My 2009 P90X Journey!

[P90Xer]

As you can tell by my userid I have done the P90X program in the past. I started in in 2008 (1/1/2008 - 3/30/2008). I completed all 91 days and had pretty significant results. The main thing I learned from the program the first time around is to have intense workouts utilizing my own body weight will do wonders for my muscle definition and strength. That was lesson #1. Lesson #2, and the more important one is that my nutritional intake has about 85% to do with my end results. I have learned a bunch regarding nutrition from this program and beyond. I had continued to read more and more regarding dietary intakes and programs (which I found most are flawed because they are not well balanced and mostly 'diets' and not long term lifestyle plans).

So, here were are in 2009, I had continued to lift weights here and there and still perform pullups, but I have fallen a bit back over the past year. My weight is still good from 148 to 152.5. My strength is still good, if not better from a year ago, but my overall cardiovascular system is not in good shape since I dread doing any cardio exercises.

Today is my Day 1 of P90X of 2009. Looking forward to actually brining more intensity this year then I did last year. I could only do 1 unassisted Pullup the first time starting P90X so I think this time around I will have much more success. I have to make much more of an effort to actually perform the Ab Ripper routine, in the first round I think I only did about 10% of the time, because I was too exhausted post the workouts.

Here goes nothing... Time for Chest and Back - - Day 1! I will do my best to post some more recent photos and more in the coming weeks to track my progress.

[sodomojo]

I've found that doing the workouts in the am and ab ripper in the pm seems to work wonders for me.

[P90Xer]

Day 1: Completed. My intensity was not very good which stinks starting this program again. I was a 6 out 10 on intensity and I pushed hard through it even to get to a 6 intensity level. Feeling really sluggish today because of the lack of carbs, Im used to 3 or 4 portions a day and going to 1 today and not eating it till 5:30pm took a toll on me. I know my body will get used to it, but its been a very tough first day.

Work out was semi-successful I think. I usually can do more pullups and pushups in a session but my energy and strength level is down and Im not used to the speed of performing these in succession. In my normal workouts I take 3+ min breaks usually between sets to let myself catch up and this program takes really no breaks. I forgot how quick you move on in this program.

My overall stats for day 1 for Chest and Back were a 59 unassisted pullups and 188 pushups. I also did the Heavy Pants, Lawnmowers and Back flys. My top exercise was the Reverse Grip Chinups in the first part of the routine, I was able to bang out 17 clean unassisted. I skiped Dive-Bombers and the second set of Diamond pushups because they are extremely tweaky on my wrist. Tomorrow is Plyo.... getting ready to break out the puke bucket after a year off of Plyometrics!

[P90Xer]

Day 2: Completed. Plyometrics was as bad as I remembered it to be. I was completely gased by the end of the routine. My intensity level was still about a 6 out of 10.

The dietary plan has taken a real toll on my energy level. Hopefully things will start to pick up as my body gets used to the lack of complex carbs.