17 Prison Push ups

There are a few things that you have to know about this workout series and a few things all people are measured by in the eyes of HHH and the Iceman. Prison Push Ups is the single biggest differentiators in the entire program. Adam, the extremely fit Dancer boy with half a percent of body fat gets 18 done in 1:27 seconds. HHH got 18 on Sunday. I did 17 and although I'm disappointed, I did not have 18 in me. I'll try one more time on Saturday and then pack it up for a while!

Regression

Woke up after a week of not getting much sleep and a night of even less sleep due to dog sitting for a friend and man did I struggle. I started out Back and Bis with a vengence. 16 Wide grip free form and 6 more with the stool, but when it came to curls, my arms were tired. I'm looking forward to the end of this set. Man am I beat.

Update to my post last night

I woke up late this morning and allowed myself to sleep in. The Body needs to repair as much as it needs to build. I want to update my post from last night because as I look back on this I'll want to remember that although I merely matched the total Push up count from Week 10, I did have some breakthroughs and improvements that don't just show in the numbers. For instance, to start this workout, there are the slow count push ups and for the last year I have never been able to pace myself with Tony's counting through the entire workout. Last night I matched him and felt strong, it's pretty amazing feeling to be able to do 12 pushups at that slow count, not only that but I then did 20 fast pushups to finish that set. I increased my weight to 25's on most of the other exercises, I did 32 Floor Flys, and I got 20 clap push ups in! I was pretty beat afterwards and also realized something from a vanity perspective. My midsection is all but transformed to that of a slim dude. I may not see Eye popping abs like they show you on the infomercial but for me to stand sideways, not suck in my gut at all, and still see a slim waist that is achievement.

Allen Iverson to Start Week 12

I equalled my Pushup count from last time I did this workout and it was part of a double day. 5 mile run this morning Tony Horton at 8:00 tonight.
Ughhhhh!

Yoga to Wrap of the week

My days are all screwed up and honestly I needed to shake things up to get this thing done. I decided to do Yoga to finish my week this week as Thursday Yoga hasn't been working and I needed to do Yoga. Tomorrow will begin my last week of workout sheets and I could not be happier. This is a grueling program and when you throw a major trip in it gets tough to keep going. PacMan knows this all too well. I do not anticipate any eye popping results from this round or I should say I dod not expect eye "popping" Abs. I'm as fit as I've ever been and happy. Enough said
Also, Rocked Crane for over 60 seconds, no toe touches, just full on crane Bitches!

Motivation is Waning

I woke up this morning and went for a 5 mile run. It was pretty cool to run without doing a major lifting workout and ARX this morning and I did this because I had some big calls today. Honestly, Closing out this third installment of the X is becoming tough to maintain my focus but I will get it down.

Last Beach day for a while

It was nice to have this workout to do on a Saturday morning. I'm a little off my schedule due to the Hawaiian Holiday we just returned from so my first day of Week 11 was Wednesday. I'm sure Koko is very confused right now. Not much to report other than higher numbers than before, strength is impressive, athletic ability may be at an all time high. 2 and a half weeks left and then I start training for a triathlon. After the Tri in June, I'm not sure what I'm going to do but I know this...I'll look good doing it!

Closing out sheets in Record Style

I literally had tears in my eyes after I calculated my total numbers for tonight's Chest and Back workout. I set a goal before I started of 250 total pushups. I did not set a goal for my pull ups other than to better my last time out which would be another ATH. The reason I had tears in my eyes, is I looked at my day one and last February when I started P90 for the first time I did 44 pushups. That's right Brian Bozworth's number 44. Tonight I did 268 total push ups. Are you kidding me? I am very proud of myself and very excited for these results. I did 96 total pull ups and 45 were free form. I will do ARX and run 5 miles in the morning.
God Bless HHH and Big shout out to PacMan! You two keep me going. Also, I will take Hudson down in the "We're pretty sure they're straight Decathalon for 37 year old dads."

Back to reality

I've taken Monday and Tuesday off due to travel and this morning woke up in California a full 3 hours before I really wanted to and my body needed to. Oh well, 8 days in paradise were worth the momentary pain. I had every intention of getting right back on the horse and getting chest and back in before running with the dog, but I am tired and I opted for a four mile run. I'll get back in the studio tomorrow. Good news, I worked out 5 of the 8 days I was on vacation, stayed 80% true to the diet and came back weighing less than when I left.
I can not wait to be done with this program, this time. I'm looking forward to a change.

