Grrrr. Anyone else just love Phil in this video? He reminds me so much of a grumpy ole fisherman from the Northwest. How can he be an attorney? Funny!
Great workout today, again came home for lunch so Christina could do lunch with a friend. Hopefully selling lots of the "X"!!!! Chest, Shoulders & Tris....always good. I pushed hard hard hard today and got to the Airborne Push ups and was way pooped....so I clapped only. Yep, pooped. Abs Core+ is a great workout to finish with, a blend of Abs and Core, but a lot of Total Body. Part of the P90X+.
I hate to keep ranting about nutrition, but again today I had someone who is working out hard at a gym (Cardio and now Resistance) tell me, "I'm hungry all the time." So...I asked what he was eating....Do you think it was enough? NO! But...he argued with me that because of his age (50's) that its not as easy as it is for younger people to shed weight. Dang the excuses! People are so afraid to eat. Eating good, whole foods is not going to make you fat if you are on a good exercise regiment. Eating an 8 oz chicken breast, is no where near the same as eating 8 oz of chicken fried steak!!! Don't fear the food! If you feel hungry, that means you are...FUEL YOUR BODY! As I started this post..."GRRRRR!"
P90X Again - Chest, Shoulders & Tris and Abs Core+
P90X Again - IntervalX+
Sweat Dump....can I get a towel please?!? If you are done or close to being done with P90X, seriously consider P90X+...Its workouts like IntervalX+ that get you realizing that there is more that you can push your body into doing and it feels great! Short workout, but super packed full of cardio burn! Awesome.
OK....I have to do a little nutrition talk here. Folks, if you don't think you are loosing enough weight while dedicating yourself to P90X or any other Beachbody workout....do not, DO NOT, drop your calories! It's all about muscle confusion not calorie confusion! 1200-1400 calories is not going to cut it on these programs. If you want to burn fat, kick up the proteins and simply eat good for you food! If you modify a car to get better gas mileage and performance, you don't empty the fuel out of it.....do you? When you try to drop calories and do these workouts, you are doing exactly the same thing....robbing your body of fuel. Did anyone else read the P90X Nutrition Guide? (Weight x 10) x 1.2 = Caloric Need just to live....now add 600. This is for real and it works. To think you are going to burn at least 800 calories doing Plyometrics....imagine why you feel bonked if your intake for the day is 1200....sheesh. Christina and I have talked to so many people who are getting into these silly "Cardio Boot Camps" at the gym who are simply not eating enough good food. These boot camps are pushing 1200 calories and having people do hard cardio 6 times per week!!!! Stupid! And to think they are making money this way. Not to say they won't lose weight and inches, but they are losing muscle in the process and will not keep off the weight. OK ramble over! Eat Right and Eat Plenty!
P90X Again - Back & Biceps and ABRipperX
I really like that workout....and with the pull ups getting better and better I'm really liking the results I'm seeing. What I don't like right now was the "3 Day Weekend" that we just came out of. I spent a late night Friday at a customer site only to have to return Saturday to get pooped big time. But...I did come home and knock out Upper+ from the P90X+ Series....these are a great addition to P90X as there are some great workouts to checkout!
Sunday, we headed to an old friend of Christina's in Wichita Falls, TX....a 3 1/2 hour drive, but worth it knowing that when we left, they were well on track to P90X success. They're going to do great! I did however, while we where there, discover that having a pull up bar on a normal 7 foot door sucks! Kevin had his pull up bar in about an 8 1/2 foot door which I had to reach up to....OH I've been missing that!!!??? I was yanking out pull ups on that thing like you wouldn't believe! Even a couple of one handed chin ups! DOH!
Well after today's Back & Biceps and Abs I had Christina take some pics of the back results....(seems like the popular pic these days)....I'm pretty happy with the results.
