even though I completed Insanity not too long ago, my lower body wasn't ready for this beating. I was really sore on Tuesday so I opted for X Stretch with Ab Ripper X after. I felt really good during and after the workout and thought I would be able to push today. Boy was I wrong! I woke up this morning and could hardly walk. My groin, glutes, quads, and hamstrings feel like they've been snapped in half and then glued back together. Good things Shoulders & Arms was on the schedule for today. I pounded out this workout and saw improvement from last week. Tomorrow will be a nice Yoga session, Friday is Chest & Back and Saturday will be either Cardio X or something Insane!
I'm still cranking out push ups all day. At a total of 3789 for the month and am 86 ahead of pace. With how great this has me feeling I think I'm going to continue with this regimen even after March is over. I'll probably decrease to around 100 per day, but I know this will continue to build my strength and endurance. Eventually I would like to be able to pound out 100 consecutively. No rush to get there, but working these life changes one month at a time.
Cheers to all of you out there. How's your month been? How's it going to end? Who's in for an April Challenge?
I think I've figured out how to get back on pace. I went with Legs & Back on Monday. Man, I hate this workout! It has been quite some time since I've done it, and even though I completed Insanity not too long ago, my lower body wasn't ready for this beating. I was really sore on Tuesday so I opted for X Stretch with Ab Ripper X after. I felt really good during and after the workout and thought I would be able to push today. Boy was I wrong! I woke up this morning and could hardly walk. My groin, glutes, quads, and hamstrings feel like they've been snapped in half and then glued back together. Good things Shoulders & Arms was on the schedule for today. I pounded out this workout and saw improvement from last week. Tomorrow will be a nice Yoga session, Friday is Chest & Back and Saturday will be either Cardio X or something Insane!
I'm still cranking out push ups all day. At a total of 3789 for the month and am 86 ahead of pace. With how great this has me feeling I think I'm going to continue with this regimen even after March is over. I'll probably decrease to around 100 per day, but I know this will continue to build my strength and endurance. Eventually I would like to be able to pound out 100 consecutively. No rush to get there, but working these life changes one month at a time.
Cheers to all of you out there. How's your month been? How's it going to end? Who's in for an April Challenge?
Thursday, March 17, 2011
P90X Round 2 Days 2-4
Slacking on the updates! Work has been crazy busy and my time that I used to blog, late at night, has been filled with work.
I've got in all of the workouts so far this week. Day two I substituted Cardio X for Plyometrics as I started a Fit Club every other Tuesday night. I don't want to kill anybody that wants to test out the program and Cardio X is the perfect introduction as it includes pieces from different routines.
Shoulders & Arms was day three. If you've been reading the blog you know that I love this workout! I mixed it in quite a few times on top of Insanity workouts. This week was by far my best go at this routine. I was able to do higher reps with heavier weight than in the past. Definitely a sign of getting stronger. The only bad thing was my left shoulder felt like it popped out of place and I had to pause for a few minutes to stretch it out until it felt right again. Luckily some stretching fixed it and I haven't felt any discomfort since.
Today was Yoga X, along with Ab Ripper X as I didn't have time for it on day 3. I have lost some serious flexibility in the last few months and have a lot of catch up to do on Yoga. It felt like I had never done the routine before. I don't think an audience helps much either. But I do have to say that this is my favorite workout of the program and I look forward to getting back to where I was at the end of Round 1.
I've stayed strong and fought to catch back up with my push ups for the month of March. As of tonight I am at 2709 and only 28 behind pace. I should be able to catch that up and get back ahead of schedule by the weekend.
I was able to get a sneak peek of Insanity: The Asylum today and am very excited at what that program is going to bring. I can't wait to give it a shot in the Summer to see how far I've come and want to push myself to the limit. I'm pretty sure The Asylum will do it!