Legs And Back with Aloha Spirit!

Well, I was dreading this workout for several reasons. One it's my next to last day of vacation and I just want to relax. However, since I don't drink I have no other way to relax or let off steam. Two, I just did Back and Biceps so I wasn't too psyched to be hitting the pull up bar again. However, the gym here, at the place we're staying is really really nice.
I got down there a little after 9:15 and got to work. I got to watch the Buckeyes while I worked out as well. I had a brief moment of depression yesterday after I saw some pictures of myself and I still seem to be rounder around the middle than I'd like to be.
I crushed the workout, improved my pull up numbers to 126 total, and had ARX done before I started. I weighed myself after the workout and after some breakfast and I'm weighing in at 207, not bad after a week of vacation.
Two more days in paradise, then it's back to the grind!

Yoga on the Beach

I did a Yoga program on the beach this morning, using my iPhone. Not exactly Yoga X but basically the same poses in a bit of a different cadence and order. It felt good and I may have found a Yoga Program to do when not xing all the time.
Diet is off a bit, but trying to stay as clean as possible through the vacation.
Feeling good about my progress and think to truly see a 6 pack, I need another round of this focusing on the abs more.

Aloha! Well it's Thursday morning and I'm about to head down to the gym for Back and Biceps. On Tuesday I blew by 200 pushups to get 206 total for chest tri shoulders, that's a full 15 more than the last time and my goal was 200 for the day. A very cool thing happened, I walked into the gym at 6:30 and there was a guy on a mat doing Core Synergistics. Here's the exchange that followed:
Me: Core Synergistics huh?
Him: Yep
Me: I've got Chest, Shoulders, Tris this morning (I'm beaming proudly)
This coaxes a smile out of the guy and his response is
Him: Its a great program
Me: Yeah, I Love it! This is my third time through!
He just nodded and smiled.
Not to be discouraged, I put my headphones in and cranked out one of my best workouts I've had in a while. HHH may be on to something with the Swinger style P90X parties. Yesterday, I finished the day with a 3 mile run. I ran 7:40 min miles at the end of the day. I will try to get a run in today as well as ARX and Back and Bis. Diet hasn't been the cleanest but it hasn't been horrible either. The picture is from yesterday at the beach. I used to be embarrassed by pictures of myself at the beach but now I love it.
Carl Deikler

another record for Me

124 total pull ups during Legs and Back. My previous high was 118. 124 Pull ups, I never thought I'd see the day I could do over 120 pull ups. 60 free form is still the highest I can get in 8 sets. 7+ free form pull ups a set is amazing considering I couldn't even do 1 free form until week 5 of the first set.
I need to eat

HoHum 5 mile run

All I did this morning was run an 8:20 min/ mile for just over 5 miles. It really is amazing the condition that I'm in now that a 5 mile run seems like an easy day.
Legs and Back tomorrow early! Then follow it up with Chest, Shoulder, tris on Sunday. I'll be flying to Hawaii on Monday so that will be my off day!
Aloha!

Yoga is easy!

I will say that about 10 minutes into every workout, there is a point where I say to myself, "man I'm not feeling comfortable, maybe I should take the day off." then I just keep going for a little bit and that feeling fades. Usually an hour or so later, I'm glad I pushed through. Crane is for pussys

Beach DAY! ARX 3 mile run

Wow, fun to be back doing the Beach workout! I had a moment of self love and admiration this morning when I caught a glimpse of myself stretching before the workout. I'm pretty much working out shirtless now as my shirts are all too big for me and bother me...also I'm very homoerotically in love with myself. Anyway, I was doing the stretch where you press your palms together in front of you and round out your shoulders, basically the opposite of this and I noticed that my mid-section actually bent with the curve of my back at that time. I've always seen a little over-hang and some belly showing but today it was pure core baby!

AbRIbber and planned on Plyo

I ran out of time this morning. I have my boss in town today so I wanted to be here early just in case. He's not here yet, I should have done plyo!

I'll get er done tonight!

By the way, ESPN Radio is now picking up the sensation that is Tony Horton. Doug Gotleib started doing P90 earlier this year and now Colin Cowherd is stepping up to the plate. It's a full on revolution people!
Drink your water people!

248 push ups 36 Free + 48 stool = 84 total

ALL Time Highs.
Nothing else to say, heading for a run!
Toby G ran a 4.53 40.