P90X Again - Upper Body+ and Ab RipperX
WOWY! (don't forget to WOWY)....That was a great workout pre-UFC fight! Now I'm gonna feel like I can beat Evans....HA! Great upper body workout. I was hittin the pullups hard tonight, thanks to the BeachBody P90X Pullup Bar! Lots of core work in that one. If you are getting close to the end of P90X.....I do encourage you to check into P90X+. It is an awesome way to continue the muscle confusion.....Remember, that is what got you to where you are!
Ab Ripper was great again. After getting my rear handed to me by Upper+ what better way to top it off than with my favorite....Ab RipperX!?!? No 70 Mason Twists tonight, but thanks to Demi's challenge I put a dumbbell in my hands.....8 pounder to be exact and ripped out 40 with that. Ugh City!
Hope everyone has a great and safe Memorial Day weekend. Mine just started today at 5:00PM as I had a big customer install that I had to watch over to make sure it went OK....its in and I'm out!
This weekend is dedicated to my Dad and my Mother-in-Law...Miss 'em both very much!
God Bless!
P90X - Mid Day Update
OK Kenewayne....not to quote movies or anything...but.
"You called down the thunder, well now you got it!" :-D
Here's a little result pic from last night. The ole Tricep! Been working hard on these now for over 120 days, so....there you have it.
I finally took a pic to change my pofile over there on the right ---> That pic of me sitting down in the sweater was the old, fat man from 2007. Glad to see him go.
Take care all!
P90X Again - Shoulders & Arms and AB RipperX
Oh yeah....Green Band is the stuff! If you haven't tried the P90X workouts with the bands you need to. The Isometric Burn is for real. Pick the right band, make the correct loop and don't forget to squeeze and breathe! All that and you will love the pump.
Tonight was a huge milestone in Ab RipperX....the most Mason Twists to date have been 50. But....tonight ------Ladies and Gentlemen.....70!!!! 70 Mason Twists! Oh yeah. And, I have to be real honest. I think right now, Ab RipperX is my favorite P90X workout! Yep...it is! Why wouldn't it be? I get to do it 3 times in 1 week. Yyyyyyes!
Well off to stuff some supper. Need some calories bad. Speaking of....that is one thing Christina and I are going to have to evaluate again heavily is the caloric intake. We have been slacking....time to up it and get back on a steady meal schedule. Don't let your nutrition slip....WAY TOO IMPORTANT!
P90X Again - Brutality
Can someone help me off the floor? OH CRAP! Tonight we went insane and it all started with a bit of IntervalX from P90X+.....OK, if that wasn't bad enough, Christina and I did Chest & Back as well. And....if that wasn't enough, we ripped out Ab RipperX to top it off. OK....it wasn't as bad as it sounds. We did the 1st half of Intervals and half of Chest & Back and all of Ab Ripper, but let me tell you....that was TOUGH! I don't know where I feel it the most, but I can tell you that was a cardio burn and the money of all Ab Rippers.
Tony Horton....why is it so easy to stack these workouts if it sucks so bad afterward? These combo's I've been dreaming up are just pure self torture. But as you say...."I hate it, but I love it!"
I'm off to do one last workout move......8 hours of YogaX's Corpse Pose!!!! GOOD NIGHT!
P90X Again - Still Here
OK....I'm pooped. Flew from Amarillo to Austin, Austin to OK City....Christina picked me up there after driving from Amarillo and then we drove 2 hours to NW Oklahoma. Drove back to OK City today and then back to Amarillo. UGH X2!!! POOPED!
One positive note, I think I talked the Mgr. at GNC in OK City to buy P90X!!! He said he is "bored at the gym." Are you "bored at the gym?".....Consider P90X...it will not bore you!
Didn't get a lot of working out in other than a few breaks to work some biceps and triceps with the bands. Had to get the pump on to work on the sales!!!! HA!
Glad we're home, ready to bring some doubles this week and rip some carb's arse!
BRINGING IT - BIG TIME this week!
OUT.
P90X Again - Hotel Workouts
Rest X was neeeeeeded. After virtually no sleep Monday night, then Styx concert Tuesday night, up at 5 Wednesday to catch a 6:30 flight to Austin and then spending the day in Austin on multiple sales calls, I needed some SLEEP! And......SLEEP I got! I'm kinda glad I was so tired, because honestly the first night in a hotel is always a bit restless for me......but, I slept well.