Shakeology is still the only way that I start my morning. I'm pretty much stuck on this recipe:
1c water
1 banana
1 scoop chocolate whey protein
2tbsp peanut butter
1tbsp honey
1 scoop chocolate Shakeology
Ice and cinnamon to taste
If I'm missing one of the ingredients I go without, but haven't done much variation and don't anticipate changing it up any time soon. For anybody still reading this, shoot me an email or leave a comment and I'll let you know how you can get a free single serving of Shakeology.
I've got in all of the workouts so far this week. Day two I substituted Cardio X for Plyometrics as I started a Fit Club every other Tuesday night. I don't want to kill anybody that wants to test out the program and Cardio X is the perfect introduction as it includes pieces from different routines.
Shoulders & Arms was day three. If you've been reading the blog you know that I love this workout! I mixed it in quite a few times on top of Insanity workouts. This week was by far my best go at this routine. I was able to do higher reps with heavier weight than in the past. Definitely a sign of getting stronger. The only bad thing was my left shoulder felt like it popped out of place and I had to pause for a few minutes to stretch it out until it felt right again. Luckily some stretching fixed it and I haven't felt any discomfort since.
Today was Yoga X, along with Ab Ripper X as I didn't have time for it on day 3. I have lost some serious flexibility in the last few months and have a lot of catch up to do on Yoga. It felt like I had never done the routine before. I don't think an audience helps much either. But I do have to say that this is my favorite workout of the program and I look forward to getting back to where I was at the end of Round 1.
I've stayed strong and fought to catch back up with my push ups for the month of March. As of tonight I am at 2709 and only 28 behind pace. I should be able to catch that up and get back ahead of schedule by the weekend.
I was able to get a sneak peek of Insanity: The Asylum today and am very excited at what that program is going to bring. I can't wait to give it a shot in the Summer to see how far I've come and want to push myself to the limit. I'm pretty sure The Asylum will do it!
Shakeology is still the only way that I start my morning. I'm pretty much stuck on this recipe:
1c water
1 banana
1 scoop chocolate whey protein
2tbsp peanut butter
1tbsp honey
1 scoop chocolate Shakeology
Ice and cinnamon to taste
If I'm missing one of the ingredients I go without, but haven't done much variation and don't anticipate changing it up any time soon. For anybody still reading this, shoot me an email or leave a comment and I'll let you know how you can get a free single serving of Shakeology.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
P90X Round 2 Day 1
March 14 marked the beginning of the second round of P90X for me. This puts me at an end date of June 12 or just in time for the beginning of summer. A few days before the end of the round will be my 28th birthday. I hope to be in the best shape of my life, and know that if I stick with this program that will in fact be the case.
The first workout of the program is Chest and Back. This is pretty much push ups and pull ups with a couple of back workouts with weights. I used to hate push ups and honestly I still can't do a pull up. I have grown to love push ups in all forms and was anxious to start the program as I knew this was the first disc. I've definitely lost some stamina from when I completed my last round (October 3), but you know what Tony says, "Do your best and forget the rest!" I am doing this round with a pull up bar and it is a completely different ballgame than with the bands as I did last time. I did all sets of pull ups with a chair to assist, but hopefully by the end of the program I'll be doing them all by myself!
On resistance days you also do the Ab Ripper X workout. This ab routine is no joke and is probably the craziest 17 minute stretch of the entire program. I was surprised that I was able to keep up with the robots on the screen for much of the workout, but I did sub out the Fifer Scissors for some boat (albeit less than half of the dedicated time). I know from experience that this workout gets easier with repetition and I should be able to complete the entire workout by about week 4.
I'm still going strong on my March challenge. The water intake has been a little light and I am slightly behind on my goal to hit 5000 push ups (2194/2254), but this was due to a vacation last week. I'm home and ready to hit it hard and will be BRINGING IT every day!
The first workout of the program is Chest and Back. This is pretty much push ups and pull ups with a couple of back workouts with weights. I used to hate push ups and honestly I still can't do a pull up. I have grown to love push ups in all forms and was anxious to start the program as I knew this was the first disc. I've definitely lost some stamina from when I completed my last round (October 3), but you know what Tony says, "Do your best and forget the rest!" I am doing this round with a pull up bar and it is a completely different ballgame than with the bands as I did last time. I did all sets of pull ups with a chair to assist, but hopefully by the end of the program I'll be doing them all by myself!
