P90x Week 12: Day 1 - Chest Shoulders Triceps

This is our Easter Turkey Dinner workout ... we got back from a family dinner tonight and squeezed in the first workout of the last week. It was pretty intense and the food overdose didn't help. We are happy to be in the last week, and look forward to measuring the results at the end of the week... unless we keep eating like we did today (we may need to do another round of P90x to work that off).

P90x Week 11: Day 1 - Chest and Back

We're back at it - feels like we have worked out back a lot, but the amount of reps we can now do is the payoff.

I've been slacking on the diet portion of the workouts. I get busy in the mornings and don't get enough to eat before the workouts - as a result, I can feel my energy level is lower. I'd love to have a chief to prep all the food and make sure we are eating proper portions. If there is anywhere I can improve, it would be diet. Maybe if we video taped our meals I would be more consistent in eating according to the plan... who would watch that?

No complaints about the program through - we are both seeing results from being consistent in our workouts, but there is always room for improvement.

P90x Week 10: Day 1 - Chest, Shoulders, Triceps

What a workout! I don't know what it was, but my triceps were dead today - I was really feeling them in the first few exercises. It was a real struggle to match what I did last time we did this workout. It may be that I was using the pushup bars for most of pushup exercises... does that put more stress on the triceps? Anyway, it was a good workout.

P90x Week 9: Day 1 - Chest and Back

Sweet Ibuprofen!
As mentioned on Friday's post - Shilleen and I were involved in a volleyball tournament on Saturday. We played about 14 games in 6 hours... it was a long day! We both felt better about our performance compared to six months ago when we competed in a similar tournament - we are chalking that up to being fairly consistent in our P90x workouts. We thought our workouts would help the soreness, but the next day we both had to dope up on the Advil to help with the the moaning and groaning each time we moved.

I think the workout will help with the soreness and hopefully we will get back to feeling good in the next day or so.

p90x Week 7 Day 1 - Chest Shoulders Triceps

Weighted circles are a killer - I am only using 10lbs, but it brings a tear to my eye every time I do them.

This program has been good for my shoulders though. I had been suffering from bicep tendinitis for the past 5 years or so - the pain has seemed to go away since doing these exercises. I don't know if it is this workout that has helped, or if it is yoga or x stretch - regardless, I can now sleep though the night on my shoulders!

P90x Week 5 Day 6 Kenpo and Week 6 Day 1 - Chest Shoulders Triceps

I've been a bit delinquent on my posts, but don't worry, no workouts were missed (I know you were worried). So here are two new videos: Kenpo x from Saturday, and Chest, Shoulders, and Triceps from today. Shilleem missed Saturday's workout due to illness. Luckily I was sick on Sunday which allowed to recover enough for Monday's workout.

P90x Chest, Shoulders, Triceps - Week 5: Day 1

Did Tony say there was some trick to the "One Arm Pushup"... cuz I think I missed it if he did. Those are very hard. I was able to do some on my knees, but I think it will take some time to get up to proper form.

Feels good to be back to doing some weights. I think I'm going to feel it tomorrow due to the recovery week. I think that is the idea though - don't let the muscles get into a routine; it will stunt their growth.

My old friend "Ab Ripper" is back too... I didn't miss him much; he's still a pain in the side...

P90x Chest and Back 03/01 - German Potato Soup??

Shilleen and I have noticed there are some interesting/funny one-liners in these videos. Some of them are cheesy, but they give us something to talk about and take our mind off the pain. We will try to post a daily workout quote for the rest of the workouts

As for the workout - feeling a bit stronger and am able to do a couple more reps on the exercises (ok, not all the exercises and maybe just one more rep... but that is progress!). Here's the proof:

Week 2: Day 1 - Chest and Back

We were eager to get back to our workout today after a day off. We both felt a bit weak, but made it through. It really helps to have a partner to workout with - especially a wife who will tell you what she really thinks and helps push through when you want to call it a day :)

Here is our latest work - enjoy!

Week 1: Day 1: Toss the Junk! , Chest, Back, and Ab Ripper X

Today,we did a lot of measurements:

Body fat % measured with calipers.
I'm (Shilleen) 35% fat. Yes, I can feel every % of my body fat and I'm ready for it to shred off. I have been like this for four years since the birth of my first child (and since then I've had another baby and I am the same). I've exercised but I know for a fact that my portion control isn't the best. It looks like a realistic goal in decreasing body fat % is 1/2 to 1 percent per month..So, for me, I could drop down between 32-33.5. okay, okay, I will accept this fact. It looks like little by little, the fat will go away. Check out my entry of Calipers 101 I had surprising news.

Recorded our body measurements

Weighed ourselves: I've gained 5 pounds since christmas time. It is true the scale doesn't lie, I can feel it.

Calculated our P90X nutrition level. My nutrion level is level II...I'm a little nervous about that because that's a whopping 2400 calories minumum..I honestly don't think I have ever comsumed that much food in one day, but I will follow what the book says. It says try it and
adjust as needed.

Took pictures of our bodies (oh dear, the camera doesn't lie either).

It was Toss the Junk Day for us!! We will be starting the P90X Nutrition Plan tomorrow. Why? Check out the pictures... we had vasts amounts of turkey dinner leftovers and look at the scrumptious Almond Danish Puff. We wanted to make sure this yummy food was no where to be seen...so it's gone now and we're ready to fat shred our bodies...that's right for me GOOD-BYE dark chocolate (Shilleen's #1 weakness), and goodbye baking (mostly brownies which I probably bake once or twice a month in a 9x13 pan, cookies on occasion) . It's a sad time because I love to bake but I needed a good reason to stop. I have perfected my brownies to the point that it is impossible to stop eating them...I've been baking bread for the last two months and love it because we all know that homemade bread is so much better than bread from the store. Having said all this, I'm ready to BRING IT! I can do something else like sewing instead of baking right?

Good-bye Almond Danish Pastry!

Good-bye Carbs....Well at least for the Fat Shredder Phase.

We welcome the fat to shred off our bodies, pretty please?

P90X Phase I: Fat Shredder: Meal Plan Approach...we want to see if these recipes included in the P90X nutrition plan are any good so we'll try them for a week, and let you know. We'll take pictures and rate them.

Last the workout: Chest and Back and Ab Ripper X

Feeling strong today, sweating like crazy. It was good...of course my divebombers I'm hoping will improve. They are definitely the hardest. My goal is to be able to do 10 divebombers and to do 3 pullups without the chair, and be able to do the whole Ab Ripper X without taking breaks.