Tonight though, I brought a quick round of Chest Shoulders & Triceps and Ab RipperX. Oh wait...No Gym! No worries....I'm doing P90X and have some awesome resistance bands!!!! Oh wait, no trainer! Again...I'm doing P90X...my trainer is right here on my laptop on my DVD!
You gym rats out there who like to travel really should consider P90X. This is a great way to get your workout on the road, and with a good set of resistance bands, they will fit right in your suitcase! I know you're not getting a P90X workout in any "fitness room!" And can you imagine the left over sweat you get to deal with in on that equipment??? EW!
Yes, I'm a Beachbody coach and YES...I can help you meet and break your fitness goals.
Looking forward to seeing the family tomorrow!
P90X Again - IntervalX+
Forgot to post this one, but Christina and I after a virtually, no sleep night on Monday, hit IntervalX when I came home for lunch....Oh my. Sweatfest. Being tired, and I do mean tired, and pushing through Intervals will wear you smooth out. My heart rate was getting way high....even for me. And I can't believe how much I was sweating. Now then....Christina was pounding through Intervals with her weighted gloves on. She is bringing it big time lately....and she...looks....HOT!
If you are interested in Intervals....check out P90X+
P90X Again - Week 2 Begins
Today, we flipped a couple of the resistance workouts and did Back & Biceps and Ab RipperX.....I looked at the bands again and discovered old Mr. Green Band is heavier than the Pink one, so I hit it and oh the burn. Big time! If you don't have the P90X Bands....get em! I was able to go to complete bicep failure. Man....that burns and is still burning.
A lot going on this week with work...I'm traveling again, so will be taking some of the DVD's with me on the road. Then flying to Oklahoma for Christina's cousin's High school Graduation....a great opportunity to do some selling. No one in her extended family has seen us since prior to doing P90X, so I'm looking forward to doing some motivating. Let me tell ya....small town Oklahoma is hip on eating good ole Southern Comfort Food! That is about to change! I'm telling you, people are looking for someone to discuss nutrition with them....get them into the conversation and get them motivated about LIFE! Fat eating just doesn't cut it any longer. People are hungry to get fit and those of us who have been there should help motivate them and hold them accountable. Some of these folks just need a coach!
P90X Again - Day 5 - Abs Core Plus
Yesterday was quite a busy day....a lot to do around the house, then Christina hosted a girly party at our house, so I took our 3 boys to eat and then to some friends afterward. Didn't get home until late and then hit Abs Core Plus at 12:30 last night. What a great sweaty workout!
This morning....HAPPY MOTHERS DAY to ALL!!!! This morning...I hit Ab RipperX to wake up. Oh yeah!
Going to bust out the Kenpo Cardio from P90X+ a bit later.
Hope all you mums are having a great day!
P90X Again - Day 4 - CardioX
Its Friday...the end of a week that needed to end. With the new schedule this was a good day for a good burn day....CardioX. There is a lot to do still from this week at work and it'll be done tonight and tomorrow. Crap! That workout was good. Actually a bit short, but the burn was good, the sweat was plenty. I feel great, but I need a vacation!
Short post, but I have some online training to get to tonight....BTW...anyone ready to be a Beachbody Coach....Shall I call out names, o followers? You know who you are! We have an awesome team of coaches and really do well keeping each other motivated. Lets get the FAT ole US leaned down. Imagine, we could replenish the ocean water with all that sweat.....EW!
P90X Again - Day 3 - Back & Biceps and ABRX
Whoooooo......bands = burn!!! This morning, Christina and I busted out Back & Biceps but today on most of the Bicep exercises I chose to use the Pink Band that came in my super discounted Coach's Starter Pack! That band creates serious tension, serious burn. I was able to go to complete failure....NO MORE....PLEASE!!! That was goooood. Oh, and yes....there are perks for being a Beachbody Coach. If people have been approaching you about what you are doing to look so darn good, you really should consider being a Coach! What better way to stay in shape, then to get your stuff at a discount and also make a commission when the folks that approach you buy their P90X, supplements, or other Beachbody stuff from YOU! Ask yourself how many people have approached you when they see the results. Christina and I can't go anywhere without talking about P90X or nutrition. People are really starting to figure out that we live in a FAT nation....F A T. "Obese" is such an eloquent word....we are FAT!