On resistance days you also do the Ab Ripper X workout. This ab routine is no joke and is probably the craziest 17 minute stretch of the entire program. I was surprised that I was able to keep up with the robots on the screen for much of the workout, but I did sub out the Fifer Scissors for some boat (albeit less than half of the dedicated time). I know from experience that this workout gets easier with repetition and I should be able to complete the entire workout by about week 4.
I'm still going strong on my March challenge. The water intake has been a little light and I am slightly behind on my goal to hit 5000 push ups (2194/2254), but this was due to a vacation last week. I'm home and ready to hit it hard and will be BRINGING IT every day!
Thursday, March 10, 2011
A lazy catch up...
Wow have I been a slacker on here!
I've been out of town since 3/6 and was busy getting ready for the trip the days prior to leaving. Apologies for anybody who cares.
I've been staying strong with my push ups. as of tonight I am at 1462 for the month which is a little ahead of the pace of my goal. I went for a nice run today (1.55 miles), hit the weights for about an hour, and then finished off with a 6.25 mile bike ride. If I only had all of this equipment at home!
Enough about me, how is everybody else doing?
I've been out of town since 3/6 and was busy getting ready for the trip the days prior to leaving. Apologies for anybody who cares.
I've been staying strong with my push ups. as of tonight I am at 1462 for the month which is a little ahead of the pace of my goal. I went for a nice run today (1.55 miles), hit the weights for about an hour, and then finished off with a 6.25 mile bike ride. If I only had all of this equipment at home!
Enough about me, how is everybody else doing?
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Wednesday, March 2
Today was another productive day and I'm heading in the right direction. I managed 173 push ups and did most of Recovery 4 Results from Tony's One on One series. I wanted to do something more intense, but decided to take it safe as I don't have many calories to fuel a workout.
Speaking of calories, day two of the cleanse and all is well. Managed to squeeze in three shakes today and that definitely helps. I did add about 1/2c of fruit to two of the shakes as well as made some changes to the salad for dinner. Felling better tonight, but the real smile came when I got on the scale. Too bad I didn't do this in February to hit my weight loss goal, but there is no way I could do an Insanity workout during the cleanse cycle.
Speaking of calories, day two of the cleanse and all is well. Managed to squeeze in three shakes today and that definitely helps. I did add about 1/2c of fruit to two of the shakes as well as made some changes to the salad for dinner. Felling better tonight, but the real smile came when I got on the scale. Too bad I didn't do this in February to hit my weight loss goal, but there is no way I could do an Insanity workout during the cleanse cycle.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Tuesday, March 1
What a great start to March!
I put in Shoulders & Arms from P90X today and am so glad I did. I've beent talking about doing the routine for a couple of weeks now, but couldn't find the time with Insanity. I'm getting more excited about starting a full blown round of P90X in two weeks.
I also am holding to my goal of 5000 push ups during the month of March and started strong with 170 today. I've also focused on my water intake and should easily clear my goal of 100 oz per day.
Today marks day one of a Shakeology cleanse for me. I've never done something like this before, but plan on doing this one once every three months. That is, pending I make it through and feel it is worth repeating. If you are curious about the cleanse, you can find more information here and here.
I put in Shoulders & Arms from P90X today and am so glad I did. I've beent talking about doing the routine for a couple of weeks now, but couldn't find the time with Insanity. I'm getting more excited about starting a full blown round of P90X in two weeks.
I also am holding to my goal of 5000 push ups during the month of March and started strong with 170 today. I've also focused on my water intake and should easily clear my goal of 100 oz per day.
Today marks day one of a Shakeology cleanse for me. I've never done something like this before, but plan on doing this one once every three months. That is, pending I make it through and feel it is worth repeating. If you are curious about the cleanse, you can find more information here and here.
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