Monday, October 5, 2009

Day 57

Are you comfortable? Would you like to get a glass of water? Bathroom Break? Good? Alright, then sit back and prepare for me to gush a bit.

So, Day 57 for me starts Phase 3, which means I do Chest and Back, and Ab Ripper.
So I'll start with Chest and Back. I haven't done this workout since Week 3, and this is Week 9. I go in to it not really focusing on numbers, my goal is to just max out each exercise and see what happens. How much has the last 6 weeks without this workout prepared me to do this workout again? Folks, BLOWN AWAY!! If I have ever once doubted if P90X was working even though the scales don't reflect it much, today erased all trace of doubt.
The very first set, Standard Pushups, I didn't even look at my number from week 3. I just start. I do 25. When I go to record it, I realize that in week 3 I only did 15, and noted that I couldn't go all the way to the floor for them. Well, the 25 I did today were DEEP nose to the floor (this little voice in my head tells me I have to do that to make up for the fact I am on knees). So right away, huge improvement. My pullups all just about double in numbers, from 7 wide fronts in week 3, to 15 today, both sets. It goes on like that. In week three, I could only do 8 decline pushups, and that was on my knees. Today, I did 10 on my toes. I up all my weights from 8's to 10's, and still crank out huge numbers (like 17-18 in Back Flys). So yes, thrilled doesn't even begin to describe how I feel today.

Moving on to tonight, and Ab Ripper. My goal going in was to attempt all 50 Mason Twists, a feat I have yet to accomplish. GUESS WHAT PEOPLE?! Success! I can't guarantee my fists fully hit the floor on the last 10, but dammit, my legs were up the whole time.

And Phase 3 starts with a bang!

7 comments:

  1. you are awesome!!! that is truly a magnificent improvement. how do you stay so motivated and focused? i am so impressed. i have been struggling the last couple of days. are you following the nutrition plan as well?
    hooray for you!

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  2. Yay! Congratulations! I am so happy to hear that it really does work. I was 2 1/2 weeks in and the we all got the flu and followed it with a cold. It's in my chest now, so I'm still waiting. Such a bummer to have to start all over again! re you going to post any pictures!?

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  3. That's awesome! You should try switching to normal pushups next week. You might surprise yourself at how many you can do.

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  4. Wow, that is awesome and so helps with the motivation and focus! I'm seeing big improvements in Week 3 and can't wait til Week 9 to revisit and see how far I've come (especially since the scale is not moving!) I tried standard pushups on the regular and wide this week and was definitely surprised, so I like Brad's advice - go for it!

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  5. Wow! You are really dedicated! You put me to shame. I'm usually happy when i get a good walk in. Ha ha!

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