If you are interested in being a BeachBody coach, please contact me....or visit my Beachbody site and select "Become a Coach"
Well....Christina taught a great lesson last night to close out our LifeGroup for the semester....It was on LOVE. When it gets down to it, God is Love...and without God we are nothing. So without Love, we are nothing. And....to know God is to Love Him, which is to love Love.
1 CORINTHIANS 13 (The Message) - 1 If I speak with human eloquence and
angelic ecstasy but don't love, I'm nothing but the creaking of a rusty gate.
2If I speak God's Word with power, revealing all his mysteries and making
everything plain as day, and if I have faith that says to a mountain, "Jump,"
and it jumps, but I don't love, I'm nothing. 3-7If I give everything I own to
the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr, but I don't love,
I've gotten nowhere. So, no matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do,
I'm bankrupt without love.
Love never gives up.
Love cares more for others than for self.
Love doesn't want what it doesn't have.
Love doesn't strut,
Doesn't have a swelled head,
Doesn't force itself on others,
Isn't always "me first,"
Doesn't fly off the handle,
Doesn't keep score of the sins of others,
Doesn't revel when others grovel,
Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth,
Puts up with anything,
Trusts God always,
Always looks for the best,
Never looks back,
But keeps going to the end.
8-10Love never dies. Inspired speech will be over some day;
praying in tongues will end; understanding will reach its limit. We know only a
portion of the truth, and what we say about God is always incomplete. But when
the Complete arrives, our incompletes will be canceled.
11When I was an infant at my mother's breast, I gurgled and
cooed like any infant. When I grew up, I left those infant ways for good.
12We don't yet see things clearly. We're squinting in a fog,
peering through a mist. But it won't be long before the weather clears and the
sun shines bright! We'll see it all then, see it all as clearly as God sees us,
knowing him directly just as he knows us!
13But for right now, until that completeness, we have three
things to do to lead us toward that consummation: Trust steadily in God, hope
unswervingly, love extravagantly. And the best of the three is love.
It is so awesome to see 1 JOHN 4:18 come to life through our group...
1 JOHN 4:18 (NKJV) - There is no fear in love; but perfectWhen you approach someone in Love, you have nothing to fear. Remember Psalm 23 - "...I will fear no evil; For You are with me...." Could we substitute "Love"...."....I will fear no evil, For Love is with me...."?
love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not
been made perfect in love.
Know you are loved!
P90X Again - Day 2 - IntervalX
Can you say "CARDIO?" Interval X, which is part of the "+" program is awesome! This is a must....If you are doing P90X again, I highly recommend getting "+" even if its just to do Intervals....this is proven to be a must for Cardio work out as your heart rate is up and down over and over throughout the workout. In the long run, will help you recover faster while during your workouts. Money.
After reading Christina's blog, I started thinking about when the beginning of being "unfit" was upon me. And I can confidently say that it hits us all at the same time....right after highschool graduation. As an athelete in highschool, I was an intense Basketball player and was a State Track Champion in Oklahoma....but after highschool, even after going into the Air Force, my fitness was no where close to what it was. We can help change that. If any of you know kids who are ready to graduate and hit the "real world"....don't let em get into the same rut we all did. That "freshman 15" can be avoided. And all it takes is a little mentoring. We all grew up looking up to our coaches...now you can become a coach to someone and be a real motivator.
Speaking of "ruts"....I heard a good definition for that....A "RUT" is simply a grave with the ends knocked out.
By the way....have you tried Shakeology. This is a great plan of attack for those kids who don't seem to get enough nutrition through the day....also who can't use a little boost of nutrients??? Try it.
