Day 12.2 - Dallas does Legs & Back / Ab Ripper

Motivation was low today. I stayed up late catching up on Jack Bauer
(had to know if the US was in danger today).

I finished strong. It is really nice this round to be able to do a
few pull ups without a chair assist.

Ab Ripper was good today. Had a hard time with backward bicycles, but
Scissors went a lot better. I read a tip to put our hands under your
lower back. It tilts your hips to make it a little easier. I did it
Monday/Wednesday...each day I take my hands out for longer and
longer. Today I only has them in for the first 5.

Day 11.2 - Dallas does CardioX

Good mix of all the others

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Day 10.2 - Dallas does Shoulders and Arms

I lost energy during the bonus round. I was looking for it to be over.

I got through it though.

Weight today was 156. It had drifted up to 158 on Monday. My body
fat has stayed at 21 for weeks now. I wonder when that will finally
change.

Day 9.2 Dallas does Plyo

As you can tell...I've given up coming up with cool titles.

Good workout today. Tried some new electrolyte strips today. I'm
curious if I will be as sore tomorrow.

Felt good to jump around. Burned 597 calories today. Avg HR was
148. Max was 173.

Day 8.2: Denver is Alive! (Really!)

I'll get my act together with the blog. I promise! Updates soon!

Round 2 Day 8 - Dallas does Chest / Back

Good workout this morning.

Push Ups - 37 / 30
Wide Front Pull Ups - 8/4
Military Push Ups - 18/14
Rev Grip - 10/6
Wide Push Ups - 25/25
Close Grip - 6/5
Decline - 20/20
Heavy Pants - 12 w40 lbs / 10 w40 lbs
Diamond - 14/9
Lawnmowers - 12 w 45lbs / 10 w 50lbs
Dive Bombers - 12/10
Back Fly - 10 w20 lbs / 10 w20 lbs

Round 2 Day 7 - Dallas gets Kenpo done

Got my new HR strap...all is good again.

Kept my HR up, felt great to get it in. I was pissed I didn't get it
done yesterday. I hate to start skipping in the first week.

Round 2 Day 6 - Dallas too busy for Kenpo

Round 2 Day 5 - Dallas does legs & back

Early workout. Felt good. Very hard workout with my legs feeling so
sore.

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Round 2 Day 4 - Dallas trades Yoga X for Cardio X

Much better.  It is a pretty good mix of Yoga/Core/Plyo.

I liked it.  It was much shorter...that is for sure.  43mins instead of 1:30

I'm still really sore from Plyo on Tuesday

Round 2 Day 3 - Dallas does Shoulders/Arms

Up early...got it done.

my legs are pretty sore today....2 weeks off of Plyo can hit you hard.

Day 2.2 (Round 2 Day 2) - Dallas does Plyo

I wasn't sure what was better.  Typing round 2 Day 2 or 2.2 or 1.2.

I guess I was going for always having the day# in the front to be able to tell quickly what day we are on.  We can go to just Day 2 (without the . )

My HR monitor is not working.  I need to pick up a new strap.

Plyo was good.  I was not up to my last plyo workout, but it was good.  I felt it.  I still feel it.

Denver Day 1.2 (1.2? Not sure I'm following you, Dallas?)

How are we in version 1.2? Wouldn't it be Round 2, Day 1? or 2.1? You can tell I'm not a computer software developer.

Anyway. I can't say I am thrilled to be doing it again. I haven't even totaled up my stats from the last round. My work schedule changed dramatically and I am going to struggle with motivation early. I was going to start last week, but Dallas begged me to wait another week. So I only skipped it for him! If not for his request, I would be down another week! (And if you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you!)

Anyway...

Day 1.2 - Dallas gets Back and Chest

I'll update later - Day one down.

Wife is not happy with another 90 days of getting up at 5am. I'll need to figure out how to get this adjusted...without her support....I won't finish another 90 days.

Dallas - End of First Round / Start of Round Two

I'll update this later with the other half of my final numbers from round 1.

End numbers & Start numbers

Day 0 / Day 30 / Day 60 / Day 90 (Not really day 90)
Weight -
Body Fat - %

Measurements: Day 0 / Day 30 / Day 60 / Day 90 (not really day 90)
Chest -
Stomach (Love Handles) -
Arms/Legs - I doubt I'll track these. The top two are more important. I didn't see any change here and it is not a top priority.

Goals for Round Two: To hit my BMI and overall goals I need to be here to beat them.
Weight - 148

Dallas' Final numbers - Part 1

Here are some final numbers

Start Weight 168.5 and 24% BF

Today weight 158 and 20%BF (I hit a low of 156.5 and 19% - But that was right after a ride)

Dropped 10.5 lbs and 4% BF

I don't have my photos for final measurments done yet.  I did redo my Fit Test....

Pull Ups - 1/2 - 8 = increase of 7.5 (I can bang out a lot more rev grip - these were wide grip)

Vert Leap - 9.75" - 13.75" = increase of 4" (I may not have done the 1st one correctly - I don't see how I can jump that much more)

Push Ups - 25 - 46 = Increase of 21 (Now that is improvement.  I think I could have gotten a few more, but my daughter was counting and staring at me)

Toe Touch - 0 - 1.5 - Increase of 1.5" - I'm surprised this increased...I'm stiff as a board.

Wall Squat - 2:07 - 2:24 = increase of 17 secs

Bicep Curls - 18 w/ 20 lbs - 10 w/ 30 lbs = I don't think this is an increase

In/outs - 37 - 75 = Increase of 38 (I doubled my first test)

HR Maximizer - 164/137/125/112/106 - 182/130/118/110/105 = Pretty good change here...I max'd higher and recovered a lot faster

Day 90: Yoga as the last workout?

I followed Dallas' lead and postponed Yoga to today. Fitting to end on Super Bowl Sunday. My effort this time around waned at the end. My next task is to figure out what to do next. I'll post a summary and my re-take of the Fit-Test. My apologizes for not maintaining the energy for this blog throughout the entire run. It's a good parallel to the actual workout. Some days you are into it, others you struggle to Push Play. For those thinking of undertaking the challenge, I suggest reading others advice on the subject and commit to 90 days. If I had to do this round again, I am not sure I would do it around the holidays. On one hand it was great to be working out around the time of year when calories multiply like Paris Hilton tabloid covers. On the other, you are almost destined to not get as good a result as you would like.

I guess the answer is simple for P90X or life in general:

Keep Bringing It!

Day 89: Denver's Pain in the Core

To finish off as badly as I have been, I hurt myself in the chest doing one of the early exercises. Not sure if I'll be able to do Yoga tomorrow as a result.

Day 88: Denver Doesn't Stretch!

With my motivation back to the negative side, I didn't find the time to do this. Yeah, I know. Way to finish Strong, Denver!

Day 91 - Dallas - does Yoga a day late

Got my yoga in today.  I skipped two parts, but it was a good final day.

Finished!!!  Wow.  I'll get my final numbers up later.  I'll also re do the fit test.

Day 90 - Dallas does birthday and not Yoga

Daughter's B-Day...not time for Yoga