P90xperiment: Day 10

Alright folks, We are in the DOUBLE DIGITS HERE!

I don't remember turning ten being this hard. I remember cake and ,if I do recall, receiving a Power Ranger Toy (Green was my favorite... You're my boy Tommy!)... none of this hard work business...
Today was a killer... Arms, Shoulders and Abs. I decided to really push myself as well so it made today extra tough... Right now my arms are jello and anything that is on the floor (that I can't grab with my toes) is not getting picked up.
I like the challenge of all this. I like pushing myself in a way that I've never pushed myself before. I'm used to being a sit on my butt watching TV kinda guy... but now I've got some focus and it really helps! It's small but it helps every area of my life (I think there are some deeper things to unpack there later).

Pictures (like you didn't know what they where)

(I get bored taking the side shots...) 

(this was my attempt at making it fun today)

(I swear I'm not constipated) (a lot)

P90xperiment: Day 9

On this first three weeks Tuesday's are a cardio workout... it's not all that bad... I think they're just trying to fool you into the idea that tomorrow with Ab Ripper will be easy... but I won't be fooled!

Aside from that I really don't have much to say...

This blog post is basically just a chance for me to put more pictures of myself up because come on, who wouldn't want to see that...

There's a little bit of an Alfalfa going on there... Oh well.

P90xperiment: Why I'm In

I've had a few people in the last couple of days ask me what the P90x thing is all about and if its worth it... A friend even asked me if P90x was just fancy pushups and situps... It's NOT! Not in the slightest... the things I've been doing so far are things I didn't even know where possible in my living room (which I now call my "living tomb", for it is a place my body dies)... There are some things that are super easy for me to do (probably because I'm doing them wrong) and some that I'm praying for a miracle just to get through but I keep pushing myself because this is something I want and this is something I need.

To be honest, I got to a point where I wasn't happy with the way I was living... I was gaining weight like crazy and hated the way my clothes fit, I couldn't stand it. I've always thought of myself as a bigger kid but in my mind it'd got to the point of being over the line... I got fed up with the same routine, so I decided to start something to change it and here we are!
I know I've just started and the weeks ahead are going to be tough and I'm not always going to want to keep up with the program. I'm going to have bad days and tough times but I'm going to keep with this. I want this for me.

I think this applies in a lot of areas of life... we've all got the stuff that we want to change... There's no reason to just sit around. Today is the day that everything can change! So go take advantage of it!

P90xperiment: Day 8

Back in the swing of things today...
I thought it was going to be horrible... The day started out really bad... I was really stiff from the weekend and my legs where still very sore... So I thought it was going to be the worst...
To my surprise though things where ok... I think once my legs "warmed up" things where fine... now that I've cooled down everything still hurts but I'll make it... This really is good... It's not always easy, but I know its good.

Also for your viewing pleasure I've turned up the heat on the side shot tonight. Ladies, please contain yourselves.

You're welcome.

Work hard and be kind and Amazing things will happen .

P90xperiment: One Week!

I made it through week one! It wasn't the easy at all but I love it...
I feel like there are times where I get stuck in a routine and this is a complete 180 turn for me. I'm eating better and even enjoy the exercise.
In other news: I've prayed more today than I have in weeks... Every time I bend over or use my legs I pray that God would take me right then and there... I am in pain.
It's all worth it though... And I'm not quitting anytime soon!

P90xperiment: Day 5 and 6

So... yesterday (Friday), do to some unexpected circumstances, I wasn't able to work out on the normal schedule... actually, I missed yesterday completely...
I wanted to be able to be honest and get all my workouts in for the week... so I decided to do both today...
Bad Choice!
I woke up and was kind of lazy for a little bit (American Gladiators reruns, it's not possible to do anything else) and finally decided to do the Friday work out... WHOA! The Friday workout is a Monster! My legs and arms killed!
I then decided to do the next one way later to give myself some downtime between...
In my "down time" I went to Walmart and seriously contemplated buying one of these... It hurts so bad to stand up and sit down right now! So. Bad.

Cut to 2 hours ago and I was back at it! And honestly, it wasn't all that bad... my legs still hurt and the workout was a cardio one, so I was working my tail off but I made it...
I really want to see this thing through and I'm gonna make it!

P90Xperiment: Day 4

I was not made for yoga... yoga was not made for me...

not yet anyway. (Try again next week)

:-)

P90xperiment: Day 3

Made it through day three! kinda.

On the plan that I'm on with P90X day three was arms and shoulders... I killed that part of the workout... just because of my already beefy arms.

BUT there was a second part... call Ab Ripper... my abs are currently not ripped. That was a horrible... I barely made it through any of the individual workouts... super tough stuff... I'll keep at it though and work my way to "ripped abs"... in the mean time it hurts to move. everything. haha.

P90Xperiment: Day 2

We are at day two... I didn't write last night because it hurt to much to move any part of my body, much less my fingers.

If the phrase "no pain, no gain"is right then I am well on my way to a lot of gain! haha... but I'm working out parts of my body I haven't work out in years or haven't workout out ever... so I guess I can expect some pain. It just makes sense. And I know its good for me... I ache all over but in the end its gonna be worth it. :-) 

It also feels good to be eating on the healthier side of things again... I'm in the first week so I'm really trying to stay on the ball with the diet side of things... my only complaint right now is the protein shakes... I feel like its a workout just getting them down right now... they taste horrible. horrible. horrible. I can't stand them... I will work on new ways to doctor them... something has to be done! 

I hope you're ready for the dramatic day two photos! If you can't see the change you're crazy! haha... I'm not expecting results for a while... but I think it'll be fun to look back on the photos at the end... 

P90Xperiment: The Day Before

Tomorrow I'm starting P90X... I have no idea what I'm getting myself into... but the results can only be good... for the next 90 days I'm going to eat better and work out 6 days a week, hopefully making my entire life better...
I really enjoyed the way i felt with the eating well side of veganism, not to mention a little bit of weight loss ;-) Mix in with that a strong consistent work out and I'm looking forward to change... and if you want to, join along! What's the worst thing that could happen? (instant death is, but that's neither here nor there...) (also, the chances of "instant death" are surprisingly low... so you stand a good chance of good things happening, in my estimate, take it or leave it)
I'll give more detail on why I started all this and my goals and what exactly I'm doing in the near future... I'm not going to blog about every day but I will update as much as possible... I'm doing this for me... this will just be a fun way of keeping anyone who's interested up to date...
This is a new season of change for me... and I'm very excited!
It all starts tomorrow... Its a big step and I hope it all goes well...

Now the beautiful before pictures!

Keep your fingers crossed and 911 on speed dial!
Mike