2010

I started up p90x again, today. However, I have opted to use a different blogging medium. If you would like to follow the action, you can catch me on Twitter and Facebook:

http://twitter.com/dvg_p90x

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This site is no longer active, but will remain up as a historical account of my personal experience with p90x in 2008.

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Day 248 / 365
P90X 3 / 91
Phase 1 , Week 1 , Routine 3
Shoulders & Arms, Ab Ripper X

Weight Loss Stats:
Weight:	236 lbs	-	Loss:	62 lbs
% Loss:	20.8 %	-	Rate:	0.084 %
Heart Rate Monitor Stats:
Time:	39.1 min	-	Burned:	492 cal
Max:	162 bpm	-	Avg:	136 bpm

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Day 247 / 365
P90X 2 / 91
Phase 1 , Week 1 , Routine 2
Plyometrics

Weight Loss Stats:
Weight:	238 lbs	-	Loss:	60 lbs
% Loss:	20.1 %	-	Rate:	0.081 %
Heart Rate Monitor Stats:
Time:	30.9 min	-	Burned:	423 cal
Max:	167 bpm	-	Avg:	143 bpm

First day back, made it halfway through. Good workout, but I had hoped to do better. I guess I have fallen further than I thought.

Yoga Is Back

Day 101 / 365
P90X+ 4 / 84
Phase 1 , Week 1 , Routine 4
Yoga X

Weight Loss Stats:
Weight:	234 lbs	-	Loss:	64 lbs
% Loss:	21.5 %	-	Rate:	0.213 %
Heart Rate Monitor Stats:     N/A

Bad Diet, Great Yoga. My performance in Yoga was one of the best to date. The diet, though not bad in total calories, did not spread evenly through out the day over 5-6 meals and the last meal was the largest. Hopefully the late night Yoga and my 4 hour fast before bedtime will help.

Diet:
•	Meatballs & Mozzarella Lean Pocket	280 cal.
•	Ham and Turkey Deli Sandwich on French Bread	500 cal.
•	Rockstar Zero	80 cal.
•	Country Fried Steak w/ Fried Potatoes	700 cal.	(Small Portions)

Total: 1560 cal.

Total Body...Totally!

Day 100 / 365
P90X+ 3 / 84
Phase 1 , Week 1 , Routine 3
Total Body Plus

Weight Loss Stats:
Weight:	234 lbs	-	Loss:	64 lbs
% Loss:	21.5 %	-	Rate:	0.215 %
Heart Rate Monitor Stats:
Time:	47.75 min	-	Burned:	550 cal
Max:	168 bpm	-	Avg:	130 bpm

Very Fun! I again was not able to complete the hanging exercises as they were instructed, so I instead did normal pull-ups. I am sorry for how brief and non-descriptive these first posts have been. I am behind on getting these posted and am therefore rushed in completing them. I will try and include more detail soon, as I get caught up.

Diet:
•	Chicken Parmesan Lean Pocket	290 cal.
•	Nature Valley Peanut Butter Crunchy Granola Bar	180 cal.
•	Campbell's Chunky Healthy Request Old Fashioned Vegetable Beef Soup	220 cal.
•	Nutri-Grain Apple Cinnamon Bar	140 cal.
•	Health Choice Simple Selections Spaghetti with Meat Sauce	220 cal.
•	Pop Secret Extra Butter Popcorn	160 cal.
•	Kidney Bean Chili	300 cal.	(Small Portions)

Total: 1510 cal.

Intervals

Day 99 / 365
P90X+ 2 / 84
Phase 1 , Week 1 , Routine 2
Interval X Plus, Abs/Core Plus

Weight Loss Stats:
Weight:	234 lbs	-	Loss:	64 lbs
% Loss:	21.5 %	-	Rate:	0.217 %
Heart Rate Monitor Stats:
Time:	66 min	-	Burned:	891 cal
Max:	179 bpm	-	Avg:	143 bpm

The Interval X Plus routine was pretty fun. I put it up with plyo, but it is different in its own right. Abs/Core Plus was also pretty interesting. I skipped all of the standing moves, though. I do not, yet, have a suitable bar to hang from(I am using the Lat Pull-down for chin-ups). I am working on getting an actual chin-up bar, as I seems to be a requirement in Plus.

Diet:
•	Chicken Parmesan Lean Pocket	290 cal.
•	Nature Valley Peanut Butter Crunchy Granola Bar	180 cal.
•	Campbell's Chunky Healthy Request Grilled Chicken and Sausage Gumbo	280 cal.
•	Nutri-Grain Apple Cinnamon Bar	140 cal.
•	Health Choice Simple Selections Breaded Chicken Breast Strips & Mashed Potatoes	200 cal.
•	Pop Secret Extra Butter Popcorn	160 cal.
•	Chicken Rice-a-roni	300 cal.

Total: 1550 cal.

Plus Begins

Day 98 / 365
P90X+ 1 / 84
Phase 1 , Week 1 , Routine 1
Upper Plus, Abs/Core Plus

Weight Loss Stats:
Weight:	234 lbs	-	Loss:	64 lbs
% Loss:	21.5 %	-	Rate:	0.219 %
Heart Rate Monitor Stats:
Time:	48.3 min	-	Burned:	647 cal
Max:	170 bpm	-	Avg:	142 bpm

I am back! I took a week off in celebration of my success and to prepare for P90X+. To my surprise, it was the longest week in the last 90 days. Everyday I was thinking that I need to get started again, and I could hardly wait for the week to end. I tried too stick to the same eating patterns, but I did not count the calories. I feel that I made it through alright. I lost an additional 5 pounds during the off week. I hope it wasn't lean mass.

Upper Plus went well. I think I may need some new equipment, though. The 7 position pull-up bar would come in handy, as well as the Power Stands(since mine are broken) and the Bowflex Select Tech dumbbells. I think the routine is designed to be a repeat routine(going by the worksheet) but the video made no mention of restarting the disc and doing it once more. I was pretty spent anyway, and I skipped the Abs/Core Plus routine, also. I am looking forward to see what else awaits.

Diet:
•	Chicken Parmesan Lean Pocket	290 cal.
•	Rockstar Zero x2	40 cal.
•	Nature Valley Peanut Butter Crunchy Granola Bar	180 cal.
•	Progresso Light Home-Style Vegetable & Rice Soup	120 cal.
•	Nutri-Grain Apple Cinnamon Bar	140 cal.
•	Health Choice Simple Selections Grilled Chicken Breast & Pasta	210 cal.
•	Pop Secret Extra Butter Popcorn	160 cal.
•	Fresca Zesty Chicken Border Bowl	350 cal.

Total: 1490 cal.